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That will be it! India have sealed another Test series away from home and continue their dominance in the World Test Championship cycle. They sit strong in 2nd position now with a four-match series against Australia to be played in 2023. However, they will want to evaluate this victory rather than simply celebrate after the manner in which the victory came. Ravi Ashwin and Shreyas Iyer shall be celebrated. Shreyas Iyer has been brilliant throughout the year and his place in the side shall not be doubted anymore. Bangladesh will rue their chances after they came so close to win a historic Test against India. That dropped catch of Ravi Ashwin will hurt them the most. We will take your leave and sign off for 2022 as India's cricketing action ends. Goodbye and a Merry Christmas!
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KL Rahul, India captain | You trust the guys in the middle (during tense situations). We've played enough cricket to realise that someone will put their hand up to win us the game. But I'm not going to lie, there was a lot of tension in the dressing room. It was a tough wicket to bat on, they put us under pressure in both innings. It was a new-ball surface to some extent, once ball got softer, it was easier to score runs. It was a matter of who plays the new ball better. We did lose a few more wickets than ideal (in the chase) but we got the job done. Will take the win. That has been the case for the last many years now (bowling attack delivering on each and every kind of track). Wherever we've gone overseas in recent years, we have done the job.
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Ravichandran Ashwin, Player of the Match | We didn't have much batting left. It was one of those games where we let the game drift whenever we could have shut it off. Shreyas batted beautifully. I would share the award with him but he is the player of the series. Sometimes these situations you feel like you have to get ahead of things, they bowled good lines and I felt that we didn't trust our defences enough. Loved the way Shreyas batted. Pitches are quite good here. But I thought the ball got soft really quickly. Credit to Bangladesh, they put us under real pressure at certain moments.
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Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladesh captain | Everyone contributed. We always knew that we had chance in Mirpur. We play well here. Very good Test cricket, that's what the crowds love to see. Both teams were really good. Credit goes to Shreyas and Ashwin, they absorbed the pressure well and built a partnership. We had 70-odd runs to play with, just needed one wicket. We can think of several Ifs and buts, but I'm proud of the way we fought. That (all-round skills) is my job, unfortunately, couldn't bowl much last game. We had our moments this year but hopefully, next year will be much better for Bangladesh.
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Ravi Ashwin is the player of the match!
Cheteshwar Puajra is the player of the series!
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India's lower order has bailed out the top order every now and then! And this should be an eye opener for the top order batters. India have now strengthened their second position on the WTC points table!
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46.6 Excellent stuff by Ravi Ashwin - a boundary to seal the win and end the drama. The nerves have finally settled. Slightly short by Mehidy Hasan and Ashwin rocks back to whip it away wide of mid-on. Mehidy Hasan is the one to be punished with 16 runs in the over as India seal the win after being pushed back. Just another proof of how times can change within moments!
India have won by 3 wickets!
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46.5 Four more! A fullish delivery and Ashwin lofts it over long-off and the ball races to the fence. Just a reminder that Ravi Ashwin can bat!
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46.1 Mehidy Hasan back in the attack, bowls short and Ravi Ashwin tonks it over deep mid-wicket. That's huge! That six shall seal the match for India. Amazing fightback by these two!
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Some more drama in the middle, as if it was already not enough. Ashwin pulls off at the last minute, something wrong with his eyes. He immediately puts his hand up to apologise the bowler, but Ahmed runs all the way to Ashwin's end and gives a stare to the batter.
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44.5 Khaled Ahmed had almost got Ravi Ashwin there. The ball kept too low and Ashwin managed to bring his bat down just in time! Bangladesh fielders have their hands on head.
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A 50-run partnership for Ravi Ashwin and Shreyas Iyer! This has been a brilliant fightback by these two!
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42.5 Second four of the over. That was much better from the bowler, gets a thick edge of Ashwin's bat and the ball flies through the gap in the slip cordon. Ashwin played that with hard hands and was a goner, but the slip was a lot wide which worked in his favour. Gets four runs as well in the third man region.
India: 120/7 after 43 overs
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42.3 Four more! Ravi Ashwin this time. Ahmed bowls on the wrong line - the ball drifting down the leg side and Ashwin just had to glance it fine and he doesn't miss it.
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Bangladesh have brought in Khaled Ahmed the pacer into attack!
