India Vs Bangladesh 1st Test Day 3 Highlights: Stumps Called At Chepauk; BAN - 147/4, 149; IND - 287/4d, 376

India are six wickets away from victory whereas Bangladesh require 357 run﷽s to win with Najmul Hossain Shanto scoring a half-century. An enthralling fourth day awaits with what could be the final day of the Test (if the rain gods stay away).

Till the😼n, it's goodbye from us here and catch ♋us tomorrow.

Welcome to the live coverage of Day 3 of the first Tes🍎t between India and Banglade💝sh being played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

Well, with all the expectations of t🍌he surface flattening out on Day 2 at the MA Chidarambaram Stadium, to everyone's surprise, it saw the bowlers having a ball as 17 wickets fell. What will Day 3 showca❀se? Well, regardless, it should be a good, riveting contest.

There ♔has been a bit of rain last night, and the rain gods have also made a quick appearance in the morning at the Chepauk. The pitch and outfield were covered, and have also been peeled off. The good news is, we should start on time! 

And here we go, it is slightly overcast in Chennai, but the players make the walk out to the middle. A bit of glove love between Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant before they get things underway on Day 3. There has been qui💙te a bit of Gill noise around, can be put a big full stop to it?

And that's a fifty for Shubman Gill, and a much needed one. He has come out positive, with a lot of intent, and has also been using his feet very well. No major celebration, but just a raise of th🐻e bat. India's lead now inches towards 350.

It has been a good 60 minutes of play for India with both Rishabh Pant and Shubman💛 Gill looking to score and score freely. India's lead now has stretched past 350, and the hosts will be looking to continue to pile on the misery on Bangladesh.

And this time, it is Rishabh Pant who reaches his fifty. India have continued the good work of the second day into the third. Talk about a milestone in your comeback Test! A true story of grit, resilience and hunger! Pꦚant marches on as India push towards a 400-run lead.

India's lead is now 400! Brilliant batting from both Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant. This Test is turning out to b💟e a completely different story to what it seemed like about 46 hours ago.

And that's Lunch on Day 3 in Chennai. India were a bit watchful at the start but pounced on any opportunity that was handed to them, and eventually𝐆 took the attack to the opposition, scoring 124 runs in 28 overs at 4.43 runs per over. Both Indian batters reached their respective fifties🦩 and will be eyeing their tons. The visitors, on the other hand, have slowly started to drop their shoulder. Back in 35 minutes for the second session.

A Test ton on his return for Rishabh Rꦺajendra Pant, and gets a hug from Shubman Gill. The dressing room is up, the fans are up𒅌, Chepauk is up, Chennai is up, and India too. Pant, you beauty! What an athlete.

Most Test 100s by designated WKs for India
6 - Rishabh Pant (58 innings)
6 - MS Dhoni (144 innings)
3 - Wriddhiman Saha (54 innings)

The return is now over, but what a return is has been for P🥀ant. Absolutely sensational, and he now walks back to a standing ovation after scoring 109 from 128 deliveries. KL Rahul joins Gill out there in the middle.

And that’s th✤e declaration! Bangladesh have a mountain to climb with 515 to chase. India added runs to their overnight score, thanks to Rishabh Pant and 🐎Shubman Gill. Both batters reached their respective Test tons. Pant, after a long hiatus, scored a scintillating hundred, while Gill finally put a full stop to his critics. The visitors will need a big batting effort, or at least a better showing to get anywhere close to India’s target. Back in five minutes for the chase.

Banꦰgladesh openers are out in the middle and will look to give it a go against a potඣent Indian bowling attack led by the indomitable Jasprit Bumrah.

Bangladesh chasing 400+ targets in 4th innings
Instances: 21*
Won: 0
Draw: 1
Lost: 19

Bangladeshi openers Shadman Islam and Zakir Hasan have started off well with the bat✱ against the likes of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj. They have hit the loose balls and are carefully w🎀atching the swinging deliveries of Siraj and Bumrah.

6, 4, 4 - Bangladesh batters are making full use of the flat Chepauk conditions. Zakir Hasan slammed 14 runs off Mohammed Siraj's over and making their intention clear to the Indian team that they mean 'business'. Ravi Shastri on-air recommends that Rohit should introduce R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja for the spin on offeꦆr.

10 overs in the Bangladesh innings and the visitors are 47/0 with both their openers looki🍸ng solid at the crease. Indian bowlers have managed to beat the edge but have found no success whatsoever against the visitors. Bangladesh still need 4✃68 runs and it seems tea is around the corner.

BAN are 54/0 after 12 overs.

Stat Attack: This is only the third 50+ opening partnership in 28 innings for Bangladesh against India in Tests, two of those coming in the fourth innings & 🎃both involving Zakir Hasan.

Tea taken and Bangladesh will be the happi🌸er side with no wicket lost. 56/0 after 13 overs against India is a job well done but still a long way to go in this Test m𒀰atch and the visitors know, there's more work to do.

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Oh it's Yashasvi Jaisw🅠al flying to his left at gully to dismiss Zakir Hasan. Bumrah draws first blood. And yet again, India's main man sꦕhows why he is so lethal. The Chennai crowd is finally buzzing out of nowhere.

And that's the second for India, and this time, it is Ravichandran Ashwin. Shadman Islam has to make the walk back for 35. Bangladesh still need 429 runs with eight🃏 wickets in hand. They will be looking to not lose anymore wickets till Stumps.

100 up for the visitors, and they have shown intent in all the 25 overs they have batted. If you're a Bangladesh fan, you are surely enjoying it. However, they have a lot of survive on Day 3, and tomorrow if they are looking to get anywhere clos🌳e to the target.

Out of nowhere, Bangladesh find themselves four down. After an opening session without any wickets, the visitors have lost four with the experienced Mushfiqur Ra🏅him being the latest to fall. India smell blood in Chepauk whereas BAN have their skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto at the crease.

Gloomy scenes at Chepauk but play goes on as Najmul Hossain Shanto brings up his half-century with a SIX! W🥀ith wickets falling at the other end, Shanto has slowly build up the faltering Bangladeshi innings and is looking to give it a go against a potent Indian attack.

Players walking off as bad light stops play. As mentioned before, it's dark out there but Harsha Bhogle mentions on-air, umpires cannot call of the game as there's 42 minutes still left ღof play. We still await official confirmation from the umpires on-field.

And it's Stumps on day 3! The dark clouds hovering over Chepauk has ensured that the on🌞-field umpires won't resume play. Lights were called in but the umpires did not want to take any risk and have informed the respective teams about the deci✨sion. What a day! India clearly on top.