IND vs BAN 2nd Test highlights: Shreyas Iyer, Ravichandran Ashwin lead India to victory
India vs Bangladesh Day 4, 2nd Test cricket scorecard and latest updates: India need 100 runs to win, can Bangladesh pull off a miracle?
Team India could have had a cakewalk while chasing Bangladesh's 145-run target in their second innings to win the ongoing 2nd Test however, a top-order collapse has the KL Rahul-led side in a spot of bother.
The Indian skipper was the first to depart after which India kept losing wickets regularly, with Axar Patel and Jaydev Unadkat holding the fort at 45/4 at stumps on Day 3.
Rahul and Co need just 100 runs to win and keep themselves alive in the race to reach the final of the World Test Championship 2021-23.
Earlier, Bangladesh recorded 118 runs on Day 3 with the help of Litton Das's counterattacking 73-run knock, as the home side went from 113/6 to 231 after 70.02 overs.
India began their chase of 145 in the worst possible fashion, losing Rahul early on as Shakib Al Hasan was able to get a leading edge off the Indian captain, with Nurul Hasan doing the rest.
Cheteshwar Pujara joined Shubman Gill in the middle, but he gifted his wicket away in uncharacteristic fashion as the veteran danced down the track, unable to get hold of Mehidy Hasan's delivery which went into the gloves of Hasan who was again lighting quick to inflict the stumping.
Shubman Gill struggled from the get-go, having survived a close LBW call earlier, but he departed shortly after in a dismissal that was very similar to Pujara.
Axar Patel came out to bat ahead of the likes of Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant which irked Sunil Gavaskar, but once Gill departed, Kohli did come out later however, his attempt to defend a delivery from Mehidy landed in the hands of an alert short leg who completed the dismissal.
Patel led India's counterattack as he was joined by Jaydev Unadkat, with the Indian pair helping put up a total of 45/4 at stumps. With India needing just 100 runs to win, the visitors will have to ride the storm on Day 4 as well, because losing a couple of early wickets would give Bangladesh a way back into the contest.
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India vs Bangladesh Day 4, 2nd Test cricket scorecard and latest updates: India need 100 runs to win, can Bangladesh pull off a miracle?
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.