LIVE Cricket Score, Bangladesh vs England, 1st Test, Day 3 at Chittagong

Hello and Welcome to CricketCountry's live coverage of Day 3 of the 1st of the two-Test series between hosts Bangladesh and visitors England, at Chittagong.

Good Morning, Suprabhāta! Hello and welcome to CricketCountry’s live coverage of Day Three of the 1st of the two-Test series between hosts Bangladesh and visitors England, at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Thursday. I am Paulami and I will bring all the live updates of this cracker of a contest. Bangladesh denting England’s spirit with their remarkable bowling display did not come as a surprise on Day One, as the-once minnows have the knack of taking the big teams aback. They outplayed England in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 and entered the quarter-final for the first time, remember? They edged past India in ICC Cricket World Cup 2007, remember? That! FULL CRICKET SCORECARD: Bangladesh vs England, 1st Test at Chittagong

As a matter of fact, Bangladesh have never defeated England in the longest format. They were reduced to nothingness in all the eight games. Now that they trail by only 72 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the first innings, they have a golden opportunity to register their maiden victory against the cricket-inventors. Day Two belonged to the home team. The swashbuckling pair of Tamil Iqbal and Imrul Kayes added only 29 runs for the first wicket, with Kayes scoring 21. All the same, Tamim is on a different level when he plays against England.

Here’s an article by our Editor Abhishek Mukherjee. If you know Tamim better, you are mistaken. Tamim, as a matter of fact, scored heaps of runs against England. Okay, let me show you the numbers: 86, 14, 85, 52, 55, 103, 108, 2.

Well, I have not added today’s score. Hold your horses. He did exactly what was expected of him. He scored 78 runs off 179 balls. Disregard the strike rate. I know that is very Tamim-unlike but the impact is still the same. Just when Bangladesh needed someone to dent England’s spirit, he stepped up and laced the vital runs. The much-needed impetus, he provided.

The reason I mentioned impetus is because the scorecard read 29 for 2. From that stage, England could have easily dismantled the Bangladesh batting line-up. But to encounter the Tamim storm was an uphill climb for the visitors. Plus, under the scorching heat, Alastair Cook’s men failed to maintain their energy level throughout the day.

Meanwhile, the classicist Mahmadullah emulated Tamim’s brilliance and scored 38, including three delightful boundaries. The stylish duo added 90 runs for the third wicket.

Captain Mushfiqur Rahim joined Tamim in the middle to stitch 44-run partnership, before the southpaw was dismissed by Gareth Batty.

All the same, that did not stop the Bangladeshis from continuing the momentum, as Mushfiqur and Shakib Al Hasan kept the scoreboard ticking. Nonetheless, their partnership was limited to 58, as Ben Stokes got the better of Bangladesh captain on 48.

With Shakib still at the crease and Sabbir Rahman yet to bat, Bangladesh are more than likely to get a lead. But, for them to win this contest, they have to get a sizeable lead, to be precise.

FULL CRICKET SCORECARD: Bangladesh vs England, 1st Test at Chittagong

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