Cricket: Rain wipes out NZ warm-up match

The New Zealand cricket team suffered their first setback on tour in Bangladesh today when rain wiped out their only warmup match ahead of the international series.

The New Zealanders were due to play a one-dayer against a Bangladesh Cricket Board 11 at Fatullah Stadium in Dhaka.

Instead, the match was called off without a ball being bowled after continuing heavy rain had left the ground sodden.

Team management was attempting to arrange an indoor training session for the tourists, who play the first of three one-day internationals against Bangladesh at Mirpur, on the outskirts of Dhaka, on Thursday.

A two-match test series follows the one-dayers.

- NZPA