India tighten grip on Test vs Bangladesh

India tighten grip on Test vs Bangladesh

India have claimed 4 wickets to scale back Bangladesh to 4-71 at lunch on day three of the second Test in Mirpur.

Zakir Hasan was batting on 37 with Bangladesh nonetheless 16 behind having conceded a first-innings lead of 87 within the low-scoring contest on the Shere Bangla National Stadium.

Litton Das was but to open his account on the different finish.

Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin earned the breakthrough for India, trapping opener Najmul Hossain lbw for 5 within the second over of the day.

Seamer Mohammed Siraj eliminated Mominul Haque, whose 84 was the very best rating in Bangladesh’s first innings complete of 227, caught behind.

Jaydev Unadkat eliminated Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan, and Axar Patel despatched again Mushfiqur Rahim as India, who’re 1-0 forward within the two-Test sequence, tightened their grip on the competition.