Bangladesh crumbled to 58 runs for five wickets yesterday after India's four top batsmen smashed confident centuries to build a massive first innings total in the second and final test.
Opener Dinesh Karthik hit 129, Wasim Jafar retired hurt at 138, captain Rahul Dravid made 129 and Sachin Tendulkar was unbeaten on 122 when India declared its innings at 610-3 shortly after tea.
Mohindra Dhoni (51) brought up his half century to confirm India's dominance of the test.
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In reply, Bangladesh began its run-chase dismally, losing five wickets in the remaining 16 overs of the day.
Karthik dismissed Javed Omar for a duck with the very first ball of the innings, and claimed the wickets of Shahriar Nafees (2) and Mohammad Ashraful (0) to finish the day with figures of 3-20.
Bangladesh captain Habibul Bashar was caught behind for a duck by wicketkeeper Dhoni off R.P. Singh, while Anil Kumble dismissed Rajin Saleh for 20.
Shakib al Hasan (30) and Mohammad Sharif (0) were unbeaten at stumps.
India was 528 for just three wickets at tea as Tendulkar and Karthik battered Bangladesh in the second session of the second day.
The pair combined for 84 runs before Karthik was caught by Bashar off a Mashrafee Bin Mortaza delivery.
Saurav Ganguly scored 15 runs before he was caught behind by wicketkeeper Rajin Saleh off Mohammad Rafique.
Earlier, Dravid, resuming on 88, faced 13 balls yesterday to reach his 24th test century in his 109th match after India began the day with an overnight score of 326 without loss.
Karthik, who retired hurt on Friday, resumed his innings at 82 and brought up his maiden test century shortly before the end of the first session.
Dravid scored his 129 off 176 balls, with 15 boundaries and one six, before being caught by Javed Omar off a Rafique delivery.
On Friday, opener Wasim Jafar overcame a slow start to hit a century after Bashar had sent India in to bat. He retired hurt on 138.
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