IND vs. BDESH 2024/25, IND vs. BAN 2nd test match report, September 27th – October 1st, 2024

India 285 for 9 Dec (Jaiswal 72, Rahul 68, Mehidy 4-41, Shakib 4-78) and 98 for 3 (Jaiswal 51, Kohli 29*, Mehidy 2-44) batting Bangladesh 233 (Mominul 107*, Bumrah 3-50) and 146 (Shadman 50, Bumrah 3-17, Jadeja 3-34, Ashwin 3-50) by seven wickets

Bangladesh were 26 behind at the start of the day's 98 overs and it was Ashwin who struck first. After using the sweep effectively for his unbeaten century in the first innings, Mominul Haque failed at the same shot as he passed a catch to leg slip to make it 2-2. Many would have expected Bangladesh to buckle under pressure, but Shadman responded with a series of boundaries against Ashwin. Against Ashwin, he hit three confident cover attacks and a back-foot cut for four fours in seven balls, giving Bangladesh confidence and the lead.

A few loose deliveries from Mohammed Siraj allowed a few more boundaries to leak; He was beaten to two fours each by Shadman and Shanto in his opening game, although one of them would have been a chance had the third slip occurred.

It is possible that Jadeja was the last to get the ball because there were only left-handers in the crease. But he only needed two balls to bat. Shanto missed a reverse sweep on his first ball against Jadeja and lost his leg stump before the bowler gained extra lift on a pitch that was kept low, leaving Litton behind at cut for 1. Between these two overs, Akash Deep bowled one just after the batter's half-century, Shadman reached the ball and the push to gully ended his 101-ball stay.

Jadeja was now traveling all over Bangladesh. In his third over, he sent Shakib back with an innocuous delivery that was slowly bowled through the air, which Shakib only parried back to give Jadeja a record of 2.2-1-3-3 early in his game.

Bumrah caught Taijul Islam lbw and extended the first session just before midday before Mushfiqur frustrated the hosts even more. He started farming the strike when there was just one wicket left but again it was Bumrah who made the difference. Returning for an over before lunch, his slow 125 kmph offcutter took a big hit from Mushfiqur on the last ball of the session as he wasted all his hard work.

India once again came out in full force as Bangladesh failed to pick up the pace in their search for goals. Rohit missed a big swing to the leg side in the first over and when he took a swing to middle, he found square leg well back in Mehidy's second over. Shubman Gill was caught by Mehidy for £6, a performance similar to that which kept Rohit low and dismissed on Monday. Elsewhere, India continued their chase thanks to Jaiswal's third half of the series. He practiced his shots and swings with the back foot and came down the track to hit a few boundaries, including a six. His brisk 58 with Virat Kohli almost took India through, except Jaiswal missed a swing into the offside and only three runs were needed.