Bangladesh reduced the visitors to 48 for 3 by getting Shubman Gill, KL Rahul and Virat Kohli in the morning session.
Against Siraj, he opened up his stance and used the pull and flat-bat shots to keep going. He either skipped down the track against Axar or used the slog sweep to pick up the boundaries. From the other end, Shakib slog-swept [Axar Patel](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/axar-patel-554691)for a six. They have another five Tests in this cycle, and if they win four of those, they will guarantee themselves another appearance in the final. Bangladesh were bowled out for a mere 150 in their first innings. Their 188-run win and South Africa's
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With the new ball in the morning session, Bangladesh started with three slips and a gully before switching to one slip and a gully soon.. Two slips and short leg in place for Ashwin, who comfortably defends the first two balls. There are two men catching on the drive with a slip and short leg for the Indian spin spearhead. It was on the slower side yesterday and the odd ball was keeping low. Ebadot tested Ashwin and Iyer with the bouncer in the 96th over. It was a short of a length ball that came in with the angle before straightening and beating Iyerโs outside edge and crashing into the stumps. With an 11-over-old ball, Ebadot began bowling short at Iyer and Ashwin with a strong field square and behind on the leg side. Taijul bowled over the wicket to Kuldeep with a slip, leg slip and short leg. India have managed just 27 off 15 overs in the first hour for the loss of a wicket. He bowls a short ball and, Kuldeep, who is expecting it, hangs back and pulls it disdainfully through midwicket for his first boundary of the match. He stayed leg side of the ball to open up the off side. India added 70 in that session in 30 overs for the loss of a wicket.
Ashwin was batting at 40 from 81 deliveries and Kuldeep ended the first session with 21 runs from 76 balls as the pair extended India's first inning score.
[Kuldeep](/topic/kuldeep) resorted to the sweep at times to fetch him runs as the duo looked solid against the bowlers. [Ashwin](/topic/ashwin) was decisive with his shot-making as the pitch offered a sharp turn to spinners coupled with uneven bounce. [Ashwin](/topic/ashwin) was batting at 40 from 81 deliveries and [Kuldeep](/topic/kuldeep) ended the first session with 21 runs from 76 balls as the pair extended India's first-inning score.
Bangladesh vs India, 1st Test: Cheteshwar Pujara and Shreyas Iyer hit fighting fifties on an opening day to help India post 278 for 6 in Chattogram on ...
Gill and Rahul added 41 runs for the first stand before Gill was out for 20 on a premeditated paddle sweep. [By Saurabh Kumar](/author/saurabh-kumar): India vice-captain Cheteshwar Pujara and Shreyas Iyer scripted India's recovery as the tourists posted 278 for 6 on the opening day of the first Test against Bangladesh in Chattogram on Wednesday. The batters who were dismissed were skipper Rahul (22), Shubman Gill (20), and Virat Kohli (1).
Nearly another for Kuldeep... A LBW review against Nurul Hasan shows that the ball was just about clipping leg stump, but it stays with the on field ...
So how much will be a good score for India, and how much will Bangladesh allow them to get? Ebadot goes for the short ball ploy against the batters and it nearly pays off. The crucial runs from the lower order has helped India closer and closer to a total they'd be happy with. ... to the second day's play between Bangladesh and India. India finish with 404, a total that they'd take on a pitch that shown a tendency to keep low and has already taken some turn. Top ball to a batter on 86. One brings two for Bangladesh as the defiant duo fall in successive overs. It follows immediately after a bit of a verbal battle between the bowler and batter. Najmul Hossain Shanto pokes at a ball angling away and gets a thick edge through to Pant. He misses a rather full one turning in while stretching out to defend and is caught plumb in front. Targeting the stumps is proving to be useful. He found a lot more purchase than most other spinners being the only wristspinner in action, and made the most of it.
Team India managed to cross the 250-mark with the help of stunning 149-run partnership between Cheteshwar Pujara-Shreyas Iyer.
Chattogram [Bangladesh], December 14 (ANI): Brilliant half-centuries from Shreyas Iyer and Cheteshwar Pujara with a partnership stand of 149-run guide India ...
An unbeaten 37-run stand between Rishabh Pant and Chetehwar Pujara guided India to 85/3 in 26 overs at the time of lunch in Chattogram on Wednesday. Indiaโs most successful batter in the ODIs this year, Shreyas Iyer walked into bat and had a stroke of luck on his first ball as his edge landed just wide of slip. Bangladesh got some respite in the wicket of Pant as he gave away his wicket while trying to dominate the bowlers. At Tea, Iyer (41*) and Pujara (42*) were at the crease. Resuming the innings at 85/3, India looked dominant with Rishabh Pant continuing his onslaught as he became the fastest to hit 50 sixes in test matches. At the end of day one, Iyer was batting unbeaten at 82 runs in 169 balls.
STUMPS: Bangladesh 133/8, trail by 271. It has been Kuldeep's day with bat and ball. And he's put India right on top in the first Test.
So how much will be a good score for India, and how much will Bangladesh allow them to get? Ebadot goes for the short ball ploy against the batters and it nearly pays off. The crucial runs from the lower order has helped India closer and closer to a total they'd be happy with. ... to the second day's play between Bangladesh and India. India finish with 404, a total that they'd take on a pitch that shown a tendency to keep low and has already taken some turn. Top ball to a batter on 86. One brings two for Bangladesh as the defiant duo fall in successive overs. It follows immediately after a bit of a verbal battle between the bowler and batter. Najmul Hossain Shanto pokes at a ball angling away and gets a thick edge through to Pant. He misses a rather full one turning in while stretching out to defend and is caught plumb in front. Targeting the stumps is proving to be useful. He found a lot more purchase than most other spinners being the only wristspinner in action, and made the most of it.