Dhaka Test
Dhaka Test: Umesh, Ashwin run rampant, leave Bangladesh floundering
India ended Bangladesh's first innings of the Dhaka Test at 227 runs today, with Umesh Yadav and Ravichandran Ashwin bagging four wickets each.
Mominul Haque scored 84 off 157 balls to become the highest scorer of the innings and notch his first half century in 12 innings.
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Bangladesh had started steadily after electing to bat first, with their openers surviving the first hour unscathed. However, they lost both Najmul Hossain Shanto and Zakir Hasan within a span of four balls soon after the drinks break.
The third wicket stand between Shakib Al Hasan and Mominul Haque steadied the innings, with the duo adding 43 runs before the lunch break. Shakib was then dismissed by Umesh off the first ball after lunch, having posted 16.
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The dismissals of Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das for 25 apiece then derailed Bangladesh's momentum before Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Nurul Hasan Shohan fell quickly too.
Jaydev Unadkat, who is playing his second Test in 12 years, also took two wickets for India.
To end the first day, India managed to accumulate 19 runs in 8 overs without losing any wickets. Shakib created a brilliant chance when he struck Lokeh Rahul on the pad and the umpire initially declared him out. However, after reviewing the decision, the umpire had to reverse his call.
The day was called off early due to bad weather.
Dhaka Test: Bangladesh loses openers in 1st session vs India
Bangladesh lost two wickets in the opening session of the Test match against India in Dhaka.
The hosts, Bangladesh, won the toss and elected to bat first. Najmul Hossain Shanto and Zakir Hasan provided a solid opening partnership, seeing out the first hour without any loss of wicket.
Bangladesh would have been in an even stronger position had they not lost the openers within a span of four deliveries.
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Zakir (15) was defeated by the wily Jaydev, whose delivery had extra bounce. Unable to counter it with an offensive shot, Zakir could only meekly defend the ball, which was eventually caught cleanly by Lokesh Rahul at the cordon.
Ravichandran Ashwin got the breakthrough in the following over, dismissing Shanto (24) with an outside off-stump delivery that hit Shanto’s pad. The Indians' vociferous LBW appeal was upheld by the umpire and confirmed as correct by ball-tracking technology.
India were guilty of missing further opportunities, with Rishabh Pant failing to capitalise on a stumping chance and Mohammad Siraj being too slow to react to a catchable ball from his fine leg position.
Mominul Haque and Shakib Al Hasan provided some much-needed resistance after the early departure of the openers, with Mominul in particular looking to be regaining form after a difficult passage of play.
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Till break on day one, Bangladesh were batting at 82 for 2, with Shakib and Mominul batting respectively for 16 and 23.
Bangladesh opted to make two changes to their playing XI, swapping Yasir Ali and Ebadot Hossain for Mominul Haque and Taskin Ahmed respectively.
India also elected to make a change, bringing Jaydev Unadkat into the line-up in place of Kuldeep Yadav. This marked a memorable return for Jaydev, who had last played a Test match 12 years ago and had not been given a Test opportunity for 118 matches. He now had the chance to demonstrate his skills at the highest level once more.
Dhaka Test: Bangladesh opt to bat first with two changes vs India
Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bat first in the crucial second Test of the two-match series against India at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka.
Bangladesh made two alterations to their playing XI, swapping out Yasir Ali and Ebadot Hossain for Mominul Haque and Taskin Ahmed.
India omitted Kuldeep Yadav, who had a successful first Test, and brought in Jaydev Unadkat. This will be only his second Test since his debut in 2010, having missed an astonishing 118 Tests in between, which puts him second in the all-time list for most consecutive Tests missed between appearances.
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Gareth Batty tops this list, having missed an incredible 142 Tests between his appearances in 2006 and 2016.
India secured victory in the first Test of the ongoing series in Chattogram, and are now looking to register a clean sweep in this match. Meanwhile, Bangladesh are hoping for a strong comeback, as they have never won a Test against India in the 12 matches they have played against them.
