India Cements posted their second successive victory in the Moin-ud-Dowla Cup, beating Indian Airlines by 15 runs at the Gymkhana groundin Hyderabad today. A solid 67 by Tamil Nadu Ranji star S Sharathbolstered Cements to 214/8 in 50 overs. New ball bowler MR Shrinivasthen scalped 4/33 to send Airlines crumbling to 195 all out with fiveovers to spare, a gallant 87 (98 balls, 9 fours, 1 six) by HyderabadRanji player Youraj Singh going in vain.In the morning, Cements weathered a strong Airlines attack comprisingJavagal Srinath, Dodda Ganesh, Nikhil Chopra and Sarandeep Singh.Ganesh (3/43) took out the top three to leave Cements on the backfootat 45/3. Sharath was then associated in three useful stands withGeorge John, Sunil Oasis and J Gokulakrishnan. When he fell for 67(106 balls, 1 four, 1 six) in the 44th over, he had conferred a toneof respectability to the innings and the tail helped inch the score to214 before the overs ran out.Airlines had a horror start losing J Arun Kumar, skipper Vijay Dahiyaand star batsman VVS Laxman in the first nine balls of the inningswith just two runs on the board. Opening bowlers Shrinivas nadGokulakrishnan had done the damage and that Airlines finally reached195 was due entirely to the efforts of Youraj Singh.Although he lost Omkar Singh at 41, Saif Khan (39) gave him companyfor more than 17 overs as they added 94 for the fifth wicket in astirring fightback. After Khan departed at 135, next man Chopra alsodid his bit with 24. Srinath was run out at 170 and Sarandeep waseighth out at 187 in the 43rd over. One run later Youraj was dismissedby Jesu Babu and that spelt an end to Airlines’ resistance as theyfolded up for 195.

Surrey were unable to resume their second innings at Scarborough until 3.30 this afternoon, despite hours of bright sunshine, because heavy overnight rain had caused water to seep under the plastic sheeting which was covering the run-up at the pavilion end.Yorkshire expressed concern that conditions were dangerous for their fast bowlers and the umpires warned they would abandon play for the day if there were any problems but none materialised.When Surrey did get going on their overnight 53 for two, with an overall lead of 251, captain Adam Hollioake soon pulled a ball from Chris Silverwood straight into the hands of Vic Craven on the square leg boundary. Alistair Brown then remained until tea with Mark Butcher who was unbeaten on 49 at the interval with Surrey 89 for three and the weather closing in. A thunderstorm then wiped out play for the day with a total of only 11 overs having been bowled.Docked eight points on Thursday night by the ECB Pitches Panel because of the ‘poor’ condition of the Scarborough pitch, Yorkshire yesterday decided not to lodge an appeal against the decision.But Yorkshire cricket committee representative Geoff Cope said that club chairman Keith Moss would raise the whole matter of the inconsistency of pitch liaison officers through the season at a general committee meeting of the club with a view to making representations to the ECB at the end of the season.

ScorecardDavid Payne rallied an under-strength Gloucestershire in fine style•Getty Images

Gloucestershire, with a thoroughly professional all round performance ,should win their fifth championship game of the season on the final day after dismissing Glamorgan for 224 in their second innings, leaving them 108 for victory.Glamorgan, however, will be concerned that they face their third successive championship defeat, after a winning run of four matches in five that had briefly encouraged hopes of a promotion challenge.The visitors adapted themselves far better on a pitch of variable bounce, while their bowlers were rewarded by bowling a full length which drew the batsmen forward and resulted in catches by the wicketkeeper and slip cordon.When play resumed on the third morning, Gloucestershire increased their lead of 2 to 117 as the tail-enders made useful contributions. They also gained four batting points, a creditable achievement as they were without Michael Klinger, their prolific opening batsman, and Ian Cockbain, who is recovering from a broken wrist.They were also without their two strike bowlers Craig Miles and James Fuller, but David Payne proved a capable deputy by ending with match figures of 8 for 123.When Glamorgan started their second innings, they soon lost Will Bragg, who was out to a dubious lbw decision, and Jacques Rudolph, who touched a beauty from Payne to the wicketkeeper. Three wickets had fallen for only five runs when Aneurin Donald also became a victim of the Payne/ Roderick combination, before Colin Ingram and Chris Cooke resisted briefly with a 40-run partnership for the fourth wicket.Cooke was then leg before to a Liam Norwell inswinger, but Ingram played some handsome strokes through the off side, before he received a ball that reared from a length .Will Tavare, the acting Gloucestershire captain, rotated his seamers in helpful conditions as Craig Meschede and Mark Wallace were dismissed by Payne and Benny Howell respectively, and when Graham Wagg got a vicious delivery from Payne to give Roderick his fifth catch of the innings, Glamorgan were only fifteen runs ahead.However, the Glamorgan tail wagged effectively with Andrew Salter and Michael Hogan adding 59 for the final wicket, with Hogan striking four sixes in his unbeaten 37.”It was an irritating last wicket stand from Hogan and Salter, but we are very confident that we can chase down the 108 required,” said Gloucestershire;s coach Richard Dawson, who termed himself “very proud” of his understrength team.

