IND Vs BAN: After two back-to-back days were washed out of the second Test match, finally the fourth day of the second and the last Test match had a good amount of cricket for the fans in the Green Park stadium in Kanpur. The visitors, Bangladesh resumed from the day one score of 107 runs for the loss of three wickets.
Bangladesh hoped for a better show with the bat in hand today. But the bowlers of the home side, India never allowed them to settle. Apart from Shakib Al Hasan and Litton Kumar Das, many batters from Bangladesh got out on good deliveries. The Tigers could muster only 233 runs in their first innings which was also less than the total they scored in the second innings of the first Test match in Chennai.
Here Are The 7 Top Performers Of Day 4 Of The 2nd Test Match Between India Vs Bangladesh In Kanpur –
1. Jasprit Bumrah –
This Indian pacer can trouble world-class batters on any pitch and conditions. If someone feels that Jasprit Bumrah is good only in the conditions which help the bowlers then they should look at his performance. On a flat pitch which had nothing for the bowlers, Boom Boom Bumrah proved to be a nightmare for the batters of Bangladesh. His lines and lengths were spot on in the 1st innings and he ended up with 3 scalps to his name, which is the most by any Indian bowler in the first innings.
2. Mominul Haque –
The former skipper of Bangladesh looked good on day one when Bangladesh batted. He was not out on 40 runs. On day 4 when the play resumed after a two days of washout, Mominul Haque came out with an positive intent which the other batters of Bangladesh lacked. He scored his 13th Test century and he is the only second batter to smash a ton in India. Mushfiqur Rahim was the first one to amass this feat in 2017 at Hyderabad. Haque was unbeaten on 107 runs in the first innings and he is the only batter from his side to score a ton in this Test series.
3. Yashaswi Jaiswal –
The red ball game turned into a T20I mode when India came out to bat in their first innings. Rohit and Yashaswi came out to bat with clear ideas of dominating this match and forcing a result despite 233 overs being lost in this Test match. Rohit and Yashaswi added an opening stand of 50 runs in just 3 overs, which is the quickest in the history of Test matches played till now. Yashaswi was the top scorer for India in the 1st innings with 70 runs.
4. Kannur Lokesh Rahul –
The Karnataka wicketkeeper batter is playing this Test match as a pure batter. But his form is a concern and at the same time we all also know how talented KL Rahul is with the bat and he needs only few innings to make a comeback of sorts. His 68 run knock from just 43 balls might just be that one innings which KL is looking for.
5. Shakib Al Hasan –
The legendary spin bowling all rounder of Bangladeshi is on his last tour of India and he has announced that he would retire from Test cricket after the home series versus South Africa. Shakib’s performances with the bat and ball has been disappointing. But still he had picked up four scalps in the first innings when India batted. He picked up the wickets of Gill, Pant, Ashwin, the centurions of the 1st red ball match while Shakib also clean bowled Kohli for 47 runs.
6. Ravichandran Ashwin –
Bangladesh is still trailed by 26 runs and they have lost two quick wickets in their second innings after India declared their first innings. Ravichandran Ashwin couldn’t do much with the bat as he did in the 1st innings of the 1st Test match on his homeground in Chennai. But Bangladesh is tottering at the moment because of Ravi Ashwin who has picked the two wickets of Zakir Hasan, the opening batter and the night watchman, Hasan Mahmud.