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41.3 Now Mehidy Hasan gets the Iyer-treatment. A tad bit short and Iyer rocks on the backfoot to punch it through the off side. A big gap at covers and the ball races away to the boundary line. Iyer counter-attacking in an excellent manner and the momentum shifting in India's favour!
India: 111/7 after 42 overs
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40.6 Another boundary for Shreyas Iyer! Sheer class from the right-hander. That was short of good length, outside off and Iyer pulls it towards mid-wicket for a boundary.
India: 106/7 after 41 overs
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40.4 A brilliant shot by Shreyas Iyer under pressure. A full delivery outside the off stump and Iyer lofts it over the extra cover region for an amazing boundary. Shakib shouted for a catch but the ball went over the fielder and raced to the fence.
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Mehidy Hasan Miraz has been excellent and the experts have come to the fore to praise the Bangladesh spinner.
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37.4 A boundary after 58 deliveries! Shreyas Iyer has got some purchase. Tossed up outside the off stump and Iyer drives it square quite exquisitely. Finds the gap at point and there are big spaces on the off-side.
India: 93/7 after 38 overs
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Shreyas Iyer and Ravi Ashwin have tackled the turn really well. The footwork has been near to perfect. And that will be drinks break. An intriguing first hour on Day 4 and Bangladesh are all over India at the moment. These two are the last hope India have and Shreyas Iyer will be absolutely necessary till the end for India to win from here.
The way Mehidy Hasan has performed throughout this tour, he should he be the favourite for Bangladesh to bag a couple of more wickets and give his side a historic win!
India: 88/7 after 37 overs
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Ravi Ashwin surviving dangerously -
33.4 Ravi Ashwin dropped at forward short leg by Mominul Haque!
33.5 The ball passes a centimeter away from leg stump of Ravi Ashwin.
India: 81/7 after 34 overs
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The pitch at Mirpur!
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29.2 Axar Patel is gone now! Mehidy Hasan Miraz running riot - a five-wicket haul for the spinner. The southpaw had looked so strong till now. This was bowled short and Axar tried to play it on the backfoot. The ball hits his pads and ricochets on the stumps. Bangladesh right on top, all over India. Axar Patel b Mehidy Hasan Miraz 34(69)
India 74/7 after 30 overs
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27.6 A big wicket for Bangladesh! Rishabh Pant is gone now. Excellent bowling by Mehidy Hasan, beats the batter in defense and the ball catches him plumb in front of the wickets. That was bowled on good length and went straight after the pitch. Pant has a discussion with Axar Patel but decides against review. Good to not get desperate in such a situation. Rishabh Pant lbw b Mehidy Hasan Miraz 9(13)
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Nurul Hasan from behind the wickets: Anything can happen, this is Mirpur wicket.
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26.1 Rishabh Pant plays a reverse sweep to Shakib and that is four more runs for India! Runs are starting to flow for India even as Bangladesh continue to attack. That was on good length, but Pant stretches to the pitch of the ball and times it well to play the reverse.
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25.5 Excellent shot by Axar Patel. Mehidy bowls short, Axar gets on the backfoot and pulls it exquisitely through the mid-wicket region.
India: 64/5 after 26 overs
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Rishabh Pant is out to bat - that brings two left-handers in the middle. It will be interesting to see Pant's approach from here.
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24.3 Jaydev Unadkat has been given out now after a confident appeal from Shakib Al Hasan. The batter has asked for a review but it seems like it is going to be wasted. The ball brushed the pad right in front of the middle stump and there was no going back from there. A waste of a review. India lose first of the day, fifth in the innings. Jaydev Unadkat lbw b Shakib Al Hasan 13(16)
India: 56/5
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23.4 So immediately after that close survival, Unadkat has gone big. A slog sweep to Mehidy Hasan! This was bowled a lot fuller, Unadkat gets on his knee and tonks it over mid-wicket. Quite a bit of action in first over itself.
India: 54/4 after 24 overs
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23.3 Bangladesh review LBW for Jaydev Unadkat on the third ball of the day, and the nightwatchman will survive on umpire's call. That seemed close.
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23.2 First runs of the day as Jaydev Unadkat sweeps a fullish delivery towards square leg.
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The players are out in the middle! Jaydev Unadkat on strike, Mehidy Hasan Miraz opens the bowling for Bangladesh.
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Bangladesh players are warming up on the boundary lines.
