Ind vs Ban 1st Test 3rd Day: Team India is 6 wickets away from victory in the first Test match against Bangladesh in Chennai. Bangladesh team has scored 158 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in their second innings till stumps on the third day of the match on Saturday.
The team is currently 357 runs behind the target of 515 runs. Captain Nazmul Hasan Shanto is not out after scoring 51 runs and Shakib Al Hasan is not out after scoring 5 runs. Ravichandran Ashwin has taken three wickets for India. Jasprit Bumrah has got 1 wicket. On the third day, the game was reduced by 10 overs due to poor light. During Bangladesh’s innings, the game was halted for a long time and then stumps were called.
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Earlier, India declared the second innings at a score of 287 runs for 4 wickets. Shubman Gill (119 not out) and Rishabh Pant (109) scored centuries. This is Gill’s fifth century in Test career and Pant’s sixth century in his career. India had scored 376 runs in the first innings. In response, Bangladesh’s first innings were reduced to 149 runs.
First session: Gill and Pant completed half-centuries
On the third day of the Chennai Test on Saturday, Team India started playing from a score of 81/3 in the second innings. The first session was in India’s favour. The team scored 124 runs in this session without losing any wicket. India’s score was 205/3 till lunch. During this, Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant completed half-centuries.
Second session: India declared the innings, Gill and Pant scored centuries
During the second session, India declared their second innings at a score of 287/4. Bangladesh was given a target of 515 runs. Gill (119*) and Pant (109) scored centuries. Gill-Pant shared a 167-run partnership for the fourth wicket. In reply, Bangladesh scored 56 runs without any loss till the tea break. Shadman Islam and Zakir Hasan shared a half-century partnership for the first wicket.
Third session: Bangladesh lost 4 wickets
The third session was in India’s favour. Bangladesh lost 4 wickets in their second innings. Zakir Hasan 33, Shadman Islam 35, Mominul Haque 13 and Mushfiqur Rahim were out after scoring 13 runs. Ravichandran Ashwin has taken 3 wickets for India so far. Jasprit Bumrah has got 1 wicket.
Playing-11 of both teams
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep and Mohammed Siraj.
Bangladesh: Nazmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Liton Das (wicketkeeper), Mehdi Hasan Miraz, Nahid Rana, Hasan Mahmud, Taskin Ahmed.
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