Najmul Hossain Shanto dazzled brightly on day 3 of the continued Sylhet Test as he scored his fifth Test century to make his captaincy debut within the longest format particular and helped Bangladesh take a sizeable lead of 205 runs. Shanto continues to be batting alongside veteran batter Mushfiqur Rahim (43*) and would really like to be certain that the hosts set a mammoth goal for the guests to chase within the fourth innings.
The day did not actually begin on a optimistic word for the Bangla Tigers. The pair of Kyle Jamieson and Tim Southee added 52 runs for the ninth wicket earlier than part-timer Mominul Haque trapped Jamieson in entrance of the stumps. Southee was the final wicket to fall for the touring occasion as they folded for 317 and managed to achieve a meagre seven-run lead.
The day did not carry any pleasure for Mahmudul Hasan Joy and his opening companion Zakir Hasan as they acquired dismissed with simply 26 runs on the board and had been looking at a batting collapse. However, Mominul and Najmul joined palms to combination 90 runs for the third wicket and stabilised the innings.
Mominul was a tad unlucky as his keep was minimize quick by a large misunderstanding that led to him getting run out. Shanto, then joined palms with Rahim and made the Kiwi bowlers toil actually laborious. Bangladesh have already posted 212 runs on the board and that features an unbeaten 96-run partnership for the fourth wicket between the pair of Shanto and Rahim.
The day will stay etched within the reminiscence of Shanto eternally as he grew to become the primary Bangladesh participant to rating 100 on his Test captaincy debut. He has struck ten boundaries in his knock already and would really like to convert it into a giant one tomorrow.
The Kiwi spinners may have to spin some magic on day 4 or else Southee and his males may need to chase a frightening complete on a deteriorating floor.
