IND v BAN: Rahim, Hasan lead Bangladesh fightback during stumps on Day 3

Shakib Al Hasan plays a shot on a third day of a solo Test compare between India and Bangladesh
Shakib Al Hasan plays a shot on a third day of a solo Test compare between India and Bangladesh. Pic/ AFP

Hyderabad: Indian bowlers faced stubborn insurgency from Bangladesh middle-order led by captain Mushfiqur Rahim, who strike a daring 81 to take his group to 322 for 6 during stumps on day 3 of a one-off Test here today.

Premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan’s aggressive 82 also contributed to Bangladesh’s fightback. At tighten of play, Rahim was ably upheld by Mehedi Hasan Miraz, who was batting solidly batting on 51.

However, a visitors still track India by 365 runs after a hosts announced during 687 for 6 yesterday.

Umesh Yadav (2/72 in 18 overs) was India’s best bowler on arrangement though spin twins Ravichandran Ashwin (1/77 in 24 overs) and Ravindra Jadeja (1/60 in 29 overs) didn’t demeanour satirical notwithstanding being careful on a lane that is still flattering good for batting. Ashwin infact was strike for 12 boundaries.

Ishant Sharma (1/54 in 16 overs) looked some-more effective with a aged round though he did inflict some pain to Mushfiqur with a snorter that had him in some pain. But a dirty Bangladesh skipper churned a subsequent for a boundary.

While India still have a upperhand with dual full days of play, Bangladesh positively would have gained certainty as they showed stomach for some quarrel in a final dual sessions of a day after a bad morning.

The immature Miraz showed majority over his years to assistance his captain by personification risk giveaway cricket, usually conflict a lax deliveries en track a lass Test half-century.

Mushfiqur strike 12 bounds in 206 balls while Miraz strike 10 bounds in 103 balls. The final event yielded 76 runs in 30 overs.

The seventh wicket partnership between Mushfiqur and Miraz yielded 87 runs in 32.5 overs though some-more importantly showed that there aren’t too many demons in a pitch.

India's captain Virat Kohli (R) and teammates leave a margin for a teabreak on a third day of a solo Test compare between India and Bangladesh during a Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad on Feb 11, 2017
India’s captain Virat Kohli (R) and teammates leave a margin for a teabreak on a third day of a solo Test compare between India and Bangladesh during a Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad on Feb 11, 2017. Pic/PTI

The best partial was their focus in a final session. There was a indicate of time when Mushfiqur had scored usually 4 runs in an hour in a post tea session. He was prepared to put his conduct down and urge and with really reduction spin on offer, Ashwin never looked menacing.

Bangladesh still need 166 runs to equivocate follow-on and on a uninformed morning, a few discerning wickets can meant that Virat Kohli would like to safeguard follow on. But with his bowlers already promulgation down 104 overs, he competence usually wish to give them rest and raise a few runs in a second innings.

The post lunch event was partially improved for Bangladesh with 121 runs entrance during a detriment of dual wickets.

But India after removing Shakib and Shabbir Rahman in discerning succession, looked in finish control before Mushfiqur and Mehedi resisted.

Shakib, who was instrumental in stemming a initial event rot, went on a opposite outstanding his approach to 82 off usually 103 balls before his misdeed landed a visitors in trouble.

Once Shakib was dismissed, a visitors fast mislaid another wicket with Shabbir (16) being trapped leg before by Jadeja.

Well set and looking good for a century, Shakib couldn’t scrupulously bond a lofted shot after giving Ashwin a assign with Umesh Yadav gleefully usurpation a easiest of catches during mid-on.

His change was all awry, he didn’t strech to a representation of a smoothness and above all a conditions didn’t aver that shot with 107 runs already being combined by him and other comparison pro Rahim.

Bangladesh sauce room would have felt good about a event as both a comparison players looked gentle conflict some good shots though Shakib’s exclusion pounded them of claiming a event that could justly have been theirs.

Shakib’s shot preference has been a articulate indicate notwithstanding his measureless abilities as an all-rounder. Some of a despotic cover drives off Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Yadav were a provide for a eyes. He also pounded Jadeja slogging him to a cow corner.

He got an means fan in Mushfiqur, who kept a scorecard bustling with his ramp shot off Ishant and a dabs off both Jadeja and Ashwin with an occasional cut shot.

Bangladesh's captain Mushfiqur Rahim (R) and Shakib Al Hasan gesticulate on a third day of a solo Test compare between India and Bangladesh during a Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad on Feb 11, 2017
Bangladesh’s captain Mushfiqur Rahim (R) and Shakib Al Hasan gesticulate on a third day of a solo Test compare between India and Bangladesh during a Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad on Feb 11, 2017. Pic/PTI

Earlier Yadav (2/61 in 15 overs) rattled Bangladesh batsmen with gait while Ishant Sharma got some retreat pitch going his approach as a visitors were left losing 3 wickets in a pre-lunch session.

The initial event of a third day positively belonged to Umesh, who worked adult good gait for a unchanging duration of time.

The usually batsman who had looked gentle was Tamim Iqbal (25) and he was unfortunately run-out after a terrible confusion with Mominul Haque (12). The miscommunication while going for a second run became Tamim’s undoing as he could supplement usually a run to his overnight score.

Mahmudullah Riyadh (28) and Mominul both were clearly worried as Virat Kohli always employed a pace-spin conflict from both ends.

After Umesh bowled a 3 overs from a pavilion finish (Shivlal Yadav End), Kohli clevery switched him to a distant finish (VVS Laxman) finish from that he bowled another 6 overs during a stretch.

He continual uneasy both Mominul and Mahmudullah for a substantial duration of time with his outswingers. After bowling a series of outswingers, he got one to quip neatly into Mahmudullah, that trapped him in-front. India went for a DRS though it was an umpires’ call notwithstanding a smoothness extending a leg stump.

But Umesh didn’t remove heart and left-hander Mominul got a fuller smoothness that came in after pitching. The referee soon adjudged leg before and a batsman didn’t even take a review.

It was a testimony to Umesh’s stamina that his gait never forsaken during a 9 overs that he bowled in a morning.

Mahmudullah and Shakib afterwards combined 45 runs during that they played a few drives and also got their share of streaky bounds in between. But right-hander Mahmudullah was never in control during his stay.

Once Kohli motionless to rest Umesh and Jadeja, he introduced Ishant and Ashwin from possibly ends. With a `SG Test’ now being 30 and overs aged and a group carrying confirmed a shine, it was time for a lanky Ishant to get it to retreat and strike that length tighten to full that creates life formidable for a batsman.

Mahmudullah, who looked like a walking wicket, got one that darted in neatly with spirit of retreat as Mahmudullah was beaten. The referee adjudged a batsman leg before and he went for a examination that didn’t work in his favour.

India however mislaid their second DRS when Ashwin had got one to straighten adequate violence Shakib’s bat though it was ruled not out.

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