After registering victory in the first match, the Indian team is now seen struggling for victory in the second match. On the third day of the match, the Indian bowlers managed to bundle out the hosts Bangladesh for 231 runs in the second innings. Bangladesh team set a target of 145 runs in front of the Indian team. This two-match Test series plays a very important role for the Indian team. After the fall of early wickets, the Indian team brought in Akshar Patel as the nightwatchman.
The flop show of the team’s acting captain KL Rahul continues. His bat is struggling to score runs he is unable to come out of his bad form. Against Bangladesh also he could not manage to score runs. In the absence of Rohit Sharma, the responsibility of the team was on his shoulders. The captain failed to score runs in three consecutive innings and returned disappointingly in the last innings of the tour. During the entire tour, he was able to add only 57 runs in 4 innings of 2 matches.
KL Rahul’s mistake cost the team heavily
The Indian team got a big success on the third day of the match against Bangladesh. The Indian bowlers, performing well, bundled out the hosts for a score of 231 runs. Chasing an easy target of 145 runs, a mistake by Rahul again cost the team heavily. He lost his wicket for 2 runs on the ball of Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan. Due to this early wicket fall, the team got into trouble. Cheteshwar Pujara was dismissed immediately after Rahul and in compulsion, the Indian team had to field Akshar Patel as a night watchman.
What is Nightwatchman Term:
Nightwatchman term is used in test cricket. If the leading batsmen lose their wickets in the last session of the match. So in the last minute, the main batsman of the team should not lose his wicket, so as to use the remaining overs. While changing the batting order, the batsman is fielded from the lower order. The word night watchman is used for this term. After the dismissals of KL Rahul and Cheteshwar Pujara on the third day in the second innings of the Mirpur Test, Akshar Patel was sent as a night watchman.
