The bad light has forced an early stumps and Bangladesh will end their day at 158/4. Bangladesh need to bat out of their skins to even reach the target, however, skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto will definitely push back a bit as the visitors try to delay the inevitable on Day 5.
It has gotten a bit dark in Chennai. The umpires are concerned about the light. The light metres are out and Mohammed Siraj jokingly has started twirling the ball in his hand like he is eager to bowl some off-spin. However, the umpires are not listening to him and off they go. The play has been stopped due to bad light.
Bangladesh - 158/4 (37.2 overs), chasing 515
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto wasn't afraid of playing his strokes. He played a couple of lovely reverse sweeps and didn't shy away from coming down the track to the spinners and has kept his side in the game, just about to take the match to Day 4.
Six and out for Mushfiqur Rahim! Rahim was looking to be aggressive against R Ashwin. He hit him for a six before getting caught by KL Rahul at mid-on, who took a blinder forward-diving catch to see the back of Rahim.
Ravindra Jadeja and skipper Rohit Sharma's plan almost came to fruition but the ball just fell a bit short of a diving Siraj as Mushfiqur Rahim after being lured into playing a sweep, couldn't keep it down. However, Siraj couldn't field it well and it went towards the boundary.
It took 62 runs for the first wicket to fall for Bangladesh in the second innings and 62 more for two more to fall with R Ashwin getting both the latter ones. Ashwin with a beauty of an off-spin delivery took Mominul Haquer's off-stump to render Bangladesh three wickets down.
Local boy R Ashwin finally gets off the mark in the wickets column in the Test match as he sends back Shadman Islam, who batted really well until that point. Ashwin bowled on length and the ball seemed to have held into the surface, Shadman flicked but the bat turned in his hand and Gill completed a good catch at mid-wicket.
Bangladesh - 100/2 (25 overs)
Yashasvi Jaiswal holds on to a blinder in gully and India have gotten a wicket out of nowhere, who else but Bumrah? Bumrah induced a poke from Zakir Hasan into the drive on wider and fuller outside the off-stump line. Zakir got a thick outside edge and Jaiswal dived to his left to take a screamer. Bangladesh have lost their first wicket.
Bangladesh did well to hold the fort in the post-lunch session after India's declaration to go unscathed through to the tea. Since there is nothing happening off the pitch, the Indian bowlers will have to dig deep in the final session to get into the Bangladeshi middle-order.
Bangladesh end second session at 56/0.
Fifty opening partnership for Bangladesh and this is a good response compared to first innings from them
Ravichandran Ashwin has been introduced into the attack with fast bowlers not reaping any success so far in the second innings.
Zakir and Shadman have come up with a good response not losing a wicket in the first five overs. Bangladesh are 19/0
Bangladesh openers walk out to the middle!! Zakir Hasan and Shadman Islam opening the innings. Can they weather India's bowling and especially Bumrah? Here we go!!
Bangladesh have 47 overs to face the Indian bowlers today. Can India finish the match today? or Will Bangladesh put up a fight unlike the first innings?
India declare at 287/4 setting a massive target of 515 runs for Bangladesh. What a wonderful batting effort from India with Gill and Pant smashing a century!!!
Shubman Gill has now completed his 5th Test century. He is turning out to be a second innings specialist for India.
Rishabh Pant reached his 6th Test century to level MS Dhoni. But his entertaining innings was cut shot on 109 runs with Mehidy dismissing him.
Shubman Gill is batting on 86 while Rishabh Pant is on 82 as both are nearing their respective hundreds and India a declaration. India are 205/3 at lunch and didn't lose a single wicket. The lead is 432 already and it seems the captain is waiting for both of them to reach their centuries to declare.
Rishabh Pant has started to play his shots as India's lead is beyond 400 now. It seems like the declaration is around the corner as both Pant and Gill are playing aggressively now.
Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant have stitched a 100-run partnership for the fourth wicket as India are just piling on Bangladesh's misery. Gill is unbeaten on 75 while Rishabh Pant is batting in 60s as declaration seems near.
Rishabh Pant has completed his half-century on his return to Test cricket after almost two years. Pant fell cheaply in the first innings but has played solidly in the second innings and has taken India's innings forward. India are closing in on a 400-run lead.
IND - 155/3 (45 overs) - Lead by 382 runs
The 50-run partnership is up between Gill and Pant. A young duo standing up for India in testing conditions
6,0,6 - Shubman Gill has raced to his fifty in the second innings with two sixes in three balls. Wow!!! He has become a second innings specialist now batting at three.
100 is up for India in the second innings with Rishabh Pant smashing a four. India's lead is 327 runs now.
Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant are in the middle while Mehidy Hasan has the ball as India aim to extend the lead while Bangladesh look for some hope in the form of wickets - in cluster.
Like the opening day, Bangladesh bowlers will be bowling again amid overcast and cloudy conditions and would fancy their chances getting a few wickets in the first session, however, the ball isn't as new now and Indian batters will be coming out swinging, especially Rishabh Pant.
It will be an on-time start in Chennai at 9:30 AM for the third day's play. There was overnight rain and a bit of drizzle on Saturday morning. The groundsmen had brought the covers but it's all gone and we are good to go for the start of the third day.
Shubman Gill looked a bit more assured and calculative in his approach in the second innings playing in the line of the ball while being able to maintain his shape as he scored 33 crucial runs after being gone for a blob on the opening day. Rishabh Pant came hard swinging and it seems that will be his approach as India eye adding 100-150 quick runs on Day 3 before the declaration comes into the picture.
Skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli fell cheaply yet again as Bangladesh pacers made the new ball count in the second innings as well. Kohli was probably unlucky as he didn't feel that he edged but ultra-edge showed a little spike as he walked off. However, the senior statesmen will be eager to score runs in the second Test with a long Test season ahead.
Jasprit Bumrah these days almost feels like a well-oiled machine doing its job, taking wickets without a fuss, almost like wickets were made to be taken by him. Bumrah with another four-fer with support from Akash Deep helped India bundle out Bangladesh for just 149 runs. There was a little 51-run stand for Bangladesh with Litton Das and Shakib Al Hasan keeping Indian bowlers at bay but it lasted only that long with Ravindra Jadeja accounting for both of them.
It's often said that Day 3 on most times is the moving day of a Test match but as it turned out, the second day was the one in the ongoing India vs Bangladesh clash. 17 wickets fell on the day as India tightened the screws over Bangladesh and are on their way to seal the first Test match as the lead is already above 300 for India. Can Bangladesh stage a comeback on Day 3 with the ball? Follow all the live updates of the third day of the IND vs BAN 1st Test-
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