Batsmen deal in boundaries, the rest deal with rain

Jan 12, 2017

Bangladesh were asked to bat on a greenish pitch and opener Imrul Kayes' shots looked tentative out in the middle•AFP

His partner Tamim Iqbal seemed to be dealing only in boundaries, hitting 11 fours...•Getty Images

An hour later, play resumed and Mominul Haque treated the sparse crowd to some lovely drives•AFP

But rain at the end of the 29th over meant play had to be suspended and tea taken•Getty Images

He lasted only seven deliveries and was out after top-edging a hook. Trent Boult, at long leg, had no trouble holding on to the chance•AFP

..before Trent Boult trapped him lbw in the 15th over; Tamim scored 56, Bangladesh were 60 for 2•Getty Images

He put on 59 runs in only 14.4 overs with Mahmudullah, who may have some battle scars to show for his effort•Getty Images

Mominul raised his fifty off the third ball he faced after the interruption, with a boundary off Neil Wagner•Getty Images

Early lunch had to be taken after rain hit Basin Reserve in the 12th over•AFP

Strong winds of upto 130 kph caused the umpire to lose his hat; Boult and Henry Nicholls try to chase it•Getty Images

Wagner then prised out Mahmudullah shortly before a third rain interruption forced the players off with Bangladesh on 154 for 3•Getty Images