13/12Result
1st Test, India tour of Bangladesh at Chattogram, Dec 14-18 2022
India won by 188 runs
Player of the Match
Kuldeep Yadav
Kuldeep YadavIndia
13/12Result
1st Test, India tour of Bangladesh at Chattogram, Dec 14-18 2022
India won by 188 runs
Player of the Match
Kuldeep Yadav
Kuldeep YadavIndia

Hang around with us, as the chase starts pretty soon.

Paras Dua: "I say Chetball has a better ring to it!"

Kajal: "Pujara made fifty from 86 balls, next 52 came from just 43 balls. You said Pujball, well said!" --- I hadn't, but yeah, that was good hitting

3.47pm Pujara finishes on 102*, and Bangladesh need 513 to win. A rapidly-constructed knock - his fastest Test hundred ever - as Pujara piled up runs rapidly to ensure India didn't lose out on a lot of time even as tried to push for a century. Earlier, Gill hit his maiden Test century in a quick innings of 110 to set the base for India, who will hope to extract a Bangladesh batter or two out this evening itself.

61.4
4
Taijul Islam to Pujara, FOUR, misfield by mid-on tumbling to his right, and there's the hundred! Pujara has his arms aloft, as he raises his first Test century in 52 innings; the last one came in January 2019. He skipped down again to this full ball on middle and off, and whipped it to mid-on's right, who dived to save to his right but missed. And with that, India declare
61.3
0
Taijul Islam to Pujara, no run, full again, but on his pads. Turned behind to short fine leg
61.2
0
Taijul Islam to Pujara, no run, fuller and flatter on off. Defended down
61.1
0
Taijul Islam to Pujara, no run, short and just outside off. Punched to cover

98... Taijul back

END OF OVER:
61 | 3 Runs | IND: 254/2

  • Virat Kohli19 (29b)
  • Cheteshwar Pujara98 (126b)
  • Najmul Hossain Shanto3-0-12-0
  • Yasir Ali6-0-28-0
60.6
0
Najmul Hossain Shanto to Kohli, no run, blocks this shortish ball outside off, and plays with the turn into him
60.5
0
Najmul Hossain Shanto to Kohli, no run, loopy and pretty full outside off. Jammed back to the bowler
60.4
1
Najmul Hossain Shanto to Pujara, 1 run, short and outside off, and turning in. Slapped to deep point
60.3
1
Najmul Hossain Shanto to Kohli, 1 run, pretty full and wide of off. Driven along to deep point
60.2
1
Najmul Hossain Shanto to Pujara, 1 run, swipes this short ball on off to deep square leg
60.1
0
Najmul Hossain Shanto to Pujara, no run, good length ball, and flat on off. Clipped to square leg

Just four away from a hundred

END OF OVER:
60 | 6 Runs | IND: 251/2

  • Cheteshwar Pujara96 (123b)
  • Virat Kohli18 (26b)
  • Yasir Ali6-0-28-0
  • Najmul Hossain Shanto2-0-9-0
59.6
1
Yasir Ali to Pujara, 1 run, clips this full ball on middle and off to deep midwicket after getting across
59.5
0
Yasir Ali to Pujara, no run, full again, and turning into off. Chipped to midwicket
59.4
0
Yasir Ali to Pujara, no run, takes a step down to nudge this full and wide ball outside off to mid-on

On 95, with the field up

59.3
4
Yasir Ali to Pujara, FOUR, pulled to fine leg's left! Gets a short ball turning in rapidly, and ending outside leg. He stretches to pull, and sends that hurrying past the chasing fielder
59.2
0
Yasir Ali to Pujara, no run, defended back off the leading edge, as he tries to flick this full and straight ball

Pujara looks around the field now. The lead is 500.

59.1
1
Yasir Ali to Kohli, 1 run, full and tossed up on off. Dragged to long-on

Yasir returns to try and dislodge Pujara. But Nurul taking his time to get set.

Rahul: "Forget Bazball, I'm all in for Pujball"

Thanks Hemant. Pujara racing along towards a century. This is now his joint highest score since his previous Test hundred, having got 91 at Headingley in 2021 too.

END OF OVER:
59 | 4 Runs | IND: 245/2

  • Virat Kohli17 (25b)
  • Cheteshwar Pujara91 (118b)
  • Najmul Hossain Shanto2-0-9-0
  • Mehidy Hasan Miraz14-1-82-1

Time for drinks. Himanshu is back to take over the commentary duties

58.6
1
Najmul Hossain Shanto to Kohli, 1 run, length ball, keeps low. Punched towards long-on
58.5
0
Najmul Hossain Shanto to Kohli, no run, tossed up outside off, Kohli reaches out for it but toe-ends it to the right of the bowler
58.4
1
Najmul Hossain Shanto to Pujara, 1 run,
58.3
0
Najmul Hossain Shanto to Pujara, no run, length outside off, steered towards short third
58.2
1
Najmul Hossain Shanto to Kohli, 1 run, length ball around off, flicked towards deep midwicket
58.1
1
Najmul Hossain Shanto to Pujara, 1 run, length ball on the stumps, pushed towards deep midwicket. Moves to 90

END OF OVER:
58 | 10 Runs | IND: 241/2

  • Cheteshwar Pujara89 (115b)
  • Virat Kohli15 (22b)
  • Mehidy Hasan Miraz14-1-82-1
  • Najmul Hossain Shanto1-0-5-0

sanju: "50 Partnership in Just 48 Balls!"

57.6
1
Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Pujara, 1 run, length ball around off, punched towards long-on

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Bangladesh 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st124Najmul Hossain ShantoZakir Hasan
2nd7Yasir AliZakir Hasan
3rd42Litton DasZakir Hasan
4th35Mushfiqur RahimZakir Hasan
5th26Mushfiqur RahimShakib Al Hasan
6th4Shakib Al HasanNurul Hasan
7th45Shakib Al HasanMehidy Hasan Miraz
8th37Shakib Al HasanTaijul Islam
9th4Taijul IslamEbadot Hossain
10th0Taijul IslamKhaled Ahmed