Rain foils Strikers' opening BBL|13 clash at Adelaide Oval

Adelaide Strikers' opening KFC BBL|13 match against the Brisbane Heat has been washed out without a ball bowled.

Umpires abandoned any hope of a reduced overs game at Adelaide Oval just before 8pm on Saturday night and each side will be awarded one point each.

Adelaide have yet to play in the tournament while the Heat move to three points at the top of the standings after a club-record 103-run win over the Melbourne Stars in the tournament-opener last Thursday night.

The city of Adelaide has recorded more than 30mm of rain in the past 30 hours – more than the monthly average for December.

Umpires had until 8.50pm local time – some two hours after the scheduled start – to commence play, with a minimum of five overs a side constituting a game.

But after consulting with ground staff and rain still falling, they officially called the game off at 7.55pm ACDT.

Brisbane next meet the Sydney Thunder in Canberra on Tuesday night.

But the Strikers face a lengthy wait for their campaign to start with their next fixture – against the Thunder at Adelaide Oval – not until December 19 due to a five-day pause in the competition due to Australia's first Test against Pakistan in Perth.

KFC BBL|13 standings

Team	Matches played M	Wins W	Losses L	Ties T	No results N/R	Net Run Rate NRR	Deductions Ded.	Total points PTS
1 Brisbane Heat Men HEA	10	7	1	0	2	0.972	0	16
2 Sydney Sixers Men SIX	10	6	2	0	2	0.339	0	14
3 Perth Scorchers Men SCO	10	6	3	0	1	0.725	0	13
4 Adelaide Strikers Men STR	10	5	4	0	1	0.331	0	11
5 Hobart Hurricanes Men HUR	10	4	6	0	0	-0.268	0	8
6 Melbourne Stars Men STA	10	4	6	0	0	-1.051	0	8
7 Melbourne Renegades Men REN	10	2	6	0	2	-0.288	0	6
8 Sydney Thunder Men THU	10	1	7	0	2	-0.652	0	4

Legend

M: Matches played

W: Wins

L: Losses

T: Ties

N/R: No results

NRR: Net Run Rate

Ded.: Deductions

PTS: Total points

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