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England lead Bangladesh by 72 runs going into day three of the Test series, having been bowled out for 293 earlier in the day.
At sumps Bangladesh were on 221-5 however and are in a fairly strong position ahead of a potentially decisive third day’s play.
LAY OF THE LAND
England resumed on 258-7 in Chittagong but made the worst possible start to the day when Chris Woakes fell to the very first ball of the day, caught at short leg off Taijul Islam.
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Adil Rashid steadied the ship with a knock of 26 before he was caught spectacularly by Sabbir Rahman, after which Stuart Broad nicked one behind off Mehedi Hasan to leave England all out on 293.
Bangladesh started strongly if slowly before a devastating series of deliveries from Moeen Ali in the final over before lunch put a very different spin on the test.
First Ali bowled Imrul Kayes with a ripper before Mominul Haque was caught by Ben Stokes off another devilish Ali spin delivery to leave Bangladesh reeling at 29-2 just prior to lunch.
WICKET! Two in four balls! Mominul Haque is caught by Stokes after one from Mo spits off the turf 🎯 #BANvENG
Live: https://t.co/5imS4qPocc pic.twitter.com/7z2h9LmtRk— England Cricket (@englandcricket) October 21, 2016
What an unbelievable start from Moeen and the boys! Literally unplayable deliveries with a straight bat! Great pace and revs👌🙌 #BANvENG
— James Taylor (@jamestaylor20) October 21, 2016
Bangladesh vice-captain Tamim Iqbal then took it upon himself to turn things around as he stuck in to claim a hard fought half century; the 19th 50 of his career and fifth against England.
Things appeared to be going well for the Tigers with Tamim and Mahmudullah building a partnership with England flat and Bangladesh cruising.
Once again though circumstances changed in the very last over before tea as out of nowhere Mahmudullah was caught by Joe Root off Rashid and had to walk on 38, leaving England with a spring in their step going into the break.
Rashid backed up his last-gasp wicket with a wicket maiden in the first over after tea as the England spinner bowled with great confidence.
WICKET & TEA: Mahmudullah goes! Ct by Root at slip off Rashid for 38. Bangladesh 3 down & 174 behind #BANvENG
Live: https://t.co/5imS4qxMNC pic.twitter.com/HlKj3AUqhi
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) October 21, 2016
Gareth Batty, who had been struggling on day two, then took the crucial wicket of Tamim with the 39-year-old right-arm off-break bowler firing in a quicker delivery which took Tamim by surprise, trapping the Bangladeshi into being caught behind, leaving the score 163-4.
STAT OF THE DAY
Amazingly, Batty’s wicket of Tamim was his first wicket for England since 5 June 2005 when he bowled out Mohammad Ashraful, also of Bangladesh, at Chester-le-Street, Durham.
11.4 years.
136 months.
4,156 days.
5,984,640 minutes.Gareth Batty has another Test wicket. 😍 pic.twitter.com/4v5sXWXwxO
— bet365 (@bet365) October 21, 2016
WHO HAD A GOOD DAY
Bangledesh skipper Mushfiqur Rahim came in shortly after and produced a fabulously positive and fluent knock to put his side into a great position to overtake England’s first innings score of 293.
He had to survive a DRS review as Chris Woakes pleaded for an LBW decision against the Bangladesh captain but Umpire Dharmasena, who had a long think went with not out with replays showing that the ball was hitting the top of leg-stump but not enough to overturn umpire’s decision.
Mushfiqur came in at a crucial point of the Test with the game’s standout batsman Tamim having just been dismissed.
Bangladesh could __have crumbled at that point but Mushfiqur guided them to a strong position and his performance is worthy of note despite walking off just short of a half century on 48.
WHO SHOULD have DONE BETTER
Though each of the England spinners took crucial wickets and at times looked in great form, the fact that Bangladesh ended the day with five wickets in hand suggests that the England spinners should have fared better.
The flat, dusty Chittagong surface was tailor made for spinners and England’s trio of Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid and Gareth Batty failed to perform as well as their Bangladesh equivalents.
They could look back and think they missed a trick.
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