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Ind vs Ban Test Day 4: India need 7 wickets on final day for victory

Bangladesh ended Day 4 on 103/3 with 356 more to win as India picked up some crucial wickets before the end of day's play.

Hyderabad: After a seemingly endless spell of spin bowling from Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, India now need seven wickets on the final day to beat Bangladesh who are chasing a total of 459.

Bangladesh ended the day at 103/3 with Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmudullah at the crease having lost Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar and Mominul Haque.

Having bowled out the visitors for 388, India made a quickfire 159 with a half century from Cheteshwar Pujara and set a target of 459. Bangladesh had to play 35 overs and ended up losing three wickets.

Bangladesh 103/3 from 33 overs

WICKET! It's Ashwin this time who gets rid of Mominul Haque after the Bangladesh batsman edges one to Ajinkya Rahane in the slip.

Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmudullah are at the crease and they will be hoping to see out the day.

Bangladesh 73/2 from 23 overs

WICKET! Ajinkya Rahane takes a stunning catch from Soumya Sarkar's outside off Ravindra Jadeja's bowling.

Bangladesh 65/1 from 20 overs

Soumya Sarkar and Mominul Haque have built a good partnership after Tamim's early dismissal and are laying foundations for the visiting side to actually have a go at the target.

Bangladesh 11/1 from 6 overs

WICKET! Tamim Iqbal gets an inside edge onto the pad and into Virat Kohli's hands at slip. The decision was given after a review.

Hyderabad: Skipper Virat Kohli has decided to declare at 159/4 in the second innings. The home team has set a target of 459 for Bangladesh to win the one-off Test.

Indian bowlers will have four sessions to have a crack at Bangladesh's batting line-up. The pitch has not worn out completely but it is slowly becoming tougher to bat.

India 159/4 after 29 overs

Tea! And it's time for a break. India now lead by 458 runs. Cheteshwar Pujara is batting on 54, Ravindra Jadeja is unbeaten on 16.

Fifty! Cheteshwar Pujara brings up his second fifty in the game.

India 139/4 after 27 overs

Out! Ajinkya Rahane is bowled over by Shakib. The batsman was looking to score quickly, came down the pitch, missed the ball and it crashed into his middle-stump. Ravindra Jadeja has come out to bat.

India 95/3 after 18 overs

WICKET! Shakib Al Hasan wins this battle. Virat Kohli tried a lofted flick on the leg side, but ends up sending the ball straight at Mahmudullah.

India 72/2 after 14 overs

Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara are playing some aggressive cricket as they look to put runs on the board as quickly as they can.

India 38/2 after 9 overs

WICKET! KL Rahul departs in exactly the same way as Vijay did, edging Taskin Ahmed's delivery to Rahim. On comes Virat Kohli.

India 12/1 after 4 overs

WICKET! Murali Vijay lashes at a ball wide outside off and nicks to Mushfiqur Rahim.

India 1/0 after 1 over

LUNCH! Murali Vijay and KL Rahul play out Taijul Islam's over before the umpire calls lunch.

Bangladesh 388 all out from 127.5 overs

WICKET! Bangladesh lose their last two wickets as first Taskin Ahmed and then Mushfiqur Rahim are dismissed by Jadeja and Ashwin respectively. Rahim walks back to the pavilion after a gritty century which has kept Bangladesh in this Test match.

Bangladesh 347/8 from 116 overs

WICKET! Taijul Islam is caught behind by Wriddhiman Saha off Umesh Yadav's bowling after the ball nicked his glove.

At the other end however, skipper Mushfiqur Rahim is edging closer to his century.

Bangladesh 322/7 from 105 overs

WICKET! What a start to the day's play! Bhuvneshwar Kumar kicks off proceedings by removing Mehedi Hasan's leg stump with a brilliant reverse swinging delivery.

Hyderabad: Bangladesh put in a brave resistance on Day 3 of the one-off Test against India having seen the hosts put up 687 on the board.

After losing their first four wickets around the 100 mark, star man Shakib Al Hasan and captain Mushfiqur Rahim put together a 109-run partnership to steady the ship before the former was dismissed by Ravichandran Ashwin.

Rahim is still at the crease with the more than capable young Mehedi Hasan who also notched a half century.

Virat Kohli will be looking to dismiss Bangladesh before lunch to give India the upper hand.

( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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