adminHYDERABAD. — India’s bowlers led by spinner Ravichandran Ashwin tightened the noose on Bangladesh as the visitors struggled for survival yesterday, chasing a daunting 459 on the fourth day of the one-off Test cricket in Hyderabad. The visitors were precariously placed on 103 for three at stumps, needing to survive three more session for a draw. Mahmudullah on nine and Shakib Al Hasan on 21 were the crease.
Ashwin, who became the fastest bowler to claim 250 test wickets during Bangladesh’s first innings, struck twice in the visitors’ chase to take his wickets tally to 252 in his 45th match.
Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja joined forces with Ashwin to dismiss a fighting Soumya Sarkar for 42 and end his 60-run stand second-wicket stand with Mominul Haque (27).
Haque himself went four runs later. The left-right batting combination of Mahmudullah and Shakib then put on 28 runs to play out the rest of the session. — AFP
Bongani Ndlovu
Online Reporter