Bangladesh to resume second innings in final test match against India in Dhaka today

Dhaka: In the second and final cricket test, Bangladesh will resume their second innings at the overnight score of seven for no loss against India this morning, December 24, at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka. 

Bangladesh trail India by 80 runs at the end of Day Two of the match. The hosts were seven for no loss at stumps with Najmul Hossain Shanto, 5 runs, and Zakir Hasan, 2 runs, at the crease. On day one, the hosts were all out for 227 runs in their first innings.

 

Earlier, riding on Rishabh Pant's 93 and Shreyas Iyer's 87 runs, the visitors were all out for 314 in their first innings, taking a lead of 87 runs. Resuming at overnight score of 19 without loss, Pant and Shreyas



shared a 159-run partnership to help India wrest back control of the second test. 

India's top order collapsed as both the overnight batters Skipper KL Rahul and Shubman Gill departed in quick succession. Rahul was out for 10 while Shubman Gill made 20. For Bangladesh Taijul Islam and Shakib Al Hasan got 4 wickets each.

 

India won the first test by 188 runs in Chittagong on Sunday, December 18.