New Zealand vs Pakistan Super Eight World Cup clash washed out after heavy rain

[p]Persistent drizzle right after the toss -- which [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/pakistan/tS3K91g9/"]Pakistan[/a] won and opted to bat -- at the Premadasa stadium did not relent, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/cricket/new-zealand-G6PWlrQB/pakistan-tS3K91g9/?mid=Ys7uUlFc"]umpires finally calling the match off at 9:05pm local time[/a].[/p][p]Not even a five-over match was possible by the 10:16 pm cut-off time, giving the two teams one point each.[/p][embed guid="97565e52-7498-4ecb-9882-77124912ac35" url="https://x.com/T20WorldCup/status/2025237129497137194" social-type="twitter" /][p]Pakistan, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-zealand/G6PWlrQB/"]New Zealand[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/UJC5mtAU/"]England[/a] and co-hosts [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sri-lanka/zahH5UHg/"]Sri Lanka[/a] are in Group 2 of the Super Eights.[/p][p]Title-holders [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/india/fcOzl2uI/"]India[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/south-africa/tUhlKzIm/"]South Africa[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/zimbabwe/pCUnmKBm/"]Zimbabwe[/a] and the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/west-indies/jTD1lMfO/"]West Indies[/a] are in Group 1.[/p][p]The top two teams from each Group will qualify for the semi-finals.[/p]