India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Day 2 highlights: Pant and Iyer help IND finish Day 2 with 80-run lead

Rahul has a brief chat with the umpire but he has whipped the bails off so it is stumps. A few grumpy faces among the Indians while Shanto and Zakir are smiling from ear to ear. Zakri also took his time to tie his shoe laces at the non-striker's end before the second last ball could be bowled. Anyhow, despite that fantastic partnership between Rishabh pant and Shreyas Iyer, neither side have really pulled too far ahead of the other today. India arguably have their noses slightly ahead considerint Bangladesh still need to score 80 runs before they can truly start setting a target for them. 

Rahul, Kohli and Pant standing right around the batter and exchanging some words about that bat thing. Wonder if this is going to be the last over of the day. 

KL Rahul not happy at all. It looks like Shanto has ended up taking the old bat itself after getting the 12th man to come in with a bunch of bats. It seems the Indian captain had some choice words to tell Shanto after the 12th man ran off and he walked back. Time wasting 101 right there. 

All about survival for Bangladesh as India  alternate with Ashwin and Umesh. The runs have come from a rather lucky four for Zakir which was an outside edge off Umesh that flew through the vacant second slip area. 

Zakir Hassan and Najmul Hossain Shanto are back for the Bangladesh second innings, they effectively begin their score on -87.

India end up with a lead of 87 runs. Siraj had hit a four off the previous ball, then he leaps down the track to give it an almighty thwack. Misses it completely and is stumped and Siraj screams in frustration, he is holding that bat to his face like he just missed out on a triple century. 

Siraj has been utterly solid so far against the spinners. Coming forward and defending with his bat and pad and everything forward, almost a top order batter. This last wicket stand has gone on for two overs now, not something Bangladesh will be too happy about. 

Four wickets for Taijul Islam, he had rattled India with those three wickets in the first session remember? It seems a long time ago for Bangladesh as India have built a strong lead since then. Umesh Yadav slashes at a wide one and edges it to slip. India 305/9 in 83.3 overs.

Umesh rocks back and smacks Shakib to sweeper cover. He moves to 9 off 7. 

Shout for LBW and the umpire gives out, Ashwin reviews. First ball of the 81st over is sent in at a length by Shakib. Pitches in line, impact in line and the wickets is umpire's call. Ashwin goes for 12 off 30, India are 286/8, lead by 59 runs. 

Some salt and chilli masala on the wounds for Shakib. He crosses 3000 Test runs with that and becomes the second fastest to reach that mark and cross 400 Test wickets in the history of the game. Only behind the great Richard Hadlee of New Zealand. Ashwin comes down the track and launches Shakib over wide long-on. 

Big appeal from Bangladesh for LBW, Shakib himself is the bowler and he goes for the review right after the umpire shakes his head. Ashwin had taken a step down and looked to block it. No bat involved at all, the ball is crashing onto the stumps on ball tracking but the impact is umpire's call!

Unadkat swipes Shakib through square leg for his first boundary. India recognising the fact that Unadkat has scored over 8000 runs in first class cricket by sending him in ahead of Umesh or Siraj.

Appeal for LBW and given, Shakib strikes again and this time it is the big wicket of Shreyas Iyer. He falls for 87 off 105 balls, India 271/7. 

Low full toss from Taijul and Ashwin flicks it through midwicket for four. All class from the all-rounder.

Axar has been trying to hit sixes ever since he came into the middle. He ends up putting this straight down the throat of long-on. Just a little check from the third umpire to see if Shanto had stepped on the rope while completing the catch but it is declared to be a clean one. Axar falls for four, India 264/6, lead by 37 runs.

Sixth time in his career this has happened, as Sanjay Manjrekar pointed out a number of times in the commentary box before the actual dismissal itself. Every heard of the commentator's curse? Slightly full from Miraz, Pant pushes at it, gets an outside edge before the ball reaches Nurul. He falls for 93 off 104 balls, India 253/5, lead by 26 runs. Partnership between Pant and Iyer was on 159 off 182 balls when the wicket fell. 

Iyer hits a length delivery outside off from Miraz straight to mid-off. Slight fumble and Pant takes a few steps outside to attempt the run. The fielder recovers quickly and darts the ball in, not a direct hit but the bowler takes the stumps. Pant had put in the dive and made ground comfortably as the replays showed. That is the closest Bangladesh have come to a wicket in this session, which is an indicator of just how flat they have been. 

Bangladesh shoulders have dropped. Pant has got to 91 off 93, Shreyas is on 68 off 82. India lead by 14 runs at the moment. 

Iyer is on strike, he will be facing Taskin Ahmed. India one run away from levelling scores. 

KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli all tried to play some patient Test cricket and they all perished. Then Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer in the spirit of IPL auction day hit the Bazzballs out of Bangladesh and have put India firmly in the driver's seat. Wonder what that says about the right way to bat in present-day Test cricket. Pant is on 86 off 89, Iyer on 58 off 58, their partnership is 132 off 141 balls for the fifth wicket. 

Iyer hits his second six of the innings off the fifth ball of that over. India have gone at a ratr of 6.50 in the last 10 overs.

Khaled Ahmed brought back and bowls short to Iyer straightaway. The batter pulls three times, doesn't quite connect the third time but that is enough for him to take the single that gets him to his second half century of the series and fifth overall. It has come in 60 balls. 

Down the pitch again and smashed over long-on again, the bottom hand comes off as well. Pant moves to 84 off 82, Iyer is on 49 off 57, India are 215/4, trail by just 12 runs now. 

Among the flattest of sixes you will ever get to see in Test cricket. He comes down the track and smashes it through the line over cow-corner.