Kuldeep Yadav of India, second right, celebrates the wicket of Liton Das of Bangladesh with his teammates during the fourth day of the 1st Test cricket match between Bangladesh and India in Chattogram on December 17, 2022 | Photo Credit: AP
Experienced Axar Patel took the lead with a triple strike as the Indian bowlers made up for the first session by bowling out Bangladesh for 272 for 6, with a big win, on the fourth day of the opening Test in Chattogram in December. 17, 2022.
Debutant Zakir Hasan (100 from 224 balls) showed a lot of character, scoring a patient hundred but saving a Test match by batting for nearly 180 overs over two days was always going to be an uphill task, as well as chasing a target of 513. also .
Bangladesh need 241 on the final day on Sunday but skipper Shakib Al Hasan (40 batting) may be more eager to delay the inevitable.
While Zakir and his young opening partner Najmul Hossain Shanto (67, 156 balls) frustrated the Indian bowlers for the entire session and added a record 124 runs for the first wicket, the visitors turned things around in the second session to regain control of proceedings. pulled back.
Bangladesh’s Zakir Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim are seen during the fourth day of the 1st Test against India in Chattogram on December 17, 2022. Photo Credit: AP
Axar (27-10-50-3), who had a dream Test debut against England at home in 2021, had perhaps his best performance in a short career in the longest format, given that the fourth-day wicket was very There was not much help from the spinners.
The Zahoor Ahmed Chowdhury track didn’t see much wear and tear and wasn’t difficult to survive, only a few deliveries were commendable.
Three batsmen – Yasir Ali (5), Mushfiqur Rahim (23) and Nurul Hasan (3) – actually intercepted Akshar’s deliveries earlier and made a fatal mistake.
Yasir and Mushfiqur did not cover their off stump line in anticipation of arm balls, but this changed drastically after pitching pushed back the off stump on both occasions. The only difference was that Yasir bowled off his front-foot while Mushfiqur went on the back-foot.
In Nurul’s case, Axar gave the ball extra flight and the batsman was beaten for turn as he tried to convert it into a half-volley and a smart stumping by Rishabh Pant.
Ravichandran Ashwin (27-2-76-1) was not at his best in this game but he will certainly be pleased to see Zakir back, who was caught by Virat Kohli at first slip. The batsman’s defensive move hit an inside edge on the pads and popped out for Kohi.
Kuldeep Yadav (18-2-69-1) also tried to lure Liton Das over mid-on but the batsman could not check his half-scoop and half-drive, dropping a simple catch . to Umesh Yadav
But no credit is enough for young Zakir, who showed admirable flair in his first Test playing a defensive game, but hit those boundaries as well, including a six during his innings.
Till the southpaw’s dismissal, none of the Indian bowlers could trouble Zakir after lunch except Umesh Yadav with the old Kookaburra.
In the post-lunch session, Umesh (15-3-27-1) bowled a beautiful spell with the old Kookaburra, reversing the odd ball. The few balls that Zakir decided to leave on length could have hit the off stump but he was lucky.
In fact, Umesh also had a hand in drawing first blood after the record opening stand between Zakir and Shanto.
Umesh ended Shanto’s resilience from 156 balls with a fuller delivery outside off-stump, with the left-handed opener looking unsure at it. Shanto could still get lucky as the ball slipped out of fielder Kohli’s grasp at first slip but Pant dived completely to his left and caught it in the second attempt.
The second session was crucial for India as only 52 runs were scored and three wickets dashed any dreams of a reversal that Bangladesh could have upset.
In the first session though, Zakir and Shanto batted with a lot of purpose as their half-centuries helped Bangladesh reach 119 for no loss at lunch.
The two left-handers showed a lot of application on a track that looked good to bat on.
Incidentally, the century-plus stand between Zakir and Shanto was the highest by any opening pair against India in Test matches.
score board
India 1st innings: 404 all out
Bangladesh 1st innings: 150 all out
India second innings: declared 258/2
Bangladesh 2nd innings: Najmul Hussain Shanto c Pant b Umesh 67 Zakir Hasan c Kohli b Ashwin 100 Yasir Ali b Axar 5 Liton Das c Umesh b Kuldeep Yadav 19 Mushfiqur Rahim b Axar 23 Shakib Al Hasan Batting 40 Mehidy Hasan Miraz Batting 9 Extras: (B-4, LB-1, NB-1) 6
gross: (for 6 wickets in 102 overs) 176 wickets fell: 1-124, 2-131, 3-173, 4-208, 5-234, 6-238.
India’s bowling: Mohammad Siraj 15-3-46-0, Umesh Yadav 15-5-27-1, Ravichandran Ashwin 27-3-75-1, Akshar Patel 27-10-50-3, Kuldeep Yadav 18-2-69-1.