The Lord’s one-day international ended with boos ringing around the ground, a frosty handshake and a terse exchange of views between Eoin Morgan and Steven Smith following the controversial dismissal of Ben Stokes who was given out obstructing the field.Morgan said he was told by the on-field umpires, Kumar Dharmasena and Tim Robinson, that they thought Stokes was not out – and gave a ‘soft signal’ to the third umpire Joel Wilson – but Wilson felt there was conclusive evidence to uphold the Australian appeal.Morgan added he would have withdrawn any appeal if he had been put in such a situation, a reaction Smith called “disappointing”, and there was certainly tension between the captains at the conclusion.

Law 37 – Obstructing the field

“Either batsman is out Obstructing the field if he wilfully attempts to obstruct or distract the fielding side by word or action. In particular, but not solely, it shall be regarded as obstruction and either batsman will be out Obstructing the field if while the ball is in play and after the striker has completed the act of playing the ball, as defined in Law 33.1, he willfully strikes the ball with (i) a hand not holding the bat, unless this is in order to avoid injury, (ii) any other part of his person or with his bat.”

“It would have been a lot different if we were fielding,” Morgan said. “The guy throws the ball in your direction from five yards, and all you can do is flinch. He was given out. It would have been a lot different if we were fielding – I think it was a natural reaction to protect himself as much as anything else.”My interpretation of it was that his reaction wasn’t deliberate. Kumar told me that they didn’t think it was out … and the third umpire has disagreed. I feel the ball was thrown so fast you can only react in a way that defends yourself. I think he put his hand up to protect himself, and followed the ball a little bit. How you can interpret that is open. But certainly, I didn’t think it was deliberate.”Morgan, however, said he did not suggest to Smith that the appeal should be withdrawn. “He’s entitled to appeal. If he thinks it’s out, he’s going to appeal.”And Smith was in no doubts over his actions, an early tester in his young captaincy career, although the appeal was instigated by Matthew Wade behind the stumps.”Wadey had a good view and said straightaway that he thought the ball was missing Stokes and hitting the stumps, so we appealed and it went upstairs and the umpire gave it out. The way I saw it was that he was out of his ground and he willfully put the hand out – which is rule I’ve been told – and he got given out by the umpire.””The umpires are there to do a job, to make a decision. It went upstairs to the third umpire, and he saw it the same way we saw it – and it was given out. If you willfully put your hand out in front of the ball then you’re given out, and that’s the way it went.”With a short turnaround between matches in this series – the sides meet again in two days at Old Trafford – there could be some residual animosity from England, although Morgan suggested the end-of-match exchange had laid all the views out there.”I gave my thoughts, and he gave me his. It’s nothing big. I don’t think it was the winning and losing of the game. So it’s not a big deal, just his view against mine.”Smith said: “I was just saying he was out of his ground and he put his hand in the way of the stumps. I put it into perspective and said it was the same as me coming back for a two and turning around and putting my hand out. It just looked worse because it went back to the bowler and it all happened so quickly.”If you look at it, from what I saw, the ball was going towards the stumps and wasn’t going to hit him. He’s put his hand out to stop the ball.”For Stokes, it was the second time this summer that he has walked off Lord’s after a curious dismissal against Australia. In the Test match he was run out in the second innings when he jumped to avoid a throw from Mitchell Johnson instead of grounding himself over the crease.This incident made him just the sixth batsman to be out obstructing the field in a one-day international and only the second England player in any format after Len Hutton in a Test against South Africa, at The Oval, in 1951. That remains the only such occurrence in a Test.

