India vs Bangladesh Live Score, 2nd Test Day 3, Green Park Stadium Kanpur
IND vs BAN Live Updates, 2nd Test Day 3 Match Today: After Day 2 of the second Test between India and Bangladesh was called off in Kanpur without a single delivery being bowled owing to incessant rain, the two teams will eye to finally take field on Sunday at the Green Park
Earlier, on Day 1, Indian captain Rohit Sharma had won the toss and opted to field first. A decision that paid rich dividends early on in the first session with Akash Deep striking in quick succession to remove both Bangladeshi openers.
Mominul Haque then combined with skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto to add 51 runs for the third wicket before India’s player of the match from the Chennai Test removed Shanto and claimed his seventh scalp of the series so far. India lead the two-match series 1-0 after a comprehensive win last week.
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India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Live: Follow live score and updates from Day 3 of the second Test between India and Bangladesh at Green Park, Kanpur
How Akash Deep bought the wickets Bumrah and Siraj couldn’t
Kanpur: India’s Akash Deep with teammates celebrates the wicket of Zakir Hassan during the first day of the 2nd cricket Test match between India and Bangladesh at the Green Park Stadium, in Kanpur, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. (PTI Photo/Vijay Verma) (PTI09_27_2024_000058B) *** Local Caption ***
Hailing from Sasaram, a city in the Rohtas district in Bihar, the cricket stadium that Akash Deep knew was Green Park, some distance away in the Uttar Pradesh. Akash used to think, “Idhar sab kuch hara bhara hoga (It must be green everywhere).” But little did he know that the pitches here once used to be as flat as the Grand Trunk Road, which were built by Sher Shah Suri, an Afghan warlord from Sasaram, before it started producing out low turners. (READ MORE)
