Rain delays start to fourth ODI between New Zealand and Sri Lanka – Cricket News Roundup – Part 1 – November 10, 2012
Rain delayed the start of the fourth ODI between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397, won the toss and elected to bowl first.
The Lankans made one change to their lineup, resting http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LD-Chandimal-c1831.
The Kiwi side also tinkered with their lineup, handing a debut to Adam Milne, who replaced http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JDP-Oram-c1681. The weather has been a real nuisance in the series so far, with both completed
matches decided on Duck-worth Lewis method.
Persistent rain on second day of the opening Test ensured that no play was possible between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 at the Gabba.
Standing umpires http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brent-Fraser-Bowden-c48388 made an official announcement to call off the play at 4pm local time. The tourists will now resume the third day on 255 for 2.
Earlier, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JH-Kallis-c1692 all posting half-centuries. The visitors suffered
a http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JP-Duminy-c1742 has been ruled out for six months following an Achilles injury which he picked during training.
Bangladesh’s opener, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tamim-Iqbal-c2640, has attributed his team’s poor showings in the longer version to lack of regular appearances in the format.
The home side are currently preparing for their first Test of the current year, where they will take on http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 in the two-match Test series. They last played a five-day game in December 2011. Since achieving Test status, the Bengali Tigers have managed
just three wins in 73 outings.
"Our situation isn't good, we play Tests after long gaps," Tamim told ESPNcricinfo. "We should have this mentality of adapting ourselves from one format to the other. If we had played regular Test cricket, this question about adjusting wouldn't have come
up."
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