The BCB’s anti-corruption unit has cleared the 2014-15 National Cricket League match between Rangpur Division and Dhaka Metropolis of match-fixing allegations, according to the tournament committee chairman Akram Khan. Khulna Division had laid these allegations in March.”BCB’s anti-corruption unit couldn’t ascertain match-fixing in the Dhaka Metro-Rangpur match,” Akram said. “I have been told this verbally. We will issue letters to this effect in a day or two.”Khulna, Rangpur and Dhaka Division were all tied on 96 points ahead of the NCL’s final round of matches. On the third day, Khulna completed an innings-and-24-run win over Chittagong Division which helped them move to 120 points.Rangpur then needed 25 points to move ahead of Khulna and to achieve that, Rangpur had to bowl out Dhaka Metropolis on the fourth and final day after setting them a 361-run target with a minimum of 80 overs left in the day. Dhaka Metropolis were bowled out in the 80th over for 258.While this match was still going on, Khulna captain Abdur Razzak posted a status on Facebook alleging match-fixing in the NCL but didn’t specify any team or player. He later deleted the post.The BCB formed a committee to probe the matter in May, with the board’s new anti-corruption head Abu Mohammad Humayun Morshed doing the investigation. It followed a complaint on March 19 by Khulna officials to the BCB tournament committee. A recorded conversation between a Khulna official and a Dhaka Metropolis coach was also submitted. But Akram said that the contents of the audio clip couldn’t be connected to the match in question, and hoped to move past the issue quickly, now that the allegations were found unproven.”The audio clip couldn’t really prove anything linked to the match. The match referee’s report also didn’t mention anything suspicious,” he said. “I shouldn’t make a comment about the investigation’s outcome. I am pleased that we can put this issue to bed now that another National Cricket League is ahead of us.”

