India vs Bangladesh, 1st Test Match, Day 4 Highlights: On Day 4, seasoned Axar Patel upped the ante with a triple strike just when it mattered as Indian bowlers compensated for an insipid first session by reducing Bangladesh to 272 for 6, closing in on a big victory. Debutant Zakir Hasan (100 off 224 balls) showed a lot of character, scoring a patient hundred but saving the Test match by batting out for nearly 180 overs in two days was always going to be an uphill task, as also chasing a target of 513. Bangladesh need another 241 runs on the final day on Sunday but skipper Shakib Al Hasan (40 batting) could be more keen on delaying the inevitable.
Here are the Highlights of Day 4 of the 1st Test Match between India and Bangladesh straight from Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram
- 15:52 (IST)India vs Bangladesh Live: SIX!A slog-sweep from Shakib Al Hasan on the ball of Kuldeep Yadav and the ball travels over the boundary ropes for a six. Shakib's counter-attack is troubling the Indian bowlers now. They are operating with an attacking field, but Shakib's batting approach is seeing them leak runs.
- 14:42 (IST)India vs Bangladesh Live: Shakib's counterattack!Shakib Al Hasan is taking on Axar Patel. He stepped out of his crease on two consecutive balls to hit boundaries. While the first one was a four from the mid-wicket, the second one travelled over the ropes for a six from the same region.
- 13:50 (IST)India vs Bangladesh Live: Tea break!Zakir Hasan is unbeaten on 82 as Bangladesh continue to fight in the chase of 513 runs against India. Umesh Yadav, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav claimed a wicket each in the second session but hosts Bangladesh are still alive in the hunt, thanks to Zakir. Saying so, Bangladesh are still 337 runs away from victory.
- 13:16 (IST)India vs Bangladesh Live: FOUR!Zakir Hasan takes the aerial route. Kuldeep Yadav offered some flight to Zakir with the mid-on up, and the batter did not waste time in lofting it over the fielder for a four. Zakir is now batting on 78. This is turning out to be a superb knock from the southpaw.
- 12:41 (IST)India vs Bangladesh Live: Zakir Hasan holds fort!India have got the wicket of Nazmul Hossain Shanto, but Zakir Hasan has been a big trouble for them in this innings. He is still unbeaten there at the score of 66 and as long as he is there, it is not going to be easy for India. Bangladesh need 372 runs more to win.
- 12:01 (IST)India vs Bangladesh Live: WICKET!There is the first wicket for India! Umesh Yadav has dismissed Najmul Hossain Shanto for the latter's individual score of 67. It was a short of length ball outside off stump and Shanto poked it and got an outside edge. Virat Kohli at first slip failed to grab it on his attempt, but wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant managed to hold on to the rebound.
- 11:05 (IST)India vs Bangladesh Live: Lunch on Day 4!This was the session that was completely dominated by Bangladesh. They scored 77 runs in the session and most importantly, didn't lose any wicket. India know they have enough time, but their bowlers are also feeling the tiredness now. An important session coming up next after 35 minutes. Stay connected!
- 10:35 (IST)India vs Bangladesh Live: FOUR!Mohammed Siraj bowled the first two deliveries of the over to Najmul Hossain Shanto and went to tell him something. The third ball was a bouncer and it seems Shanto was ready for it. The southpaw played a beautiful pull shot on it for a four. The pitch seems like a good batting track now.
- 10:15 (IST)India vs Bangladesh Live: Fifty for Shanto!Najmul Hossain Shanto hits fifty. This is a fine knock from the Bangladeshi opener. His team needed him to step up on this big occasion and he has done his job pretty well so far. However, Bangladesh still have a long way to go and the first target for Shanto from here should be to convert this into a big score.
- 08:40 (IST)India vs Bangladesh Live: A tough challenge for Bangladesh!Bangladesh might have started well in their chase of 513 runs, but the pitch is not as good as they would have liked to bat in the fourth innings. The ball stays low at times, with spinners also getting fair amount of turn. To make things further tough for the hosts, the Indian pacers are also extracting some good movement off the surface, and getting the ball swing too.
- 08:24 (IST)
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