India A are in total control of the first unofficial Test against Bangladesh A in Cox’s Bazar.
In reply to Bangladesh A’s below-par total of 112, India A posted 404 for five wickets at the end of day two.
Indian openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Abhimanyu Easwaran smashed a ton each, coming up with an opening stand of 283 runs. Bangladesh left-arm spinner Taijul Islam broke the stand removing Jaiswal for 145.
Taijul scalped two more wickets on day two, and Khaled Ahmed took as many wickets for Bangladesh A.
At the end of day two, India A were leading by 292 runs with five wickets in hand.
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Earlier, Bangladesh were all out for only 112 runs; Mosaddek Hossain hit a fifty for them.
Five of Bangladesh’s first six batters were unable to make a double-digit score. Zakir Hasan and Mohammad Mithun made ducks each; Mominul Haque and Jaker Ali scored four each and Mahmudul Hasan Joy only one.
For India A, Saurabh Kumar bagged four wickets; Navdeep Saini and Mukesh Kumar scalped three and two wickets, respectively.
Source: United News of Bangladesh