BAN vs NZ second Test | Rain washes out second day play in Mirpur
Bangladeshi player Shoriful Islam looks on as rain affects play on the second day of the second test cricket match against New Zealand in Mirpur on December 7, 2023.
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Unrelenting rain prompted match officials to call off the entire second day's play in the second test between Bangladesh and New Zealand on December 7.Umpires waited until 2 p.m. (0800 GMT) before deciding play would not be possible at Mirpur's Shere Bangla National Stadium.Electing to bat, Bangladesh were all out for 172 but snatched control of the contest by reducing New Zealand to 55-5 as 15 wickets tumbled on Wednesday.Daryl Mitchell (12) and Glenn Phillips (five) will have a massive rebuilding job ahead of them when play resumes on Friday with better weather forecast for the remainder of the match.N...