Rain washes out third day of Dhaka Test

Published August 2, 2015
DHAKA: Ground staff pull covers on the field as it rains on the third day of the second Test match between Bangladesh and South Africa.—AP
DHAKA: Ground staff pull covers on the field as it rains on the third day of the second Test match between Bangladesh and South Africa.—AP

DHAKA: Heavy rain washed out the third day’s play in the second and final Test between Bangladesh and South Africa at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium here on Saturday.

Match officials called off play at 3:05pm (0905 GMT) as the rain continued.

Not a single ball was bowled on the second day after Bangladesh reached 246-8 in their first innings on the opening day.

The highlight of the second Test so far is South African pacer Dale Steyn’s 3-30, which enabled him to become just the 13th cricketer in history to claim 400-plus Test wickets.

The first Test in Chittagong ended in a draw after rain washed out play on the last two days.

Published in Dawn, August 2nd, 2015

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