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On Monday, September 30, the second Test resumed at the Green Park in Kanpur after seeing two days get washed out due to rain and wet outfield. The Men in Blue had a brilliant start to the day as they dismissed three Bangladesh batters in the opening session on Day 4, courtesy brilliant catches from skipper Rohit Sharma and Mohammed Siraj.
After a brilliant piece of fielding from Rohit Sharma at mid-off region, Indian pacer, Mohammed Siraj took another blinder to dismiss veteran Bangladesh all-rounder, Shakib Al Hasan. Siraj stunned the Kanpur crowd with his athleticism as he grabbed a one-handed catch, adding excitement to the match.
Mohammed Siraj takes one-handed blinder to dismiss Shakib Al Hasan
After Rohit Sharma’s one-handed stunner in the 50th over, Mohammed Siraj produced a brilliant catch to cut short Shakib Al Hasan’s stay in the middle. The moment came on the final delivery of the 56th over, which was bowled by Ravichandran Ashwin. Ashwin opted to bowled perfectly, getting the sharp dip. But Shakib stepped out to smash the ball and in the process, completely got beaten in the flight as he opted for a lofted drive. Siraj, who was stationed at the mid-off region, took some steps backward and arched his back to complete a one-handed catch behind his body.
Watch Mohammed Siraj’s sensational catch in IND vs BAN second Test:
Shakib, who was dismissed after scoring only nine runs, was left in disbelief as Bangladesh’s scoreboard read 170/6. Former India cricketer and legend, Sunil Gavaskar, who was a part of the commentary panel at that moment, was blown away by Siraj’s effort, which he labelled as “amazing”.
Speaking of the ongoing Test match, the Bangladesh scoreboard read 205/6 after 66 overs at lunch on Day 4. While Monimul Haque completed his century (102 off 176), his was joined by Mehidy Hasan Miraz (6 off 26) in the middle. Moreover, Monimul Haque’s 102* is only the second century by a visiting batter in ten Tests in Kanpur since 1984 after Andre Hall’s 163 in 2004.
