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November 13, 2000
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) -- India suffered a middle order slide as it struggled to chase Bangladesh's first innings total of 400 on Sunday, the third day of the host team's debut test. Bangladesh captain Naimur Rahman took four more wickets to restrict India to 366 for 7 at close of play. India is still short of 44 runs to level with Bangladesh, which is playing its first-ever match since it received test status in June this year. "We began the match with hope of forcing a draw upon India. If chances favour us we can now even win it," Rahman told reporters. The 400 runs posted by Bangladesh in the first innings placed it in the record books for the world's second highest debut total. Zimbabwe in 1992 scored 456 runs in its first test innings, also against India at Harare. Resuming at 81 for one, India lost left hand batsman Sadagoppan Ramesh in the first half hour of play. He notched up 58 runs before being bowled by Bikas Ranjan Das, who picked up his first-ever test wicket. India suffered its next blow when Rahul Dravid was caught at short forward leg by Al Shahriar off spinner Mohammad Rafiq. Dravid scored just 28 runs. Sachin Tendulkar then joined night watchman Murali Kartik just before lunch. The star batsman scored only 18 before he was brilliantly caught by substitute Rajin Saleh off a Rahman delivery. The faltering Indian innings was steadied by captain Saurav Ganguly who was involved in a 121-run seventh wicket partnership with Sunil Joshi. At 84, Ganguly was caught by Al Sharriar when he failed to drive a ball from Rahman to the boundary. Sunil Joshi was batting at 71, his highest test score. Joshi, who captured five Bangladeshi wickets, has only the Indian tail-enders to keep him company in the difficult job of matching the Bangladesh figure. |