New Delhi: Only 35 overs of play was possible on Day 1 of the second Test match between India and Bangladesh in Kanpur on Friday. Overnight rain delayed the start of the match by one hour and later umpire called off the day early due to the bad light and heavy rain.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma opted to bowl first in Kanpur due to the overcast conditions. The Indian team remained unchanged for the second match as the hosts kept all three pacers from the Chennai Test, which meant that local boy Kuldeep Yadav missed out on another Test.
The ball was swinging and seaming due to the overcast conditions and Bangladeshi batters struggled to score runs against the Indian pace attack. Akash Deep took the first wicket for India and removed Zakir Hasan on a duck. He picked up his second wicket and dismissed Shadman Islam for 24 runs.
Mominul Haque and Shanto stitched a 51-run partnership for the third wicket. But Ashwin dismissed Shanto for 31 runs after the lunch. Mominul and Mushfiqur were batting when the umpire stopped the play due to the bad light but later the match was called off as heavy rain lashed out at Green Park Stadium.
Kanpur weather report for Day 2
Rain was forecasted for the first three days before the start of the second Test in Kanpur and day 1 was disrupted by rain and it seems like Saturday will follow a same pattern. As per Accuweather, there is an 80 per cent chance of rain in Kanpur while the temperature is expected to be around 31 degrees Celsius. In the afternoon, the temperature is expected to hover around 31 degrees Celsius, with a 55 per cent chance of rain.
What happened in Chennai Test?
India defeated Bangladesh by 280 runs in the first Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. A 199-run partnership between Ashwin and Jadeja got the Men in Blue out of trouble in the first innings and they posted 376 runs.
Bangladesh got all out for 149 runs in the first innings. Bumrah took 4 wickets while Siraj, Akash Deep and Ravindra Jadeja also picked up two wickets each. Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant scored a brilliant century in the second innings and helped Team India to post 287 runs on the scoreboard. Chasing the target of 515 runs, Bangla Tigers got all out for 234 runs. Ashwin picked up 6 wickets and Jadeja also took 3 wickets.
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