India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test: Rain, bad light halt play as Bangladesh reach 107/3 on day 1

The match will resume tomorrow, weather permitting, with Bangladesh looking to rebuild after a challenging opening day.

Indian players celebrate the dismissal of Bangladesh's Shadman Islam during the first day of the second test cricket match between India and Bangladesh, at Green Park stadium in Kanpur (Photo | Express)

KANPUR: Heavy showers brought an early end to the opening day of the second Test between India and Bangladesh at Green Park stadium, with the visitors placed at 107 for 3 in their first innings.

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss after a one-hour delay due to a wet outfield caused by overnight rain and opted to bowl first. Despite the weather disruptions, India maintained the momentum from their 280-run victory in the first Test at Chennai.

Akash Deep was instrumental in giving India an early breakthrough, dismissing both Bangladeshi openers. Zakir Hasan was the first to fall, misjudging a good-length delivery from Deep, which he attempted to defend with a straight bat, only to edge it to Yashasvi Jaiswal, who grabbed a sharp catch.

Deep struck again to dismiss Shadman Islam, the other opener, with a confident LBW appeal. While the umpire remained unmoved initially, Deep insisted on a review. UltraEdge and Ball Tracking confirmed that the ball hit the leg stump, sending Shadman back.

Bangladesh reached 51 for 2 after 17 overs at lunch. After the break, they added 33 more runs before losing their skipper, Najmul Hossain Shanto (31). In the nine overs after lunch, Shanto’s dismissal was the only breakthrough India could manage, with Mominul Haque anchoring Bangladesh at 40 not out. Mushfiqur Rahim remained unbeaten on 6.

The match was halted first by bad light and then eventually called off for the day due to heavy showers. The visitors were placed at 107 for 3 in 35 overs when play was stopped.

India fielded an unchanged squad from their dominant performance in Chennai, while Bangladesh made two changes, bringing in Khaled Ahmed and Taijul Islam to replace Taskin Ahmed and Nahid Rana.

Play is expected to resume on Day 2, weather permitting, with Bangladesh looking to recover from early setbacks.

Score:

Bangladesh 1st innings: 107 for 3 in 35 overs (Mominul Haque 40 not out; Akash Deep 2/34).

Teams:

Bangladesh: Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das (w), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Hasan Mahmud, Khaled Ahmed.

India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (w), KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.

(With inputs from PTI)