IND v BAN Lunch Report: Mahmudullah hits fifty as Bangladesh continue fight

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New Delhi: Chasing a mammoth total, Bangladesh managed to reach 202/5 at lunch on day 5 in the only Test match in Hyderabad on Monday.

Bangladesh still need 257 more runs to claim historic win against the Indian side.

The visitors added 99 runs to their overnight score and lost two major wickets in the first session.

India had good session to start the day, the host could only claim two wickets but those scalps where of Shakib-Al-Hasan andskipper  Mushfiqur Rahim. Both, lost their wickets to Indian spinning pair. Shakib was undone by Jadeja while Rahim gifted his wicket to Ashwin.

Bangladesh batsman Mahmuddulah batted solidly and remained unbeaten with 57 runs at the end of first session to keep the visitors hopes alive