Bangladesh v India 2nd Test
India tour of Bangladesh - 2004 (2004/05) · MA Aziz Stadium, Chattogram · 17 December 2004
India won by an innings and 83 runs
India won by an innings and 83 runs. Rahul Dravid top-scored with 160 for India. Irfan Pathan took 5/32.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- India tour of Bangladesh - 2004 (2004/05)
- Ground
- MA Aziz Stadium, Chattogram
- Dates
- 17 December 2004 to 20 December 2004
- Toss
- India, chose to bat
- Result
- India won by an innings and 83 runs
- Player of the match
- Mohammad Ashraful
- Captains
- Sourav Ganguly (India), Habibul Bashar (Bangladesh)
- Debut
- Nazmul Hossain (Bangladesh)
- Umpires
- Aleem Dar and MR Benson
- Match referee
- BC Broad
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
India won the toss and chose to bat. It was Nazmul Hossain's first Test.
India batted first and made 540 all out. Rahul Dravid top-scored with 160 off 304 balls, and Gautam Gambhir made 139. Mohammad Rafique took 4 for 156 for Bangladesh. The innings was built on a 259-run stand for the second wicket between Rahul Dravid and Gautam Gambhir, 48% of the total. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at MA Aziz Stadium, 370 across 8 Tests.
Bangladesh replied with 333 all out. Mohammad Ashraful top-scored with 158 not out off 194 balls, and Aftab Ahmed made 43. Anil Kumble took 4 for 55 for India. The innings was built on a 115-run stand for the fifth wicket between Mohammad Ashraful and Aftab Ahmed. India led by 207 on first innings. Bangladesh followed on.
Bangladesh made 124 all out in their second innings. Talha Jubair top-scored with 31 off 24 balls. Irfan Pathan took 5 for 32 for India. From 75 for 4 they lost 5 wickets for 9 runs, to 84 for 9.
India won by an innings and 83 runs. Bangladesh's 124 all out is the lowest completed total at MA Aziz Stadium.
INDIA, FIRST INNINGS: 540 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virender Sehwag | c Habibul Bashar b Mashrafe Mortaza | 10 | 16 |
| Gautam Gambhir | b Nazmul Hossain | 139 | 196 |
| Rahul Dravid | c Khaled Mashud b Mashrafe Mortaza | 160 | 304 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | lbw b Mashrafe Mortaza | 36 | 55 |
| Sourav Ganguly | c Talha Jubair b Mohammad Rafique | 88 | 153 |
| VVS Laxman | c & b Mohammad Rafique | 9 | 14 |
| Dinesh Karthik | c Khaled Mashud b Mohammad Rafique | 11 | 24 |
| Irfan Pathan | c Khaled Mashud b Mohammad Rafique | 4 | 14 |
| Anil Kumble | st Khaled Mashud b Mohammad Ashraful | 23 | 73 |
| Harbhajan Singh | c Manzarul Islam b Nazmul Hossain | 47 | 43 |
| Zaheer Khan | not out | 0 | – |
Extras 13 · Total 540 all out
| Bowler (Bangladesh) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mashrafe Mortaza | 26 | 5 | 60 | 3 |
| Nazmul Hossain | 25.5 | 4 | 114 | 2 |
| Talha Jubair | 19 | 1 | 95 | 0 |
| Mohammad Rafique | 50 | 2 | 156 | 4 |
| Manzarul Islam | 16.3 | 0 | 63 | 0 |
| Aftab Ahmed | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Mohammad Ashraful | 7 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-14 (Virender Sehwag, 4.2 ov), 2-273 (Gautam Gambhir, 72.5 ov), 3-334 (Sachin Tendulkar, 90.1 ov), 4-371 (Rahul Dravid, 98.6 ov), 5-384 (VVS Laxman, 103.5 ov), 6-402 (Dinesh Karthik, 109.2 ov), 7-412 (Irfan Pathan, 113.2 ov), 8-465 (Anil Kumble, 136.2 ov), 9-540 (Sourav Ganguly, 147.6 ov), 10-540 (Harbhajan Singh, 148.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Gautam Gambhir (4) and Virender Sehwag (9) | 14 | 21 |
| second | Rahul Dravid (121) and Gautam Gambhir (135) | 259 | 412 |
| third | Sachin Tendulkar (36) and Rahul Dravid (24) | 61 | 105 |
| fourth | Sourav Ganguly (22) and Rahul Dravid (15) | 37 | 53 |
| fifth | Sourav Ganguly (3) and VVS Laxman (9) | 13 | 29 |
| sixth | Sourav Ganguly (7) and Dinesh Karthik (11) | 18 | 33 |
| seventh | Sourav Ganguly (6) and Irfan Pathan (4) | 10 | 24 |
| eighth | Anil Kumble (23) and Sourav Ganguly (30) | 53 | 138 |
| ninth | Sourav Ganguly (20) and Harbhajan Singh (47) | 75 | 71 |