Players of BAN vs IND 2nd Test in Dhaka
Bangladesh (Playing XI):
Najmul Hossain Shanto, Zakir Hasan, Mominul Haque, Litton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Nurul Hasan (w), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Khaled Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed.
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India (Playing XI):
KL Rahul(c), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jaydev Unadkat, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj.
Dhaka Test: Desperate Tigers aim to prove their Test prowess
Bangladesh and India are both eagerly awaiting their second Test of the two-match series, set to take place tomorrow at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.
India have already won the first Test of the two-match series in Chattogram, and are now aiming to secure a comfortable sweep of their opponents. However, Bangladesh are eager to prove their Test match ability at their most-familiar surface of Mirpur, where they previously won two consecutive ODIs against India prior to this series.
Spinners are likely to play a pivotal role in this match on the pitch which is traditionally known to aid spin bowlers.
Taijul Islam and Mehidy Hasan have been in top form with the ball in Chattogram while Shakib Al Hasan was out of action due to a rib injury, but the southpaw is now fit and ready to bowl in the Dhaka Test.
Allan Donald, the bowling coach of Bangladesh, cleared the doubts about Shakib's availability as a bowler, confirming that “Shakib is okay; he will bowl. He was briefly hampered by a bruise during the ODI game in Mirpur, but has since fully recovered and is available for selection.”
India boasts an impressive spin attack, headed by Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel who decimated the Bangladesh batting line-up in the first Test. In Chattogram, the Bangladeshi batters were left in distress when confronted with the duo's skills.
But Vikram Rathour, the batting coach of India, said they are not worried much about spin. He instead said that when the game is in the subcontinent, one team should be aware of the turn.
“When you play in Asia, subcontinent, you expect the wickets to turn,” he said in the pre-match press meet on Wednesday.
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He added that the turns in Bangladesh will help them to prepare well for the next series against Australia.
“After this we are playing Australia and we expect them to turn. So good practice for us. Good preparation. No special things tactically,” the Indian batting coach added. “We are not discussing anything too much. They need to decide what areas and the shots that are on, depending on the bounce we get here.”
Ahead of this match, India escaped an injury scare. Lokesh Rahul, the stand-in captain of India, suffered a blow to his hand during the practice session. But, as their batting coach stated, Rahul has no reason to be worried about. He is all fit to take on the field.
Bangladesh will be eying on the batting skills of Zakir Hasan, who hit a century in his debut Test at Chattogram, becoming the fourth Bangladeshi batsman to do so. He had already been showcasing his talent in the domestic circuit and has now finally delivered when it matters most.
“The young man has surprised many. It is the first time I have seen Zakir. I love his attitude, boldness, and attacking mindset. He has come to play,” Alland has said.
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Before this match, Bangladesh had faced India in 12 matches, with 10 of them resulting in defeats and two ending in a draw. However, this time around, Bangladesh will approach the match with a winning mentality.
Dhaka Test: Bangladesh capitulate as Sri Lanka win series
Sri Lanka won the second Test by 10 wickets and clinched the series 1-0 thanks to disastrous performance by top-order batters on Thursday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.
The first match of the series ended up in a draw in Chattogram.
With this win, Sri Lanka secured a crucial 12 points and passed Pakistan in the points table of the ICC World Test Championship. On the other hand, Bangladesh missed a great chance to achieve some points for the current cycle of the Test Championship.
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Bangladesh were down to 24 for five in the first innings of this match. Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das rescued them from that collapse hitting a century each. In the second innings, they again lost four under 25 runs. And this time, none came up with the efforts like the Mushfiqur-Liton partnership, and subsequently Bangladesh suffered a big defeat with about two sessions to play on the final day.
The Mushfiqur-Liton duo was unbeaten at the end of day four. So the expectation was high from them. But Mushfiqur only could deliver 23 this time, and he was dismissed in the morning session.
The onus was on Shakib Al Hasan, Liton and Mosaddek Hossian to stretch the innings as much as possible. On the fifth wicket, Liton and Shakib added 103 runs and hinted at something bigger like the sixth-wicket stand of the first innings, but an outstanding bowl-and-catch effort from Asitha Fernando removed Liton for 52 when Bangladesh were stuttering at 156 for seven.
