It was rain all the way in Dublin, Durban and Port of Spain which had the last laugh in the Cricket fileds. Pakistan Vs Ireland match in Dublin was abandoned without a single ball bowled. In Durban the Kingsmead stadium was lashed by rains making play impossible only after 16 overs of game. India, too was waiting patiently for the wet outfield to improve and some action to begin.
Port of Spain : Wet outfiled continued to frustate the Indian Cricketers on Day 3 of their last Test match against West Indies, as no play was possible in the first session. Groundstaff opend up the outfield with a pitch fork and used blower to aid the drying process in the morning, but nothing helped the cause. Even on a bright and sunny successive day play was not possible in the morning session because of some wet and soft patches in the outfiled.
Durban : Dale Steyn, playing in his first Test match in more than eight months, struck two early blows for South Africa before rain prevented any play after lunch on the second day of the first Test against New Zealand here on Saturday.New Zealand were 15 for two, 248 runs behind South Africa’s first innings total of 263, when play ended for the day.
Steyn, who had failed to complete the only two Tests he had played in South Africa’s last eight matches because of groin and shoulder injuries, had Tom Latham caught at first slip by Hashim Amla for four off the second ball of his fourth over.
Bowling in helpful, heavily overcast conditions, he followed up in his next over with a full in-swinger which trapped Martin Guptill leg before wicket for seven. Steyn took two wickets for three runs in six overs. Earler, it took New Zealand ten overs to take South Africa’s remaining two wickets after rain delayed the start by 50 minutes.
