Only 6 wickets… Bangladesh team is sure to lose the Chennai Test, Team India made the situation worse in just three days

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|21-09-2024

Three days of play have been completed in the Chennai Test match between India and Bangladesh. The third day of the game also went in the name of the Indian team and now it has come very close to victory. In such a situation, the fourth day of the game is going to be very important for this match. On the third day of the game, amazing batting was seen from Team India, which included centuries from Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill. After this, the bowlers also troubled the Bangladeshi batsmen and gave them four blows till the end of the day's play.

Team India gave a target of 515 runs

On the third day of the match, Team India declared the innings at 287 for four, playing ahead at 81 runs for three wickets. Big innings were seen from Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill. Pant scored 109 runs, which included 13 fours and four sixes. At the same time, Shubman Gill scored an unbeaten 119 runs. Gill hit ten fours and four sixes in his innings of 176 balls. Both also shared a 167-run partnership for the fourth wicket, due to which India scored 287 for four in the second innings and declared the innings as soon as the lead of 514 runs was reached.

Team India 6 wickets away from victory

Chasing a target of 515 runs, Bangladesh had scored 158 runs for the loss of four wickets in the second innings when the game had to be stopped at 4:25 due to poor light. Bangladesh still has to score 357 runs to avoid defeat and two full days of play are left. On the other hand, Team India is now just 6 wickets away from victory. Currently, captain Nazmul Hussain Shanto and Shakib Al Hasan are at the crease from Bangladesh. Nazmul Hussain Shanto has scored 51 runs and Shakib is on 5 runs.

R Ashwin's bowling worked wonders

Ravichandran Ashwin, who scored a century in the first innings, showed his magic with the ball in the second innings. Let us tell you, Ravichandran Ashwin did not get a single success in the first innings. But in the second innings, he has taken 3 wickets so far. Ravichandran Ashwin made Shadman Islam, Mominul Haque and Mushfiqur Rahim his victims and increased the tension of Bangladesh. Now on the fourth day of the game, Ashwin's focus will be on getting Bangladesh all out as soon as possible. Let us tell you, in the first innings of this match, Team India scored 376 runs. In response, Bangladesh's first innings collapsed at 149 runs. Due to which Team India strengthened its hold on the match in the first innings itself and now it has also come close to victory.

Latest Newsmore