2nd Test India vs Bangladesh: The second day of the second test match between India and Bangladesh was an interesting one as there were multiple turning points during the day. The Bangladesh spinners started well with few early wickets.
Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara showed some resistance but were dismissed after their brief stays. Rishabh Pant was sent in to attack the bowlers and the move paid off. The counterattack worked for India as Rishabh Pant put the bowlers under pressure.
Both Rishabh and Shreyas Iyer attacked the bowlers and got the results but quick wickets at the end of the day meant that India could not run away with the game. Still, they have a sizeable lead that can be crucial in the context of this game.
2nd Test India vs Bangladesh: As it happened
India’s batting:
India had started their day on 19/0. Indian captain KL Rahul was dismissed soon after the start of play on day 2. Taijul Islam had him trapped LBW for 10. The other opener Shubman Gill was also dismissed by the same bowler for 20.
India was 38 for the loss of two wickets when Virat Kohli came to the crease. He and Pujara took the innings to 72 runs in 30 overs. They showed true grit as they dug in and backed their defensive approach. Pujara was dismissed for 24.
India was 86/3 at lunch time with Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant at the crease. Soon after the lunch, Bangladesh introduced their seamer Taskin Ahmed in an attempt to strike with the pace. The move worked as Virat Kohli was caught behind for 24.
India was in trouble at 94/4. Shreyas Iyer walked in to join Rishabh Pant. The two India n batters scored 159 runs together at a quick rate to rescue the Indian innings. Rishabh Pant was once against dismissed in the 90s as he got out for 93 runs in 104 balls. In his aggressive innings, Rishabh Pant smashed 7 fours and 5 sixes to put the Bangladesh bowlers under pressure.
India lost their fifth wicket at 253. Soon after that, Shreyas Iyer also got out for 87 runs from 105 balls. Iyer hit 10 fours and 2 sixes in his innings. Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin also got out soon after that as India were reduced to 286-8. Eventually, the Indian team got out for 314 runs. Thus, taking a lead of 87 runs in the first innings.
Bangladesh’s Bowling:
For Bangladesh, Shakib ul Hasan picked up 4 wickets today. Taijul Islam also picked up 4 wickets while Taskin and Mehedi had one wicket each.
Bangladesh came out to bat for a brief period towards the end of the day. Six overs were bowled in their innings before the umpires’ called stumps. No wickets were lost and Bangladesh will resume their innings from 7/0 tomorrow.
Overall, the day belonged to India as Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer turned things around closely. India could have been 150 all-out, had Rishabh and Shreyas not saved the team. The match is in an interesting state.
An exciting day 3 awaits.
2nd Test India vs Bangladesh: What is Test Match?
Test cricket is a form of first-class cricket played at international level between teams representing full member countries of the International Cricket Council (ICC).
A match consists of four innings (two per team) and is scheduled to last for up to five days. In the past, some Test matches had no time limit and were called Timeless Tests. The term “test match” was originally coined in 1861–62 but in a different context.
Test cricket did not become an officially recognised format until the 1890s, but many international matches since 1877 have been retrospectively awarded Test status. The first such match took place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in March 1877 between teams which were then known as a Combined Australian XI and James Lillywhite’s XI, the latter a team of visiting English professionals.
Matches between Australia and England were first called “test matches” in 1892. The first definitive list of retrospective Tests was written by South Australian journalist Clarence P. Moody two years later and, by the end of the century, had gained acceptance.
There are now twelve full ICC member countries playing Test cricket. Day/night Tests were permitted by the ICC in 2012 and the first day/night match was between Australia and New Zealand at the Adelaide Oval in November 2015.
