India have breached the 50-run mark in just 3 overs in the India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur. While only 35 overs were bowled on the first three days of the Test with Days two and three being called off without a ball being bowled, the hosts first bowled out Bangladesh for 233 on Day 4 before a blistering a start to their batting innings as they try to push for a result.
Captain Rohit Sharma became only the fourth batter to score sixes off his first two balls in Test innings as India breached the 50-run mark in just three overs, the fastest-ever that mark has ever been breached in the history of cricket. At the end of 3 overs, India were 51/0 with Rohit batting on 19* off 6 and Yashasvi scoring 30* from 13 deliveries. After seeing a blazing start to the Indian innings, Dinesh Karthik, who was on the English commentary described the passage of Play as "Test match on steroids."
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Mehidy Hasan Miraz Removes Rohit Sharma
While India did get past the 50-run mark in the third over, captain Rohit Sharma fell in the fouth over, falling to Mehidy Hasan Miraz. The spinner rattled the stumps with Rohit having survived an LBW call the ball before, by making use of a DRS referral. However, he departed on the very next ball.
Rohit was replaced by Shubman Gill and has continued to bat at the same tempo as India are looking to push for a result in the Kanpur Test. A win would help India get 8 points in the World Test Championships (WTC) points table while a draw would mean, the hosts having to share points with Bangladesh, something which can cost them a place in the third successive WTC final.
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India will host New Zealand for a Test series that will follow the Bangladesh series after which they fly to Australia for a five-match Test series.