Bangladesh are off to an excellent begin with the bat within the second innings of ongoing first India vs Bangladesh Check on the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
Set an inconceivable goal of 515 runs, Bangladesh wanted a very good begin from their openers to get some much-needed momentum they usually weren’t dissatisfied. Shadman Islam and Zakir Hasan have given their workforce a promising begin of their pursuit of a report chase.
Each the openers had forgettable outings within the first innings. Whereas Islam was bowled for under 2 runs by Jasprit Bumrah, Zakir Hasan was dismissed for 3 by Akash Deep. In contrast to the primary innings, each the Bangladesh openers have gotten the beginning within the second innings and will probably be trying to capitalize.
Earlier than the tea break, they took Bangladesh to 56/0 in 13 overs. Zakir Hasan was unbeaten on 32 whereas Islam was batting on 21.
Zakir Hasan got here out all weapons blazing as he set the tone by hitting Jasprit Bumrah for 2 fours within the very first over. He couldn’t hit any boundary until the fifth over earlier than breaking the shackles in fashion. Within the sixth over of the innings, the left-handed batsman hit Mohammed Siraj for 2 fours and a six.
The six from the Bangladesh opener left India captain Rohit Sharma impressed too. On the third ball of the over, Siraj bowled one which was a bit brief and it was sufficient for Zakir to tug the ball over deep sq. leg for a six. As quickly as he hit the six, the cameras turned in the direction of Rohit Sharma who regarded actually impressed with the shot.
Watch Rohit Sharma’s response to Zakir Hasan’s six:
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In the meantime, India declared their second innings on 287/4. After shedding three early wickets, India recovered due to sensible tons from Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant. Pant departed after scoring 109 runs whereas Gill remained unbeaten on 119 runs.
Earlier within the first innings, a century from Ravichandran Ashwin and an 86-run knock from Ravindra Jadeja helped India recuperate from 144/6 and submit 376 runs. In reply, Bangladesh had been bowled out for simply 149 runs.
