IND vs BAN, Bangladesh in India, 2 Test Series, 2024 : India vs Bangladesh Live Cricket Score, Full Scorecard and Match Updates

nd Innings Bangladesh

149/10 (47.1 OV) RR 3.16

BATTING

Shadman Islam b Jasprit Bumrah

Zakir Hasan b Akash Deep

Najmul Hossain Shanto c Virat Kohli b Mohammed Siraj

Mominul Haque b Akash Deep

Mushfiqur Rahim c KL Rahul b Jasprit Bumrah

Shakib Al Hasan c Rishabh Pant b Ravindra Jadeja

Litton Das c sub Dhruv Jurel b Ravindra Jadeja

Mehidy Hasan not out

Hasan Mahmud c Virat Kohli b Jasprit Bumrah

Taskin Ahmed b Jasprit Bumrah

Nahid Rana b Mohammed Siraj

Total 149/10 (47.1 OV) RR 3.16

Fall of Wickets

1-2 (Shadman Islam, 1 ov), 2-22 (Zakir Hasan, 8.1 ov), 3-22 (Mominul Haque, 8.2 ov), 4-36 (Najmul Hossain Shanto, 11.1 ov), 5-40 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 12.5 ov), 6-91 (Litton Das, 28.2 ov), 7-92 (Shakib Al Hasan, 30.3 ov), 8-112 (Hasan Mahmud, 36.5 ov), 9-130 (Taskin Ahmed, 42.4 ov), 10-149 (Nahid Rana, 47.1 ov)

BOWLING

Jasprit Bumrah

Mohammed Siraj

10.1

Akash Deep

Ravichandran Ashwin

Ravindra Jadeja

st Innings India

376/10 (91.2 OV) RR 4.12

BATTING

Yashasvi Jaiswal c Shadman Islam b Nahid Rana

118

Rohit Sharma c Najmul Hossain Shanto b Hasan Mahmud

Shubman Gill c Litton Das b Hasan Mahmud

Virat Kohli c Litton Das b Hasan Mahmud

Rishabh Pant c Litton Das b Hasan Mahmud

KL Rahul c Zakir Hasan b Mehidy Hasan

Ravindra Jadeja c Litton Das b Taskin Ahmed

124

Ravichandran Ashwin c Najmul Hossain Shanto b Taskin Ahmed

113

133

Akash Deep c Najmul Hossain Shanto b Taskin Ahmed

Jasprit Bumrah c Zakir Hasan b Hasan Mahmud

Mohammed Siraj not out

Total 376/10 (91.2 OV) RR 4.12

Fall of Wickets

1-14 (Rohit Sharma, 5.1 ov), 2-28 (Shubman Gill, 7.3 ov), 3-34 (Virat Kohli, 9.2 ov), 4-96 (Rishabh Pant, 25.3 ov), 5-144 (Yashasvi Jaiswal, 41.4 ov), 6-144 (KL Rahul, 42.2 ov), 7-343 (Ravindra Jadeja, 82.1 ov), 8-367 (Akash Deep, 88.5 ov), 9-374 (Ravichandran Ashwin, 90.5 ov), 10-376 (Jasprit Bumrah, 91.2 ov)

BOWLING

Taskin Ahmed

Hasan Mahmud

22.2

Nahid Rana

Mehidy Hasan

Shakib Al Hasan

Mominul Haque

nd Innings Bangladesh

We are back for India's second innings. The umpires are back out in the middle and the pair of skipper, Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal is all set to open the innings for India. Taskin Ahmed has the new ball in hand and will get proceedings underway for Bangladesh. Let's go...

... THIRD INNINGS ...

Right then, India have the lead and have plenty of time to really frustrate out there in the field. Conditions are hot and the pitch looks pristine to bat on. Bangladesh will need something really special from their frontline pacers to save face here. Join us in a bit for India's second innings or it could be Bangladesh's as well if India do decide to give the follow-on which is unlikely.

Bangladesh will be kicking themselves with that batting performance and yes, they have come back from the brink very recently against Pakistan but conceding a first-innings lead of 200-plus runs against India at home is like axing your own foot. Only four batters could even break into the 20s with Shakib Al Hasan top-scoring at 32. Mehidy Hasan looked the most settled batter as he remained unbeaten on 27 and Bangladesh failed to even play out 50 overs.

A job well done for India with the ball and they have cleaned up Bangladesh for just 149 runs, amassing a huge first-innings lead of 227 runs. They have the option of the follow-on but most likely, India will bat again and will look to make the most of what looks like pretty good batting conditions. Jasprit Bumrah starred with his four wickets with the likes of Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep and Ravindra Jadeja all picking a couple of wickets each. Ravichandran Ashwin was the only bowler not to pick up a wicket, rarely does that happen here in Chennai.

