India vs Bangladesh 1st Test, Day 3 LIVE: Welcome to our live coverage of Day 3 of the 1st Test at Chepauk, Chennai!
Team India declared its second innings at 287-4, setting Bangladesh a challenging target of 515 runs.
After Ravichandran Ashwin’s brilliant century and Jasprit Bumrah’s impressive bowling, the young Indian stars took charge, putting pressure on the Bangladeshi side. Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant both scored fluent centuries, pushing India’s lead past 500 runs.
Rishabh Pant hit 109 off 128 balls, with 13 boundaries and 4 sixes, before being dismissed by Mehidy Hasan Miraz right after lunch. Meanwhile, Gill continued his assault on the Bangladeshi bowlers, notching up his 5th Test century and remaining unbeaten on 119, while KL Rahul is not out on 22.
Playing XIs:
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj
Bangladesh: Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das (wk), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana.
