Rain decides fate of BD-SA series
August 04, 2015 00:00:00
Bangladesh Captain Mushfiqur Rahim and his South African counterpart Hashim Amla posed with the trophy at a ceremony after the fifth day of the second cricket Test match between the two countries at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the capital on
The rain was not even there but it had the last say in this series. The final day of the Dhaka Test was called off before the scheduled start of play, and despite clear skies, because the outfield was deemed too waterlogged to play on.
That meant four of the five days in this match were washed out and six of the 10 in the series overall, reports Cricinfo.
South Africa will wonder most about that. The cost of the shared spoils is five points on the Test rankings, which does not rob them of their No. 1 spot but will close the gap between them and the chasing pack, irrespective of the final outcome of the Ashes.