{"id":45706,"date":"2024-08-21T12:58:56","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T07:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=45706"},"modified":"2024-08-21T13:00:27","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T08:00:27","slug":"no-play-in-rawalpindi-due-to-wet-outfield-as-teams-take-lunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/sports\/no-play-in-rawalpindi-due-to-wet-outfield-as-teams-take-lunch\/","title":{"rendered":"No play in Rawalpindi due to wet outfield as teams take lunch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"template__main flow-root px-1 w-full sm:w-2\/3 mx-auto md:min-w-183\">\n<div class=\"story__content overflow-hidden text-4 sm:text-4.5 pt-1 mt-1\" dir=\"auto\">\n<p>RAWALPINDI: No play was possible as the lunch was taken in the first Test between <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/sports\/pakistans-playing-xi-announced-for-first-rawalpindi-test-against-bangladesh\/\">Pakistan and Bangladesh<\/a> on Wednesday due to wet patches in Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium from overnight rain.<\/p>\n<p>Umpires Richard Kettleborough of England and Adrian Holdstock from South Africa performed three ground inspections and will conduct a third after lunch at 1:00 pm, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said.<\/p>\n<p>The chances of play starting after lunch improved as the sun came out with clear blue skies over the stadium.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1693559881661-0\" class=\"ad__wrapper__slot clear-both flex justify-center py-6.5 my-4 ad-rendered\" data-rendered-classes=\"\" data-name=\"Dawn-Responsive-Middle-Leaderboard\" data-height=\"90px\" data-width=\"728px\" data-selector=\".story__content p:nth-of-type(4)\" data-google-query-id=\"CK7hlt_LhYgDFZA_VQgdQbMbLQ\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Umpires to inspect the ground again at 12 pm PKT. Lunch will also be taken at 12 pm \ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PAKvBAN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PAKvBAN<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TestOnHai?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TestOnHai<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2odKCbdBxm\">pic.twitter.com\/2odKCbdBxm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRealPCB\/status\/1826141277345185836?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The two-match series is part of the World Test Championship (WTC) third cycle (2023-2025) contested by nine teams. Pakistan is currently sixth and Bangladesh is eighth on the table.<\/p>\n<p>The second Test will also be played in Rawalpindi, from August 30, after being moved from Karachi because of construction work at the stadium.<\/p>\n<h2>Pakistan Playing XI<\/h2>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-473dfed elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"473dfed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"ads_between_content\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1700472799616-0\" class=\"story_ads\" data-google-query-id=\"CKXD8f-UgYgDFW6IgwcdmaMOlA\">\n<p>Abdullah Shafique, Saim Ayub, Shan Masood (c), Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Ali, Khurram Shahzad<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a992e4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a992e4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-widget-container\">Bangladesh squad<\/h2>\n<p class=\"elementor-widget-container\">Zakir Hasan, Shadman Islam, Najmul Hossain Shanto(c), Mominul Haque, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Litton Das, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Shoriful Islam, Nahid Rana, Hasan Mahmud, Khaled Ahmed, Nayeem Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Taijul Islam<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"template__footer flow-root px-1\">\n<div class=\"w-full sm:w-2\/3 mx-auto border-t border-gray-200 mb-4 pt-2\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col sm:flex-row\">\n<div id=\"between_article_content_8-0\">\n<div class=\"advertisement-bg storyadsprg\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1687246482099-0\" data-google-query-id=\"CKP9t9HMhYgDFVCIgwcd80MbYw\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RAWALPINDI: No play was possible as the lunch was taken in the first Test between Pakistan and Bangladesh on Wednesday due to wet patches in Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium from overnight rain. 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