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India storm to series win in Dhaka
A sensational ten wicket haul by Zaheer Khan and hundreds by Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid helped India coast to a ten wicket victory against Bangladesh in Dhaka.

INDIA WIN BY 10 WICKETS

A dramatic collapse by Bangladesh helped India win the series 2-0 and maintain their numero uno sopt in the ICC Test rankings. They now go home to await the South Africans, number two in the rankings to determine the best side in the world.

Zaheer Khan finished with seven wickets in the second innings and ten in the match to help wrap up Bangladesh's innings.

India were also aided by Tendulkar's 45th Test ton and Dravid's 29th. Skipper MS Dhoni was impressive too, scoring 89, most of them with the tail.

A sensational morning session saw Bangladesh lose six wickets- three of them to Zaheer Khan in the same over- as India stormed towards victory in the second Test.


Zaheer Khan did most of the damage with a six wicket haul. Three wickets in the same over for the left arm seamer and India are on the verge of victory against Bangladesh in Dhaka.

Zaheer Khan snapped up his fourth one and only Raqibul Hasan knew what he was trying to do, letting go a delivery that seemed like coming into him. India are not complaining though as the ball hit the timber.

Zaheer then removed Mahmudullah and Shaifiul Islam in the same over to nip Bangladesh in the bud.

Pragyan Ojha removed skipper Shakib-al-Hasan as India finally charged aggressively towards a win.

Harbhajan Singh and Ojha struck in successive overs to get rid of Shahadat Hossain and Mohammad Ashraful with Bangladesh inching close to the visitors' lead.

Finally, a wicket for India this morning. After making a mess of the first chance, substitute fielder Amit Mishra caught Shahadat Hossain off Harbhajan Singh.

Bangladesh are well on their way to wiping off India's first innings lead. Mohammad Ashraful and nightwatchman Shahadat Hossain had been impressive and solid this morning.

India declared with a lead of 311 runs yesterday but ran into an aggressive Tamim Iqbal, who blasted the fastest Test hundred by a Bangladeshi batsman before being done in by Zaheer Khan for 151. Junaid Siddique was solid in a 200 run partnership with the opner, grinding his way through to a patient 55.

Zaheer did all the damage last night, picking up all three wickets to fall. There was a hint of reverse swing for Zaheer in the last half an hour.

With the pitch expected to wear down further on the penultimate day, MS Dhoni would want his spinners to come to the party.


Recap of day three

Tamim Iqbal cracked a dazzling century and led a strong fightback from Bangladesh on the third day of the second Test against India in Dhaka.

India had declared on 544 for eight in their first innings, injury to Yuvraj Singh and Mahendra Singh Dhoni's dismissal off the last delivery before the lunch interval for 89 hastening an early closure to the innings.

It left India with a lead of 311, but Tamim's brisk 151 and a 200-run stand with a more staid Junaid Siddique (55) revived the home side, but late wickets had undermined their progress.

At close, Bangladesh reached 228 for three, only needing 84 runs to make India bat again.

Shahadat Hossain and Mohammad Ashraful were freshly arrived at the crease when play ended for the day.

Bangladesh's second innings had begun poorly, the home side losing Imrul Kayes early.

Zaheer Khan had rattled the opener with a series of short balls, one of which had hit him on the helmet and then lured him into the drive with a good-length delivery, the batsman only managing to spoon a catch to Dinesh Karthik at cover.