Legspinner Fawad Ahmed is one of a number of state cricketers to have been axed from Matador Cup squads due to the influx of Australia’s Test squad members following the cancellation of the Bangladesh tour. With the domestic one-day tournament to start on Monday, all seven teams have had to revise their 14-man squads to accommodate the returning Test players.The most notable exclusions include fast bowler Josh Hazlewood, although New South Wales are only resting him and are expected to bring him in later in the tournament, and Ahmed, who was the backup spinner to Nathan Lyon in the recent Ashes campaign. Ahmed struggled in the tour matches in England and was not picked for the Bangladesh series, and now faces an uncertain start to the summer.Glenn Maxwell and Peter Siddle are Victoria’s two returning players, and Ahmed and uncapped allrounder Ian Holland have made way in the 14-man squad. Andrew Lynch, the Victorian chairman of selectors, said there was not room for Ahmed, Maxwell and left-arm spinner Jon Holland in the one-day squad.”We’ve identified Jon Holland as our number one limited-overs spinner and with Maxwell in the side to provide a second-spin option, Fawad was unfortunately the man to miss out,” Lynch said. “We still see Fawad as a key wicket taker for the Bushrangers in first-class cricket, as evidenced by his record tally last season, and he will now return to Melbourne to get ready for the Sheffield Shield season.”New South Wales had the largest influx of Test players with Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Peter Nevill, Nathan Lyon and Steve O’Keefe all joining the one-day squad. Ryan Gibson, Chris Green, Josh Lalor and Ben Rohrer were cut to make way, while Hazlewood was also left out as he continues to build up his bowling loads after a busy few months, and Cricket NSW said he was “expected to be available for selection mid-tournament”.Joe Burns and Usman Khawaja will rejoin the Queensland squad, although Khawaja will miss the start of the tournament after injuring his hamstring while playing club cricket two weeks ago. Marnus Labuschagne remains in the squad as the temporary injury replacement for Khawaja, while Jimmy Peirson has been dropped.Western Australia have made four changes with Adam Voges taking the captaincy back from stand-in Michael Klinger, and Cameron Bancroft, Shaun Marsh and Mitchell Marsh also rejoining the squad. Will Bosisto, Marcus Harris, Tom Beaton and Jon Wells have been dropped from the 14-man group to make way. Mitchell Johnson is resting during the Matador Cup.Tasmania will welcome back James Faulkner and Andrew Fekete, with young fast bowler Ryan Lees set to make way. The Tigers had not yet named a 14th squad member to replace Faulkner, who was a late addition to Australia’s Test squad, so Lees is the only player to be axed.South Australia did not have any player in the Test squad and their Matador Cup group therefore remains the same. The changes have also had a flow-on effect for the seventh team in this year’s tournament, the Cricket Australia XI, made up of fringe players who did not make their state squads.Joining the CA XI squad will be Harris and Bosisto from Western Australia, Peirson from Queensland and Lees from Tasmania. They will replace Queensland’s Sam Heazlett, Western Australia’s Josh Inglis and Tasmania’s Ben McDermott, while fast bowler Jhye Richardson also leaves the squad to join Western Australia as an injury replacement for Nathan Rimmington.New South Wales squad Steven Smith (capt), Sean Abbott, Doug Bollinger, Ryan Carters, Moises Henriques, Nathan Lyon, Nic Maddinson, Peter Nevill, Steve O’Keefe, Kurtis Patterson, Gurinder Sandhu, Mitchell Starc, Shane Watson. In: Smith, Starc, Nevill, Lyon, O’Keefe. Out: Josh Hazlewood, Ben Rohrer, Ryan Gibson, Chris Green, Josh Lalor.Queensland squad Peter Forrest (capt), Cameron Boyce, Joe Burns, Ben Cutting, Luke Feldman, Chris Hartley, Charlie Hemphrey, James Hopes, Usman Khawaja*, Simon Milenko, Michael Neser, Nathan Reardon, Billy Stanlake, Mark Steketee. In: Khawaja, Burns. Out: Marnus Labuschagne, Jimmy Peirson.* Labuschagne is a temporary injury replacement for KhawajaSouth Australia squad Travis Head (capt), Tom Andrews, Tom Cooper, Callum Ferguson, Jake Lehmann, Tim Ludeman, Joe Mennie, Gary Putland, Kane Richardson, Sam Raphael, Alex Ross, Daniel Worrall, Nick Winter, Adam Zampa. No changeTasmania squad George Bailey (capt), Jackson Bird, Xavier Doherty, Alex Doolan, Jake Doran, Ben Dunk, James Faulkner, Andrew Fekete, Evan Gulbis, Hamish Kingston, Dominic Michael, Tim Paine, Sam Rainbird, Clive Rose. In: Faulkner, Fekete. Out: Ryan Lees.Victoria squad Matthew Wade (capt), Scott Boland, Daniel Christian, Aaron Finch, Peter Handscomb, John Hastings, Jon Holland, Glenn Maxwell, Clint McKay, James Pattinson, Rob Quiney, Peter Siddle, Marcus Stoinis, Cameron White. In: Maxwell, Siddle. Out: Fawad Ahmed, Ian Holland.Western Australia squad Adam Voges (capt), Ashton Agar, Cameron Bancroft, Jason Behrendorff, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Michael Klinger, Simon Mackin, Mitchell Marsh, Shaun Marsh, Joel Paris, Jhye Richardson, Ashton Turner, Andrew Tye, Sam Whiteman. In: Voges, Bancroft, M Marsh, S Marsh. Out: Will Bosisto, Marcus Harris, Tom Beaton, Jonathan Wells.Cricket Australia XI squad Will Bosisto (capt), Alex Gregory (vice-capt), Jimmy Peirson, Ryan Lees, Marcus Harris, Seb Gotch, Matthew Short, Jack Wildermuth, James Bazley, Liam Hatcher, Mitch Swepson, Hilton Cartwright, Riley Ayre, Matthew Dixon. In: Harris, Bosisto, Peirson, Lees. Out: Sam Heazlett, Josh Inglis, Ben McDermott, Jhye Richardson.

