India vs Bangladesh LIVE, 1st Test Day 4: BAN 190/4; Target 515; Shakib, Shanto at crease

A discussion between Pant, Rohit, Jadeja between the overs. Jaiswal was also part of the circle. Not sure what the discussion was about. 

Jadeja continues. 

Siraj continues to talk to Shanto. However, the Bangladesh captain is not responding. Is something interesting brewing up? After every ball Siraj is trying to talk to him. Shanto has now started to show his back to him. No engagement whatsoever by Shanto. 

Jadeja is back. Shakib straight up sweeps him towards midwicket. Good fielding in the deep to keep only for a single. Shanto though sweeps fine and gets a boundary off the next ball. 

Bouncer by Siraj and Shanto nicely pulls it towards fine leg for four! Good shot that and Siraj has a few words to appreciate it as well *wink wink*. Off the very next delivery, Siraj beats Shanto’s outside edge and says a few more words. Shanto hasn’t much to say though, only smile. 

Shakib finds the fence! Length ball and Shakib opens the face of the bat and punches the ball towards square for four. No real movement for pacers right now. 

Siraj is now coming around the wicket to further challenge the outside edge. Runs aren’t coming for Bangladesh 30 minutes into the day’s play. A bouncer to end the over that hits Shakib’s arm. 

Shakib is getting some treatment on his finger after he got hit on the glove in the previous over. Shakib plays a straight drive off Bumrah but a terrific fielding at mid off by Rohit Sharma stops a certain boundary. Quite a few plays and misses this morning. 

Siraj continues. Finally, Shakib gets a length ball that he can punch past cover fielder and find a boundary. Good shot that, very well in control. 

Just a solitary over for Jadeja as Rohit Sharma has brought Jasprit Bumrah into the attack. Sun is still not out over Chepauk. Just one run came in that over. 

Siraj is challenging the left-hander’s outside edge. His favourite angle to exploit and bowl to, especially in Tests. 

Ravindra Jadeja from the other end. He continues to target the rough patch outside the off stump. A few balls have taken a sharp turn from there. 

Siraj will be resuming his over from the last day. A maiden over to start with - and finish with. 

India needs six more wickets to seal victory. Bangladesh needs 357 runs to win. Shakib Al Hasan and Najmul Hossain Shanto are at the crease. 

Another morning where the sun’s arrival has been a touch delayed, but the humidity remains the same. Should be an interesting morning for the bowlers. 

India set Bangladesh a target 515 runs. This is the highest ever target for a chase in Tests at this venue. 

List of highest targets set at Chepauk

1) By India - 515 vs Bangladesh, 2024 - Result awaited

2) By India - 482 vs England, 2021 - India won

3) By England - 452 vs India, 1934 - England won

4) By England - 420 vs India, 2021 - England won

5) By India - 416 vs West Indies, 1989 - India won

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Day three ended abruptly 10 minutes before the official time due to bad light. However, plenty of things happened till then. 

Read Dhruva Prasad’s Day three review: 

IND vs BAN, 1st Test: Pant, Gill bag tons and help India set mammoth target of 515 on third day

Before a fading light closed the day about an hour ahead of schedule, R. Ashwin snapped his home crowd from imminent slumber with three quick wickets that opened the prospect of a Sunday morning finale.

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