IND vs BAN 1st Test Day 3: India has reached a winning position in the first Test against Bangladesh. Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant blew the dust with centuries. Ashwin excelled with the ball. As a result, Bangla is in trouble.
India is booming in the first test against Bangladesh. Adire is rocking Bangla with the same game in all departments. By the end of the 3rd day, they were in a strong position to win. Today (September 21), India’s young stars Shubman Gill and Rishab Pant burst into flames on the third day of the first Test at Chennai , tamil nadu. When India declared the second innings, Bangladesh got off to a good start in a huge target, but Team India’s senior spinner Ravichandran Ashwin damaged them badly. Today’s game ended about an hour and a half early due to poor lighting in the pitch.
Chasing a mammoth target of 515 runs, Bangla in difficult , Bangladesh scored 158 runs for 4 wickets at the end of the third day’s play. Captain Nazmul Hussain Santo (51 not out off 60 balls) and senior player Shakibal Hasan (5 not out) are at the crease. Bangladesh still need 357 runs to win this match. It will be difficult for Bangla to beat this target. How did the third day go?
Dhamaka of Panth and Gill centuries
India started the third day’s play at 81 for 3 wickets. Rishabh Pant (109 runs off 128 balls) and Shubman Gill (119 runs off 176 balls; not out) played Dana Dan right from the start. Bangladesh bowlers crushed. Boundaries were rang. Completed half centuries. They batted with the same vigor without losing another wicket till lunch. After that, Pant completed his century in just 124 balls in the match. After almost 21 months of long playing Tests, he brake the dust with a clean century. He completed his sixth Test century in this test match. Pant equaled Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s record as the wicket-keeper batsman who scored most test centuries for Indian cricket.
After a while Shubman Gill He also scored a century in 161 balls. Even if Pant was out, Gill played consistently. He was invincible. KL Rahul (22 runs off 19 balls) played bravely. Team India captain Rohit Sharma declared the second innings at 287 runs. With this, India gave Bangladesh a steep target of 515 runs.
A bungalow with a bold start
Bangladesh started the big target well. Openers Shadman Islam (35 runs off 68 balls) and Zakir Hasan (33 runs off 47 balls) played hard. Especially Zakir runs fast. They added 62 runs for first wicket. At this moment, India’s star pacer Jasprit Bumrah dismissed Zakir and gave Team India the first break in this innings.
Ashwin who was shocked
Ravichandran, the senior spinner, created a sensation with the bat in the first innings by Ashwin.. excelled with the ball in the second innings. Ashwin dismissed the consistent Bangladeshi opener Shadman Islam. He put the brakes on the bangladesh that was in full swing. At the other end, Bangladesh captain Nazmul Hussain Santo scored fast runs in this match.
Moments later Mominul Haque (13) was bowled by Indian star Ashwin. After 4 overs, Ashwin sent Bangladesh’s senior star Mushpikar Rahim (13) to the pavilion. This caused a severe setback for Bangladesh. Shakib joins Nazmul who is on a roll with a good half-century. However, the game was stopped by the umpires due to poor lighting in the pitch. The third day’s play ended about an hour and a half early.
Bangla is difficult!
Ashwin won with three wickets. Take key wickets IndiaHe stood in a stronger position. Bumrah got a wicket. Bengal will resume the fourth day’s play tomorrow at 158 for 4. Nazmul and Shakib will continue batting. There are still two days of play in this first Test. With six wickets still in hand, Bangladesh still needed 357 runs to win. However, making this score was too much for Bengal. Team India is in a strong position to win. The chances of India winning on the fourth day are high.