Match facts

Wednesday 28 October
Start time 1.00pm local (1100 GMT)Craig Ervine has a poor record in T20 internationals, but Zimbabwe are likely to persist with him due to the lack of a credible alternative in their squad•AFP

The big picture

The final home international of Zimbabwe’s busiest season in more than a decade draws to a close with the second Twenty20 against Afghanistan at Queens Sports Club. Zimbabwe have little but pride to play for, but Afghanistan will be chasing another historic first. Afghanistan’s win on Monday was their first over a Full Member in Twenty20 internationals, and if they complete another victory on Wednesday they will have achieved another notable first with a win over a Full Member in a Twenty20 series.That is partly indicative of the fact that Associate teams tend to play Full Members only during major tournaments, but perhaps Afghanistan’s most important achievement on this tour has been to effectively blur the line between the bottom rung of the Full Members and the top Associates – something that Ireland just failed to do, despite playing in three fantastically exciting games.Many have been left asking how it’s possible that Zimbabwe have regressed so quickly, after all the gains that have been made this year, and both the media and fan pages are awash with theories as to what is ailing them. Pride has been pricked, alarm and despondency unleashed. But that is missing the point just a little. Zimbabwe appear to have been caught off guard by the intensity of competition offered by Afghanistan, and the real story is how much Afghanistan have progressed, rather than the other way around.If there’s one area in which Afghanistan have truly surpassed Zimbabwe, it’s the enjoyment they seem to derive from every act of the game. Raees Ahmadzai, a former Afghanistan captain, remarked that the one-day series win was celebrated at home as though Afghanistan had just won the World Cup, and there were tears in the eyes of the cricketers as they celebrated that victory. Afghanistan’s passion for the game is self evident.It would be churlish to suggest that Zimbabwe’s cricketers don’t play with pride and passion of their own, but it is clear that there is a spark missing. Perhaps, after what will have felt like a humiliating defeat, they need to rediscover what it was that drew them to the game in the first place. Wednesday’s game must be seen as an opportunity to do that.

Form guide

(Last five completed matches, most recent first)
Zimbabwe LLLLW
Afghanistan WWWLW

In the spotlight

There are no television cameras to capture it, nor speed guns to measure it, but Dawlat Zadran has looked leagues above the other seamers on either side with the old ball during this tour. Dawlat was clocked at just over 145kph at the Asia Cup last year, and he has certainly looked swift in every match here, but more impressive than his pace has been the direction of his yorkers at the death, and his controlled use of reverse swing. Dawlat picked up a career best 4-22 in the deciding ODI, and his late burst on Monday turned the match for Afghanistan. He will be expected to keep Zimbabwe’s batsmen leashed once again.Zimbabwe appear beyond the point where a single individual might stand out and make a difference for the team. The impressive efforts of the spinners Tendai Chisoro and Wellington Masakadza weren’t enough to turn the ODI series for them, and Sikandar Raza (86) and Sean Williams (102) both contributed heroic innings in vain. The entire Zimbabwean team is going to have to coalesce if they are to raise themselves out of this funk. That’s difficult to do when you’re not winning much, but it’s the only real path back to success for them.

Team news

Craig Ervine’s form has tailed off dramatically in his last four matches, and he is yet to convince as a Twenty20 batsman, with a strike rate of 80.50 from 13 matches. But the only replacement for him in the squad is the uncapped Kevin Kasuza, whose domestic T20 record is also modest. Zimbabwe will thus probably go with an unchanged XI.Zimbabwe (probable): 1 Chamu Chibhabha, 2 Sikandar Raza, 3 Sean Williams, 4 Elton Chigumbura (capt), 5 Craig Ervine, 6 Malcolm Waller, 7 Richmond Mutumbami (wk), 8 Tendai Chisoro, 9 Wellington Masakadza, 10 Taurai Muzarabani, 11 Chris Mpofu.Afghanistan’s XI performed solidly as a team on Monday, and there is no pressing reason for them to consider changes to their side.Afghanistan (probable): 1 Usman Ghani, 2 Mohammad Shahzad (wk), 3 Karim Sadiq, 4 Asghar Stanikzai (capt), 5 Mohammad Nabi, 6 Najibullah Zadran, 7 Shafiqullah, 8 Gulbadin Naib, 9 Rashid Khan, 10 Dawlat Zadran, 11 Amir Hamza.

Pitch and conditions

Zimbabwe’s effort with the bat on Monday was probably about 20 runs under par, and the short boundaries and hard ball should theoretically make run-scoring fairly easy in this format, in these conditions. Having played on every one of the surfaces on the square during this tour, both teams will have a good idea what to expect from the surface. Spin will continue to be important, though the battle between bat and ball should remain an equal one.The day before the match was blustery and cloudy, but the weather should clear by Wednesday.

