SA-Tasmania washed out on day one

Rain washed out the opening day of the Sheffield Shield match between South Australia and Tasmania on Wednesday.

Persistent rain at Adelaide Oval forced umpires to abandon the day without a toss or teams being named.

Third-placed Tasmania enter the fixture just four points behind competition leaders Queensland, while the last-placed Redbacks are set for their third consecutive Shield wooden spoon.

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