Bangladesh 107 for 3 (Mominul 40*, Shanto 31, Akash Deep 2-34) vs India

A drizzle ensured there was no play on the second day of the second Test between India and Bangladesh in Kanpur. The entire area remained covered throughout the day. At times, three Super Soppers came out and ran across the ceiling, but there wasn’t much the ground staff could do beyond that.

It drizzled steadily until about 10 a.m., but after that the rain was so light that the game could have continued had it still been in progress. However, there was heavy rain yesterday evening and overnight, which appears to have caused the most damage.

With no chance of an immediate start, the players returned to their hotel around 10:20 a.m. Finally, at 2 p.m., the referees stopped the fight.

Bangladesh openers Zakir Hasan and Shadman Islam survived Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj’s openers. But Akash Deep dismissed both of them soon after to give India the lead. Mominul Haque and Najmul Hossain Shanto then steadied the innings before R Ashwin ended his 51-run stand by trapping Shanto lbw. However, before either team could gain a significant advantage, the weather intervened.