The visitors looked to have had the upper hand after Day 1 but R Ashwin scored a fantastic century in the 1st innings to help India stage comeback and post 376 runs. He was well supported by Ravindra Jadeja who missed out on getting to the three figure mark.

The India bowlers were impressive especially Akash Deep who was on hattrick at one stage. Jasprit Bumrah also showed his class with figures of 4/50. Barring Ashwin, other bowlers chipped in with 2 wickets apiece as Bangladesh were bowled out for 149 runs in their first innings.

Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant scored centuries in second innings as India declared their second innings at 287/4 setting Bangladesh to chase over 500 runs for victory. By the end of Day 3 the visitors had already lost four wickets with Ashwin doing the maximum damage

11:20 AM: INDIA WIN! Jadeja picks up his third wicket. Hasan Mahmud gets clean bowled while trying to attempt sweep. India continue their dominance at home

11:07 AM: Wicket! Ashwin completes five wicket haul after dismissing Taskin AHmed. India one wicket away from crushing win

10:45 AM: Wicket! Ravichandran Ashwin claimed a five-wicket haul! Mehidy Hasan Miraz throws his wicket away by playing a wreckless shot

10:49 AM: Wicket! Ravindra Jadeja has his first wicket of the second innings.Litton Das edges one to first slip where Rohit Sharma completes low catch. India smell victory

10:37 AM: Wicket! R Ashwin breaks Shakib- Shanto 48 runs stand. Jaiswal takes an easy catch at short leg. India now four wickets away from taking 1-0 lead.

10:12 AM: Chance Missed! Jadeja almost breaking the partnership but Rishabh Pant misses stumping chance. Shakib comes down the track, the ball doesn't turn, beats his outside edge, but Pant fails to collect the ball as extra bounce beats the keeper

9:59 AM: Shakib Al Hasan and Najmul Hossain Shanto have made a cautious start to the run chase as Indian bowlers look to make early inroads

9:30 AM: Bangladesh resume chase with 6 wickets in hand

Preview

The Rohit Sharma-led home team is just six wickets away from securing an unassailable 1-0 lead in the two-match series against Bangladesh at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. After showing resilience in their second innings, the visitors reached 158 for four at the close of Day 3 on Saturday, before bad light brought an early end to the day's play. However, they still face a daunting target of 357 runs to win.

Rishabh Pant who scored his sixth Test century along with Shubman Gill stitched a solid 167-run partnership for the fourth wicket. After resuming the day at 81 for three, India declared their second innings at 287 for four, setting Bangladesh a massive lead of 514 runs.

Pant's century was especially significant as it marked his return to Test cricket following a serious car accident in December 2022, matching MS Dhoni's record

In response to the mammoth target, Bangladesh's opening pair of Zakir Hasan and Shadman Islam made a promising start with a 62-run partnership. However, Jasprit Bumrah dismissed Zakir to break the partnership. Ashwin made significant breakthroughs, dismissing Shadman with a catch from Gill, followed by the wickets of Mominul Haque and Mushfiqur Rahim. Bangladesh will resume their innings at 158 for four, with captain Najmul Hossain Shanto on 51 and Shakib Al Hasan on 5, needing a monumental effort to chase down the target.