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Jasprit Bumrah’s artistry seemed incomprehensible for an out-of-sorts Bangladesh batting line-up as India took complete control of the opening Test with an overall lead of 308 runs at the end of the second day’s play.
Bumraj (4/50) once again worked his magic in the company of Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep (2/19) and Ravindra Jadeja as Bangladesh were all-out for a paltry 149 in their first innings in reply to India’s 376.
With a lead of 227 runs, India ended second at 81 for 3 with Shubman Gill (33 batting) and Rishabh Pant (12 batting) at the crease.
The rest of the six Bangladesh wickets were equally shared by rookie Akash Deep (2/19), seasoned Ravindra Jadeja (2/19) and Mohammed Siraj (2/30).
However, the beginning of India’s second innings was not really bright as they lost skipper Rohit Sharma (5) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (10) with 28 on board.
Rohit was forced to play a slightly short of the length delivery from Taskin Ahmed, and the resultant edge ended with Zakir Hasan at gully.
Jaiswal was guilty of succumbing to the temptation of going for an expansive drive after pacer Nahid Rana pitched one full following up on a few short-pitched deliveries.
But the 28 for two was not really alarming considering the substantial first-innings lead India had amassed by then. However, they needed immediate consolidation to further tighten the grip.
Gill provided that in the company of Virat Kohli (17, 37 balls) for the third wicket while adding 39 runs.
Gill played some delectable shots on either side of the pitch, generating immense power and timing from his typical minimum-follow through of the bat method.
A short-arm jab through covers off Rana for boundary was the standout shot from the right-hander on the day. But Kohli’s dismissal, leg before to spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz, late on the day slightly soured the proceedings for India.
Now, it is up to the likes of Pant and Gill to keep the fight going, as India will look to post a formidable total and bowl out the visiting Bangladesh batters yet again to seal a comfortable win and take the early lead in the series.