Shakib takes five after Sri Lanka secure lead of 141
Shakib Al Hasan once again registered a five-wicket haul in Tests taking five for 96 in the Dhaka Test against Sri Lanka on Thursday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.
It was Shakib’s 19th five-wicket haul in the format. His last five-wicket haul in Test was in 2018 against West Indies in Kingston. It was Shakib’s longest period of time between two five-wicket hauls in Tests.
However, Sri Lanka managed to secure a 141-run first-innings lead riding on the centuries of Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal.
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Chandimal fell for 124, but Mathews remained unbeaten for 145. For Bangladesh, Shakib bagged five and Ebadot Hossain took four.
Sri Lanka continue thriving as Mathews, Chandimal hit tons
The two most experienced batters of Sri Lanka— Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal—hit a ton each in Dhaka Test against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka continued to thrive.
At the tea of day four, Sri Lanka were batting at 459 for five with Mathews batting at 123 and Chandimal batting at 120. In the sixth wicket stand, they added 193 runs so far.
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At this point of the match, Sri Lanka have already secured a lead of 94 runs with five wickets in hand. With four more sessions to play in this Test, Bangladesh will have to face a stiff challenge.
It was the second ton of Mathews in this series. He had also hit a ton in the first Test in Chattogram.
The stand between Mathews and Chandimal came as a perfect reply to the 282-run sixth-wicket stand by Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh bowlers were disappointing in the morning session as they were unable to pose any notable challenge to the Lankan batters. Ebadot Hossain bowled a few deliveries at the pads without any luck, and spinners also looked helpless. Bangladesh captain Mominul rolled his hand but failed to break the stand.
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With five more sessions to go in this Test, Bangladesh are in a challenging situation. They will now have to wrap up the Lankans in a smaller lead.
Earlier, Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat first. They posted a total of 365 with centuries from Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das. It was a tremendous effort from them after six Bangladeshi batters were unable to score anything.
Mushfiqur, the world's best Test scorer!
A recent unbeaten knock of 175 helped Mushfiqur Rahim climb a mountain. He is now the best batter in the world in terms of scoring runs in Tests at the highest average.
He has an outstanding average of 58.94 — the highest among the batters who played at least 20 innings since 2020 in Tests. Even batters like Joe Root, Babar Azam and Marnus Labuschagne are behind him.
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Dhaka Test: Sri Lanka go to lunch at 210/4
Ebadot Hossain and Shakib Al Hasan bagged one wicket each in the first session of day 3 of the Dhaka Test.
Sri Lanka went to lunch at 210 for four, just as showers began. Angelo Mathews and Dhananjaya de Silva were at the crease with 25 and 30 runs, respectively.
The visitors are trailing by 155 runs in reply to Bangladesh’s first innings of 365.
Bangladesh won the toss in this match and batted first. Six of their batters failed to score anything on the board. But Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das put up a stand of 272 runs with a century each that guided the Tigers to a challenging total.
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Liton fell for 141 but Mushfiqur remained unbeaten for 175.
For Sri Lanka, Kasun Rajitha bagged five wickets — his maiden five-wicket haul in the format
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Dhaka Test: Sri Lanka trail by 222 after day 2
Sri Lanka are trailing by 222 runs at the end of day two of Dhaka Test against Bangladesh on Tuesday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.
The visitors were batting at 143 for two in 46 overs with Dimuth Karunaratne batting at 70 and the nightwatchman Kasun Rajitha remaining not out for zero.
In reply to Bangladesh’s first inning total of 365, Sri Lanka made a good start as both the openers— Oshada Fernando and Karunaratne— hit a fifty each. Oshada was going well but a wonderful catch at the slip by Najmul Hossain Shanto sent him back. Ebadot Hossain got the first wicket.
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Kusal Mendis was removed by Shakib Al Hasan for 11. It was a straight delivery from Shakib. After the ball hit his pads, Kusal did not even bother to call for a review. He just started to walk off the field.