Bangladesh fightback against India
Published:Tuesday | January 26, 2010 | 5:04 PM
Opener Tamim Iqbal smashed an aggressive 151 and shared a 200-run partnership with Junaid Siddique today as hosts Bangladesh fought back on the third day of the second and final cricket test against India.
Bangladesh cruised to 228 for 3 at stumps in the second innings, reducing the overall deficit from 311 to only 83.
Zaheer Khan has taken all the wickets to fall.
The stand between Iqbal and Siddique, who scored 55, is the highest ever for Bangladesh for any wicket.
Earlier, India declared their first innings on 544 for 8 after resuming this morning on 459 for five. They were replying to Bangladesh’s first innings total of 233.