India pace trio dent Bangladesh hopes

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh - India grabbed three quick wickets to reduce hosts Bangladesh to 118-6 at lunch on the third day of the first test in Chittagong on Tuesday.

By (Reuters)

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Published: Tue 19 Jan 2010, 2:52 PM

Last updated: Mon 6 Apr 2015, 2:32 AM

Pace trio Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma and Shantakumaran Sreesanth claimed a wicket each in the morning session as Bangladesh, resuming on 59-3, struggled to get going after fog delayed the start for a third consecutive day.

Mohammad Ashraful was the first to go, for two, edging Sharma at first slip for Rahul Dravid to take the catch.

Shakib Al Hasan started with positive intent, striking four boundaries in quick succession before he gave Zaheer Khan his third wicket of the innings. Virender Sehwag held a fine catch at gully to end the innings of the Bangladesh skipper, who made 17 off 20 balls.

Sreesanth forced Raqibul Hasan to give a catch to wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik after the middle-order batsman, on one overnight, reached 17.

India were all out for 243 runs in their first innings with Sachin Tendulkar finishing 105 not out, his 44th test century. Shakib (5-62) and Shahadat Hossain (5-71) shared all 10 wickets in the Indian innings.


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