Zaheer burst sets up 2-0 victory
From a position of relative strength to utter disarray in the space ofhalf an hour - that was Bangladesh's story on the final day of the seriesin Mirpur
23/01Result
2nd Test, India tour of Bangladesh at Dhaka, Jan 24-27 2010
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![Bangladesh]( "Bangladesh")
233 & 312 -
![India]( "India")
544/8d & 2/0 (0.2 ov)
Player of the Match
23/01Result
2nd Test, India tour of Bangladesh at Dhaka, Jan 24-27 2010
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![Bangladesh]( "Bangladesh")
233 & 312 -
![India]( "India")
544/8d & 2/0 (0.2 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 4
Day 3
India in charge despite Tamim Iqbal fireworks
A scintillating counterattack from Tamim Iqbal led Bangladesh's resistance after they conceded a 311-run first-innings lead in Mirpur
Day 2
Tendulkar and Dravid put India on top
Having failed to take advantage of the toss, Bangladesh paid the fullpenalty on the second day, as India's batsmen built up a formidable totalin favourable conditions
Day 1
Seamers give India early advantage
A impressive unbeaten 96 from Mahmudullah rescued the Bangladesh innings from utter ignominy, but the starts squandered by other batsmen werethreatening to haunt them by day's end, as India knocked off 69 runs fromjust 13 overs, with Virender Sehwag cr
Others
Glimmers of hope in the gloom
If Bangladesh view this series as an opportunity lost, then there is hope for progress. They stood up to India on a few occasions but lost the plot under pressure, and were let down by their own weakness
I don't mind batting anywhere - Mahmudullah
There is definitely something about Mahmudullah that makes one sit up and take note, and some of those qualities were on display during his unbeaten 96 on the first day in Mirpur
Tamim breaks the stereotype
Tamim Iqbal's brilliant 151 on the second day in Mirpur revealed a lot about his character - his aggressive streak as well as his efforts to temper it with patience
Yuvraj out with ligament tear, Dravid to fly back
Yuvraj Singh will not take further part in the ongoing second Test against Bangladesh in Mirpur
'We may have relaxed' - Shakib
Reflecting on his team's sensational collapse on the fourth day, the Bangladesh captain believes that his side paid the price for relaxing during the Mohammad Ashraful-Shahadat Hossain partnership
Ishant outscores Sreesanth, while Zaheer dominates
A series between the top-rankers and the wooden-spoon holders of Test cricket was not expected to set the pulse racing, but India did their bit to spark some interest into a series that they ultimately won convincingly
Dravid in hospital after being hit on jaw
Rahul Dravid has been admitted to hospital after being struck on his upper jaw by a bouncer from Shahadat Hossain on the second day. He has been kept in the ICU of the Square Hospital in Dhaka under observation, as a precautionary measure
Missed opportunities and bouncers
Cricinfo presents the plays of the day from the second day of the second Test between Bangladesh and India in Mirpur
Zaheer walks the talk to swing it for India
To say Zaheer Khan was all over Bangladesh would be an understatement - he owned them today
Harbhajan reprimanded for kicking advertising board
The offspinner has been reprimanded for kicking and damaging an advertising board after a misfield near the boundary
The worst is behind me - Ishant Sharma
On a day when the young Mahmudullah experienced the special joy after his successful baby steps in Test cricket, another young man sighed in relief thinking about his past
Bangladesh's Peter Pan
Cricinfo presents the plays of the day from the first day of the second Test between Bangladesh and India in Mirpur
Dhoni salutes bowlers' effort
MS Dhoni has credited Zaheer Khan and the other bowlers for the thumping ten-wicket victory over Bangladesh that secured a clean sweep
Bouncers were part of a plan - Shahadat
Bangladesh's planned bouncer attack on the Indian batsmen was only partly successful, but added an absorbing edge to the second day's play at Mirpur