Bangladesh 71-4 at lunch on Day 3

Bangladesh's chances to save the second Test looked extremely gloomy after they were reduced to 71-4 against a pumped-up Indian bowling attack on day three at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium today.

The home still needs 16 runs to weather the deficit as India put up 314 in their first innings, in reply of Bangladesh's 227. India's 87-run first innings lead now looked bigger, reports BSS.

Bangladesh might avoid the innings defeat but it is to be seen whether they could take the game to the fourth day at least.

Opener Zakir Hasan, playing his only second Test, resisted a disciplined bowling attack, batting on 37 at the first interval of the day with Liton Das yet to score.

Offspinner Ravichandran Ashwin gave India first breakthrough in just second over of the day, trapping opener Najmul Hossain Shanto leg-before for 5 as Bangladesh resumed at seven without loss.

Mominul Haque, the highest scorer of Bangladesh in the first innings, then edged pacer Mohammed Siraj delivery behind the wicket for just 5.

But India got the big success of the day, when Jaydev Unadkat baffled Shakib Al Hasan (13) with a slower, leaving Bangladesh at 51-3.

Mushfiqur Rahim continued his bad form and struggled against left-arm spinner Axar Patel, who finally had him lbw on 9 on the stroke of lunch.