Draw imminent after another rain-hit day

Yet another rain-hit day – not even a full session’s play was possible – sent the one-off Test between Bangladesh and India on its way to a draw. In the 30.1 overs possible, Bangladesh’s top order mounted an emphatic response for most of the morning session, but Harbhajan Singh and R Ashwin struck in quick succession – 15 minutes before lunch to give Bangladesh some anxious moments. However, the weather intervened 10 minutes before the scheduled lunch break to not allow any further play.

Knowing they wouldn’t likely need to bat too long in the Test, Bangladesh came out batting positively to keep India at bay. Imrul Kayes scored a quick half-century, Tamim Iqbal went past Habibul Bashar as the highest run-getter for Bangladesh, and Mominul Haque threatened to equal AB de Villiers’ record of half-centuries in 12 consecutive Tests. It was unlikely he would get another shot at the record: despite the two late wickets Bangladesh still seemed they might not need to bat again, especially with time sure to be lost to weather.