IND vs BAN: Ravindra Jadeja eyes special feat at Chepauk, says 'it's good opportunity to take 300th wicket'
IND vs BAN: Ravindra Jadeja eyes special feat at Chepauk, says 'it's good opportunity to take 300th wicket
India sit in the driver’s seat in the opening Test match against Bangladesh as they lead by a massive 308 runs at stumps on Day 2 in Chennai. With Ravichandran Ashwin (113) and Jasprit Bumrah 50/4, India have tightened their grip on the contest as they seek a vital step towards the World Test Championship (WTC) final at Lord’s in 2025. One player who has been at his best in Chennai is Ravindra Jadeja, after playing an 86-run knock he also scalped two wickets.
Ravindra Jadeja eyes special feat
“It's a good opportunity to take the 300th wicket on this ground. First, we have to bat very well, we have to put somewhere around 120-150 from hereon. We'll be in a good position and then we'll come out and bowl and try and get them out as early as possible. (Pitch) It's pretty good for batting but there's still something in the wicket for the fast bowlers,” Jadeja said at the end of Day 2.
India takegiant steps
After starting Day 2 on 339/6, it was not long before Ravindra Jadeja was dismissed for 86 as he failed to add to his tally. Soon Ravinchadran Ashwin was dismissed for 113 off 133 as he helped India 376. Debutant Akash Deep added 17 runs to his tally while Jasprit Bumrah scored 7 with the bat. Mohammed Siraj bagged a duck to end the Indian innings.
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Hasan Mahmud on the other hand became the first Bangladesh bowler to scalp a five-fer on Indian soil. Taskin Ahmed bagged three wickets while there were wickets a piece for Nahid Rana and Mehidy Hasan Miraz.
In response to Indian innings, Bangladesh were all over the place with Shakib Al Hasan being the only significant contributor with 32 runs. In 47.1 overs they were bowled out for 149 with Jasprit Bumrah ending at 50/4 while Siraj, Akash Deep and Ravindra Jadeja bagged two wickets each.
India would close the day at 81/3 in 23 overs with Shubman Gill (33) and Rishabh Pant (12) in the middle.