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Sunil Gavaskar wants India to capitalise on the first half hour after the heavy roller moves over the pitch and the bite from the pitch will be reduced.
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Indian team, as usual, playing with football ahead of the start of action. However, only Rishabh Pant was seen from the batters who are yet to bat. No Axar Patel, Shreyas Iyer, or nightwatchman Jaydev Unadkat.
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On Day 3, often termed as the moving day, India were rocked by Bangladesh and more so by their nemesis this tour Mehidy Hasan Miraz. After dominating for a major part of the day, India were left on the back foot in the final session as the hosts' tail counter-attacked with the bat and then scalped 4 Indian top order wickets to create a hara-kiri of sorts in the dressing room. India now need 100 runs. Axar Patel has looked poised in the middle. Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer are yet to bat and that is the biggest positive for India. Bangladesh are expected to give the ball to Mehidy Hasan right from the beginning. We will know in a while, what is about to happen. Hello and Welcome to Day 4 of the 2nd Test which is expected to end in the first session either ways!
Day 3 Report: Bangladesh fought their way into what earlier appeared a lost cause on Saturday, knocking over four Indian wickets to leave the visitors teetering after Liton Das compiled a gritty half-century on the third day of the second Test in Dhaka.
The Bangladesh bowlers were given 145 runs to defend after Liton’s steely 73 and a wagging tail steered the hosts to 231 all out.
Despite the subpar score, spinners Mehidy Hasan and Shakib Al Hasan rose to the challenge, reducing India to 45-4 at stumps with 100 still left to chase, leaving the match unexpectedly hanging in the balance.
Mehidy claimed three wickets after Shakib’s initial breakthrough, removing Cheteshwar Pujara (six), Shubman Gill (seven) and Virat Kohli (one). Shakib started the slide with the wicket of captain KL Rahul for two.
Axar Patel survived the day to stay unbeaten on 26 alongside nightwatchman Jaydev Unadkat (three), with first-innings heroes Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer yet to come in.
Liton said after the close of play that Bangladesh could keep India under pressure and eke out a win with early wickets on Sunday.
“It is possible to win if we can take one or two more wickets in the early morning,” he said.
“Rishabh and Iyer are yet to come, they are of course good players, but as I said if we can take one or two more wickets they will remain under pressure.”
For India, building a partnership remains vital.
“I feel we should not overthink that four wickets have gone. If one of our batsmen get set, there won’t be much pressure on us,” fast bowler Mohammed Siraj said.
Axar had earlier downed three Bangladesh batters and all of India’s bowlers were among the wickets.
But Liton rode his luck in an innings where he was dropped twice by Kohli — first off Axar and then Ravichandran Ashwin — to score what could be 73 vital runs.
There was little support for him on the other end after opener Zakir Hasan (51) fell soon after lunch until wicketkeeper Nurul Hasan joined him at the crease and the pair compiled an aggressive 46-run stand.
That stand was broken by Axar when he drew Nurul out of his crease to set up an easy stumping for Pant.
Liton then added another brisk 60 runs alongside Taskin Ahmed (31 not out) before he was bowled by a Siraj delivery that nipped back in and found the gap between bat and pad.
Even with those small pockets of resistance, India looked to be in complete control of the match, picking up regular wickets with all their bowlers getting a part of the spoils.
Ashwin had Najmul Hossain trapped leg-before for five in the second over of the day before Siraj removed Bangladesh’s first-innings top-scorer Mominul Haque for the same score.
Unadkat then got skipper Shakib (13) to spoon a length delivery to Gill at cover in his first over of the day.
With the hosts struggling, Axar added to their misery on the stroke of lunch, trapping the experienced Mushfiqur Rahim lbw for nine.
He added two more to his tally after the break, getting Mehidy lbw for nought before dismissing Nurul for 31.
Siraj, Ashwin, and a run-out accounted for the final three wickets.
The Bangladesh bowlers had given their side a glimmer of hope in Friday’s final session, restricting India’s lead to 87 runs just when the visitors looked like they might amass a mammoth score.
Pant and Iyer were running rampant, with both crossing fifty at a rapid pace, ending at 93 and 87 respectively, but Bangladesh knocked over the last six Indian wickets for 61 runs to restrict India to 314.
India won the first Test of the two-match series by 188 runs in Chittagong.
With inputs from AFP
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