The second match of the India-Bangladesh Test series is being played in Mirpur. Bangladesh has decided to bat after winning the toss. After the end of the first session on the first day, Bangladesh scored 82 runs for 2 wickets. Mominul Haque and captain Shakib Al Hasan are at the crease.
Captain Shakib Al Hasan is at the crease after scoring 16 runs and Mominul is supporting him by scoring 23 runs. Zakir Hasan (15 runs), and Najmul Hasan Shanto (24) lost their wickets.
Jaydev Unadkat and Ravichandran Ashwin have got one success each from India. Unadkat made his debut in the first Centurion Test of Team India’s tour of South Africa in 2010. He got his first Test wicket 12 years after his debut match.
Bangladesh wickets fell like this…
- First: Zakir Haasan wanted to make the cut. He was caught by KL Rahul at slip.
- Second: Ashwin made Shanto LBW.
The first session of the first day was mixed. In this, where the Bangladeshi team added 82 runs, the bowlers of the Indian team took 2 wickets. At one point both Bangladesh openers were dismissed for 39 runs.
Indian captain KL Rahul is fit and playing. There has been a big change in Team India. Last match’s Man of the Match Kuldeep Yadav has been dropped. While Jaydev Unadkat has returned after 12 years. At the same time, Mominul and Taskin have got a place in the playing in Bangladesh.
Team India at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium has landed with the intention of a clean sweep in the series. After winning the Chattogram Test by 188 runs, India took a 1-0 lead in the 2-Test series.
At the same time, Bangladesh is playing with the intention of winning the second Test and drawing the series 1-1.
After winning the match, India will further strengthen its position at the second position in the points table of the World Test Championship.
Prior to this, a series of 2 Tests were played 4 times between the two countries. India made a clean sweep 3 times and won the series 1-0 once. Now the 5th series is going on. If Team India wins this match, it will clean sweep Bangladesh for the fourth time.
On winning the match, India will have 58.92% points in the WTC points table. Team India is currently at number two. Australia is number one, it has 76.92% points. South Africa is at number three with 54.54% points.
So far 2 Tests have been played between the two teams at the Sher-e Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur. India got the victory in both. Overall 12 Tests were played between the two teams. India won 10, while the Bangladesh team could not win a single match. 2 tests were drawn.