Twitter Reactions: Bangladesh pull things back on day 3

The third and probably the most important day of the Bangladesh vs England first Test started with Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan and Shafiul Islam on the crease batting on 31 and 0 and the team score was 221/5. They had done well to bowl out England for 293 earlier but were not in a really great position to get a big lead and grab hold of the control of the game.

Moeen Ali was the first to strike on the day as he foxed Shakib to be stumped by Jonny Bairstow on his overnight score. There was a little juice left in the Bangladeshi batting after that and they were folded up for 248 runs and England held a valuable 45 runs first innings lead in hand. All-rounder Ben Stokes was the pick of the bowlers for his four-wicket haul while Moeen Ali got three, Adil Rashid had a couple and Gareth Batty got one wicket.

In their reply, the Englishmen were not off to a great start as Mushfiqur Rahim once again preferred to start with his spinners. Both Mehedi Hasan and Shakib found early success as they got rid of the openers Alastair Cook and Ben Duckett respectively. It was Mehedi who dominated the proceedings with the ball in the first inning, so this time the senior partner, left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan got into the act and grabbed a five-wicket haul to push the visitors on the back foot.

For England, it was the lower order pair of Stokes and Bairstow who got into the act and played a crucial knock that got them to a score of substantiality in the second inning. With individual scores of 85 and 47 respectively the duo got them close to 200. But they couldn’t see the day through and were dismissed with a few overs remaining in the day. At stumps, they had Chris Woakes and Stuart Broad at the crease and the team score read 228 runs. The overall lead they have managed thus far is 273.

Here is how Twitter reacted during the third day’s play:

Bairstow narrowly missed scoring his 5th consecutive Test 50 – a record for any England wicketkeeper #BanvEng

— Arthur_S (@allanholloway) October 22, 2016

Congrats @Sah75official for taking 5 wickets haul for highest 15th time for Bangladesh.. Once a boss, always a boss!#Shakib#BANvENG

— Shahrukh Shantanu (@Shahhrukhh13) October 22, 2016

Highest avg against @englandcricket (500+ Test runs):
89.78 Bradman
88.42 S. Dempster
74.20 Lawrence Rowe
72.00 @TamimOfficial28#BANvENG

— Md. Shoeb Hassan (@I_AM_NITOL) October 22, 2016

Special day for @jbairstow21 too, breaking a world record for the most international runs scored by a keeper in a calendar year #BANvENG pic.twitter.com/jZZu0cZuqt

— The PCA (@PCA) October 22, 2016

https://twitter.com/holdingwilley/status/789795965670608897

Dharmasena wud be a brave man if he continues to search a career in umpiring after #BANvENG test. @ICC @RusselArnold69

— $@@D (@CricBellz) October 22, 2016

15th Five Wicket Haul For Shakib Ul Hasan Most By Bangladeshi Bowler #BANvENG #SheroStat

— Sheerul (@sheeraz_nazir) October 22, 2016

Bairstow said on interview that he thinks they have enough, did he miss England media training day? #BANvENG

— Nick (@nickcricket) October 22, 2016

Bangladesh will have to play outstandingly to win in 4th ing once they wraps up England. Massive effort from ENG after early jolts #BANvENG

— Sher Khan (@SherKhan77) October 22, 2016

Dharmasena had 6 wrong decisions just in one test!! I'm wondering about his life.. :/#BANvENG

— Sumaiya Hossain Lia (@Lovemymessi) October 22, 2016

Kumar Dharmasena has become the first umpire to have six decisions overturned on review in a match. #BANvENG

— GREEN TIGER (@Pakis_taan) October 22, 2016

Another beguiling, dramatic day's Test cricket shows, once more, why this is the ultimate form of the game #BANvENG

— Andy Walker (@thatandywalker) October 22, 2016

Third umpire looks at it for the tenth time,obviously dying to give it out.Where do they get these umpires from. #BANvENG

— Dave (@Dav_m160) October 22, 2016

Think how Ashwin-Jadeja will destroy England? #BANvENG #INDvENG

— …|^'•'^|… (@RFact7) October 22, 2016

Fun fact: Stuart Broad's natural reaction to anything in life is a fine paddle sweep #funfact #BANvENG

— England's Barmy Army (@TheBarmyArmy) October 22, 2016

Broad is a nightmare player who will get those quick runs for d team and never rate him as a bowler batsman,he s more then dat.. #BANvENG

— HaRi PrIyA CR | 7/27 (@5h_Emisonovic) October 22, 2016

The amount of wrong decisions frm umpires,It became important to Thank Allah for not setting a review option in my life's decision#BANvENG

— Sumaiya Hossain Lia (@Lovemymessi) October 22, 2016