India and Sri Lanka share Champions Trophy after wash-out India and Sri Lanka were declared joint winners of the Champions Trophy after yet another heavy downpour washed out the replay of the final too. On Monday afternoon, Sanath Jayasuriya won the toss again and his batsmen grafted hard for their runs against India's slow bowlers. Then, with the match evenly poised as the floodlights were switched on, distant thunderclaps were followed by streaks of lightening and finally another monsoon downpour, the persistence of which forced the match's abandonment. It was a sad end to a match that had gotten off to a dramatic start with Zaheer Khan bowling Sanath Jayasuriya with the first ball after the Sri Lankan captain had opted to bat. With none of the other top-order batsmen also making a significant contribution, Sri Lanka were reduced to 71-4 in the 17th over. But Mahela Jayawardene (77) and Russel Arnold (56) mounted a recovery that saw the hosts end up with 222-7 in their 50 overs. Virender Sehwag (25 off 22 balls) was in rousing form when India made their reply but he had scarcely hit a six over cover when the rain came pouring down.

Wash-out leaves Jayasuriya, Ganguly disappointed After two days of one innings play and second session rain, the ICC Champions Trophy 2002 was shared between Sanath Jayasuriya's Sri Lanka and Sourav Ganguly's India. The result was an utter disappointment for the spectators, and this is one point both captains agreed on. "It was disappointing. Both teams were very keen to play the final. Overall, it was a disappointing last two days to the tournament," said Jayasuriya. Ganguly said: "I am disappointed with the result. We bowled well in the afternoon to restrict them to 222 and got off to a good start, reaching 38 in eight overs. But then, you can't help the weather. Both days were disappointing but today was perhaps a bit more so than yesterday because we just had to get 223." On how fair a reflection of the teams' performance the result was, the two captains differed greatly. "I think it was a fair result. We did well yesterday to get 244 and if there was no rain we would have had a good chance," said Jayasuriya. "The wicket is getting lower and slower. We played on the same wicket yesterday. When the wicket is so slow it is not easy to bat. When the ball is new you can play a few shots but even 220 is a manageable score on this wicket. 225 to 240 was the kind of target we had in mind as the wicket was not easy at all." When Ganguly responded to the same question, the look on his face, more than the words he said, conveyed that the Indian captain thought his team had been denied victory by the rain. "No, I don't know, I'm not too sure about that," he said.

Don't put pressure on Tendulkar, says Ganguly Indian captain Sourav Ganguly on Monday clarified that he had no first-hand knowledge of Sachin Tendulkar's reported desire to return to the top of the order. Earlier in the week, Tendulkar had admitted that he would prefer to bat in his normal opening role, adding that he was, though, willing to bat in the middle order in the interests of the team. To this, Ganguly said: "He hasn't expressed his desire to me. We're playing really well at the moment. Sachin had a fantastic series batting at number four in England. He's a quality player and it's good for the team that he bats at number four." Ganguly also dwelt on the fact that certain people are putting pressure on Tendulkar, without quite clarifying whom he was talking about. "The people who put pressure on him should realise that we need to win as a team. We have to stop selecting individuals and making them stars; we need to pick an eleven and back them," he said.

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