Ishant Sharma Takes Five-Wicket Haul During IND Vs BAN Day-Night Test 2019 as Bangla Tigers Bundle Out for 106 Runs in First Innings
Ishant Sharma registered his 10th five-wicket haul and was the pick of the Indian bowlers. Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Shami took three and two wickets respectively. The new pink ball was expected to assist the pacers and the inevitable happened.
The Indian pace battery wreck havoc and bundled Bangladesh out for 106 runs in the first innings of IND vs BAN Day-Night Test. The visitors never looked in the contest and none of their batsmen were able to play a substantial knock. Ishant Sharma registered his 10th five-wicket haul and was the pick of the Indian bowlers. Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Shami took three and two wickets respectively. The new pink ball was expected to assist the pacers and the inevitable happened. The likes of Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, and Mohammed Mithun were dismissed for a duck and the visitors were never able to come out from the blow. India Vs Bangladesh, Cricket Score 2nd Test Match.
Earlier in the day, Mominul Haque won the toss and decided to bat first. The decision didn’t prove to be fruitful as they lost wickets at regular intervals. Ishant Sharma drew the first blood and became the first Indian to get a wicket with a pink ball. He also went on to bag a five-fer which was his first on Indian soil after 12 years. Wriddiman Saha also completed his 100 dismissals in the longest format of the game while Cheteshwar Pujara also completed 50 catches in Test cricket. Bangladesh Top Order Rattled By Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav on Pink Ball Test Debut.
Mayank Agarwal and Rohit Sharma will start the proceedings for India and will aim to give the home side a good start. They also must vary of the new pink cherry and will have to display solid temperament. The duo of Edadot Hossain and Abu Jayed will have the onus to go run through the Indian batting line-up and bring their side back into the match. Virat Kohli and Co are already leading the two-match series 1-0 which means a win at Kolkata will seal the deal for them while the visitors will look to get the opposite result.
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