BAN vs IND 1st Test, Day 3: Bangladesh 150 (Mushfiqur 28, Mehidy 25, Kuldeep 5-40, Siraj 3-20) and 42 for 0 (Shanto 25*, Zakir 17*) need another 471 runs to beat India 404 and 258 for 2 dec (Gill 110, Pujara 102*, Khaled 1-51)

Shubman Gill scored his first Test hundred, and Cheteshwar Pujara his first in quite a while and the quickest of his vocation as India proclaimed on 258 for 2, setting Bangladesh an total of 513 in the first Test in Chattogram. They gave themselves two days and a bit to pick up ten wickets, which is more realistic.

Najmul Hossain Shanto and Zakir Hasan, Bangladesh openers, responded by completing the remaining 12 overs of the day’s play.

This occurred following Kuldeep Yadav’s third five-wicket haul in his first Test in 22 months, when he knocked out the hosts for 150 in the first innings.

Continuing the day on 133 for 8, Bangladesh could add just 17 more as Kuldeep had Ebadot Hossain gotten down the leg side in the fifth over of the day to finish his five-for. The other overnight batter, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, attempted to farm the strike even more, but Axar Patel struck him out while attempting a big hit shortly after. India took a 254-run lead as a result, but they decided not to enforce the follow-on.

As Ebadot did not enter the field during the second innings, Khaled Ahmed and Taijul Islam served as Bangladesh’s primary bowlers. After dismissing Shreyas Iyer on Thursday as well, he was removed from the field for the remainder of India’s first innings. With Shakib Al Hasan additionally not bowling, most likely on account of the rib injury he sustained during the ODI series, the hosts were left with only three bleeding edge bowlers.

However, KL Rahul and Gill got off to a slow start, scoring just 16 runs in their first eight overs. After lunch, Gill increased the scoring rate, but Khaled ended their 70-run stand. Utilizing the short-ball play, he initially rushed Rahul and afterward made them pull one to fine leg for 23.

Khaled also hit Pujara twice on the body, but Gill took Gill’s short ball and hit the seamer for a four and a six. The plan didn’t work against Gill. Pujara pulled Khaled for four later because he appeared to be getting tired at the end of his seven-over spell.

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Against spinners, Gill utilized the range shot to great impact, getting three limits with it. However, when Yasir Ali punched him on the pads on turn 70, he had a scary moment. When Bangladesh decided to review the game, they were informed that the DRS technology was down, and the passionate appeal was ignored by the on-field umpire.

Gill and Pujara batted even more intently after tea.

With a reverse-swept four off Mehidy, Gill reached 99, and two balls later, he hit him over mid-on for a one-bounce four to reach his hundred. He attempted a second big shot and fell for 110, but Pujara took over after that.

Having arrived at his fifty off 87 deliveries, Pujara took simply 43 balls more to get to his hundred. He used his feet against spinners to raise them over mid-off and mid-on on the way, used the lap sweep multiple times, and even used the reverse sweep as India prepared to declare.

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Virat Kohli, on the other hand, played almost exclusively singles. In an unbroken stand for the fifth wicket, he and Pujara scored 75 runs off 73 balls, with Kohli contributing 19 runs off 29 balls.

India declared their innings as well after Pujara reached three figures off 130 balls thanks to a mis field at mid-on.