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India put in an outstanding bowling display on Day 5.
India put in an outstanding bowling display on Day 5.
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Rain continued to affect play in the one-off Test match between Bangladesh and India in the final day, causing the two teams to draw as neither completed a second innings.
Thanks to the downpour, no play took place before lunch, but Ravichandran Ashwin's magnificent effort with ball in hand helped bowl Bangladesh all out for 256 and force a follow-on, but there was no time for a second innings to be completed.
Imrul Kayes' knock of 72 was Bangladesh's only real batting performance of note, which carried on from the 59 he hit on Day 4.
The weather during the unplayable morning session was typical of this rain-soaked Test. India's official Twitter account illustrated the terrible conditions:
When play was finally able to begin after lunch, it did not take Ashwin long to claim his first wicket of the day.
Shakib Al Hasan's attempt to play Ashwin's spinning delivery went horribly wrong, and the batsman edged the ball into Wriddhiman Saha's waiting arms.
Kayes continued to slowly but steadily add to his run count, with cricket statistician Mohandas Menon noting the significance of his total:
Two quick-fire wickets from India put Bangladesh further on the back foot as Kayes and Soumya Sarkar fell 10 minutes apart.
Harbhajan Singh outwitted Kayes as he charged out of his crease, shortening his delivery to allow Saha an easy stump, before Sarkar knocked onto his own stumps.
Ashwin continued his excellent innings as he saw Shuvagata Hom dismissed for nine with a full delivery edged into Rohit Sharma's hands.
Ashwin claimed a five-wicket haul.
Litton Das briefly lit up the stadium as he hit eight fours on his way to 44, but he skied Ashwin's bouncing effort for another easy catch for Sharma.
Singh brought the innings to a close shortly after, when Mohammad Shahid's attempt to slog the ball for a six saw him caught out.
At the close, Bangladesh trailed India by 206 runs.
| Batsman | Status | R | B | 4s | 6s |
| Tamim Iqbal | st Wriddhiman Saha b Ravichandran Ashwin | 19 | 21 | 3 | 0 |
| Imrul Kayes | st Wriddhiman Saha b Harbhajan Singh | 72 | 139 | 12 | 0 |
| Mominul Haque | c Umesh Yadav b Harbhajan Singh | 30 | 54 | 4 | 0 |
| Mushfiqur Rahim (C) | c Rohit Sharma b Ravichandran Ashwin | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | c Wriddhiman Saha b Ravichandran Ashwin | 9 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| Soumya Sarkar | b Varun Aaron | 37 | 54 | 7 | 0 |
| Litton Das (W) | c Rohit Sharma b Ravichandran Ashwin | 44 | 45 | 8 | 1 |
| Shuvagata Hom | c Rohit Sharma b Ravichandran Ashwin | 9 | 25 | 1 | 0 |
| Taijul Islam | not out | 16 | 31 | 3 | 0 |
| Mohammad Shahid | c Shikhar Dhawan b Harbhajan Singh | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Jubair Hossain | run out (Ravichandran Ashwin) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: 256 | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | Wkts | W |
| Ishant Sharma | 7 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 25 | 6 | 87 | 5 | 0 |
| Umesh Yadav | 7 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| Varun Aaron | 9 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 17.5 | 2 | 64 | 3 | 0 |
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With time running out, India forced a follow-on. The match lasted just 15 more overs, before the players decided to shake hands as the light faded.
| Batsman | Status | R | B | 4s | 6s |
| Tamim Iqbal | not out | 16 | 41 | 3 | 0 |
| Imrul Kayes | not out | 7 | 49 | 1 | 0 |
| Total: 23 | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | Wkts | W |
| Umesh Yadav | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 5 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Murali Vijay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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India will be the happier of the two sides based on their performance with bat and ball, but the Test was a frustrating affair for all involved.
The pair will now face off in a series of ODIs starting on June 18. Hopefully the weather will improve significantly and the matches can be held without interruption.
Bangladesh will be looking to prove themselves against the might of India, but with Ashwin and Singh in such deadly form, it will be a huge ask.
