With nine wickets in the game, Saurabh Kumar leads India and Bangladesh to a draw. Saurabh was outstanding in the second innings. Recording figures of 5/63 in 43 overs after taking four wickets in the first.
With a match-high nine wickets. Left-arm spinner Saurabh Kumar mounted a strong claim to replace Ravindra Jadeja in the next Test series as Bangladesh. A fought valiantly to save India A from winning the first unofficial Test match in Cox Bazar on Friday. After struggling for 151 overs in the second innings after giving up a big first innings lead of 353 runs, Bangladesh A were just clinging on at 343 for 9 until the game finished in a draw.
After taking four wickets in the first innings, Saurabh was brilliant in the second innings, taking 5/63 in 43 overs, but off-spinner Jayant Yadav’s lack of penetration (1/134 in 47 overs) from the other end proved decisive.
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Saurabh ‘s match figures were impressive — 51-21-86-9 — while Jayant paled in comparison.
Due to Haryana’s failure to generate breakthroughs, Abhimanyu Easwaran brought in Sarfaraz Khan for a stint, and he too took a wicket.
Zakir Hasan (173, 402 balls) was the major architect of Bangladesh’s draw, batting for over ten and a half hours until being bowled by Saurabh.
The pivotal 13-run eighth-wicket stand between Zakir and Nayeem Hasan was what ultimately gave Bangladesh A the victory (5 off 45 balls). Together, they held India off for 15.4 overs, which was essential.
Rejaur Rahaman Raja (5 not out, 16 balls) and Khaled Ahmed (0 not out, 2 balls), the Nos. 10 and 11, defended the final 14 deliveries of the game to scrape out a tie.
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