Kayes leads Bangladesh resistance in rain-hit Test

Bangladesh opener Imrul Kayes hit an unbeaten 59 to thwart India on the fourth morning of the rain-ruined Test match at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali stadium in Fatullah on Saturday.

India declared their first innings at their overnight score of 462 for six in a bid to force a result in a match in which just 103.3 overs were bowled over the first three days.

Bangladesh were 111 for three in reply when light rain and dark overhead clouds forced the umpires to halt play and call for lunch 10 minutes before the scheduled time.

Left-hander Kayes had stood firm at one end, hitting 10 boundaries. Shakib Al Hasan (0) was the other batsman at the crease.

Tamim Iqbal became Bangladesh's leading Test scorer when, on seven, he surpassed former captain Habibul Bashar's tally of 3,026 runs in 50 matches.

Tamim, playing his 40th Test, moved to 19 before he was stumped smartly by Wriddhiman Saha off a delivery from spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who shared the new ball with seamer Ishant Sharma.

Mominul Haque missed a chance to equal a world record when he was caught in the deep off Harbhajan Singh after making 30.

The left-hander fell 20 runs short of drawing level with South African AB de Villiers' feat of scoring a half-century in 12 consecutive Tests.

But Mominul may have one more chance to join De Villiers if the hosts are required to bat in the second innings.

(AFP)