India Vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Day 5 Live Score: Shadman Islam Takes On R Ashwin In Kanpur | BAN 233, 69/3; IND - 285/9d

Shadman Islam hammered two back-to-back fours off Ravichandran Ashwin as Bangladesh look to get on with things on the fifth and final day of the 2nd IND vs BAN Test in Kanpur. The visitors' lead has now gone into double figures and will look to build up more as Shakib and Mushfiqur Rahim wait in the wings.

BAN - 69/3 (22 overs)

Bangladesh have now taken the lead in their second innings of the 2nd Test match in Kanpur. Despite losing three wickets, the visitors have skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto and Shadman Islam at the crease.

BAN - 57/3 (20 overs)

Bangladesh batters are not playing any risky shots and are looking to put the bad ball away. There is no sign of intent from the visitors whereas Indian bowlers are bowling in areas wherein it troubles the batters. Interesting session this.

BAN - 42/3 (17 overs)

Indian captain Rohit Sharma has started off with his destructive bowling pair of R Ashwin and Jasprit Bumrah in the morning session and the former has struck. Ashwin send back Mominul Haque, caught by KL Rahul in the leg slip.

BAN - 36/3 (14 overs)

Ravichandran Ashwin gets the day 5 action underway with the first over and gives away five runs. Bangladesh now trail by 21 runs with eight wickets in hand.

BAN - 31/2 (12 overs)

Action to resume soon in Kanpur where all eyes will be on the Indian team and their bowlers as they set to close out eight wickets against Bangladesh, who's only task will be, saving this Test.

Pitch report from Murali Karthik and Athar Ali Khan on-air: Can see the cracks which weren't visible on Day 1. If you look at the bowler's footmarks, if you're a right hander, they're right in front of you on a good length. Not going to be easy for Bangladesh. India will look to target the stumps."

Today’s session schedule

A maximum of 98 overs to be bowled today. Play will start at 9:30 am IST.

Session 1 - 9:30 am to 11:45 am IST

Session 2 - 12:25 pm to 2:40 pm IST

Session 3 - 3 pm to 5pm IST

 *The first and second sessions will be extended by 15 minutes

India's bowling coach Morne Morkel revealed head coach Gautam Gambhir's message to Rohit Sharma & Co. on Day 4 of the second Test against Bangladesh.

"Even from GG's (Gautam Gambhir) point of view, we decided to take the game forward as fast as possible, and you need a leader from the front to do that. And Rohit has done it so many times, and again today. To go to the first ball, bang six on a surface where the bounce might be up and down, or you may not be sure how the new ball is going to play. You can also slightly go on the back foot as a bowling unit. So it was great to see the captain, leading from the front, putting in the charge," Morkel said while speaking to media on Monday.

It seems bright and sunny on day 5 of the IND vs BAN 2nd Test at Kanpur.

Bangladesh spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz on Monday indicated that his side will not play aggressive cricket like India, and rather adopt a safety-first approach on the fifth and final day of the second Test.

“Given the current situation, we will prioritise our safety first. We will try to bat as long as possible, which will be good for us and the team,” Miraz said at the post-day media interaction.

"Playing to win requires a lot of time. If we bat and set a target, we then have to take 10 wickets again. For now, it’s essential to focus on our safety rather than just thinking about winning,” he added.

Ravindra Jadeja on taking 300 scalps in Test match cricket, "It's special when you achieve something for India. I've been playing Tests for 10 years and finally I've reached this milestone. I've done well and I'm proud of myself, and feeling happy and good."

Jadeja was particularly happy to achieve the mark because everyone used to dub him as a bowler exclusive to the white-ball formats.

“It's special and will forever remain with me. As a youngster I started with white-ball cricket and everyone used to tell me that I was a white-ball cricketer. But I worked hard with the red-ball and finally all the hard work has paid off,” said Jadeja.

Most runs in a day's play in India
470 Ind vs SL Brabourne 2009 (day 2)
437 Ind vs Ban Kanpur 2024 (day 4)
418 Ind vs Aus Mohali 2013 (day 3)
417 Ind vs SL Kanpur 2009 (day 1)
407 Ind vs Ban Indore 2019 (day 2)

How things stand so far in this Test -

The visitors trail by 26 runs and have eight wickets in hand. India need to keep taking wickets whereas the Tigers need to build on a lead, if they stand a chance of having any say in this Test.

Brief scores: Bangladesh: 233 all out and 26/2 in 11 overs (R. Ashwin 2/14) and India: 285/9 declared in 34.4 overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal 71, KL Rahul 68, Shakib Al Hasan 4/78, Mehidy Hasan Miraz 4/41).

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Welcome to the live coverage of Day 5 of the second Test between India and Bangladesh being played at Green Park Stadium in Kanpur.