IND BAN 2nd Test: India vs Bangladesh- Bangladesh batter and Test vice-captain Litton Das mentioned on Saturday that it could be attainable for his facet to win in the event that they choose up one or two Indian wickets early within the morning on the fourth day of the match and his facet is forward on the finish of the third day. Follow India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Live Updates with InsideSport.IN.
Bangladesh bowlers struck early within the innings to dismiss India’s high order leaving guests reeling at 45/4 and needing 100 extra runs to win on the time of stumps of Day three of the continued second Test right here on the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka on Saturday.
IND BAN 2nd Test: We are positively forward, it’s arduous to bat in fourth innings at Mirpur, says Bangladesh’s Litton after day 3 of 2nd Test towards India
“Of course it is possible to win, if we can pick one or two wickets early in the morning it is possible. Definitely, we are ahead at the moment and they are under pressure. If tomorrow we come up with a good plan, definitely they will break down. That is our goal. We need to win,” mentioned Litton in a press convention after the match.
“We always know how hard it is to bat in the fourth innings in Mirpur. We knew that we had to give them a 200-220 target but the score that we actually put up, they still need 100 and it is still difficult. They will be under pressure if we take one or two quick wickets tomorrow. I think this target is enough for a win,” he added.
Litton mentioned that Rishabh Pant might be a particularly key man on the fourth day of the match. “If Rishabh bats like he usually does, it will be difficult. The scenario will change. We are bowling well, and the pitch is helping us. Let us see what happens,” he mentioned.
Litton scored a priceless 73 run knock and stitched stands with Nurul Hasan (31) and Taskin Ahmed (31) to assist Bangladesh attain 231 and achieve a lead of 144 runs. He mentioned that one has to counter-attack on the Mirpur floor.
“When Miraz came to bat I told him that it is not the kind of surface where one can defend and stay for a long time,” he mentioned. “You have to counterattack. Miraz could not do it but I said the same thing to Sohan (Nurul) bhai. The time he spent brought vital runs no matter how long and then I told Taskin the same thing.”
“The more you get bogged down here, the more they will dominate. The match cannot be drawn or you can bat for a long time. So what I told everyone is that we need runs no matter how they come. It is difficult to defend 100, but the scenario is different when you set 150 to win. It would have been even better had the lead been 200. This Test wouldn’t go into the fifth day, so I kept saying to Taskin that we must attack them. I think we were successful,” he added.
IND BAN 2nd Test: We are positively forward, it’s arduous to bat in fourth innings at Mirpur, says Bangladesh’s Litton after day 3 of 2nd Test towards India
Mehidy Hasan Miraz scalped three wickets as India completed the day at 45/4, nonetheless, 100 runs away from a victory. After struggling dismissals of star batters like Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, and Cheteshwar Pujara inside the 20 overs of the sport, Axar Patel dealt with struggling India’s cost and is unbeaten at 26 runs off 54 deliveries with the assistance of three fours.
Bangladesh resumed its innings from 195/7 however couldn’t do a lot as Indian bowlers bundled out them for 231.
Chasing a goal of 145, India bought off to the worst begin as they misplaced the opener and captain KL Rahul within the third over of the sport. Bangladesh bowlers restricted Indian batters from scoring boundaries and taking singles, leaving guests in massive hassle. Mehidy Hasan Miraz struck once more as he dismissed Pujara for six runs after eradicating India captain. At that second India have been tottering at 12/2. Bangladesh bowlers stored India below strain as they stored eradicating guests from the crease.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz who was in red-hot kind left India struggling for runs as he dismissed Virat Kohli within the twentieth over of the sport. Kohli went again to the pavilion after scoring only a single run off 22 deliveries, leaving India tottering at 37/4. Axar Patel nonetheless held the fort from the entrance as he stored gathering singles at common intervals.
Earlier, India bowlers put up a superb efficiency towards Bangladesh to trigger hassle, nonetheless, Litton Das dealt with the cost fiercely because the hosts prolonged their result in 108 runs on Day three of the continued second Test towards India right here on the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka on Saturday. Litton remained unbeaten on 58 whereas Taskin Ahmed scored 15 heading into stumps, whereas Bangladesh’s core learn 195/7.
