Pujara hits fifty to steer India to 159-4 at tea
February 12, 2017  14:11


TEA - DAY 4

India 159-4 (29 ovs) & 687-6d vs B'desh 388 | Scorecard

Shakib firing it full and on the stumps, not giving the batsmen anything to work with as Rahane and Pujara take a single each in his seventh over.

Rahane comes down the track to off-spinner Hasan but is forced to defend as he nearly lobs it back to the bowler. The next ball is short as Rahane carves it over point for a couple.

He again skips down the track but can't get underneath it for a single to long-on and Pujara tries the paddle but fails to connect.

He sweeps the next ball as he gets a top edge which goes over the keeper and gets him two runs.

Rahane perishes in his quest for quick runs as he gives Shakib the charge but is beaten and is bowled for 28. He came down the track and had a wild swing but missed it completely as he gave his wicket away in the team's cause.

Ravindra Jadeja gets a promotion ahead of Ravichandran Ashwin and Wriddhiman Saha. He swings the second ball he faces over midwicket but the fielder in the deep misses a straightforward chance and also ends up giving away a boundary.

He smashes the next ball straight back over Shakib's head for a six and keeps strike with a single from the last ball.

In the next over, Pujara comes down the track and whips Hasan powerfully through midwicket for a four while India ensure to pick single off the next five deliveries to maintain the flow of runs.

Jadeja looks for a big swing but Shakib does well to slow it down and he can only get one.

Meanwhile, Pujara cuts Shakib behind point for a four to race to his fifty from 57 balls, having hit six fours and a six, to register his second half-century in the match. He paddles the next ball for two runs fine on the leg side to end the post lunch session.
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