Second match a damp squib

White Ferns batters Suzie Bates (left) and Amelia Kerr leave the field as the covers go on during game two of the one-day international series between New Zealand and Bangladesh at McLean Park in Napier yesterday.

The match was abandoned 4.4 overs into New Zealand’s reply to Bangladesh’s 157 for seven scored in a rain-reduced 44 overs, with the host on 14 for one.

The next match in the three-match series is in Hamilton on Saturday, with the White Ferns leading 1-0.