IND vs BAN, Chennai Test Day 2 Highlights: India Lose Openers And Virat Kohli But Hold A Commanding 308-Run Lead

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5:00 pm: India finish the day 81/3 and 308 runs ahead after skittling Bangladesh for 149. Rishabh Pant (12*) and Shubman Gill (33*) will resume on day 3.

4:49 pm: Bangladesh have struck late in the day as Mehidy Hasan dismisses Virat Kohli lbw for 17.

4:00 pm: This time it's Yashasvi Jaiswal, who has to depart as Nahid Rana gets him to nick off. India's both openers back in the pavilion.

3:39 pm: Rohit Sharma perishes for another single-figure score as Taskin Ahmed gets the better of him.

3:20 pm: India take a healthy lead of 227, but have not enforced the follow-on and will bat again.

3:01 PM: Wicket! Jaspreet Bumrah bowls toe crushing yorker to dismiss Taskin Ahmed for 11 runs

2:15 PM: Wicket ! Jasprit Bumrah Completes 400 International Wickets. Hasan Mahmud was dismissed for 9 Runs. Bangladesh head into the tea session at 112/8. The visitors are 264 runs behind and still three days of play are left to be completed

1:47 PM: WICKET! Jadeja gets his second wicket of the match. Shakib Al Hasan heads back to the pavilion after scoring just 32 runs. Shakib went for the sweep but ball hits the bottom edge onto the boot and lobs striahgt into the gloves of Rishabh Pant.

1:38 PM: WICKET! Ravindra Jadeja breaks Litton Shakib partnership. Substitute player Dhruv Jurel takes a brilliant catch as Litton Das departs for 22 runs

1:30 PM: Indian spinner build pressure with back to back maiden overs

1:11 PM: Litton Das and Shakib Al Hasan rebuild Bangladesh innings after Indian pacers wreck havoc

12:30 PM: Wicket! Bangladesh has lost half of their side. Jasprit Bumrah strikes again. Huge wicket for India Mushfiqur Rahim scores just 8 runs after edging delivery to KL Rahul at second slip

12:25 PM: Wicket!Mohammad Siraj strikes right after lunch. Bangladesh skipper Najmul Shanto edges the delivery to Virat Kohli at second slip

12:11 PM: Bangladesh Innings Gets underway

11:30 AM: It's Lunch and India have their noses ahead. After being bowled out for 376, Team India pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep helped India extend their hold on the game. Bangladesh began on the right note by picking up the last four Indian wickets. However they lost three wickets for 26 runs before lunch. Akash Deep was on fire as he picked up back to back wickets in his second over.

11:21 AM: WICKET! Akash Deep is on a roll. Back to back wickets for Team India pacer. Mominul Haque and Zakir Hasan cleaned bowled

10:52 AM: WICKET! Jasprit Bumrah strikes in the first over, Shadman Islam cleaned bowled for 2 runs

10:36 AM: Hasan Mahmud dismisses Jasprit Bumrah for 7 runs as Team India were bowled out for 376 runs. The pacer finished with figures of 5/83 his first in India and the second of his career.

10:29 AM: Taskin Ahmed has his third wicket of the Day 2. The pacer dismisses R Ashwin for 113 runs. Shanto takes yet another catch after Ashwin micues a wide length ball

10:16 AM: No second revive for Akash Deep as he departs after scoring just 17 runs. Taskin Ahmed with the breakthrough yet again as Najmul Shanto takes the catch.

9:55 AM: Shakib Al Hasan drops a catch. Akash Deep top edges a delivery from Taskin Ahmed, Shakib fielding at square leg, failed to settle under the ball and tried to catch it over the shoulder ultimately leading to ball slipping from his hands

9:42 AM: Wicket! Taskin Ahmed Strikes Early For Bangladesh, Ravindra Jadeja pokes at delivery outside off stump. Litton Das takes easy catch behind the stumps. The all-rounder departs for 86 Runs

9:30 AM: Day 2 gets underway, Taskin Ahmed bowls the first over of the day

Day 2 preview

India will be looking to post a total over 400 runs having ended Day 1 of the first Test against Bangladesh on a high note. The home team faced early setbacks on day 1 with Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and SHubman all dismissed for a less score.

After being reduced to 144-6, an unbeaten partnership of 195 runs between R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja save the day for the team. Ashwin notched up his sixth Test century, finishing the day unbeaten on 102, while Jadeja supported him with an impressive unbeaten knock of 86 runs, propelling India to 339/6 after end of Day 1.

Ashwin also made headlines with his century, setting new records along the way. He is now the second-highest century scorer in Tests while batting at No. 8 or lower, trailing only Daniel Vettori, who had five centuries in that position. Bangladesh’s Hasan Mahmud was the standout bowler, claiming four wickets and posing a significant threat to the Indian batting order.

However, the game is still very much alive for Bangladesh. If they can dismiss Ashwin and Jadeja quickly, they might restrict India to under 400 runs, keeping their hopes alive. On the other hand, if the duo continues to bat effectively for another hour, a first-innings total exceeding 400 seems very achievable for India.

Published on: Friday, September 20, 2024, 08:35 AM IST