The first day's play was washed away by rain

Bangladesh and Pakistan were scheduled to meet on Friday in the final of the two-match Test series in Rawalpindi. However, the first day of the second Test was abandoned due to continuous rain.

The second Test of the series started today Friday (August 30) in Rawalpindi. The toss was scheduled to take place at 10:30 am Bangladesh time. However, there was no toss in the continuous rain. The umpires visited the field at 1:00 pm Bangladesh time (12:00 local time). Shortly thereafter the day's play was declared abandoned.

Rawalpindi has been witnessing hostile weather for the past few days. The weather forecast says that there is a chance of 25.4 mm of rain in Rawalpindi today. Air humidity can be 79 percent. There is an 80 percent chance of rain throughout the day. At the same time cloudy weather and wind speed of 11 km from northeast direction is reported.

The ongoing Bangladesh-Pakistan series is part of the 2023-25 ​​ICC World Test Championship. So the last match is important for both the teams. Although Bangladesh won the first Test earlier, they had to lose 3 points due to the slow over rate rule as they were 3 overs behind at the specified time. For the same reason each member of the team has to pay a fine of 15 percent of their match fee.

The Pakistan team has also been punished for the same crime. The hosts were 6 overs behind at the appointed time. Pakistan lost 6 points in the ICC Test Championship. In addition, each member of the team has to pay a fine of 30 percent of their match fee.

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