India 376 (Ashwin 113, Jadeja 86, Mahmud 5-83, Taskin 3-55) and 81 for 3 (Gill 33*) lead Bangladesh 149 (Bumrah 4-50, Deep 2-19, Jadeja 2-19) by 308 runs
Bangladesh escaped the frying pan with 4 fast wickets to bowl India out early on the second morning, however jumped straight into the fireplace of the relentless Indian bowling assault, getting bowled out in simply 47.1 overs. India selected to bat on regardless of a lead of 227, and led by 308 with seven second-innings wickets in hand by stumps on day two.
The day began on a constructive notice for Bangladesh. Taskin Ahmed used the second new ball a lot better than the primary for 3 wickets, Hasan Mahmud accomplished Bangladesh’s first five-for in India, they usually let India add solely 37 to their in a single day rating. Nonetheless, a fast reminder adopted that their bowlers had dedicated too many errors on day one already. India’s quick bowlers have been on the cash instantly, bowling testing spell after testing spell, drawing an error as soon as each three balls to scale back Bangladesh to 40 for five.
Bumrah started over the wicket to the left-hand openers, shifting the ball away constantly, however went round for the final ball of the primary over. Shadman Islam left him, most likely as a result of all of the earlier 5 balls had moved away, however this one seamed again in to hit the highest of off. Zakir Hasan survived an lbw name that each the umpire and the India captain misjudged, however Deep proved to be too good for him and Mominul Haque.
The primary over from Deep, instantly across the wicket, wasn’t the best, however in his second he obtained the ball to seam in from an excellent size simply exterior off. Zakir was overwhelmed fully whereas Mominul managed to get his pad in line just for the ball to ricochet into the wicket. He would have been lbw anyway. Mushfiqur Rahim edged the hat-trick ball in direction of gully but it surely fell brief.
Submit lunch, India went again to their prime two bowlers, who had solely bowled brief spells earlier than the interval. Siraj, who had misplaced out on Zakir’s wicket earlier, was probably the most correct of the three. Najmul Hossain tried to stroll at him to counter the motion, however nonetheless managed to solely edge to second slip as a wobble-seam ball seamed away from him.
Bumrah stored testing Mushfiqur earlier than he bowled a uncommon supply that swung after pitching. You possibly can’t imply to try this but it surely generally occurs – principally when the seam is upright – that the ball begins to swing after going previous the batter. This one began to go even earlier than it went previous Mushfiqur, who had the angle lined in any other case. It took the sting, went rapidly to second slip, and commenced to swerve away from KL Rahul on the final second. Rahul’s higher physique turned with the ball, and his mushy palms meant the catch was taken.
By now the motion started to calm down, and Litton Das and Shakib Al Hasan put collectively a fast stand of 51 with some handsome drives. Then India’s spin twins got here on and gave away nothing regardless of little help for them from the pitch. In making an attempt to dominate them, Litton ended up taking part in a slog-sweep a lot squarer than he would have appreciated, providing a catch to deep sq. leg. Shakib sadly reverse-swept Ravindra Jadeja straight into his boot for a lob to Rishabh Pant.
Simply earlier than tea, India introduced again the specter of Siraj and Bumrah. Siraj discovered the sting instantly but it surely did not carry, however with what proved to be the final ball earlier than tea, Bumrah obtained the higher of Mahmud. Bangladesh have been nonetheless 65 wanting avoiding the follow-on. The final two Bangladesh wickets hung round for 3 quarters of an hour, together with a boundary off Bumrah that clearly set one thing off. Bumrah softened Taskin Ahmed up with brief balls, hitting him on the helmet and the glove, earlier than cleansing him up with a pinpoint yorker.
The tall Nahid Rana did not fairly fancy getting behind the road of Bumrah both however managed to in some way deny him the five-for, additionally hitting him for 2 boundaries. Ultimately, he performed Siraj on as he slogged at one, giving him his second wicket. India had greater than an hour and a half to bat earlier than stumps on day two.
Thus far forward within the recreation have been they, India got here out swinging. Yashasvi Jaiswal took 10 runs off the primary over, Rohit Sharma flicked the primary ball he confronted for 4, however they quickly found the pitch was nonetheless not flat sufficient to be toying round with the bowling. Their wickets made it probably the most – 16 – in a single day’s play at Chepauk. Shubman gill and Virat Kohli then batted to the advantage of the bowling, however a uncommon dismissal – a right-hand batter getting out lbw to an offspinner taking part in ahead – made it 17 wickets within the day. It was Kohli, who didn’t evaluation it, and Extremely Edge then steered an inside edge. By stumps, India have been greater than 300 forward.
Sidharth Monga is a senior author at ESPNcricinfo
