IND vs BAN 2nd Test Day 3 Highlights: Play called off without ball bowled for second straight day

IND vs BAN 2nd Test Day 3 Highlights: Play called off without ball bowled for second straight day

FirstCricket Staff September 29, 2024, 14:29:43 IST

IND vs BAN 2nd Test Day 3: It took three inspections for the day’s fate to be decided at the Green Park in Kanpur.

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IND vs BAN 2nd Test Day 3 Highlights: Play called off without ball bowled for second straight day
The Green Park Stadium in Kanpur remained under covers for a majority of the first two days due to incessant rain. AP
September 29, 2024, 14:14:29 (IST)

India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Day 3 LIVE: Play called off

PLAY CALLED OFF!

No rain but after a third inspection, play has been officially called off for Day 3 in the second Test

Day 1: 35 overs
Day 2: No play
Day 3: No play

September 29, 2024, 12:09:19 (IST)

India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Day 3 LIVE: Kanpur weather

There has been no sun in Kanpur even though it hasn’t rained. That has meant the damp patches continue to persist and the wait keeps getting longer

Next inspection at 2pm IST now

September 29, 2024, 12:07:55 (IST)

India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Day 3 LIVE

The inspection is underway at 12pm as expected. The two umpires are out in the middle alongside the chief curator. It is still pretty overcast in Kanpur. The officials are checking certain parts of their ground with their shoes to check how damp or soggy the surface is. Some sawdust was sprinkled on the ground before the inspection. There is focus on the spot at mid-off. Word has been shared with representatives of both teams by the looks of it
September 29, 2024, 11:39:30 (IST)

India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Day 3 LIVE

We are half an hour away from the next inspection. The umpires weren’t happy with some wet patches on the outfield during the 10am inspection. Remains to be seen if there is any improvement
September 29, 2024, 10:16:49 (IST)

India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Day 3 LIVE: Kanpur weather

A soggy ground. Wet patches. No sun to dry them and we’ve lost the first session on Day 3 of the second Test. Next inspection at 12pm, informs BCCI.
September 29, 2024, 10:12:03 (IST)

India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Day 3 LIVE: Kanpur weather

“The ground’s soggy. No sunlight for it to dry. Lots of soggy patches. Black soil surface – it has been under the hessian. It has underlying moisture. The Indian bowlers will enjoy bowling. It is a bit damp. There are patches where the bowlers will tempt the batters to play shots. Not easy to bat, especially in the first hour whenever the play starts,” say Murali Kartik and Athar Ali Khan in their stroll around the venue

Meanwhile, the umpires are out there for an inspection alongside the head groundsman.

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September 29, 2024, 09:44:57 (IST)

India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Day 3 LIVE

The stumps are being erected on the ground even as Murali Karthik claims that the ground is quite wet. Abhinav Mukund, meanwhile, had said, “The clouds seem to have cleared”. Hope to get a start soon
September 29, 2024, 09:28:16 (IST)

India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Day 3 LIVE

Good news from Kanpur. The main cover is being removed as is the little layer of protection on the pitch to prevent water from seeping in.
September 29, 2024, 09:08:16 (IST)

India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Day 3 LIVE

And we will have a delayed start. Not raining at the moment in Kanpur and some of the covers have come off but the square is still covered, super sopper is being put to use to dry the areas as much as possible. An inspection will take place at 10am
September 29, 2024, 08:58:49 (IST)

India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test LIVE: Kanpur weather latest

As per weather.com, Kanpur is unlikely to get any rain from 09:30am to 12:30pm before heavens are likely to open up. There’s prediction of let up at 2:30pm but it is slated to be brief. In all, expect another start-stop kind of day
September 29, 2024, 08:44:08 (IST)

India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test LIVE

When was the last time a Test in India had an entire day’s play washed out?

It was in 2015 in Bengaluru during India vs South Africa. It ended in a draw with only 81 overs bowled across the five days. Incidentally, it was also the last time India opted to field first in a home Test before the ongoing clash in Kanpur. Talk about coincidences!

September 29, 2024, 08:24:11 (IST)

India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Day 3 LIVE

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the second India vs Bangladesh Test as we move to Day 3 in a largely rain-affected contested. There was no cricket whatsoever on the second day and only 35 overs were possible on the opening day. Will today be different? We will find out soon enough.
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India vs Bangladesh, 2nd Test Day 3: For the second straight days, India and Bangladesh were deprived of cricket action as play was called off at 2pm IST following a third inspection.

There was no rain throughout the day in Kanpur but damp surface and outfield ensured no cricket was possible. The second day was also washed out without any ball bowled. The opening day witnessed just 35 overs with Bangladesh scoring 107 at the loss of three wickets.

India had won the toss and elected to bowl after a delayed start on Friday, with the visiting team recovering after a shaky start and reaching 107/3 after 35 overs when poor light forced the umpires to call the players back to their respective dressing rooms.

Mominul Haque was batting on 40, stitching a 51-run partnership with skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto (31) as the pair helped the Tigers recover from 29/2.

The players would then head back to their hotels from the pavilion as a heavy shower resulted in the umpires signalling stumps shortly before 3 pm local time, more than an hour-and-a-half before the scheduled close of play.

Things went from bad to worse on Saturday as incessant rain resulted in play being called off on Day 2 without a single delivery bowled, the umpires declaring stumps at 2 pm local time.

Playing XIs:

India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.

Bangladesh: Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das (wk), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Hasan Mahmud, Khaled Ahmed.

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