Bangladesh vs India - Only Test: Rain curtails fourth day's action
Fatullah (Bangladesh), June 13 (IANS) The fourth day's action in the India-Bangladesh one-off Test was called off here on Saturday due to persistent showers, with the home team at 111/3 in reply to India's 462/6 declared.
The closure came as the rain did not even allow a full session's play. Only 30.1 overs of play was possible. India declared their first innings at their overnight score of 462/6.
Bangladesh managed to reach 111 for the loss of three wickets, with opener Imrul Kayes not out on 59. India's spinners Harbhajan Singh (1-23) and Ravichandran Ashwin (2-30 ) struck in quick succession before lunch to put Bangladesh in a spot of bother.
Scoreboard at the end of Day 4:
India (first innings) 462/6 declared
Bangladesh (first innings)
Tamim Iqbal st Saha b Ashwin 19
Imrul Kayes not out 59
Mominul Haque c Yadav b Harbhajan Singh 30
Mushfiqur Rahim c R Sharma b Ashwin 2
Shakib Al Hasan not out 0
Extras (nb 1) 1
Total (3 wickets; 30.1 overs) 111
Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Tamim Iqbal, 5.6 overs), 2-108 (Mominul Haque, 27.5), 3-110 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 28.5)
Bowling
Ishant Sharma 4-0-13-0
Ravichandran Ashwin 11.1-2-30-2
Umesh Yadav 4-0-34-0
Varun Aaron 4-0-11-0
Harbhajan Singh 7-0-23-1
Match details:
Toss: India chose to bat
Test debut: Litton Das (Bangladesh)
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka) and Nigel Llong (England)
TV umpire: Sharfuddoula (Bangladesh)
Match referee: Andy Pycroft (Zimbabwe)
Reserve umpire: Enamul Haque (Bangladesh)