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Mirpur Test: Rain washes out third day

Augustin Sujan || risingbd.com

Published: 07:50, 1 August 2015   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
Mirpur Test: Rain washes out third day

Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

Sport Correspondent: Two full day`s play was lost as heavy rain, caused by cyclone Komen, forced umpires to abandon the third day of Mirpur Test between Bangladesh and South Africa.

Heavy downpour left a pause at noon on Saturday at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur raising some hopes of resuming the play of the third day of the second and final Test of the series.


After an inspection at 1.30pm, umpires announced that play would start at 2.15pm. They had scheduled 45 overs for the day, and play could go on till 6.00 pm. However, rain reappeared at 2:05pm again forcing them to call off play at 3:05pm.


Earlier, heavy rain, caused by cyclone Komen, forced the umpires to abandon the second day of the Mirpur Test at 12.00pm on Friday.

 

Bangladesh had ended the first day at 246/8 disappointingly after building a solid foundation with the bat, losing four wickets for 31 runs in the final session as Dale Steyn found substantial reverse swing.


The hosts had squandered a good start that was marred only by Tamim Iqbal`s loose drive to become Steyn`s 400th Test wicket. Bangladesh will be concerned that none of their top or middle-order batsmen was able to convert a start into a century.


South Africa, on the other hand, came into their own as the first day progressed. Hashim Amla made use of his part-time bowlers, all of who impressed and kept the frontline pack fresh for forceful bursts. Dean Elgar, in particular, found sharp turn on a surface that was predicted to become worse as the match went on.


The first Test of the two-match series ended in a draw as rain washed out the 4th and 5th days of the game in Chittagong.

Bangladesh Team: 1 Tamim Iqbal, 2 Imrul Kayes, 3 Mominul Haque, 4 Mushfiqur Rahim (capt), 5 Shakib Al Hasan , 6 Mahmudullah, 7 Liton Das (wk), 8 Nasir Hossain, 9 Jubair Hossain, 10 Mohammad Shahid, 11 Mustafizur Rahman.

South Africa Team: 1 Dean Elgar, 2 Stiaan van Zyl, 3 Faf du Plessis, 4 Hashim Amla (capt), 5 Temba Bavuma, 6 JP Duminy, 7 Dane Vilas (wk), 8 Vernon Philander, 9 Dale Steyn, 10 Morne Morkel, 11 Simon Harmer.

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