India vs Bangladesh: Second Test: Day 2

We are not going into the mode of we-told-you-so syndrome when we said in our first day’s report that the second Test at Mirpur might be over within four days maximum. But when it did, I would not hide my utter disappointment at the way Bangladesh batsmen threw their wickets. From 290/3 to losing all wickets by 312 requires some special skill (pun intended) which was vividly displayed by the Bangla middle order. The two runs required to win the Test came off byes, ensuring a 2-0 clean sweep in the series for India.




Brief Scores:

Bangladesh (1st Innings): 233
India (1st Innings): 544/8 declared
Bangladesh (2nd Innings): 312 (Tamim Iqbal 151, Zaheer Khan 7/87)
India (2nd Innings): 2/0

India wins by 10 wickets


India vs Bangladesh: Second Test: Day 4

We are not going into the mode of we-told-you-so syndrome when we said in our first day’s report that the second Test at Mirpur might be over within four days maximum. But when it did, I would not hide my utter disappointment at the way Bangladesh batsmen threw their wickets. From 290/3 to losing all wickets by 312 requires some special skill (pun intended) which was vividly displayed by the Bangla middle order. The two runs required to win the Test came off byes, ensuring a 2-0 clean sweep in the series for India.




If meek submission was an unpardonable act in Test cricket by Bangladesh, then Zaheer Khan’s magnificent career best haul of 7/87 has to be termed as fairytale for any bowler. India must have been feeling bogged down when Bangla batsmen Mohammad Ashraful and nightwatchman Shahadat was striking with glory adding 62 quick runs in the morning session. But once Shahadat was removed the floodgates opened and Bangla batsmen seen were falling like nine-pins.

At 304/6, Zaheer triggered another round of free fall as he mesmerised the Bangla tail with his precision. In one over he picked up three wickets to keep India in sight of an innings victory. Mushfiqur Rahim denied India the chance but couldn’t stop Zaheer from uprooting the stumps of last man Rubel Hussain immediately after lunch.

Zaheer’s heroics earned him the man of the match and also the Man of the Series award. The clean sweep also meant India retains the Numero Uno status in the ICC Test ranking with 124 points. South Africa is second with 120 points with Australia in third position at 118.

Brief Scores:

Bangladesh (1st Innings): 233
India (1st Innings): 544/8 declared
Bangladesh (2nd Innings): 312 (Tamim Iqbal 151, Zaheer Khan 7/87)
India (2nd Innings): 2/0

India wins by 10 wickets