India move closer to victory as Bangladesh reach 272/6 in second innings on Day 4
17 Dec 2022 11:06 AM GMT
India's Axar Patel, center, celebrates the wicket of Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim with his teammates during the day four of the first Test cricket match between Bangladesh and India in Chattogram, Bangladesh, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022. (Photo: AP)
CHATTOGRAM: Axar Patel grabbed three wickets to guide India closer to victory against Bangladesh at stumps on day four of the first Test here on Saturday.
Set a stiff target of 513, Bangladesh ended the penultimate day on 272/6 with India needing four wickets to win the opening Test.
After going wicketless in the opening session, Indian bowlers picked six wickets in the remaining two sessions.
Umesh Yadav (1/27), Ravichandran Aswhin (1/75) and Kuldeep Yadav (1/69) picked a wicket each.
For Bangladesh, debutant Zakir Hasan (100) scored a century while opener Najmul Hossain Shanto (62) hit a fifty.
Brief Scores:
India: 404 and 258/2.
Bangladesh: 150 and 272 for 6 in 102 overs (Zakir Hasan 100, Najmul Hossain Shanto 67; Axar Patel 3/50).
( Source : PTI )
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