India A declared their first innings on 562 for 9, Bangladesh A were 49 for 2 at stumps on the third day . India A took 261-run advantage in the second unofficial Test at Sylhet .
Sylhet (Bangladesh), December 8: After India A grabbed a 261-run advantage in the second unofficial Test at Sylhet, Bangladesh A needed another last-day comeback.After India A declared their first innings on 562 for 9, the hosts were 49 for 2 at stumps on the third day.Bangladesh A got off to a good start at the start of the day by dismissing India A skipper Abhimanyu Easwaran for 157 in the sixth over of the day.In an inning that lasted more than seven hours, Easwaran hit 14 fours and two sixes.After Jayant Yadav and Saurabh Kumar put on an 86-run run stand for the seventh wicket, the Indians increased closer to 500.
Jayant and No.10 Navdeep Saini both hit half-centuries.Saini stayed an hour and 36 minutes, completing his first-class fifty.When Easwaran called them back, he and Mukesh Kumar had put on an unbroken 68-run partnership for the tenth wicket.Murad, a left-arm spinner, and Musfik, a young fast bowler, took three wickets each, while Sumon Khan finished with two. Bangladesh reached the final day of the season without any wickets.Mominul and Mominul Haque were on hand to get some runs before the visitors' first Test against India next week, as the visitors aim for an innings victory.