Match abandoned Bangladesh vs New Zealand
The umpires called off the game at 4.15pm local time, with no one having set foot on the outfield due to the rain. The match was called off an hour before the official cut-off time.
Parts of Chattogram are also affected by flooding due to the incessant rain over the last few days. Both Bangladesh and New Zealand arrived at the ground on Wednesday afternoon. Some of the players took part in nets sessions in the indoor facilities, but that was the only action possible.
The two teams will head back to Dhaka on Thursday to play the third T20I on May 2. There is similar rain and thunderstorms forecast in Dhaka over the week.
Bangladesh won the first T20I, held in Chattogram on April 27, by six wickets. New Zealand scored 182 for 6 after batting first, with fifties from Katene Clarke and Dane Cleaver. Bangladesh were in trouble in the chase at 77 for 3 in ten overs, before Towhid Hridoy, Shamim Hossain and Parvez Hossain Emon combined to complete the win with two overs to spare. It was Bangladesh’s highest successful chase in T20Is at home.
After the New Zealand series, some Bangladesh players will barely get time before they return to action with the Test series against Pakistan starting on May 8.