DHAKA: Sachin Tendulkar cracked his 45th Test century and Rahul Dravid his 29th hundred as India tightened the screws on Bangladesh in the second and final Test on Monday.

Tendulkar made 143 and Dravid 111 before retiring hurt to help India post a massive 459-5 in their first innings at stumps on the second day in reply to Bangladesh’s modest total of 233. The visitors were 226 runs ahead with five wickets in hand.

Dravid was struck on the helmet while avoiding a bouncer from paceman Shahadat Hossain, bowling with the second new ball. He hit 12 fours in his 188-ball knock. India’s batting might was on view throughout the day as they scored 390 after resuming at 69 for no loss, with all of their top-order making sizeable contributions.

Gautam Gambhir (68) and Virender Sehwag (56) put on 103 for the opening wicket before Tendulkar and Dravid consolidated their team’s position with a 222-run stand for the third wicket. Gambhir also equalled West Indian Viv Richards’s world record of scoring a half-century in 11 successive Tests.

Tendulkar, who scored a century in the last Test, was caught by Imrul Kayes at mid-wicket off left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan. His 182-ball knock contained one six and 13 fours. Shakib took his second wicket when he had Murali Vijay (30) caught by Mohammad Mahmudullah at mid-on, but India had already gained a big lead at that stage.