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 India fight back - Tendulkar gets ton18-01-2010MASTER blaster Sachin Tendulkar (pictured) smashed his 44th test century as India struggled to to 243 all out in their first innings just before lunch on the second day of the first test against Bangladesh on Monday (18). India had the hosts 59-3 when bad light stopped play before 9am GMT on Monday (18). Left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan and paceman Shahadat Hossain shared the two wickets that fell in the morning session, both completing five-wicket hauls in the process. Bangladesh had time before the break to notch up 21-0 in reply, all the runs coming from the bat of opener Tamim Iqbal with Imrul Kayes acting as his silent partner.
Tendulkar had earlier also put on a one-man show, finishing his innings unbeaten on 105 off 166 balls with 11 fours and two sixes.
Resuming at 76 with India on 213-8, Tendulkar scored all but one of his country's 30 runs in the morning session, the start of which was delayed by 90 minutes because of thick fog.
Shakib took the wicket of Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, caught by Kayes at silly point for one, to claim his sixth 'five-for' in tests with 5-62.
Shahadat (5-71) provided Bangladesh with the first breakthrough of the morning with the wicket of Ishant Sharma, completing his third five-wicket haul in tests. 
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