Bangladesh-Australia match abandoned due to rain

Unrelenting rain has finally won as World Cup’s Pool A match between Bangladesh and Australia in Brisbane has washed out forcing the teams to share one point each.

Bangladesh and Australia were scheduled to meet for their second match of the World Cup on Saturday.

The game was supposed to start at 9:30am Bangladesh time but unyielding rain forced umpires Billy Bowden and Kumar Dharmasena to call off the match after waiting till 12:45pm (Bangladesh time) at the Gabba.

Cylone Marcia brought torrential rain to the Brisbane area, where locals have been advised to stock up on supplies, and the persistent downpour snuffed out any hope of even playing a minimum requirement 20-overs-a-side contest.

"AUSvBAN is officially abandoned with incessant rain making any play impossible," the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on its Twitter feed.

The teams were awarded a point each leaving both the sides with three points.

The ICC was trying to hold the match on Saturday even if it was to be curtailed as there is no reserve day for group matches.

The rain had even lessened somewhat around the afternoon reviving the hope of match getting underway, but it was soon dashed as the downpour returned again in full force.

Both the teams were off to flier in their campaigns. Bangladesh crushed Afghanistan by 105 runs in their first match while Australia thrashed England by 111 runs in their opener.

New Zealand lead the Pool A with six points from three matches.

Bangladesh head to Melbourne for their next match against Sri Lanka on Thursday.

Australia will take on co-hosts New Zealand in Auckland next Saturday.