Bangladesh openers hit fifties as hosts reach 119 for no loss at lunch
Updated On: 17 December, 2022 12:06 PM IST | Chattogram | PTI
However, the best shot of the morning was played by Zakir when he lofted Ravichandran Ashwin (14-2-43-0) inside out over extra cover to disturb the off-spinner`s length
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Bangladesh`s Najmul Hossain Shanto (L) and Zakir Hasan run between the wickets during the third day of the first cricket Test match between Bangladesh and India at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong. Pic/AFP
Openers Zakir Hasan and Najmul Hossain Shanto batted with a lot of purpose as their gritty half-centuries helped Bangladesh reach 119 for no loss at lunch against India on the fourth day of the first Test here on Saturday. While the target of 513 is still a distant dream, the two left-handers have shown a lot more application on a track which still looks good for batting. Incidentally, the century plus stand by Zakir (55 batting) and Shanto (64 batting) is the highest by any opening pair against India in Test matches. Hasan and Shanto hit eight and seven boundaries respectively as the Indian bowling attack didn`t look menacing during the first hour.
Both pacers Mohammed Siraj (10-1-32-0) and Umesh Yadav (6-2-11-0) didn`t bowl too many wicket-taking balls. Umesh, especially bowled short and wide as Zakir slashed him over deep third man while Shanto imperiously pulled the veteran pacer behind square. Shanto also hit back-to-back boundaries off Siraj -- a beautiful on-drive which was followed by a flick towards square leg boundary.
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