The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

Visiting Bangladesh A team scored 79 runs for two wickets in 20 overs against Warwickshire when the first day's play of the 2nd three-day match was halted due to rain at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Friday.

Sent in to bat first, openers Tamim Iqbal and Junaid Siddiqui gave a good start to the visitors contributing 50 runs in the opening stand. Tamim Iqbal scored 27 runs off 34 balls with four fours and a six.

One dawn batsman Nazimudin then joined Junaid Siddiqui, but soon returned to the pavilion scoring eight runs.

Junaid not out 39 and Raquibul Hasan not out 4 were at the crease when rain halted the match.

AS Miller and LM Daggett took one wicket each for 10 and 28 runs respectively.

Earlier, on Tuesday, the rain-affected first three-day match between visiting Bangladesh A team and hosts England Under-19 team ended in a draw at the Hazelgrave Ground in Loughborough.

On completion of the 2nd three-dayer, Bangladesh A team will play the 3rd match against Leicestershire on July 16-18, the 4th against Derbyshire July 21-23 and the 5th three-day match against a South African selection on July 25-27.

After the three-dayers, Bangladesh A will play three one-day matches -- against Lancashire on July 30, Marylebone Cricket Club on August 1 and Durham on August 3.