Why Bangladesh Was Not Able to Investigate Shubman Gill’s Leg Break Survival

India finished Day 3 of the first test match they are playing against Bangladesh in a commanding position, as they had just given Bangladesh a target score of 513 runs if they were to win the match. The home team scored 42 runs but still needs to score 471 more in order to win.

The team captained by KL Rahul declared their innings with the score of 258/2, giving them a lead of 512 runs over Bangladesh’s bowling attack.

The most significant contributions came from Shubman Gill and Cheteshwar Pujara, who each scored a century and kept the momentum on the Indian side of the field.

On the third day, though, there was a moment of controversy when it was discovered that Gill had survived an appeal for LBW due to a computer glitch.

Yasir Ali struck Gill on the pads with the first delivery of the 32nd over of India’s second innings, which prompted the Bangladesh fielders to lodge a strong protest.

The on-field umpire, however, ruled that Gill was not out since the ball pitched outside of the off stump. Skipper Shakib Al-Hasan expressed his disagreement with the decision and pressed for a DRS investigation.

However, fate had other plans in store for Bangladesh when a technical fault prevented them from sending the decision for review, therefore Gill was not considered to be out of the match.

Due to the fact that the ball had made contact with the pad located outside the off stump, it was later demonstrated through a replay that the young hitter would have survived the review regardless.

Coming into the match, Gill scored his first Test century, and Pujara finally ended a four-year wait for his 19th hundred as India set Bangladesh a difficult victory target of 513 runs on the third day of the series-opening match in Chattogram on Friday. The match was the first of a three-match series between India and Bangladesh.

Kuldeep Yadav’s career-best 5 for 40 helped India defeat Bangladesh as the hosts for a meagre score of 150 in just 55.5 overs. This was the second day in a row that Bangladesh was absolutely outplayed.

Gill (110) and Pujara (102 not out) took full advantage of a feeble Bangladesh attack that was also missing its main pacer Ebadot Hossain due to a back ailment. India’s skipper KL Rahul made the decision not to enforce the follow-on with nearly three days at their disposal and a lead of 254.

As soon as Pujara completed his fastest Test hundred, Indian captain Rahul proclaimed the end of the Indian second innings at the score of 258 for 2. This allowed Pujara to finally put to rest the demons of the previous four years.

On a surface where a significant number of balls are, in fact, keeping low, but the pitch has not showed significant wear and tear, Bangladesh reached the stumps with a score of 42 without having lost a wicket. The home team needs to score 471 runs in order to win the match.