Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja‘s rearguard efficiency salvaged India within the first innings of the primary Take a look at towards Bangladesh, with each allrounders unbeaten on the finish of the primary day’s play on the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. At stumps on day one, Staff India had been at 339 for six, with Ashwin (102 not out) and Jadeja (86 not out) trying sturdy after an unbeaten 195-run partnership. Bangladesh failed to keep up their momentum after choosing up six wickets within the first two periods of day and ended up conceding 163 runs within the third session, failing to get a breakthrough.
Coming to the crease within the forty third over, Ashwin was fast to smash a couple of boundaries to maintain off the strain. Jadeja helped the 38-year-old as the 2 eased right into a stable partnership. Jadeja too stored a great strike charge and Bangladesh bowlers could not sustain the strain.
India crossed the 300-run mark within the 73rd over after taking part in 439 balls. Ashwin’s sixth Take a look at hundred got here within the 78th over. It was additionally his second ton at his house floor.
The complete dressing room, together with the likes of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and head coach Gautam Gambhir, stood on their toes to reward the century.
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Within the first two periods of the day, the hosts struggled and misplaced fast wickets. Yashasvi Jaiswal‘s fifty helped regular the innings to some extent. He scored a gritty 56 off 118 deliveries.
At Tea, India had been at 176 for six with Ravindra Jadeja (7*) and Ravichandran Ashwin (21*).
The post-lunch session resumed from 88/3 with Jaiswal and Rishabh Pant on the crease. Pant was dismissed on 39 by Hasan Mahmud and it was his fourth wicket.
KL Rahul got here to the crease and scored 16 and was dismissed by Mehidy Hasan Miraz when the rating was 144. On the identical rating, Jaiswal was dismissed after scoring 56 runs which got here with the assistance of 9 boundaries. After Jaiswal’s departure, Ashwin joined Jadeja and each of them constructed a partnership of 32 runs at Tea.
Aside from Mahmud, Nahid Rana and Mehidy Hasan Miraz took one wicket every.
Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto gained the toss and opted to bowl within the first Take a look at of the 2 match sequence that began on Thursday.
Each groups determined to subject three seamers every, given the overcast situations that promised help for the quick bowlers.
Bangladesh’s Hasan Mahmud was the standout bowler within the first session. Using the situations masterfully, claimed all three wickets, persistently troubling the Indian batters along with his motion and accuracy.
Each captain Rohit Sharma and star batter Virat Kohli had been out cheaply scoring six runs every. Rohit and Jaiswal opened the Indian innings, and on the shut of the primary session, the hosts had been 88 for 3. Jaiswal, unbeaten on 37, and Pant, not out on 33, had been on the crease, having steadied the ship after the early blows.
(With ANI Inputs)
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