West Indies victory push against Bangladesh stalled by wet outfield

Match officials Gregory Brathwaite (L), Joel Wilson (2L) and Richard Illingworth (3L) inspect the pitch after rain delayed the start of the 4th day of the 2nd Test between Bangladesh and West Indies at Darren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia, on 27 June, 2022AFP

Heavy overnight rain and a saturated outfield prevented any play before lunch on the fourth day of the second and final Test between the West Indies and Bangladesh at the Daren Sammy Stadium in St Lucia on Monday.

Bangladesh, who lost the first Test by seven wickets in Antigua a week earlier, are set to resume at 132 for six in their second innings, still needing another 42 runs to make the West Indies bat again.

Of primary concern for players and officials are sodden areas at the edge of the square which are considered too dangerous to allow play to get underway.

Match officials Gregory Brathwaite (3R), Joel Wilson (2R) and Richard Illingworth (R) inspect the pitch after rain delayed the start of the 4th day of the 2nd Test between Bangladesh and West Indies at Darren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia, on 27 June, 2022
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Another inspection is scheduled for 1:00 pm local time (1700 GMT), 20 minutes after the end of the scheduled Lunch interval.

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