The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

Visiting Bangladesh A team scored 183 runs for 6 wickets in 55.5 overs in the 1st innings against Warwickshire when the 2nd day's play of the 2nd three-day match was halted due to rain at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Saturday.

Resuming with overnight 117/2 in 29 overs, the second string Bangladesh side received early blow as two overnight batsmen skipper Junaed Siddiqui and middle order Rokibul Hassan returned to the pavilion leaving the team score at 122 for 4.

Junaed could add just one run to score 50 off 92 balls with nine fours, while Rokibul contributed 28 runs off 42 balls with six boundaries.

Then middle order Nayeem Islam and Rajin Saleh played nicely but failed to produce big scores both throwing their wickets with the at 183.

Rajin was the 5th batsman to get out scoring 29 runs, followed by Nayeem's 30, both hammering four boundaries each.

AS Miller and LM Daggett grabbed two wickets apiece for 35 and 47 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.