IND vs BAN 2nd Test highlights: Shreyas Iyer, Ravichandran Ashwin lead India to victory

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• 25 Dec 2022, 10:49 AM

  LIVE | India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test: India win cliffhanger! Ashwin-Iyer shine

  Shreyas and Ashwin to the rescue, a brilliant partnership and its heartbreak for Bangladesh, they had India at 74/7, but just couldn't force the kill. Credits to India for picking up a victory, it was not the most prettiest of displays but they claim a 2-0 win in the series. 

  
• 25 Dec 2022, 10:44 AM

  LIVE | IND vs BAN 2nd Test Day 4: ASHWIN! SMOKED towards Deep mid-wicket

  Ravichandran Ashwin smacks a massive six towards deep mid-wicket, picks the length early, goes on the back foot and smashes it towards the boundary rope. Ashwin continues to attack, WOW! He collects a boundary later in the over, the Bangladesh supporters, players are deflated. 

   

   

  
• 25 Dec 2022, 10:28 AM

  LIVE | IND vs BAN 2nd Test, Day 4: Back-to-back boundaries from Ashwin, India within touching distance

  Mere 25 runs needed for the win now, back-to-back boundaries from Ashwin in the previous over, the Men in Blue are almost nearly on the verge of victory, Bangladesh almost had India in a spot of bother. 

  120/7 (43.5)

  India need 25 runs

  
• 25 Dec 2022, 10:19 AM

  LIVE| India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test: Shreyas Iyer with another attack on Mehidy

  Shreyas Iyer looking in good touch gets another boundary towards the cover region and punished Mehidy Hasan and India is back in the race now. Iyer leads the charge!

  111/7 (42)

  India need 34 runs

  
• 25 Dec 2022, 10:17 AM

  LIVE | IND vs BAN 2nd Test, Day 4: Shreyas Iyer collects 2 boundaries against Shakib

  Shreyas Iyer gets 2 boundaries against Shakib Al Hasan, the Bangladesh skipper gives away 11 runs. Iyer played a sublime shot on the rise earlier in the over, followed by a four towards deep mid-wicket.

  106/7 (41)

  India need 39 runs

   

  
• 25 Dec 2022, 10:01 AM

  LIVE | IND vs BAN 2nd Test, Day 4: Shreyas Iyer-Ravi Ashwin key to IND's chase

  The last remaining batting pair of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravi Ashwin are leading India's chase. India have already lost 7 wickets, Mehidy Hasan has bagged a fifer, but Iyer and Ashwin try to counter-attack. Iyer collects a boundary, finds the gap. 

  93/7 (37.4)

  India need 52 runs

   

  
• 25 Dec 2022, 09:57 AM

  LIVE | IND vs BAN 2nd Test: Mohammed Kaif slams Team India's approach

  Former Team India stalwart Mohammed Kaif has slammed the India side, he says under no circumstances can you not chase down a 145-run target, and how can Team India lose 7 wickets for just 86 runs. Ashwin and Iyer continue to rebuild for India. 

  
• 25 Dec 2022, 09:38 AM

  LIVE | India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test: Team India DEEP TROUBLE

  India under the cosh, Bangladesh firmly on TOP! Mehidy Hasan Miraz, he smashed a century in the ODIs, and comes up top in the Test series with a fifer, India in DEEP trouble, Shreyas Iyer, Ravichandran Ashwin out to salvage India's chase. 

  74/7 (30.4)

  India need 71 runs

  
• 25 Dec 2022, 09:35 AM

  LIVE | IND vs BAN 2nd Test: AXAR bowled! Mehidy Hasan gets fifer

  Bowled him! Axar Patel decided by the turn as Mehidy Hasan rattles his stumps, India are seven down now! Oh my my! 

  74/7 (29.3)

  India need 71 runs

  
• 25 Dec 2022, 09:28 AM

  LIVE | India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test: Pant OUT! Mehidy gets India's dangerman, India six down

  Rishabh Pant has to depart, Bangladesh fans and players smell blood! The southpaw is given LBW out and India in DEEP trouble now, the Men in Blue lose their sixth wicket, he didn't opt for a review, and it should be Shreyas Iyer's job to save India now. 

  71/6 (28)

  India need 74 runs

  
• 25 Dec 2022, 09:22 AM

  LIVE | India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test: Rishabh Pant vs Shakib Al Hasan

  Pant has played very well so far against the Bangladesh skipper, India moving on nicely, it has been a good showing so far from Rishabh. He will be the key orchestrator here, Axar will have to play supportive role. 

  70/5 (27)

  India need 75 runs

  
• 25 Dec 2022, 09:15 AM

  LIVE | India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test: Rishabh Pant on the crease, can he save India?

  Rishabh Pant out in the middle now, he will have a huge role to play if India are to win this match. Shakib Al Hasan and co surely on top, but the in-form southpaw will look to change that. 

