Rain washes out opening day of Pak-Bangladesh Test

Last updated on: August 30, 2024 14:41 IST

Pakistan's hopes of levelling series against Bangladesh delayed by rain

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The opening day's action in Pakistan's second Test against Bangladesh was washed out on Friday following incessant rain and a wet outfield at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.

The toss could not take place and the umpires inspected conditions around noon before calling off the day's play.

Smarting from a 10-wicket loss in the series opener at the same venue, Pakistan are keen to level the two-Test series but the inclement weather kept the teams off the field with more rain forecast for later in the day.

After their all-pace ploy backfired in the opening Test, Pakistan included leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed in their playing XI and dropped speedster Shaheen Afridi.

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