Zimbabwe score 12/1 as rain spoils 2nd day of practice match

CHATTOGRAM, Oct 30 (BSS): Rain played foul on the second day of the lone three-day practice match between Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) XI and visiting Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe scored 12 for 1 at stumps at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium here on Tuesday.

Skipper Hamilton Masakadza with 11 and Craig Ervine with 0 were on the crease as the stumps after Rubel Hossain struck early removing opener Brian Chari for duck. Rubel took the lone wicket conceding only two runs.

The match is clearly heading for a tame draw as rain almost consumed the second day's play after rain washed out the entire first day without a ball being bowled.

The visitors lost the three-match ODI series 3-0 to Bangladesh.

Squads for warm-up:

BCB XI: Abu Hider, Afif Hossain, Ariful Haque, Ebadat Hossain, Fazle Mahmud (captain), Mizanur Rahman, Mosaddek Hossain Saikat, Mosaddek Hossain, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Nurul Hasan, Rubel Hossain, Shahadat Hossain (2) and Zakir Hasan.

Zimbabwe: Hamilton Masakadza (captain),Tendai Chatara, Elton Chigumbura, Craig Ervine, Kyle Jarvis, Wellington Masakadza, Brandon Mavuta, Solomon Mire, Peter Moor,Tarisai Musakanda, Richard Ngarava, John Nyumbu, Brendan Taylor, Donald Tiripano, Sean Williams and Cephas Zhuwao.