CHRISTCHURCH: A gunman opened fire on two mosques in New Zealand on Friday, Bangladesh Cricket team luckily escaped from the shootings. They were arriving to the mosque when the gunman opened fire.
After the attack the players run through a park towards their hotel.
New Zealand cricket announced the cancellation of the third test between Bangladesh and New Zealand after the mass shootings.
The New Zealand team tweeted “A joint decision between NZC and the @BCBtigers has been made to cancel the Hagley Oval Test,”
Our heartfelt condolences go out to the families and friends of those affected by the shocking situation in Christchurch. A joint decision between NZC and the @BCBtigers has been made to cancel the Hagley Oval Test. Again both teams and support staff groups are safe.
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) March 15, 2019
The third and final Test was scheduled to start on Saturday at Christchurch´s Hagley Oval.
Tamim Iqbal tweeted “Entire team got saved from active shooters!!! Frightening experience and please keep us in your prayers”
Entire team got saved from active shooters!!! Frightening experience and please keep us in your prayers #christchurchMosqueAttack
— Tamim Iqbal Khan (@TamimOfficial28) March 15, 2019
The entire Bangladesh cricket team was safe in the incident.