Tamim leads Bangladesh fightback but India still in control

By Rahul Bajaj
for Cricketain.com

Published: January 27, 2010

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Mirpur: Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal scored a blistering 151 and Bangladesh made a spirited comeback even as India still hold the advantage going into the fourth day of the second and final test of the series.

The left-handed opener scored 151, blasting the fastest century by a Bangladeshi during the course of the innings, and added 200 runs for the second wicket with Junaid Siddique (55) as the home team finished Day three at 228 for 3, still trailing India by 83 runs.

Mohammad Ashraful (2) and Shahadat Hossain (2), who was sent in as the night-watchman, were in the middle at stumps as the hosts lost the wickets of Tamim and Siddique late in the day after India had declared their first essay at 544 for eight.

The swashbuckling opener took just 101 balls to complete his second hundred in test match cricket, overtaking the wicket-keeper batsman Mushfiqur Rahim’s 112-ball hundred in the first test. Tamim and Junaid went on to add 200 runs for the second wicket — highest by a Bangla pair for any wicket and against any opposition — to lead the home side’s resistance.

Tamim’s attacking 183-ball 151 had 18 fours and three sixes in it while Junaid hit five fours during his patient 144-ball stay.

Zaheer Khan (3/63), who had removed the other opener Imrul Kayes (5) early in the innings, dismissed both Junaid and Tamim in his successive overs towards the end of the day.

Earlier, Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (89) became the fifth Indian batsman to score 50-plus in the innings as India declared their first innings at 544 for eight. Yuvraj Singh, nursing a wrist injury, did not bat and has been ruled out of the match.

Match Summary:

Bangladesh 233 and 228 for 1 (Tamim 151, Junaid 55) trail India 544 for 8 dec ( Tendulkar 143, Dravid 111, Dhoni 89, Gambhir 68, Sehwag 56) by 83 runs

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