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Bangladesh, currently touring India for a multi-format series, got themselves in hot waters on Day 1 of the first Test. On September 19, India kicked off their Test season by locking horns with their Bangladeshi counterparts in the first Test at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The Najmul Hossain Shanto-led side had things working in their favour right from the beginning as they reduced hosts to 34-3 in the first hour after winning the toss.
India has almost lost the momentum of the game when the lower-ranked Bangladesh reduced them to 144-6. It was then Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja kept their calm and came up with a 195* run stand on the opening day. While the Bangladeshis were already put on the back put, they found themselves in a troubled spot due to their poor-over rate. Shanto and Co. managed to complete just 80 overs in the day despite being given half an hour extra.
Bangladesh till lunch on Day 2 of 1st Test
Will Bangladesh team get penalised by ICC for poor over rate?
Bangladesh ended the opening day after completing just 80 overs, 10 short of the minimum target. It might put Bangladesh side in trouble as the ICC might punish them for slow over rate. According to the article 16.11.2 of the ICC World Test Championship conditions, “ A team will have one (1) World Test Championship completion point deducted from its points total for each Penalty Over it incurs during the Round Stage.”
If ICC penalises the side, it might put them in further trouble as Bangladesh were charged of three WTC points along with a fine of 15 percent of the match feel last month. They were charged during their first Test against Pakistan.
Their over rate is abysmal and apalling: Harsha Bhogle rips into Bangladsesh for poor over rate against India
Indian commentator Harsha Bhogle labelled Bangladesh’s poor over rate as unacceptable and abysmal. Bhogle was quoted by Hindustan Times as saying, "Bangladesh's overrate has been unacceptable. We're 45 minutes into Tea and we're not even through to 60 overs here. The best that Bangladesh can achieve at this rate is about 70-72 overs (at the end of the day) and that has to be unacceptable. Wonder when the umpires start playing a more active role here to get things moving.”
He added, "I'll tell you what's gonna happen here. Because of this abysmal and appalling over-rate, Bangladesh are not gonna get the second new ball even with the extra half hour added.”