47.1

over

47.1 | 0 Runs | HH: 149/10

47.1

Mohammed Siraj to Nahid Rana, OUT! DRAGGED ON! SIRAJ WRAPS THINGS IN STYLE! Mohammed Siraj charges in from over the stumps and lands it on a fullish length, it nips back in as well, Nahid Rana clears his front foot and goes for a slash with a horizontal bat but plays it a bit away from the body and ends up chopping it with the inside edge. It crashes into the stumps in the blink of an eye and Siraj ends up with a couple of wickets to his name as well. Bangladesh are rocked and end up on a sorry-looking score of 149.

Mohammed Siraj is back on.

over

47 | 9 Runs | HH: 149/9

46.6

Jasprit Bumrah to Mehidy Hasan, Bumrah bowls a back of a length ball, outside the off stump. Mehidy guides it to gully.

46.5

Jasprit Bumrah to Nahid Rana, Direct hit would have been a run out! Jasprit Bumrah searches for that yorker and on the off stump line, Nahid Rana moves away from the line and digs it out to cover. Akash Deep picks up and throws in one action and has a shy at the non-striker's end. Rana steams in safely and gets a single.

46.4

Jasprit Bumrah to Nahid Rana, Now that's a hostile delivery! Angling in on the leg stump line and nipping further in, Nahid Rana walks away from the line and gets beaten.

46.3

Jasprit Bumrah to Nahid Rana, FOUR! Two-in-two! Full toss from Bumrah, around off, Nahid Rana shuffles to stay leg side and brings his bat down in time and manages to guide it through deep backward point for a boundary.

46.2

Jasprit Bumrah to Nahid Rana, FOUR! How has he managed to get it there? Too full and around off, Nahid Rana swipes it across in a weird position, gets it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

46.1

Jasprit Bumrah to Nahid Rana, Jasprit Bumrah is back into the attack, replacing Jadeja! Back of a length and cruising past the off-pole, Nahid Rana stays away from the line of the ball and leaves.

over

46 | 6 Runs | HH: 140/9

45.6

Ravichandran Ashwin to Mehidy Hasan, SIX! Wow, that's well-timed and the first six of Bangladeshi innings! Ravichandran Ashwin drops a loopy half volley on the stumps, Mehidy Hasan waits for it to arrive at him, sits down on his knee and slogs it over deep mid-wicket for a six.

45.5

Ravichandran Ashwin to Mehidy Hasan, Good-length delivery from Ashwin, outside off, Mehidy Hasan opens the bat face and guides it straight to point.

45.4

Ravichandran Ashwin to Mehidy Hasan, Pitched up, turning into off, Mehidy Hasan lunges forward and defends it back to the bowler.

45.3

Ravichandran Ashwin to Mehidy Hasan, Ashwin keeps it outside off and bowls on a good length, Mehidy Hasan is not interested to poke at it.

45.2

Ravichandran Ashwin to Mehidy Hasan, Very slow through the air, on a dragged length outside off, Mehidy drops it off the back foot to the pitch.

45.1

Ravichandran Ashwin to Mehidy Hasan, Ashwin from over the stumps, drops it full and at off, Mehidy Hasan drives it down to long off for a single.

over

45 | 1 Runs | HH: 134/9

44.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Nahid Rana, Full on the off stump. Rana gets forward and blocks it to the off side.

44.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Mehidy Hasan, Full and on off, Mehidy Hasan sweeps it a bit aerially and the ball lands between the square leg and the mid-wicket fielders for a run.

44.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Mehidy Hasan, Flatter again, quicker on a fullish length, Mehidy Hasan tilts ahead and leaves.

44.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Mehidy Hasan, Well outside off on a length, Mehidy Hasan leaves it alone.

44.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Mehidy Hasan, Flat and quick, on a length, Mehidy Hasan goes back and defends it to the pitch.

44.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Mehidy Hasan, Full on the stumps. Blocked on the front foot.

over

44 | 1 Runs | HH: 133/9

43.6

Ravichandran Ashwin to Nahid Rana, A bit close to the off stump, on a fullish length, Nahid Rana digs it out to the bowler.

43.5

Ravichandran Ashwin to Nahid Rana, Quite slow and outside off, Nahid Rana stays put and lets it be.

43.4

Ravichandran Ashwin to Mehidy Hasan, Overpitched from Ashwin, outside off, Mehidy Hasan drives it through covers for a single.

