Bangladesh in deep trouble after losing five quick wickets
Despite a promising start with Sadman Islam Anik and Najmul Hossain Shanto at the crease, Bangladesh began to crumble.
The duo had formed a solid partnership, with Sadman looking comfortable alongside Shanto. However, Shanto gave away his wicket. After building a 55-run partnership for the fourth wicket with Sadman, the left-hander attempted a reverse sweep off Ravindra Jadeja, only to be bowled. Misjudging the ball's line and length, Shanto's reverse sweep saw the ball hit the leg stump.
Before Bangladesh could recover from Shanto's dismissal after scoring 19 runs, disaster struck. Sadman, who made 50 runs off 101 balls, including 10 fours, edged a delivery outside off-stump from Akash Deep, and was caught by Yashasvi Jaiswal in the gully.
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In the next over, Liton Das attempted a cut shot, only to edge it into the gloves of Indian wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant. Shortly after, Shakib Al Hasan gave a catch to bowler Jadeja without scoring a run, compounding Bangladesh's woes.
From 91/4, Bangladesh collapsed to 94/7 in no time. Mushfiqur Rahim and Mehidy Hasan Miraz were working to lead the team out of trouble. But Bangladesh's situation worsened as they lost their eighth wicket with Mehidy Hasan caught behind off Jasprit Bumrah's bowling. Bumrah, who had just returned for a spell shortly before lunch, made an immediate impact.
Mehidy struggled against the tight bowling, managing only 9 runs from 17 balls. He was eventually squared up on a hard length delivery and edged one to wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant. This breakthrough left Bangladesh at a precarious position, deepening their batting collapse, with their score now at 118/8
