India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Day 4 Live: A tense finish is on the cards.© AFP
India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Day 4 Live: Mehidy Hasan struck again and removed Rishabh Pant and Axar Patel as India lost their seventh wicket against Bangladesh on Day 4 of the ongoing second Test in Mirpur. Earlier, Shakib Al Hasan dismissed Jaydev Unadkat. Bangladesh spinners, led by their talismanic skipper Shakib Al Hasan and young Mehidy Hasan Miraz, forced Indian batters to press the panic button in a tricky chase of 145 as the visitors ended an engaging third day’s play, tottering at 45 for 4. If they overhaul 145, it will be third highest successful fourth innings chase at this ground as the top three winning scores are 209, 205 and 103. (LIVE SCORECARD)
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
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
Here are the LIVE updates of Day 4 of the 2nd Test Match between India and Bangladesh straight from Shere Bangla National Stadium, in Mirpur
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10:29 (IST)
BAN vs IND: FOUR
Ravichandran Ashwin also joins the party and hits a boundary. Pacer Khaled Ahmed bowls a fiery delivery to Ashwin but he places the shot on the leg-side which dodges the wicketkeeper and crosses the boundary line. Team India back on track.
IND 115/7 (42.3 overs)
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10:21 (IST)
BAN vs IND: FOUR
Shreyas Iyer unleashes his fury and gets another boundary off Shakib Al Hasan. He fearlessly hits a shot over the deep mid-wicket and gets four runs. Team India inching closer to victory as they need 39 runs more to win.
IND 106/7 (41 overs)
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10:19 (IST)
BAN vs IND: FOUR
What a shot!!! Shreyas Iyer holds the fort for India as he smashes a beautiful boundary on Shakib Al Hasan’s delivery. He perfectly lofts the shot and gets four runs.
IND 102/7 (40.4 overs)
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10:10 (IST)
BAN vs IND: FOUR
India gets their first boundary after a long gap. Shreyas Iyer plays a square drive on Mehidy Hasan Miraz’s delivery and ball goes through the boundary ropes . India need more boundaries in order to release pressure and win the game.
IND 93/7 (37.4 overs)
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09:53 (IST)
BAN vs IND: Ashwin dropped on 1
Ravichandran Ashwin turns out to be lucky as he gets dropped on 1 by Mominul Haque. India are in deep trouble as they face a regular fall of wickets. Shreyas Iyer and Ashwin need to stitch a partnership in order to clinch the victory.
IND 81/7 (344 overs)
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09:38 (IST)
BAN vs IND: Wicket
OUT!!! Mehidy Hasan Miraz does it again. The big man Axar Patel gets completely bamboozled by the delivery and the ball directly hits the stumps. Axar departs for 34 and Mehidy completes his 9th five-wicket haul.
IND 74/7 (29.3 overs)
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09:31 (IST)
BAN vs IND: Wicket
OUT!!! Mehidy Hasan Miraz is the star. He scalps the precious wicket of Rishabh Pant and completes his four-wicket haul. Pant completely fails to judge the delivery and ends up getting LBW. India in deep trouble now.
IND 71/6 (28 overs)
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09:24 (IST)
BAN vs IND: FOUR
Rishabh Pant joins the party and enters the crease with a bang. He hits a brilliant boundary on Shakib Al Hasan’s delivery to keep the momentum towards the Indian side. He perfectly times a reverse sweep towards the third man boundary.
IND 68/5 (26.1 overs)
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09:22 (IST)
BAN vs IND: FOUR
Axar Patel unleashes a powerful shot on Mehidy Hasan Miraz’s delivery and steals a boundary. He produces a shot over the deep mid-wicket and gets four runs.
IND 64/5 (26 overs)
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09:15 (IST)
BAN vs IND: Wicket
OUT!!! Big blow for India. Shakib Al Hasan provides Bangladesh with another breakthrough as he dismisses Jaydev Unadkat for 13. Unadkat tries to play a big shot on the delivery but the ball gets hit on his pads and he ends up getting LBW. Fifth wicket gone for India.
IND 56/5 (24.4 overs)
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09:08 (IST)
BAN vs IND: SIX
What a shot!!! Jaydev Unadkat joins the party and hammers Mehidy Hasan Miraz with a massive six. Unadkat places the shot over the deep mid-wicket and sends the ball straight into the crowd.
IND 53/4 (23.4 overs)
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09:02 (IST)
BAN vs IND: We are underway
The Day 4 of the second Test match India and Bangladesh begins. India will start the proceedings at 45/4 with Axar Patel (26*) and Jaydev Unadkat (3*) on the crease. India need 100 runs to win.
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08:53 (IST)
BAN vs IND: India need 100 runs to win
After losing four big wickets on Day 3, Team India need 100 runs to win the second Test and the two-match series against Bangladesh. Currently, Axar Patel (26*) and Jaydev Unadkat (3*) are standing unbeaten at the crease.
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08:51 (IST)
BAN vs IND: Hello and welcome
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Day 4 of the second Test match between India and Bangladesh, straight from the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium, Dhaka.
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