  57/5 (25)

  India need 88 runs

  
• 25 Dec 2022, 09:11 AM

  India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test LIVE updates: Unadkat given OUT, opts for review

  Bangladesh players celebrate as the ball strikes Jaydev Unadkat plum on the pads in front of the wicket, he opts for a review, and it remains out after consultation with the third umpire, early blow to India. 

  56/5 (24.4)

  India need 89 runs

  
• 25 Dec 2022, 09:05 AM

  LIVE | India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test: Unadkat survives, lady luck smiles on India

  Unadkat got hit on the pads first, ball hits the stumps in a review, but it shows umpire's call, lady luck smiles on India, and the Indian batsman smashes a six towards deep mid-wicket. BOOM!

  54/4 (23.5)

  India need 91 runs

  
• 25 Dec 2022, 09:03 AM

  LIVE | IND vs BAN 2nd Test: Unadkat gets early scare

  Mehidy Hasan nearly giving Jaydev Unadkat a scare on the first ball itself, it went up and didn't carry towards the field, two balls later another huge appeal from MHM, and Shakib Al Hasan opts for a review. 

  
• 25 Dec 2022, 08:57 AM

  LIVE IND vs BAN 2nd Test, Day 4: Axar, Unadkat out to salvage win for India

  The players are getting ready, it's a cliffhanger, India need 100 runs, Bangladesh need six wickets, it's all to play for here on the Day 4 of 2nd Test between India and Bangladesh. India at 45/4, Axar and Unadkat to resume action for India. 

  45/4 (23)

  
• 25 Dec 2022, 08:30 AM

  India vs Bangladesh LIVE updates: 30 mins to go for EPIC battle

  Live action is due to get underway in 30-odd minutes, Jaydev Unadkat and Axar Patel will try to get India to a decent score as they need 100 runs to win. The first 10 odd overs will be crucial as they could tip the balance of the tie. 

  
• 25 Dec 2022, 08:11 AM

  IND vs BAN 2nd Test LIVE Updates: Virat Kohli's death stare

  Virat Kohli was not at all pleased with the on-field umpire's decision to give him out on Day 3, the 34-year-old was seen giving the umpire a death stare after the third umpire overturned Kohli's dismissal, before he eventually walked back after scoring just 1 run. 

  
• 25 Dec 2022, 07:57 AM

  LIVE | India vs Bangladesh: Play begins at 09:00 AM IST

  India and Bangladesh are going to fight it out in an epic battle from 09:00 AM onwards as both sides hope to in the 2nd Test in Mirpur. India need 100 runs to complete the clean sheet, Bangladesh need six wickets to level the series. 

  
• 25 Dec 2022, 07:41 AM

  IND vs BAN Day4, 2nd Test LIVE updates: Sunil Gavaskar lashes out at KL RAHUL

  Former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar was not impressed with KL Rahul and the Indian management's call to send Axar Patel ahead of the likes of Rishabh Pant and Virat Kohli. "It didn't send a good message to Kohli. He is the best batsman in the world. Unless Kohli himself asked for it, then it's a different matter. We don't know what happened in the changing room. But it's hard to understand," said Gavaskar. 

   

  
• 25 Dec 2022, 07:31 AM

  LIVE | India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test, Day 4: Look away Virat Kohli fans

  A stat Virat Kohli fans won't like much, but the 34-year-old has not scored a fifty in Test cricket in his last ten innings, equalling his own worst record in the format. The last time a similar thing happened, it was in England in 2014, with Virat's highest score of 39 at that time. 

   

  
• 25 Dec 2022, 07:26 AM

  IND vs BAN 2nd Test: India in DEEP trouble

  Looks like the KL Rahul-led Indian team are in a spot of bother, with six wickets in hand, a steep chase on a tricky wicket, the visiting side has all the work to do against an in-form Bangladesh bowling unit who have already smelled blood and they could be going in for the kill when play begins on Day 4. 

   

  
• 25 Dec 2022, 07:24 AM

  India vs Bangladesh: Classic battle of bat and ball

  Both Iyer and Pant narrowly missed their respective centuries in the previous innings, but they will be looking to guide India to a victory and clean sweep Bangladesh, who have already put the visitors under the cosh. 

  
• 25 Dec 2022, 07:23 AM

  IND vs BAN 2nd Test: All eyes on Pant, Iyer

  While Axar Patel and Jaydev Unadkat are at the crease currently, all eyes will be on Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer to help the Indian side chase down the steep target on a tricky surface. 

  
• 25 Dec 2022, 07:23 AM

  Hello and welcome to the live coverage of IND vs BAN Day 4 of the 2nd Test in Mirpur. Follow this space as we take you through the cliffhanger as India need 100 runs to win with just six wickets in hand.