India vs Bangladesh Live Score, 2nd Test Day 5: Yashasvi Jaiswal has got India off to yet another quick start
India vs Bangladesh Live Score, 2nd Test Day 5: India need to chase down a target of 95 after Bangladesh were all out for 146 in their second innings. Jasprit Bumrah ended it all by dismissing Mushfiqur Rahim off the last ball of the first session, which had been extended by half an hour. It was Bumrah’s quick double blow that had led to the extension. However, Mushfiqur Rahim ensured that India had to stay out throughout those extra minutes by expertly farming strike against Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin. He ended up falling to a Bumrah special off the last ball of the session, though, with a sudden slow ball before Lunch cleaning him up.…Read More
Jadeja earlier took three wickets in his first three overs, thus ending any chances of a resistance that Bangladesh saw during a steady stand between captain Najmul Hossain Shanto and Shadman Islam. The pair had managed to bat through much of the first half of the first session and it caused some worries among the Indian camp. However, Rohit Sharma brought Akash Deep and Jadeja for the first time after drinks and Bangladesh suddenly lost four quick wickets.
Despite losing two full days and over half of the Test match entering Day 4 in Kanpur, a monstrous all-round effort from India means that they entered the final day at Green Park Stadium with a chance to pull off a famous victory over Bangladesh. Bangladesh returned to bat at 26/2, trailing by 26 runs and India have been aggressive as they go for the win in order to all but nail down a third consecutive spot in the spot in the World Test Championship final next year.
Day 4 was a fine display of cricket across the board from India. Three wickets in the morning session meant Bangladesh were six down entering the second session, and India exerted a death grip over the lower order as fiery and accurate bowling led to the final three wickets falling for just 9 runs. A pair of screamers in the field by Rohit Sharma and Mohammed Siraj meant Bangladesh weren’t given any sort of reprieve, bowled out for 233 soon after lunch.
In response, India came out all guns blazing. A first-ball six by Rohit Sharma set the tone, and he and Yashasvi Jaiswal put together 50 runs in just 3 overs — the fastest a team has reached the 50-run mark in a Test innings, ever. Rohit would fall but Gill and Jaiswal kept it going, extending that record to the fastest to reach 100 runs, in 10.1 overs. Jaiswal looked in typically dominant touch as he slashed and drove his way to 72(51), before falling to a low one.
Virat Kohli and KL Rahul answered their critics by keeping the momentum going, putting on a 87-run partnership in just 59 balls, even as it became tougher to score runs and Bangladesh went ultra-defensive. Rahul was very impressive as he showed a full range of shots enroute to 68(43).
Akash Deep would hit a couple of massive sixes, with the fifth-gear style of batting never slowing down for India. Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Shakib Al Hasan took 4 wickets each in India’s pursuit of runs, but every single Bangladesh bowler went at over a run-a-ball as India scored at a rate of 8.22 through the innings. They declared on 285-9 in hunt of a result, looking to capture wickets late on day four.
The plan worked to perfection, as Ravichandran Ashwin was introduced early and showed that he would be a handful to deal with. He caught Zakir Hasan LBW, before bowling night-watchman Hasan Mahmud after an ill-advised hoick. Stumps were called at 26-2, setting up a salivating final day of this Test match, which could end up being one that lives long in the memory for Indian cricket fans.
Here are some pointers regarding Day 5 of the 2nd India vs Bangladesh Test:
– India need to chase down a target of 95 to win the second Test
– Bangladesh were all out for 146 in their second innings
– Mushfiqur Rahim resisted the Indians by scoring 37 off 63 balls
– Jasprit Bumrah took the last Bangladesh with the last ball of the first session
– Jadeja took wickets in each of his first three overs
– Shadman Islam fell on 50 to Akash Deep
– Ravindra Jadeja broke the the stand between Shanto and Islam by dismissing the former in his very first over
– Najmul Hossain Shanto and Shadman Islam put up 55 runs for the fourth wicket
– Bangladesh will resume at 26-2, trailing India by 26 runs.
– The weather forecast looks promising with minimum chances of rain.
– Ravichandran Ashwin and Jasprit Bumrah will be key for India
– Bangladesh will need to bat out of their skins to see off this menacing Indian bowling attack.
