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 Bangladesh earn a draw against India in Chittagong
22nd May 2007 19:16 IST
Agencies
Bangladesh refused to take up the gauntlet Indian captain Rahul Dravid had thrown down by his sporting declaration as the rain-marred first Test petered out to a tame draw in Chittagong today.
Set a victory target of 250 in 43 overs, the hosts never seemed anywhere close to the required asking rate and were 104/2 in their second innings when the match was called off with 15 overs still remaining to be bowled.
This is Bangladesh's only fifth draw in the 45 Test matches they have played, which includes the lone win against Zimbabwe.
Opener Javed Omar remained unbeaten on a well-made 52, while Rajin Saleh was not out on seven as the two umpires dislodged the bails for the last time of the match that saw more than 15 hours of playing time lost due to rains.
The day's action began three hours and 20 minutes late following overnight rains but Dravid infused life into what seemed like a hopelessly dead tie by declaring the Indian second innings at 100/6 only 48 minutes after the start.
Chasing the target, the hosts soon lost opener Shahriar Nafees (1) before Omar and skipper Habibul Bashar (37) played fluently to add 70 runs for the second wicket.
But their aggression failed to meet the expectation of the sparse crowd at the Bir Sreshta Shahid Ruhul Amin stadium, who were looking forward to an explosive final session after the hosts reached 32/1 at Tea.
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