India vs Bangladesh Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4: Sun shines in Kanpur but draw looms
- 40 Mins ago No covers anywhere, umpires inspecting the conditions
- 46 Mins ago ‘Looks great to go,’ says Dinesh Karthik
- 59 Mins ago Where the match stands
- 18 Mins ago What happens to India's WTC Final chances if this ends in a draw?
- 29 Mins ago Clear skies over Kanpur
- 43 Mins ago A fresh dawn for Sri Lanka?
- 2 Mins ago Akash Deep the perfect backup to Bumrah and Shami, says Paras Mhambrey
- 22 Mins ago Poll - Time to identify 5 Test venues for India?
- 31 Mins ago Bad light or wet outfield?
- 47 Mins ago Anger over the Green Park fiasco
- 30 Sec ago What Kanpur is like at the moment
- 10 Mins ago A reminder of the playing XIs
- 22 Mins ago Hello and welcome!
India vs Bangladesh Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4: Two consecutive days of the match were washed off, despite there being absolutely no rain on Day 3, but there are far more positive signs on Monday and it would be a surprise if we don't see uninterrupted cricket.
India vs Bangladesh Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4: The weather, for the first time in over two days, has finally cleared up some action at the Green Park stadium. Bangladesh have remained on 107 for three, with Mominul Haque on 40* off 81 and Mushifur Rahim on 6* off 13 after seven sessions of the second and final Test match of the series against India were washed out, with no action for two consecutive days. The weather forecast for Day 4, according to Weather.com, has only 24 per cent chance of rain with Monday expected to remain cloudy. Meanwhile, the temperatures are expected to be around 28 to 31 degrees Celsius during the match hours....Read More
Day 3 did not witness a single drop of rain after 9:30 AM, although the umpires called for a delayed start as the outfield remained soggy. The Super Soppers were at work after the covers were removed in the morning, but the outfield conditions failed to improve as questions on the drainage system used at the venue were duly raised. The sun, too, did come out later in the afternoon, but with the match officials dissatisfied with the ground conditions after three rounds of inspection, the play for Day 3 was eventually called off.
Earlier on Day 1, the match also witnessed a delayed start. India later opted to bowl for the first time in nine years in a home Test match. They kept an unchanged XI, implying that Kuldeep Yadav remained on the bench. The spinner's inclusion was a much-speculated move given the black-soil content of the Green Park pitch. However, India' decision to stick with fast bowler Akash Deep proved to be the right decision as the right-armer picked two quick wickets with the new balls after Jasprit Bumrah's magic deliveries produced no luck despite leaving the two openers clueless. Post lunch, R Ashwin, Player of the Match in India's Chennai victory last week, where he produced an all-round brilliance with a five-wicket haul and a century, picked up a wicket, which saw him overtake Anil Kumble to become the second-highest wicket-taker in Asian soil (after Muttiah Muralidaran). The final session was called off. Later, Day 2 did not witness any action. It did stop raining around 11:15 AM, but the outfield conditions did not improve.
Here are some highlights from Day 4 of India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test:
- Bangladesh were 107/3 in 35 overs when players walked off due to bad light shortly after Lunch on Day 1
- Mominil Haque was batting on 40 off 81 balls while Mushfiqur Rahim was on six off 13
- Heavy rain washed out the rest of Day 1 and the whole of Day 2
- There was no rain on Day 3 but no play was possible due to a wet outfield
India vs Bangladesh Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4: No covers anywhere, umpires inspecting the conditions
India vs Bangladesh Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4: Everything is uncovered, the sun is beating down and the umpires are assessing the pitch and everything around it standing around the spot where fine leg would be for a right-hander. All looking good indeed. This match was turning into a very interesting prospect before it came to a standstill on Day 1. Let's hope we have more thrills in store.
India vs Bangladesh Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4: ‘Looks great to go,’ says Dinesh Karthik
India vs Bangladesh Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4: Dinesh Karthik has given us all a glimpse of what the conditions are like at the stadium. But then he had tweeted "good news coming soon" yesterday morning as well so, let's not get too far ahead of ourselves here.
