India vs Bangladesh first Test match day 2: The first match of the two-match Test series between India and Bangladesh will be played at the Chepauk Stadium in Chennai on Thursday (September 19). By the end of the first day, India had scored 339 runs for six wickets. Today (September 20), the second day of the match, India will start with this score. This day will be a test for the batsmen and the Bangladeshi bowlers.
On the first day, star spin all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin remained unbeaten on 102 while Ravindra Jadeja remained unbeaten on 86. Now the duo will also start the match on day 2. The match will begin at 9.30 am India time at the Chepauk Stadium in Chennai.
Ashwin-Jadeja took over after the team was reduced by half
The first day of the match was very exciting. Among them, the first session was held in the name of Bangladesh. The Indian team took the lead in batting after losing the ball in the match, lost three wickets and scored 34 points. And the Indian team was reduced to 144 points by half. Even here, Bangladesh’s control seemed strong.
After that, Jadeja came in seventh and Ashwin came in eighth. The duo’s batting destroyed the Bangladesh bowlers and helped India get out of trouble and get a big score. Jadeja scored an unbeaten fifty and Ashwin scored an unbeaten century. This was the sixth century of his Test career. He hit 10 fours and 2 sixes in his century.
Ashwin-Jadeja set a record of 195 matches as a partnership
On the first day, Ashwin and Jadeja partnered to play an unbeaten 195 runs off 227 balls. With this, Jadeja-Ashwin jointly created the record for the highest partnership for the seventh wicket or higher against Bangladesh. Earlier, this record was held by Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan, who partnered for 133 runs in the 10th match against Bangladesh.
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. But now the bowlers will get a chance to make a comeback on the second day.
Now Ashwin-Jadeja will put Bangladesh in spin trap
On the second day, after making a big score, the Indian team will try to eliminate the Bangladeshi batsmen quickly. Apart from fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep and Mohammad Siraj, this responsibility will mainly be borne by spinners Ashwin and Jadeja. On the other hand, after the bowling failure, now the Bangladeshi batsmen will look to get their team back into the game. In this case, the Indian bowlers will face a litmus test.
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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