1st Test: India set Bangladesh a mammoth target
India have set Bangladesh a massive target of 515 runs in the ongoing Test series opener at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. The hosts, who had a 227-run first-innings lead, declared their second innings at 287/4. The likes of Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill starred with centuries. Notably, Bangladesh managed 149/10 in their first outing after India posted 376/10 batting first.
Summary of India's second innings
India started poorly as both openers Yashasvi Jaiswal (10) and Rohit Sharma (5) departed cheaply. Gill and Virat Kohli (17) then added 39 runs. The former found a potent partner in Pant, with whom he recorded an 167-run stand. While Gill scored an unbeaten 119 off 176 balls, Pant departed for a quick-fire 128-ball 109. KL Rahul's 19-ball 22* also contributed to India's total.
Bangladesh bowlers struggled to strike
Though pacers Nahid Rana (1/21) and Taskin Ahmed (1/22) struck early, they couldn't do much later on. Mehidy Hasan Miraz, the only Bangladesh bowler who struck on Day 3, finished with 2/103 from 25 overs. Hasan Mahmud, who claimed a fifer in the first innings, delivered 11 wicket-less overs. Shakib Al Hasan also failed to strike in his 13-over spell.
India set the highest ever target at Chepauk
The 515-run target set is the highest in the fourth innings at Chepauk, surpassing the previous record of 482 runs set by England against India in 2021, which England went on to win.