43.3

Ravichandran Ashwin to Mehidy Hasan, Flat this time, around off, Mehidy Hasan leans onto the ball and defends it well.

43.2

Ravichandran Ashwin to Mehidy Hasan, Provides a bit more air to the ball, full and tossed up on the stumps, this is blocked by Mehidy Hasan.

43.1

Ravichandran Ashwin to Mehidy Hasan, Good length around the off stump. Mehidy blocks on the back foot.

over

43 | 2 Runs | HH: 132/9

42.6

Jasprit Bumrah to Nahid Rana, Bumrah in search of number 5, bowls another fuller one, around off, Nahid Rana bends and squeezes it past point for a couple of runs. A successful over for Bumrah and India.

42.5

Jasprit Bumrah to Nahid Rana, Another attempted yorker, but slightly around off, Nahid Rana digs it to the off side.

Nahid Rana is the last man in for Bangladesh.

42.4

Jasprit Bumrah to Taskin Ahmed, OUT! BOWLED'EM! RIGHT THROUGH HIS DEFENCE! Bumrah was hammering those short-pitch deliveries and now changes his length, and bowls a hostile yorker! Amazing set-up by Bumrah and Bangladesh lose their 9th wicket. Jasprit Bumrah bowls a pinpoint yorker right in the front of the base of the off and middle stumps, Taskin Ahmed expects another shorter one, but sees the yorker and tries to stay leg side to dig it out. By the time he could bring his bat down, the ball whizzes past and rattles the furniture in a flash. Bumrah gets his fourth. Taskin Ahmed departs on 11.

42.3

Jasprit Bumrah to Taskin Ahmed, Again, tight line and length, on middle, Taskin Ahmed is again hit on the body.

42.2

Jasprit Bumrah to Taskin Ahmed, Good delivery! This is on a shorter side of the pitch, nipping away from the surface with an excessive bounce. Taskin Ahmed gets on his toes and hangs his bat horizontally to push towards the off side but gets beaten as the ball flies over the top edge.

The helmet now being brought out here for Yashasvi Jaiswal as Rohit Sharma puts him in the backward short leg position to field.

42.1

Jasprit Bumrah to Taskin Ahmed, Again, the body is targeted! On the middle and nipping back in, Taskin Ahmed is cramped for room and takes a hit on the body. That will sting for some time.

over

42 | 0 Runs | HH: 130/8

41.6

Ravichandran Ashwin to Mehidy Hasan, Full, on the off and middle. at 81 kph. Mehidy turns it to backward square leg.

41.5

Ravichandran Ashwin to Mehidy Hasan, Good length on the off stump and spinning back into the batter and Miraz blocks it in the off side.

41.4

Ravichandran Ashwin to Mehidy Hasan, Oh, just short of Jaiswal! Ravichandran Ashwin drags his length and it bounces wildly and turns back in over the stumps, Mehidy Hasan gets bamboozled because of that turn and just tries to save his body and keeps his bat in the air, the ball takes off the edge and flies towards the bowler. Yashasvi Jaiswal stationed at silly mid on, dives to his left but the ball lands just short ahead of him.

41.3

Ravichandran Ashwin to Mehidy Hasan, Looped up, turning in on off, Mehidy Hasan gets a good stride out to defend but inside edges it to the square leg region.

41.2

Ravichandran Ashwin to Mehidy Hasan, Full in length on the stumps. Mehidy gets forward and blocks it to short mid-wicket.

41.1

Ravichandran Ashwin to Mehidy Hasan, Full on the off stump. Mehidy blocks on the front foot to the left of Ashwin.

over

41 | 4 Runs | HH: 130/8

40.6

Jasprit Bumrah to Taskin Ahmed, Nasty bowling this! Pitched on a good length, on a tight line around middle and leg, Taskin Ahmed has no answers to this as he gets completely cramped up for room, tries to walk away from the line but ends up taking a hit on the body.

40.5

Jasprit Bumrah to Taskin Ahmed, Length ball, and this is pitched well outside off, Taskin Ahmed shows no interest to go fishing at it.

40.4

Jasprit Bumrah to Taskin Ahmed, This one springs off the deck, around off, Taskin is taken aback by excessive bounce.

40.3

Jasprit Bumrah to Taskin Ahmed, FOUR! Top edge and over the slips and through to the fence. Bumrah bowls it full and nips back in on off, Taskin Ahmed gets beaten by the lack of pace on it and goes through the hoick across the line and also closes the bat face a bit early. Gets it off the healthy leading edge that flies over the slips for a boundary at deep third.

40.2

Jasprit Bumrah to Taskin Ahmed, That in-betweener around off, Taskin Ahmed guides it off the back foot to cover.

