Rain washes out two ABG University Cup matches as four teams share the points

Bad weather and rain forced the abandonment of both matches in the ABG University Cup on Monday, with all four teams involved picking up one point each.

At the Anvir Cricket Stadium, the day's first match — the 17th match of Group B — was to be played between Fareast International University and United International University (UIU). Fareast had reached 8 without loss in one over when rain arrived, and play could not resume. The match was eventually declared abandoned, giving each side a point.

At the same venue, rain also disrupted the 18th match of Group A between Independent University Bangladesh (IUB) and BRAC University. Not a single ball was bowled after the toss, and the abandoned match earned both teams one point each.

In Group A, the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) leads the table with six points from three straight wins, ahead on run rate. The University of Scholars is second, also on six points. Daffodil International University is third on four points. With a point each from the abandoned match, IUB and BRAC University now have one point apiece, having failed to win any of their four matches.

ULAB and Daffodil will meet in their final group match tomorrow. While ULAB's place in the semi-finals is almost certain, Daffodil must look to the equations: a win by a big margin would take them past Scholars into the semi-finals.

In Group B, Sonargaon University tops the table with six points from three matches. Fareast International University is second with five points from four matches. North South University is third with four points from three matches, while American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) is fourth with two points from four matches. UIU, which has not won any of its four matches, also has one point.

The match was an important one for Fareast International University. On Tuesday, Sonargaon University will play North South University: if North South wins, Fareast will be eliminated, but if Sonargaon wins, Fareast will join them in the semi-finals.

With two matches abandoned because of rain, the semi-final equations in both groups now rest on Tuesday's final group games.