Sabbir Rahman and Mashrafe Mortaza gave a nasty send-off to Jos Buttler, provoking the stand-in English skipper. Later, Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes got into an altercation with Tamim Iqbal while shaking hands. Things turned quite nasty towards the end of the second One-Day International (ODI) in Dhaka, scenes that don't quite merit a place in a sport that prides itself in being called the 'gentleman's game'.
BANGLADESH VS ENGLAND
Rain threatens to play spoilsport for Bangladesh-England series decider
Rain threatens to disrupt the third ODI in Chittagong © Cricbuzz
Thus, as the rain threatens to disrupt the third ODI in Chittagong, it is only the brokers of peace who will be happy knowing the two teams will have ample time to cool off before they contest on the cricket field again. But for cricket, the news is quite a dampener. There couldn't have been a worse anti-climax for a series that has been so intensely contested and poised. However, there have been cruel endings to the game, and this is set to be no different.
Chittagong witnessed heavy showers on Tuesday (October 11), and the trend is expected to continue on Wednesday - the day of the third ODI between Bangladesh and England - with more thunderstorms forecast. Play seems highly unlikely. To make matters worse, as per reports, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has
