The PM’s XI match against Sri Lanka in Canberra has been abandoned due to incessant rain.

The match between Brad Haddin’s young squad and Mahela Jayawardene’s national team was due to start at 10am (AEDT) on Friday at Manuka Oval, but was postponed early hoping a light drizzle would clear.

ACT cricket officials kept pushing the start time further back from 11am to 12pm to finally 2pm before calling it quits.