Shadman Islam hammers his maiden Test half-century vs India
Bangladesh opener Shadman Islam hammered a gritty fifty in the third innings of the ongoing second Test against India in Kanpur. The southpaw showcased resilience during his 50-run stay though he departed right after getting the landmark. Notably, this was his maiden half-century against India in whites and his third overall in Tests. Here we look at his stats.
A fine hand from Shadman
Bangladesh, who had a first-innings deficit of 52 runs, lost two early wickets in their third innings. However, Shadman negotiated the Indian bowlers brilliantly and returned unbeaten at stumps on Day 4. He continued the good work on Day 5 morning and brought up a fine half-century. He eventually fell prey to pacer Akash Deep.
3rd Test fifty for Shadman
Shadman Islam departed after scoring 50 off 101 balls, having smoked 10 fours. As per ESPNcricinfo, the southpaw has now raced to 806 runs across 17 Tests at 26. This was his third fifty (100: 1). 151 of his runs have come versus India at 19. He has completed 605 runs away from home at 27.50.
How has the match proceeded?
An unbeaten century from Mominul Haque helped Bangladesh finish at 230/10 batting first. As the second and third days of the contest got washed out, India went with an ultra-aggressive approach and declare at 285/9. KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal scored fifties. The Tigers are now pushing the game for a draw. They were 93/5 at the time of Shadman's departure.
