India vs Bangladesh, R Ashwin Ravindra Jadeja: The two-match Test series between India and Bangladesh has started off well. The first match will be held at the Chepauk Stadium in Chennai on Thursday (September 19). The first day of the match was marked by the batting performances of star spin all-rounders Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. By the end of the first day, India had a score of 339 for 6 wickets. Ashwin (102) and Jadeja (86) remained unbeaten.
The duo’s knock destroyed Bangladesh’s bowlers and helped India get out of trouble and score a big score. India batted first after losing the ball in the match and lost three wickets for 34 runs. Then the team lost the 5th wicket for 144 runs.
Ashwin has made history… the only player in the world to have done this
After that, Jadeja came in at No. 7 and scored 50. Ashwin came in at No. 8 and he scored a century in 108 balls. This was the sixth century of his Test career. Even before this, Ashwin had scored a century in Chennai in February 2021. Then he scored a century in the Test match against England. There were 10 fours and 2 sixes in his century.
Ashwin-Jadeja set a record of 195 matches as a partnership
By the end of the first day, Ashwin remained unbeaten with 102 off 112 balls, while Jadeja remained unbeaten with 86 off 117 balls. Now, the same two batsmen will start on the second day as well. Jadeja will also look to complete his century on the second day. On the first day, Ashwin and Jadeja partnered to put on an unbeaten 195 off 227 balls.
With this, Jadeja-Ashwin jointly created the record for the highest partnership for the seventh wicket or higher against Bangladesh. Earlier, the record was held by Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan, who had partnered for 133 runs for the 10th wicket.
Bangladesh fails to capitalise on strong start
Fast bowler Hasan Mahmood was the most successful player for Bangladesh on the first day, picking up 4 wickets. Apart from this, Nahid Rana and Mehdi Hasan Miraj picked up 1 wicket each. Bangladesh took 3 wickets for 34 runs, tightening the noose on India but failed to gain an advantage.
Each team will play 11 games.
Team India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep and Mohammed Siraj.
Bangladesh Team: Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Nazmul Hussain Shanto (captain), Mominul Haq, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Liton Das (goalkeeper), Mehdi Hasan Miraj, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmood and Nahid Rana.
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