Bumrah and Jadeja put India in complete control against Bangladesh on Day 3 of the first test here in Chennai.
Bumrah and Jadeja back Bangladesh into a corner on 17-wicket day as they take a dominant hold of the first test after Day 3.
Bangladesh came out of the frying pan early on the second morning, taking four quick wickets to remove India from the game, but they were quickly caught in the crossfire of India’s unrelenting bowling assault, being bowled out in just 47.1 overs. India had a 227 advantage going into day two, but they opted to bat nonetheless, and by stumps on day two, they were leading by 308.
The circumstances for India’s bowling were even less favourable than they were on the first day, but the Bangladeshi batsmen saw no reprieve. When things got easier for the pacers, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep, and Mohammed Siraj combined for eight wickets, while Ravindra Jadeja shattered Bangladesh’s greatest partnership when things got easier.
Deep bowled poorly in his opening over, which was right around the wicket; but, in his second over, he got the ball to seam in from a nice length just outside off. When Mominul had his pad in position, the ball ricocheted into the wicket, thoroughly defeating Zakir. In either case, he would have been lbw. The hat-trick ball was pushed into the gully by Mushfiqur Rahim, but it missed.
India returned to their two best bowlers after lunch, who had only bowled brief stints prior to the break. The most precise of the three was Siraj, who had earlier missed out on Zakir’s wicket. In an attempt to buck the flow, Najmul Hossain attempted to walk towards him, but he was only able to edge to second slip.
Before Mushfiqur bowled a rare delivery that swung after pitching, Bumrah continued to test him. It isn’t intentional, but occasionally the ball will begin to swing after passing the hitter, especially if the seam is straight. This one began to move even before it passed Mushfiqur, who would have normally covered the angle. At the last second, it took the edge, swerved away from KL Rahul, and rapidly went to second slip. Rahul’s hands were soft, indicating that he had made the catch, and his upper body turned with the ball.
Shakib Al Hasan and Litton Das combined for a fast stand of 51 with some impressive drives. Then the spin twins from India came on and, although they received little support from the pitch, gave away nothing. Litton played a more squarer slog-sweep than he would have liked, offering a catch to deep square leg in an attempt to dominate them. Regretfully, Shakib reverse-swept Ravindra Jadeja right into his boot, setting up Rishabh Pant for a lob.
India revived the danger of Siraj and Bumrah just before tea. Siraj grabbed the edge right away, but it didn’t carry. However, Bumrah defeated Mahmud with what turned out to be the final ball before tea. Bangladesh was still 65 points away from missing the continuation. For about 45 minutes, the final two wickets for Bangladesh were in play, including a boundary off Bumrah that obviously triggered something. Bumrah smacked Taskin Ahmed on the glove and helmet with short balls to soften him up, then cleaned him up with a crisp yorker.
India started the game well since they were so far up. Although Rohit Sharma flicked the first ball he saw for four, and Yashasvi Jaiswal took ten runs off the opening over, they soon found the pitch was still not flat enough to be playing around with the bowling. With 16 wickets in a single day of play at Chepauk, it was the most ever. After that, Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli played well for the bowlers, but a rare dismissal made it 17 wickets for the day when a right-hand batter was leg before wicketed by a forward offspinner. Ultra Edge then recommended an inside edge, and Kohli was the one who did not review it. India was leading by almost 300 stumps.