Mominul Haque slammed his 13th Test century as he helped Bangladesh cross the 200 mark in the ongoing second Test against Bangladesh. The match resumed in Kanpur after a gap of two days with no play on Day 2 and Day 3 due to bad weather, a wet outfield and poor drainage.
After posting 376 runs in the first innings, India have started well with the ball courtesy of Akash Deep and Jasprit Bumrah who have picked three wickets with just 26 runs on the board. Akash Deep, in particular, has been impressive having accounted for two wickets so far.
A stunning five-wicket haul by Mehidy Hasan Miraz on day two of the second Test in Rawalpindi has put Pakistan on the backfoot. The hosts need to get a few early breakthroughs on day three to claw their way back into the Test match.
Mominul’s 115 — reaching the 3,000 runs milestone in the process — helped Bangladesh set a fearsome 395 runs target for West Indies.
The left-handed batsman had shown slight symptoms earlier and underwent test, the result of which came out as positive.
Bangladesh ended the second day at 240/3, remaining only 25 runs behind Zimbabwe in the one-off Test.
In a low-scoring summit clash, Bangladesh first bowled India out for a paltry 177 in 47.2 overs and then did well enough to score the revised target of 170 in 42.1 overs under the Duckworth-Lewis method.
Bangladesh Test skipper Mominul Haque has insisted that the side will take learnings from the Test series against India and perform better in the 2020 season.
Here are some of the key stats from day 2 of the second Test between India and Bangladesh…
The current Bangladesh team have no pink ball experience even at the domestic level and they only had four sessions with the ball after the Indore Test.
Having won less than 20 Tests in the last 20 years is not a great statistic and Mominul wants some fresh perspective going forward.
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On Day 1 of the first Test, Bangladesh were all out for 150 after opting to bat with Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav sharing seven wickets between them.
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The 28-year-old Mominul has replaced Shakib Al Hasan, who was suspended for two years (one year suspended) by the ICC for failing to report multiple corrupt approaches.
Following a two-year ban on Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah and Mominul Haque will now lead the Bangladesh side for the India tour.
Haque's 120 off 167 balls, featuring 10 boundaries and one six, was his sixth century at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in just eight Test matches.
Haque smashed 161, his third 150-plus knock, highest by any Bangladesh batsman while Rahim made an unbeaten 111 as the hosts were finally able to cross 200 runs after eight Test innings.
Mominul's fifth century bolstered Bangladesh's position after Tamim gave the side a solid start on a placid wicket.
Khulna, Bangladesh: Mominul Haque departed for 80 on the last ball of the first day as Bangladesh made 236-4 against Pakistan in the opening test on Tuesday.Haque joined India's Sachin Tendulkar and England's John Edrich
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