Chennai | Bangladesh were reeling on 158 for 4 in their mammoth chase of 515 when bad light stopped play on day three of the opening Test here on Saturday.
India declared their second innings at 287 for 4 riding on twin hundreds from Rishabh Pant (109) and Shubman Gill (119) with an overall lead of 514.
In reply, Ravichandran Ashwin continued his dream form following up on first innings hundred with figures of 3 for 63 while skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto remained unbeaten on 51.
Brief Scores:
India 376 and 287/4 in 64 overs (Shubman Gill 119 not out, Rishabh Pant 109).
Bangladesh 149 and 158/4 in 37.2 overs (Najmul Hossain Shanto 51 batting, Shadman Islam 35, Zakir Hasan 33; Ravichandran Ashwin 3/63).
Scoreboard: India vs Bangladesh First Test, Day 3
India 1st Innings: 376
Bangladesh 1st Innings: 149
India 2nd Innings: 287/4d
Bangladesh 2nd Innings:
Zakir Hasan c Jaiswal b Bumrah 33
Shadman Islam c Gill b Ashwin 35
Najmul Hossain Shanto not out 51
Mominul Haque b Ashwin 13
Mushfiqur Rahim c Rahul b Ashwin 13
Shakib Al Hasan not out 5
Extras: 8 (lb-4, b-4)
Total: 158/4 in 37.2 overs
Fall of wickets: 1-62, 2-86, 3-124, 4-146
Bowling: Jasprit Bumrah 7-2-18-1, Mohammed Siraj 3.2-1-20-0, Akash Deep 6-0-20-0, Ravichandran Ashwin 15-3-63-3, Ravindra Jadeja 6-0-29-0.
