Ashwin strikes ahead of tea as Fatullah test heads towards draw

Ravichandran Ashwin continued to be nuisance with his bowling, picking up four wickets on the final day of the lone test between India and Bangladesh, with the hosts at 219-7 at tea in a match that is heading towards a draw.

Bangladesh started the day at 111-3 and lost Shakib al Hasan in the third over of the day.

Imrul Kayes continued to motor along and was well supported by Soumya Sarkar, the two sharing a 51 run partnership. However, both batsmen departed in successive overs. Litton Das, who is still at the crease at 38, played some eye-catching shots and took the hosts closer to the

follow-on score. Shuvugata Hom, who was prodding and blocking, was sent back by

Ashwin for nine.

Bangladesh need 44 more runs to avoid the follow-on and would be looking to make the runs as quickly as possible, thus debarring India from any outside chance of winning.