Bangladesh’s Test Match Against India: Day Three Highlights
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Former Bangladesh batter Tamim Iqbal has advised the team’s openers, Zakir Hasan and Shadman Islam, to turn their promising starts into significant scores. This advice came after Bangladesh’s challenging 515-run chase against India in the first Test match.
Day Three Recap
At the end of day three, Bangladesh was 158/4, with skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto (51*) and Shakib Al Hasan (5*) unbeaten. Earlier, Bangladesh started the final session at 56/0, with Shadman Islam (21) and Zakir Hasan (32) at the crease. The openers built a 62-run partnership before Jasprit Bumrah broke the stand.
Speaking on JioCinema, Tamim Iqbal emphasized the importance of converting starts into big scores. He said, “Both the openers looked very solid and were batting very comfortably. But these 30s, 35s won’t help Bangladesh in the longer run. We talked about how good they were for an hour or so, but people will still see it as 30s and won’t understand how well they batted. That’s why it’s very important for openers to make it count whenever they get an opportunity.”
Match Summary
Bangladesh won the toss and chose to field first. India struggled initially, with the top-order collapsing to 34/3. However, Yashasvi Jaiswal (56) and Rishabh Pant (39) helped stabilize the innings. Ravichandran Ashwin (113) and Ravindra Jadeja (86*) then built a 199-run partnership, leading India to 376. Hasan Mahmud was the standout bowler for Bangladesh, taking 5/83.
In response, Bangladesh was bowled out for 149, trailing by 227 runs. Jasprit Bumrah (4/50) and Akash Deep (2/19) were the key bowlers for India. In their second innings, India declared at 287/4, thanks to centuries from Shubman Gill (119*) and Rishabh Pant (109).
Bangladesh began their massive chase well, with Zakir Hasan (33) and Shadman Islam (35) putting up a 62-run opening stand. Najmul Hossain Shanto (51*) held the innings together as Ravichandran Ashwin (3/63) and Jasprit Bumrah (1/18) took wickets.
At the end of day three, Bangladesh was 158/4, with Najmul Hossain Shanto and Shakib Al Hasan at the crease.
Doubts Revealed
Tamim Iqbal -: Tamim Iqbal is a famous cricketer from Bangladesh who used to play for the national team. He is known for being a very good batter.
Openers -: In cricket, ‘openers’ are the first two players who start batting for their team. They face the first balls bowled by the other team.
Zakir Hasan -: Zakir Hasan is a cricketer from Bangladesh who plays as an opening batter. He is one of the players Tamim Iqbal is advising.
Shadman Islam -: Shadman Islam is another cricketer from Bangladesh who also plays as an opening batter. He is being advised by Tamim Iqbal too.
Big Scores -: In cricket, ‘big scores’ mean making a lot of runs. This helps the team to have a better chance of winning the game.
515-run chase -: A ‘515-run chase’ means that Bangladesh needs to score 515 runs to win the match. This is a very high target in cricket.
First Test -: A ‘Test’ is a type of cricket match that lasts up to five days. The ‘first Test’ means it is the first match in a series of Test matches.
Najmul Hossain Shanto -: Najmul Hossain Shanto is a cricketer from Bangladesh. He was batting and had scored 51 runs without getting out by the end of day three.
Shakib Al Hasan -: Shakib Al Hasan is a very famous cricketer from Bangladesh. He is known for being good at both batting and bowling.
Unbeaten -: In cricket, ‘unbeaten’ means that the player has not been out and is still batting.
Declared -: In cricket, ‘declared’ means that the team decided to stop batting even though they still had players left. This is done to give the other team a chance to bat.
287/4 -: This means that the Indian team scored 287 runs and lost 4 wickets (4 players got out) in their second innings.
