India vs Bangladesh Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4: Jasprit Bumrah struck early for India after play resumed at long last in Kanpur
India vs Bangladesh Live Score, 2nd Test Day 4: Jasprit Bumrah knocked Mushfiqur Rahim over early on Day 4 as he and Akash Deep started the Indian attack with the second Test between India and Bangladesh resuming at long last. Only 35 overs had been bowled in three days, with all of them coming on Day 1, as rain and a wet outfield wiped out days two and three of the match.…Read More
The weather, for the first time in over two days, has finally cleared up some action at the Green Park stadium. Bangladesh have remained on 107 for three, with Mominul Haque on 40* off 81 and Mushifur Rahim on 6* off 13 after seven sessions of the second and final Test match of the series against India were washed out, with no action for two consecutive days. The weather forecast for Day 4, according to Weather.com, has only 24 per cent chance of rain with Monday expected to remain cloudy. Meanwhile, the temperatures are expected to be around 28 to 31 degrees Celsius during the match hours.
Day 3 did not witness a single drop of rain after 9:30 AM, although the umpires called for a delayed start as the outfield remained soggy. The Super Soppers were at work after the covers were removed in the morning, but the outfield conditions failed to improve as questions on the drainage system used at the venue were duly raised. The sun, too, did come out later in the afternoon, but with the match officials dissatisfied with the ground conditions after three rounds of inspection, the play for Day 3 was eventually called off.
Earlier on Day 1, the match also witnessed a delayed start. India later opted to bowl for the first time in nine years in a home Test match. They kept an unchanged XI, implying that Kuldeep Yadav remained on the bench. The spinner’s inclusion was a much-speculated move given the black-soil content of the Green Park pitch. However, India’ decision to stick with fast bowler Akash Deep proved to be the right decision as the right-armer picked two quick wickets with the new balls after Jasprit Bumrah’s magic deliveries produced no luck despite leaving the two openers clueless. Post lunch, R Ashwin, Player of the Match in India’s Chennai victory last week, where he produced an all-round brilliance with a five-wicket haul and a century, picked up a wicket, which saw him overtake Anil Kumble to become the second-highest wicket-taker in Asian soil (after Muttiah Muralidaran). The final session was called off. Later, Day 2 did not witness any action. It did stop raining around 11:15 AM, but the outfield conditions did not improve.
Here are some highlights from Day 4 of India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test:
– Mominul Haque scored his half-century in 110 balls
– Jasprit Bumrah knocked Mushfiqur Rahim over early on Day 4
– Bangladesh were 107/3 in 35 overs when players walked off due to bad light shortly after Lunch on Day 1
– Mominil Haque was batting on 40 off 81 balls while Mushfiqur Rahim was on six off 13
– Heavy rain washed out the rest of Day 1 and the whole of Day 2
– There was no rain on Day 3 but no play was possible due to a wet outfield
