News, Kanpur
Only 35 overs of play was possible on the first day of thesecond Tst first dayetween India and Bangladesh. Fast bowler Akash Deep (2/34) and veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin (1/22) gave India a solid start. Bangladesh were 107 for 3 at stumps on the first day.
Parts of the Greenx Park Stadium gr o und in Kanpur remained wet due to heavy rains the previous night. The toss on Friday was delayed by an hour. India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to field first. India opted to go in with three seamers without making any changes.
He bowled three overs but could not pick up a wicket. Mohammed Siraj, on the other hand, failed to get a wicket. For Bangladesh, Shadman Ismail (24 off 36 balls) batted in a positive manner, while the other opener Zakir Hasan (0 off 24 balls) just tried to stay on the pitch. As Bumrah and Siraj failed to pick up wickets, Rohit handed the ball to debutant Akash Deep.
He removed Zakir Hasan off the third ball of his first over. The ball took the edge of Zakir's bat and went towards gully and Yashasvi Jaiswal took a beautiful catch by bending to his right. Akash Deep also dismissed Shadman in his third over. India appealed after the ball hit Shadman's pad, but the on-field umpires ruled him not out. Skipper Rohit used the 'review' and it showed that the ball was hitting the stumps. This is India's second win of the tournament.
Skipper Nazmul Hossain Shanto (31 off 57 balls) and Mominul Haque (40 not out off 81 balls) then steadied the innings. While the duo were trying to take Bangladesh to a strong position, Ashwin trapped Shanto leg before. After that, Mushfiqur Rahim (6 not out off 13 balls) and Mominul batted with patience.
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Rain was predicted on the first and third day zof the Texst in Kanpur. The first day was delayed. The second session stacrted 15 minutes late as the last over before lunch was underway. After just 9 overs, the play was stopped due to bad light. . Later, the ground was covered due to heavy rain and no play was possible.
Ravichandran Ashwin holds the record for the most wickets by an Indian bowler in Test cricket. Ashwin has now taken 420 wickets in Tests in Asia, surpassing Anil Kumble (419 wickets). Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan (612) holds the record for most wickets in Test cricket.