| tenth | Harbhajan Singh (0) and Zaheer Khan (0) | 0 | 2 |
BANGLADESH, FIRST INNINGS: 333 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nafees Iqbal | c Gautam Gambhir b Harbhajan Singh | 31 | 91 |
| Javed Omar | c Rahul Dravid b Anil Kumble | 10 | 78 |
| Mashrafe Mortaza | lbw b Anil Kumble | 4 | 15 |
| Habibul Bashar | st Dinesh Karthik b Anil Kumble | 22 | 42 |
| Mohammad Ashraful | not out | 158 | 194 |
| Aftab Ahmed | lbw b Anil Kumble | 43 | 72 |
| Manzarul Islam | lbw b Zaheer Khan | 0 | 3 |
| Khaled Mashud | c Dinesh Karthik b Zaheer Khan | 22 | 44 |
| Mohammad Rafique | c Rahul Dravid b Irfan Pathan | 4 | 16 |
| Talha Jubair | b Irfan Pathan | 0 | 1 |
| Nazmul Hossain | run out (Dinesh Karthik) | 0 | 1 |
Extras 39 · Total 333 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irfan Pathan | 23 | 7 | 86 | 2 |
| Zaheer Khan | 18 | 3 | 76 | 2 |
| Anil Kumble | 26 | 9 | 55 | 4 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 22 | 5 | 79 | 1 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-48 (Javed Omar, 26.1 ov), 2-54 (Nafees Iqbal, 29.6 ov), 3-54 (Mashrafe Mortaza, 30.3 ov), 4-124 (Habibul Bashar, 44.6 ov), 5-239 (Aftab Ahmed, 70.6 ov), 6-240 (Manzarul Islam, 71.4 ov), 7-300 (Khaled Mashud, 83.6 ov), 8-312 (Mohammad Rafique, 88.4 ov), 9-312 (Talha Jubair, 88.5 ov), 10-333 (Nazmul Hossain, 90.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Javed Omar (10) and Nafees Iqbal (29) | 48 | 152 |
| second | Mashrafe Mortaza (4) and Nafees Iqbal (2) | 6 | 23 |
| third | Habibul Bashar (0) and Mashrafe Mortaza (0) | 0 | 3 |
| fourth | Habibul Bashar (22) and Mohammad Ashraful (37) | 70 | 92 |
| fifth | Mohammad Ashraful (68) and Aftab Ahmed (43) | 115 | 158 |
| sixth | Mohammad Ashraful (0) and Manzarul Islam (0) | 1 | 4 |
| seventh | Khaled Mashud (22) and Mohammad Ashraful (32) | 60 | 74 |
| eighth | Mohammad Rafique (4) and Mohammad Ashraful (3) | 12 | 29 |
| ninth | Mohammad Ashraful (0) and Talha Jubair (0) | 0 | 1 |
| tenth | Mohammad Ashraful (18) and Nazmul Hossain (0) | 21 | 15 |
BANGLADESH, SECOND INNINGS: 124 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nafees Iqbal | lbw b Irfan Pathan | 0 | 1 |
| Javed Omar | c Dinesh Karthik b Irfan Pathan | 6 | 20 |
| Habibul Bashar | lbw b Irfan Pathan | 17 | 45 |
| Aftab Ahmed | c Dinesh Karthik b Irfan Pathan | 4 | 3 |
| Mohammad Rafique | c Virender Sehwag b Irfan Pathan | 22 | 21 |
| Mohammad Ashraful | lbw b Anil Kumble | 3 | 13 |
| Manzarul Islam | c Gautam Gambhir b Anil Kumble | 0 | 10 |
| Khaled Mashud | c Rahul Dravid b Harbhajan Singh | 0 | 9 |
| Mashrafe Mortaza | c Harbhajan Singh b Sachin Tendulkar | 6 | 9 |
| Nazmul Hossain | not out | 8 | 8 |
| Talha Jubair | c Irfan Pathan b Harbhajan Singh | 31 | 24 |
Extras 27 · Total 124 all out
| Bowler (India) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irfan Pathan | 9 | 2 | 32 | 5 |
| Zaheer Khan | 6 | 1 | 28 | 0 |
| Anil Kumble | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 4.4 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Nafees Iqbal, 0.1 ov), 2-30 (Javed Omar, 6.3 ov), 3-34 (Aftab Ahmed, 6.6 ov), 4-75 (Mohammad Rafique, 14.1 ov), 5-76 (Habibul Bashar, 16.1 ov), 6-77 (Manzarul Islam, 17.6 ov), 7-78 (Mohammad Ashraful, 19.2 ov), 8-80 (Khaled Mashud, 20.6 ov), 9-84 (Mashrafe Mortaza, 21.3 ov), 10-124 (Talha Jubair, 26.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Javed Omar (0) and Nafees Iqbal (0) | 0 | 1 |
| second | Javed Omar (6) and Habibul Bashar (11) | 30 | 36 |
| third | Habibul Bashar (0) and Aftab Ahmed (4) | 4 | 3 |
| fourth | Mohammad Rafique (22) and Habibul Bashar (6) | 41 | 44 |
| fifth | Habibul Bashar (0) and Mohammad Ashraful (1) | 1 | 12 |
| sixth | Mohammad Ashraful (1) and Manzarul Islam (0) | 1 | 11 |
| seventh | Khaled Mashud (0) and Mohammad Ashraful (1) | 1 | 8 |
| eighth | Khaled Mashud (0) and Mashrafe Mortaza (2) | 2 | 10 |
| ninth | Mashrafe Mortaza (4) and Nazmul Hossain (0) | 4 | 3 |
| tenth | Talha Jubair (31) and Nazmul Hossain (8) | 40 | 32 |
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