2nd Unofficial Test: Mukesh Kumar grabs six as India A dismiss Bangladesh for 252

Mukesh Kumar and Umesh Yadav came up with starring roles in the bowling to help India A bowl out Bangladesh A for 252 on the first day of the second ‘unofficial Test’ in Sylhet.

Mukesh registered his career-best figures of 6/40 while Umesh (2/55 in 16 overs) provided solid support as he warmed up for the two-Test series, which begins on December 14 in Chattogram.

Jayant Yadav, who struggled on the final day of the first ‘Test,’ also took two wickets. At stumps, India A were 11 for no loss.

Umesh made the first breakthrough with an inswinger (outswinger for left-handers) to get rid of Shadman Islam, who was caught in the slip cordon by Sarfaraz Khan.

Right-handed Mamhmudul Hasan Joy (12), the No. 3 batter, was caught behind stumps by Kona Bharat after Mukesh delivered a perfectly pitched full-out winger.

Before Jayant trapped the seasoned left-handed leg before, Bangladesh A’s first match hero Zakir Hasan (46) and Test team skipper Mominul Haque (15) added 42 runs.

Mukesh then made two quick breakthroughs, first with another delivery that moved a shade as ‘A team skipper Mohammed Mithun edged to Sarfaraz in the slip cordon for his second catch.

At 84 for 5, young Shahadat Hossain (80) and Jaker Ali (62) held the innings together with a 147 run stand which was finally broken by Umesh as he castled the batter.

Mukesh then blew away the lower order in quick time as the innings was wrapped up in 80.5 overs.