At the time of lunch, Bangladesh have been tottering at 71 for 4 after Indian bowlers struck time and again and destroyed the host’s high order, taking an higher hand within the match. Bangladesh resumed their innings at 71/4, Zakir Hasan and Litton Das dealt with the cost as they slammed Indian bowlers throughout the bottom whereas gathering singles at common intervals.
In the forty first over of the sport, Zakir Hasan introduced up his half-century in 129 balls as he slammed a phenomenal entrance foot straight drive previous the bowler for 3 runs. However, Hasan’s half-century stint on the crease was lower brief as he was dismissed by Umesh Yadav after scoring 51 runs off 135 deliveries.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz then got here out to bat however the latter couldn’t do a lot as he was despatched packing by Axar with out opening his run tally. The right-handed batter Nurul Hasan then got here out to bat. Litton performed with aggression slamming Indian bowlers for boundaries whereas Hasan performed a supporting position taking singles at common intervals. In the 54th over of the sport, Nurul Hasan’s stint on the crease was lower brief as Axar delivered a shocking supply to dismiss the batter. Hasan was eliminated after taking part in a knock of 31 off 29 deliveries with two fours and one six, leaving Bangladesh tottering at 159/7.
IND BAN 2nd Test: We are positively forward, it’s arduous to bat in fourth innings at Mirpur, says Bangladesh’s Litton after day 3 of 2nd Test towards India
New batter Taskin Ahmed then got here out to hitch fingers with Litton. Well set harmful batter Litton introduced up his fierce fifty in 74 balls as Virat Kohli put down one other catch at first slip. Litton slammed Ravichandran Ashwin for 10 runs with the assistance of 1 beautiful 4 and singles at common intervals. Earlier, Indian bowlers’ disciplined efficiency within the first session towards Bangladesh jostled the hosts as they misplaced 4 batters for 71 runs on the third day of the second check right here on the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka.
Jaydev Unadkat, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Siraj and Axar Patel took a wicket every to dismantle the hosts within the first session of the third day of the second check. Zakir Hasan (37*) and Litton Das, nonetheless to open his account took the hosts to 71/4 at lunch.
Resuming the inning at 7/0, Bangladesh misplaced their first wicket within the second over of the day to Ashwin as he discovered Shanto (5) plumb in entrance of the wicket after surviving an in depth name on the earlier supply. Siraj and Ashwin bowled in tandem and appeared threatening as they made the opposition batters play defensively. Mominul Haque struck Siraj for a boundary however the pacer had the final chuckle as he dismissed the primary inning’s top-scorer for five runs.
The batters have been made to sweat for runs because the Indian bowlers bowled in the proper areas and stored a lid on the scoring price. Unadkat paired up with Umesh Yadav to make the Bangladesh batting lineup look fragile. The Saurashtra bowler removed Shakib Al Hasan in his first over of the day, decreasing Bangladesh to 51/3. Shakib tried to be constructive and play his photographs however the left-arm pacer outdid the skipper, making him chip the ball in covers for a mushy dismissal.
Experienced batter Mushfiqur Rahim appeared stable and it appeared Bangladesh would o into lunch with three wickets down however Axar Patel discovered him proper in entrance of the wicket to dismiss the right-hander for 9 runs. Zakir Hasan who made his debut for Bangladesh within the first check was the one batter who confirmed resilience towards a disciplined Indian bowling assault. He anchored one finish and made certain that the hosts didn’t undergo a collapse.
Litton Das and Zakir remained unbeaten for the hosts because the umpires known as lunch on the third day of the second check.
Earlier, wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer’s knock guided India to 314 all out giving them an 87-run lead within the first innings of the second check.
Brief Scores: Bangladesh 227/10 and 195/7 (Litton Das 73, Zakir Hasan 51; Axar Patel 3-68) vs India 314/10 and 45/4 (Rishabh Pant 93, Shreyas Iyer 87; Taijul Islam 4-74) (Axar Patel 26*, Shubman Gill 7; Mehidy Hasan Miraz 3-12).
IND BAN 2nd Test: We are positively forward, it’s arduous to bat in fourth innings at Mirpur, says Bangladesh’s Litton after day 3 of 2nd Test towards India
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