2nd Test
Day-4 Afternoon Session Highlights:
India team has intensified their aggressive approach in Kanpur Test against Bangladesh
At The Tea of Day-4:
Bangladesh scored 233 (1st Innings), where as India scored 138/2 (1st Innings).
So, finally Bangladesh lead by 95 runs.
Despite nearly three days of play lost to inclement weather, India remained undeterred in their quest for a result, delivering an electrifying post-lunch session on day four of the second Test against Bangladesh in Kanpur.
Jasprit Bumrah (3-50) and India’s bowling unit quickly set the tone by limiting Bangladesh to a modest total.
After lunch, India surged forward at an astonishing scoring rate of nearly nine runs per over, with the visitors managing to add only 28 runs before Bumrah dismantled the tail.
Mominul Haque (107*) stood firm, valiantly battling alone through the innings.
Bumrah, who had seemed off his game on the opening day, was back to his fiery best.
He began by casting out Mushfiqur Rahim with a nip-backer in the morning session and then continued to wreak havoc on Bangladesh’s lower order, taking down Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Taijul Islam.
Mohammed Siraj accounted for Hasan Mahmud, while Ravindra Jadeja capped off the innings by catching Khaled Ahmed off his own bowling, marking his 300th Test wicket and joining an elite group of players with 3,000 Test runs and 300 wickets.
While the bowling was commendable, the most thrilling aspect of the session was still to come.
Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal launched a ferocious start that would rival any T20 powerplay, attacking from the very first over.
Jaiswal opened with three boundaries, and Rohit followed with two sixes in the next over, setting an aggressive tone.
India reached 50 in just three overs—the fastest ever in Test history.
Although Rohit fell, Jaiswal continued his onslaught, bringing up his fifty off just 31 balls, the fastest against Bangladesh and joint third fastest for India in Tests.
The team’s 100 arrived in the 11th over, another record-setting achievement.
With a clear intent to play aggressively, India aimed to pile on the runs on the fourth day.
Jaiswal (72 off 51) continued until he perhaps played one shot too many, while Shubman Gill (37*) looked in fine form.
India’s strategy was reinforced by promoting Rishabh Pant to No. 4.
With a minimum of 40 overs remaining in the day, if India maintained this frenetic pace, a substantial lead was well within reach.
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