<p> The one-off Test between India and Bangladesh seems to be meandering towards a tame draw after incessant rain halted the visiting spinners, who reduced the hosts to 111/3 in the only session of play that was possible on the fourth day here.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Only 30.1 overs could be squeezed in the opening session when bad light stopped play with Imrul Kayes (59 batting) and Shakib Al Hasan (0 batting) at the crease.<br /><br />Earlier, India declared their first innings on the overnight total of 462/6. Bangladesh still trail by 351 runs but look set to sneak away with a draw thanks to weather gods.<br /><br />With more than 200 overs lost due to frequent rain interruptions in the previous three days, the Virat Kohli-led visitors came out all guns blazing and picked up the first opposition wicket quite early only to see a bit of resistance from the second-wicket batting pair.<br /><br />Facing the pace-spin combination of Ishant Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin (2/30), opener Tamim Iqbal (19) became Bangladesh’s highest Test run-getter but soon fell to the guile of the wily off-spinner.<br /><br />Surpassing former batsman Habibul Bashar (3026 in 50 Tests) to manage 3039 runs in 40 matches, Tamim was stumped while trying to counter Ashwin’s spin. The left-hander’s toe was on the line and the third umpire pushed the red button to send him back to the pavillion.<br /><br />Mominul (30) joined Kayes (59 not out) at the crease and the duo steadied the Bangladeshi batting with an 81-run stand.<br /><br />Kayes though was dropped on 10 when Shikhar Dhawan failed to latch on to the flying cherry on his left side as a dejected Umesh Yadav looked on.<br /><br />Even a brief rain interruption in the 13th over did not spoil the concentration of the left-handed duo as Virat Kohli continued to juggle his regular bowling options.<br /><br />But the introduction of comeback-man Harbhajan Singh (1/23) changed things for the visitors as the veteran delivered in his sixth over to send Mominul packing.<br /><br />Jumping out of his crease to the veteran off-spinner, Mominul attempted a big shot but ended up skying the ball as Yadav took it safely at mid-off.<br /><br />With spin from both ends, Ashwin struck once again and sent skipper Mushfiqur Rahim (2) back in the pavilion.<br /><br />The right-hander came down to defend a flighted delivery by the off-spinner but ended up giving a simple catch to Rohit Sharma at leg-slip.<br /><br />Shakib Al Hasan (0 not out) joined Kayes at the crease only to see dark clouds force another weather interruption as early lunch was called.<br /><br />But soon the heavens opened up and even when the rain stopped in between, umpire inspections could not restart play due to the wet ground conditions.<br /><br />Earlier electing to bat, India rode on two big centuries from Dhawan (173) and Murali Vijay (150) to post a challenging score in a game that has seen countless rain interruptions and Day 2 being washed off completely.<br /><br />Ajinkya Rahane also played a signicant knock of 98 with Bangladesh spinners also making their presence felt in the innings.<br /><br />Shakib (4/105), with his left-arm spin, and leg-spinner Jubair Hossain (2/113) shared six wickets between them.<br /><br />score board<br /><br />INDIA (I Innings; O/n: 462/6): 462/6 decl<br />BANGLADESH (I Innings):<br />Tamim st Saha b Ashwin 19<br />Kayes (batting) 59<br />Mominul c Yadav b Harbhajan 30<br />Mushfiqur c R Sharma b Ashwin 2<br />Shakib (batting) 0<br />Extras (NB-1) 1<br />Total (for 3 wkts, 30.1 overs) 111 <br />Fall of wickets: 1-27 , 2-108, 3-110.<br />Bowling: Ishant 4-0-13-0, Ashwin 11.1-2-30-2, Yadav 4-0-34-0, Aaron 4-0-11-0, Harbhajan 7-0-23-1.<br /><br /></p>
<p> The one-off Test between India and Bangladesh seems to be meandering towards a tame draw after incessant rain halted the visiting spinners, who reduced the hosts to 111/3 in the only session of play that was possible on the fourth day here.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Only 30.1 overs could be squeezed in the opening session when bad light stopped play with Imrul Kayes (59 batting) and Shakib Al Hasan (0 batting) at the crease.<br /><br />Earlier, India declared their first innings on the overnight total of 462/6. Bangladesh still trail by 351 runs but look set to sneak away with a draw thanks to weather gods.<br /><br />With more than 200 overs lost due to frequent rain interruptions in the previous three days, the Virat Kohli-led visitors came out all guns blazing and picked up the first opposition wicket quite early only to see a bit of resistance from the second-wicket batting pair.<br /><br />Facing the pace-spin combination of Ishant Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin (2/30), opener Tamim Iqbal (19) became Bangladesh’s highest Test run-getter but soon fell to the guile of the wily off-spinner.<br /><br />Surpassing former batsman Habibul Bashar (3026 in 50 Tests) to manage 3039 runs in 40 matches, Tamim was stumped while trying to counter Ashwin’s spin. The left-hander’s toe was on the line and the third umpire pushed the red button to send him back to the pavillion.<br /><br />Mominul (30) joined Kayes (59 not out) at the crease and the duo steadied the Bangladeshi batting with an 81-run stand.<br /><br />Kayes though was dropped on 10 when Shikhar Dhawan failed to latch on to the flying cherry on his left side as a dejected Umesh Yadav looked on.<br /><br />Even a brief rain interruption in the 13th over did not spoil the concentration of the left-handed duo as Virat Kohli continued to juggle his regular bowling options.<br /><br />But the introduction of comeback-man Harbhajan Singh (1/23) changed things for the visitors as the veteran delivered in his sixth over to send Mominul packing.<br /><br />Jumping out of his crease to the veteran off-spinner, Mominul attempted a big shot but ended up skying the ball as Yadav took it safely at mid-off.<br /><br />With spin from both ends, Ashwin struck once again and sent skipper Mushfiqur Rahim (2) back in the pavilion.<br /><br />The right-hander came down to defend a flighted delivery by the off-spinner but ended up giving a simple catch to Rohit Sharma at leg-slip.<br /><br />Shakib Al Hasan (0 not out) joined Kayes at the crease only to see dark clouds force another weather interruption as early lunch was called.<br /><br />But soon the heavens opened up and even when the rain stopped in between, umpire inspections could not restart play due to the wet ground conditions.<br /><br />Earlier electing to bat, India rode on two big centuries from Dhawan (173) and Murali Vijay (150) to post a challenging score in a game that has seen countless rain interruptions and Day 2 being washed off completely.<br /><br />Ajinkya Rahane also played a signicant knock of 98 with Bangladesh spinners also making their presence felt in the innings.<br /><br />Shakib (4/105), with his left-arm spin, and leg-spinner Jubair Hossain (2/113) shared six wickets between them.<br /><br />score board<br /><br />INDIA (I Innings; O/n: 462/6): 462/6 decl<br />BANGLADESH (I Innings):<br />Tamim st Saha b Ashwin 19<br />Kayes (batting) 59<br />Mominul c Yadav b Harbhajan 30<br />Mushfiqur c R Sharma b Ashwin 2<br />Shakib (batting) 0<br />Extras (NB-1) 1<br />Total (for 3 wkts, 30.1 overs) 111 <br />Fall of wickets: 1-27 , 2-108, 3-110.<br />Bowling: Ishant 4-0-13-0, Ashwin 11.1-2-30-2, Yadav 4-0-34-0, Aaron 4-0-11-0, Harbhajan 7-0-23-1.<br /><br /></p>