At 2 pm on Sunday, match referee Jeff Crowe referred to as off the third day’s play of the second Check between India and Bangladesh. For 2 days in a row at Inexperienced Park now, play has been suspended with out a bowl being bowled. Mockingly, seconds after the umpires took the choice, the solar got here out.
Day 3 began on a constructive notice with all of the covers being eliminated by 9 am. Being a Sunday, there was a very good turnout of followers too they usually welcomed the match officers with rapturous applause. However promptly, match referee Jeff Crowe together with the on-field umpires Chris Brown and Richard Kettleborough identified damp areas across the mid-off, cowl, gully, first and second slip areas, all for a right-hander going through as much as the media field finish.
Whereas doing their pitch report, Murali Kartik and Athar Ali Khan talked about that there are a couple of soggy patches close to the bowler’s run-up too, which isn’t a very good signal for play to start.
In the course of the subsequent inspection at midday, the match officers identified a couple of extra moist patches, together with the follow pitch, which was later coated by the groundsmen.
The Indian workforce once more most well-liked to remain within the lodge and didn’t journey to the venue, whereas the Bangladeshis turned up round 1:40 pm. However 20 minutes later the day was referred to as off.
Kanpur: Match officers examine the bottom on the Inexperienced Park Stadium on the third day of the second take a look at cricket match between India and Bangladesh, in Kanpur, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. A moist outfield as a consequence of in a single day rain has delayed the beginning of play on day three of the match on Sunday. (PTI Photograph/Vijay Verma)
Bangladesh was at 107/3 in its first innings, with all 35 overs bowled on a rain-truncated opening day. Rain and a moist outfield had meant that day two was additionally deserted with out a ball being bowled. India gained the primary take a look at in Chennai by 280 runs to steer the two-match sequence.
On Day 2, rain stopped raining at 10 am however play was referred to as off at 2 pm. On Day 3, there was not a single drop of rain however the dampness within the outfield as a consequence of poor outfield the play was deserted with out a ball being bowled.
Based on the climate studies, there isn’t any rain prediction of rain, which implies there’s a likelihood of getting some cricketing motion after two full days of no play. However a end result now appears unbelievable.
Mehidy returns for Bangladesh in T20Is
In the meantime, Bangladesh introduced their 15-member squad for the three-match T20I sequence and all-rounder Mehedi Hasan Miraz made a return to the T20I facet after a 14-month hiatus. The three T20Is shall be performed in Gwalior, Delhi, and Hyderabad on October 6, 9 and 12 respectively.
Squad
Najmul Hossain Shanto (Captain), Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Parvez Hossain Emon, Tawhid Hridoy, Mahmud Ullah, Litton Kumer Das, Jaker Ali Anik, Mehidy Hassan Miraz, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Rakibul Hasan.