Pant, Iyer help India reclaim control in Mirpur test
DHAKA :Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer combined in a rollicking 159-run partnership to help India wrest back control of the second test against Bangladesh on Friday.
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England's Curran breaks IPL auction record
NEW DELHI : England all-rounder Sam Curran became the Indian Premier League's (IPL) most expensive ever buy in the players' auction on Friday as the world's richest cricket league spent big ahead of the 2023 season.
India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Day 2 Highlights: Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer put India in command
In reply, Bangladesh were 7 for no loss in their second innings at stumps on Friday, with Najmul Hossain Shanto (5) and Zakir Hasan (2) unbeaten at the crease.Pant (93 off 104 balls) and Shreyas Iyer (87 off 105 balls) shared 159 runs for the fifth wicket before Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan (4/79). Taijul Islam (4/74) produced impressive spells to bowl out India for 314 runs.India eost six wickets after tea -- for the addition of 90 runs -- out of which Shakib took four.
Pant, Iyer partnership helps India close in on Bangladesh
DHAKA :Rishabh Pant smashed an unbeaten 86 and forged an unbroken 132-run partnership with Shreyas Iyer to put India on course for a handy first-innings lead on day two of the second test against Bangladesh on Friday.
India 86-3 v Bangladesh after Taijul's triple strike
DHAKA : Bangladesh left-arm spinner Taijul Islam struck three times in Friday's opening session to reduce India to 86-3 on the second day of the final test in Mirpur.
"Kuldeep Yadav Should Stop Taking Man Of The Match Awards": Harbhajan Singh Explains Why
Kuldeep Yadav's shocking exclusion from the Indian team for the second Test against Bangladesh after his last match heroics has made Harbhajan Singh wonder if the left-arm wrist spinner "would be better off" if he is not winning 'player of the match' awards. Kuldeep, who made a return to Test cricket after 22 months, took a match haul of eight wickets including a career-best 5/40 and scored 40 crucial runs only to be dropped for the ongoing second game in Mirpur to accommodate Saurashtra seamer Jaydev Unadkat in the playing eleven.
Umesh, Ashwin help India dominate Bangladesh
Umesh Yadav and Ravichandran Ashwin claimed four wickets apiece Thursday as India bowled out Bangladesh for 227 runs in their first innings of the second Test in Dhaka.
India Steady After Umesh Yadav, Ravichandran Ashwin Take Four Each To Bowl Out Bangladesh For 227
Umesh Yadav and Ravichandran Ashwin claimed four wickets apiece Thursday as India bowled out Bangladesh for 227 runs in their first innings of the second Test in Dhaka. Mominul Haque top-scored with 84 but Bangladesh lost wickets at regular intervals to end their innings about an hour before stumps after electing to bat first. India reached 19-0 before bad light forced an early end to the opening day, with six overs still to be played. Stand-in India skipper KL Rahul was batting on three with Shubman Gill 14 not out at stumps.