Stats and trivia

• Zimbabwe have won only seven of the 39 T20Is they have played, and three of those wins were against Canada, Netherlands and UAE.
• Afghanistan have won 18 of the 32 T20Is they have played, but their victory over Zimbabwe on Monday was their first over a Full Member.
• Najibullah Zadran has hit more sixes (16) than fours (14) in T20Is.
• Sean Williams is Zimbabwe’s leading runscorer in T20 cricket this year, with 177 runs from seven innings at an average of 35.40 and a strike rate of 122.06.

Quotes

“Psychologically, Zimbabwe are under a lot of pressure now, especially after losing the ODI series.”
“Queens is a flat track, and if we bat first again we have to put on much more than 150.”

Veteran left arm spinner and skipper Diana Edulji and opening bowlerSunita Kanojia put Railways on course to retaining the Nationalwomen’s cricket championship for the CricInfo Trophy at the Jorhatstadium in Jorhat on Sunday. Replying to Railways’ first innings totalof 353, Air India, last year’s runners-up, were all out for208. Railways then extended their 145-run first innings lead to 158 byscoring 13 for two in their second innings by close.In the face of an imposing total, a good start was imperative but AirIndia did not get it. They lost openers Anju Jain (9) and Anjum Chopra(0) with only ten runs on the board. Mithali Raj (30 off 84 balls withfour boundaries) and skipper Poornima Rau (65) then initiated arecovery process by adding 57 runs off 22.3 overs. Mamatha Maben (4)did not last long but Poornima and Smitha Harikrishna (31 off 68 ballswith three fours) kept Air India’s hopes alive with a fifth wicketpartnership of 56 runs off 20 overs.At 138 for four, Air India were still in the game. But then Diana whohas been in women’s cricket for nearly quarter of a century showedthat she still retained much of her skill. She broke the stand byhaving Smitha caught behind by the wicketkeeper. And a little later,in three successive overs, she broke the back of the innings by takingthe wickets of Poornima (65), Manju Nadgoda (4) and V Kusumlatha(2). The experienced Poornima batted 193 minutes, faced 154 balls andhit ten of them to the ropes. But suddenly Air India were now 153 foreight and facing a follow on.Sunaina Mehan (33 off 86 balls with four boundaries) and Seema Pujare(11) however added 40 runs for the ninth wicket off 17.2 overs. ThenSunaina and Usha Bogade (8 not out) averted the follow on by adding 15runs for the last wicket. Diana finished with four for 45 off 22 overswhile Sunita had three for 46.Railways lost two quick wickets late in the day. Reshma Gandhi (1) wascaught behind off Smitha Harikrishna and Poornima Choudhury (6) wasrun out. Opener Rajani Sharma (6) and Rajani Venugopal (0) were at thecrease at stumps.

Cumberland, last season’s ECB 38-County Cup losing finalists, opened theirGroup Eight programme with a comfortable eight-wicket eclipse of theLancashire Cricket Board at Keswick.Lancashire Cricket Board were bowled out for 151 in 48.1 overs – David Pennett claiming three for 44 – and Cumberland then knocked off the runs in just 33, opener Steve Knox finishing on 75 not out. He faced 100 balls, hitting three sixes and eight fours.Keswick: Lancs 151 Cumberland 157-2 (ST Knox 75 not) Cumberland won by 8wickets

Hyderabad, thanks to valuable contributions from most of theirfrontline batsmen, made a fitting reply to Andhra’s first inningstotal of 386 at stumps on the third day of their South Zone RanjiTrophy league match at Kurnool on Friday. Resuming the day at 87 forno loss, they ended the day at 310 for six wickets.Openers Daniel Manohar (56) and Nanda Kishore (53) put on 115 runs off37.4 overs. Then there was a mini collapse as Hyderabad slid to 128for three. Vanka Pratap (26) and Vinay Kumar initiated a recoveryprocess with a fourth wicket partnership of 67 runs off 14 overs. ThenVinay Kumar and Vijaya Kumar (29) continued the rally with a sixthwicket stand of 54 runs off 19 overs. And finally, Vinay Kumar andShivaji Yadav (21) continued the good work by adding 47 runs for theunbroken seventh wicket off 10.2 overs. At close, Vinay Kumar wasbatting with an invaluable 83. He faced 194 balls and had nineboundary hits. Bad light stopped play at 3.55 and the umpires calledoff play at 4.40.