Watch: Rishabh Pant's lightning-fast glove work to dismiss Nurul Hasan reminds fans of MS Dhoni's stumping style
Bangladesh started really well with a 124-run partnership for the first wicket. Starting Day 4 at 47/0, the hosts didn't lose any wickets in the opening session. However, a brilliant reflex catch by Rishabh Pant in the 47th over broke the partnership.
Najmul Hossain Shanto got out after 67, and Zakir Hassan became only the fourth Bangladeshi batter to score a century in his debut game. He got out and scored exactly 100 runs with 12 fours and one six.
After ending the first session without any wickets, the Indians took six wickets in the remaining two sessions of the day, which has put them in an almost-winning position. Just like the first inning, the Indian spinners picked up wickets. Axar Patel took three, while Ravi Ashwin and Kuldeep Yadav took one wicket each.
Not just the catch to get India its first breakthrough, Pant also did an amazing stumping, which reminded everyone of the way former Indian skipper MS Dhoni used to do. He stumped Bangladesh star Nurul Hasan with a lightning-fast glove works.
It came on the last ball of the 88th over when Axar Patel was bowling. He bowled a flighted delivery to the batter, which turned big, and Hasan missed the turn. Pant, who collected the ball quickly and dislodged bails with a flash of a second.
The batter tried hard to get his foot behind the line, but Pant was too good for him. The clip of this stumping went viral, and many fans called it MS Dhoni-style stumping.
Excellent work behind the stumps now from Pant, was lightening quick to dislodge the bails and Nurul is short of his crease !!
— Cricket Videos (@kirket_video) December 17, 2022
Bapuuuuuu strikes again , need 4 more wkts now
India’s recent Kryptonite Mehedy Hasan Miraz walks in pic.twitter.com/3m4Ww7EgMQ
Apart from the openers, not many middle order batters made any significant contributions. At the stumps of 272/6, skipper Shakib Al Hasan is unbeaten on 40 with three boundaries and two sixes, while the "Man of the Series" in ODIs, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, is playing at 9 runs. India will look to take the remaining four wickets early to win the game.