21/12Result
2nd Test, India tour of Bangladesh at Dhaka, Dec 22-25 2022
India won by 3 wkts
Player of the Match
Ravichandran Ashwin
Ravichandran AshwinIndia
21/12Result
2nd Test, India tour of Bangladesh at Dhaka, Dec 22-25 2022
India won by 3 wkts
Player of the Match
Ravichandran Ashwin
Ravichandran AshwinIndia

3:24pm: India will need 145 runs to win the series 2-0. They'll have a lot of soul searching to do with their performance on the field but have a job to do with bat in hand on a pitch that's slowing down. Bangladesh were 113 for 6 and added 118 for the last four wickets. Nurul and Litton started the counterattack, Litton carried on after Nurul's dismissal. Taskin played his role well too, making an unbeaten 31 at the end. Axar ends with a three-for for India. Siraj's jaffa to send back Litton was the catalyst that helped India reduce late runs. We'll find out if Bangladesh can make inroads this evening in a short while.

John: "Looks like Bangladesh's top batters are sent down the order."

Ankit Joshi : "This is one of those weird targets isn't it. Not way too many to get but you can't get complacent either."

70.2
W
Patel to Khaled Ahmed, OUT, Run-out chance as the batters look to pinch a single to midwicket. Gill runs in and underarms the throw to Axar, it's high. So Axar has to get his hand low to break the stumps with the ball. Sent upstairs. Does he have the ball is the question. Third umpire will have more replays and the split-screen view. He tried to take it with two hands but got it with one and the ball made contact with the stumps with Khaled a bit short. Gill ran from short leg towards the short-midwicket region. Khaled looked to have bent too early, the bat landed and kinda stuck in the pitch for a second or so. He couldn't carry with the momentum and fell short.

Khaled Ahmed run out 4 (16m 9b 1x4 0x6) SR: 44.44

Santa Claus : "Merry Cricket-mas!!!"

70.1
0
Patel to Khaled Ahmed, no run, Full around off, blocked back to the bowler

END OF OVER:
70 | 2 Runs | BAN: 231/9

  • Taskin Ahmed31 (46b)
  • Khaled Ahmed4 (7b)
  • Ravichandran Ashwin22-2-66-2
  • Mohammed Siraj11-0-41-2

Sriram: "I hope we get a repeat of that famous victory vs Aus when VVS had a go at Pragyan Ojha:) This time Shreyas and Siraj scrambling for a single to win !!"

69.6
0
Ashwin to Taskin Ahmed, no run, No, it's a full ball outside off. Taskin looks to get on one knee and play a somewhat horizontal-bat cover drive. Gets it along the ground to the fielder close by.

Last ball, will he try to pinch a single?

69.5
0
Ashwin to Taskin Ahmed, no run, Solid block off the full ball at the stumps
69.4
0
Ashwin to Taskin Ahmed, no run, Full on off, blocked towards point
69.3
0
Ashwin to Taskin Ahmed, no run, Full around off, blocked straight
69.2
0
Ashwin to Taskin Ahmed, no run, Deadbats a fullish ball straight
69.1
2
Ashwin to Taskin Ahmed, 2 runs, Clipped, early call of two and they make it. It was slightly shortish, Taskin went back and whipped it along the ground. No one at square leg, close or in the deep, deep-mid runs across and gets to it

END OF OVER:
69 | 5 Runs | BAN: 229/9

  • Khaled Ahmed4 (7b)
  • Taskin Ahmed29 (40b)
  • Mohammed Siraj11-0-41-2
  • Ravichandran Ashwin21-2-64-2

Aaron: "Kahled has already moved well past his average of 0.45" Ramapriya: "Khaled equals his Test HS. How exciting"

68.6
0
Mohammed Siraj to Khaled Ahmed, no run, Full on off at 138 kph, Khaled gets down, opens the face and defends it to point

Three slips and a leg slip

68.5
0
Mohammed Siraj to Khaled Ahmed, no run, Length ball just outside off. Khaled looks to block it. It's too quick, goes past bat to the keeper.

Potentially two balls for Khaled to survive

Rama: "A fairy-tale 50 run stand here could still keep the door open for Bangladesh."

68.4
1
Mohammed Siraj to Taskin Ahmed, 1 run, Length ball at 137 kph cramps Taskin who was looking like he tried to make room. Reacted quickly as the ball came in, pulled it aerially. On the bounce to deep midwicket
68.3
4
Mohammed Siraj to Taskin Ahmed, FOUR, Slashed over mid-off. It was on a length around fifth. Taskin used the width to free the arms and swung through. Went well over the fielder

Vaibhav: "Ashwin on 449!"

68.2
0
Mohammed Siraj to Taskin Ahmed, no run, Pushes a full ball to mid-off
68.1
0
Mohammed Siraj to Taskin Ahmed, no run, Looks to clobber the length ball across the line. Misses

END OF OVER:
68 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | BAN: 224/9

  • Khaled Ahmed4 (5b)
  • Taskin Ahmed24 (36b)
  • Ravichandran Ashwin21-2-64-2
  • Mohammed Siraj10-0-36-2

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67.6
0
Ashwin to Khaled Ahmed, no run, Full ball at 92 kph is around off and gets a thick outside edge off the full-faced bat. Squirts past slip and goes in the short-third region. Taskin denies the single.
67.5
0
Ashwin to Khaled Ahmed, no run, Takes a forward stride and blocks the full ball in front
67.4
4
Ashwin to Khaled Ahmed, FOUR, Full ball is down leg, Khaled looks to turn it. Misses, it deflects off the pad, rolls through the vacant fine-leg area
67.3
0
Ashwin to Khaled Ahmed, no run, Beats the full-faced defence and hits pad. Spins in too much, not given LBW

Leg slip, short leg, and slip in

67.2
0
Ashwin to Khaled Ahmed, no run, Carrom ball outside off, beaten on the outside edge
67.1
W
Ashwin to Taijul Islam, OUT, Given out LBW, reviewed quickly by Taijul. Taijul looked to push the ball straight, beat the inside edge and hit him high on the knee roll of the front pad. It was a length ball that was pitching on off (in line), impact is in line. It's clipping leg stump. Taijul has to depart.

Taijul Islam lbw b Ashwin 1 (6m 5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 20.00

Ashwin : "2 leftie, time to bring R Ashwin " Ashwin calling Ashwin, call answered! Around the wicket.

END OF OVER:
67 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | BAN: 220/8

  • Taskin Ahmed24 (36b)
  • Taijul Islam1 (4b)
  • Mohammed Siraj10-0-36-2
  • Axar Patel19-1-68-3
66.6
0
Mohammed Siraj to Taskin Ahmed, no run, Full around off, pushed to mid-off
66.5
1
Mohammed Siraj to Taijul Islam, 1 run, Fullish ball on pad. Turned to deep fine

Parth Verma : "That bowled would have been an umpire call!! :P"

66.4
0
Mohammed Siraj to Taijul Islam, no run, Slightly shorter, similar shot attempted. Beaten

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WktRunsPlayers
1st3KL RahulShubman Gill
2nd9CA PujaraShubman Gill
3rd17AR PatelShubman Gill
4th8V KohliAR Patel
5th19JD UnadkatAR Patel
6th15AR PatelRR Pant
7th3AR PatelSS Iyer
8th71R AshwinSS Iyer