By: Tarish Bhatt
Bangladesh showed a gritty batting display on Day 3 in Hyderabad to score 322 for 6 at stumps against India. Mushfiqur Rahim and Mehedi Hasan remained unbeaten, and added 87 runs for the visitors.
Rahim, in particular, played a patient innings and made an unbeaten 206-ball 81. The Bangladesh captain showed a lot determination against the swing and spin to see off the day for his side, with Hasan (51 not out).
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Bangladesh are still 365 runs behind India’s first innings total. They would have been in a much better position, if they hadn’t lost their key batsmen in the morning session. Bangladesh also lost Shakib Al Hasan, who was well-set.
Shakib and Rahim added 109 runs for the fifth wicket, but the former played an ill-timed shot to get out before tea.
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“Obviously it wasn’t easy, Umesh was bowling especially well, moving the ball both ways,” Shakib said. “I played my shots, it was a good wicket and I felt once you get set it would be difficult for the bowlers to get wickets.”
“Would have been nice to get a hundred, but Mushfiqur played well and Mehedi got his first fifty as well.”
