(*27*) Bangladesh 205 for six (Mominul 102*, Mehidy 6*, Akash Deep 2-43, Ashwin 2-45) vs India
With the solar beating down after successive days of overcast circumstances, the pitch confirmed indicators of higher carry, however the inherent nature of the black-soil floor meant a number of deliveries did hold a tad low. Akash Deep and Jasprit Bumrah started the day by primarily hitting the realm round good size – for various diploma of raise-off – and examined Mominul and Mushfiqur Rahim's persistence. Four of the primary 5 overs of the day had been maidens, with the one run scored coming by way of Mushfiqur's inside edge.
Bumrah then bought an in-ducker to bounce extra and take Mushfiqur's inside edge once more, however this time previous leg stump for the primary 4 of the day. It landed round size outdoors, off and, as per broadcast, deviated 2cms into the batter. The very subsequent ball, Bumrah weaved his magic, touchdown the ball in the very same spot and getting it to maneuver in sharply – 6cm per broadcast. Mushfiqur determined to depart it primarily based on how the earlier supply behaved, however was shocked after the ball clipped the off stump to finish his keep.
Litton's adventurousness, although, ended up in his downfall when he charged at a size ball from Siraj and slapped it aerially in direction of huge mid-off, the place Rohit timed his soar completely to pluck a one-hander. Shakib's keep within the center then lasted all of 17 balls, his try to make use of his toes in opposition to R Ashwin proving to be his undoing. He might have gotten away with it, if not for Siraj backtracking from mid-off and holding to a one-handed diving catch.
Ravindra Jadeja, eyeing his three hundredth Test wicket, was introduced on within the twelfth over of the day, however was by no means allowed to settle. Mominul was blissful to try to sweep him as usually as he might, and likewise used his toes nicely to loft him straight over to enter the nineties with a six. He then bought a few lives, first when Rishabh Pant failed to hold on to an below-edge feather when on 93, after which on 95 when Virat Kohli dropped him after diving to his left from huge first slip.
Quite aptly, it was the sweep that helped Mominul to a thirteenth Test century, his first since June 2023, and solely his second outdoors residence. He had scored the majority of the 98 runs that Bangladesh scored within the opening session.