India vs Bangladesh Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4: Where the match stands
India vs Bangladesh Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4: Bangladesh were 107/3 in 35 overs when the umpires led the players off the field early in the second session on Day 1 due to bad light. Torrential rains followed and that washed out the rest of the day. The same happened for the entirety of the second day. The third day was lost because of wet patches on the field despite there being no rain in the day and age of advanced drainage systems in stadiums. Mominul Haque is on 40 off 81 balls, Mushfiqur Rahim on six off 13 balls.
India vs Bangladesh Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4: What happens to India's WTC Final chances if this ends in a draw?
However, with India and Bangladesh to share six points each from a drawn Test, the equation gets tougher for Rohit Sharma and his men. India will not only have to whitewash New Zealand in their upcoming three-Test series at home next month, but also win at least two Test matches in the five-match Border-Gavaskar series against Australia down under later this year.
India vs Bangladesh Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4: Clear skies over Kanpur
India vs Bangladesh Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4: Well there are no wet patches in the sky at least. Let's hope the same is the case for the ground. Even if we do have full days of play, though, getting a result out of this match would be a humongous task, for either team.
India vs Bangladesh Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4: A fresh dawn for Sri Lanka?
India vs Bangladesh Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4: Rarely has a Sri Lankan side looked as confident in the last decade or so as the current one did in their 2-0 Test series win over New Zealand. They hadn't defeated the BlackCaps in a Test series for 15 years and now have done so on a canter. Lasith Malinga was among those who expressed their happiness on social media. Will we finally see a strong Sri Lankan side again
India vs Bangladesh Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4: Akash Deep the perfect backup to Bumrah and Shami, says Paras Mhambrey
India vs Bangladesh Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4: Akash Deep has been quite sensational in this series and has perhaps done enough to stake his claim in the Indian team that will travel to Australia later this year. Former bowling coach Paras Mhambrey feels that he is the perfect bowler to replace either Jasprit Bumrah or Mohammed Shami whenever India's two leading pacers need to be rested. "Akash has done a lot of bowling in domestic cricket. He understands what needs to be done. He also relies a lot on seam movement. You need that kind of bowler in Australia who can nip it around off the seam," Mhambrey told Times of India.
India vs Bangladesh Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4: Poll - Time to identify 5 Test venues for India?
India vs Bangladesh Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4: It is something that Virat Kohli had said a long time back when he was captain. Does this debacle show that it is high time to do it? Have your say...
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India vs Bangladesh Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4: Bad light or wet outfield?
India vs Bangladesh Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4: In the press box of the Green Park Stadium, the UPCA officials had said that the lack of play on Day 3 was down to bad light, despite the fact that the umpires were clearly pointing to wet patches on the field whenever they came out for inspections. Just a few minutes later though, the big screen flashed that play had been called off due to a wet outfield. Hard to differentiate between the two sometimes, isn't it?
India vs Bangladesh Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4: Anger over the Green Park fiasco
India vs Bangladesh Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4: There are no meaningless Test matches when they are played between two sides competing in the World Test Championship and the same remains the case here. Therefore, one can understand a number of fans who had no intention of travelling to Green Park to see the proceedings feeling quite miffed that the BCCI chose this venue despite there being a chance of the match ending in a draw which could put more pressure on India in the race for the WTC final. For those who did travel to Green Park, which was a sizeable amount despite it being a Monday, it was a crushing day where they saw no cricket being played despite there being no rain.
India vs Bangladesh Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4: What Kanpur is like at the moment
India vs Bangladesh Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4: There has been hardly any overnight rain in Kanpur, nothing like what was the case before Day 3. And yet, what we saw yesterday in terms of drainage system, or lack of it, makes it very difficult to say for sure if there will be a start of play on time
India vs Bangladesh Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4: A reminder of the playing XIs
India vs Bangladesh Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4: India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), 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(w), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Hasan Mahmud, Khaled Ahmed
India vs Bangladesh Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4: Hello and welcome!
India vs Bangladesh Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4: The sun was shining bright in Kanpur right after play was called off on Day 3, almost as if to rub salt on the wounds of the fans who waited patiently till 2pm only to learn they will se no action at all. But the forecast is much better for today and tomorrow and the only thing that could realistically stop it is the outfield remaining wet. That is unlikely but stay tuned for more updates!