40.1

Jasprit Bumrah to Taskin Ahmed, Hits the deck hard from around the wickets, on off, Taskin responds with a solid back foot punch.

over

40 | 3 Runs | HH: 126/8

39.6

Ravichandran Ashwin to Mehidy Hasan, A regular off-break on the stumps, Mehidy defends it straight back to Ashwin.

39.5

Ravichandran Ashwin to Taskin Ahmed, PUT DOWN! But a valiant effort from Siraj at mid off, gets an appreciation from his skipper too. Tossed up, around off, full in length, Taskin Ahmed gets lured in the flight and tries to hit it over the inner ring but mistimes it flat in the air and to the left of mid off. Mohammed Siraj dives to his left, gets both his hands to catch but doesn't manage to hold onto it as he falls over and the ball pops out of his hands. That was travelling like a bullet. A single taken.

39.4

Ravichandran Ashwin to Taskin Ahmed, Slightly overpitched around off, Taskin slices it to cover.

39.3

Ravichandran Ashwin to Taskin Ahmed, Drifting on the pads, on a fullish length, Taskin Ahmed leans on but plays over the line and wears it on the front pad.

39.2

Ravichandran Ashwin to Mehidy Hasan, Slower through the air, turning in from outside off, Mehidy Hasan plays it with the spin and drills it down to long on for a single.

39.1

Ravichandran Ashwin to Taskin Ahmed, Tossed up, full and on off, Taskin Ahmed gets ahead on the front foot and drives it to long on for a run.

Ravichandran Ashwin is brought back into the attack.

over

39 | 7 Runs | HH: 123/8

38.6

Jasprit Bumrah to Taskin Ahmed, A bit onto the pads, on a good length, nipping further in, Taskin Ahmed clips it off the inner half of the bat to the wide mid-wicket region and sets off for a quick single. Akash Deep runs towards the ball, falls over and throws the ball to the non-striker's end in one action but has a shy.

38.5

Jasprit Bumrah to Taskin Ahmed, Fuller in length, and keeps it around off, on the fourth stump line, Taskin Ahmed drives it straight to the bowler. Jasprit Bumrah does well to react quickly and stop the ball in a flow.

38.4

Jasprit Bumrah to Taskin Ahmed, Bumrah from around the wickets now. This one nips back in a long way after pitching outside off, on a good length, Taskin negotiates well and manages to push it to mid on.

38.3

Jasprit Bumrah to Mehidy Hasan, Length-delivery, on off, Mehidy guides it through point for an easy single.

38.2

Jasprit Bumrah to Mehidy Hasan, FOUR! Glorious shot that! Jasprit Bumrah overcorrects himself and lands a friendly half-volley, there to be hit, around off, Mehidy Hasan plants his front foot ahead, meets the ball underneath his eyes and drives it solidly through the covers for a boundary.

Ouch, that delivery has pinged Taskin Ahmed right around the badge of the helmet and the umpire calls for a concussion check. The helmet will also be checked and can be replaced if need be. Taskin seems fine and has a bit of a laugh with the physio and Rohit Sharma. We are good to go!

38.1

Jasprit Bumrah to Taskin Ahmed, Nasty, that's nasty! Bumrah charges in from around the stumps and spears it in on a good length, angling into the batter on the off stump line, Taskin Ahmed looks to duck underneath it, takes his eyes off the ball and faces down the pitch, but the ball is not that short for ducking it through and he gets rapped right on the helmet. The ball deflects and runs towards deep backward point for a leg bye but it is given as runs as there might have been a top edge on it. A mandatory concussion test is to follow for Taskin now.

over

38 | 4 Runs | HH: 116/8

37.6

Mohammed Siraj to Mehidy Hasan, A bouncer from Siraj on the stumps, Mehidy swivels and goes for the pull but misses.

37.5

Mohammed Siraj to Taskin Ahmed, Around the stumps, full and around off, Taskin Ahmed with soft hands eases the ball through the covers and sets off for a single. Akash Deep from mid off chases the ball to the deep, is a bit casual on picking up the ball and loses the grip once and picks it up again. Seeing this opportunity, the batters cross for the second. Another sloppy attempt from him as the throw comes it wide of the non-striker's end and allows them to cross for the third.

37.4

Mohammed Siraj to Taskin Ahmed, Very full, pitching on the leg stump line, Taskin Ahmed drives it straight to mid on.

37.3

Mohammed Siraj to Mehidy Hasan, Creates that angle from wide of the crease does Siraj, attacks the middle and off on a good length, Mehidy Hasan stays leg side of the ball and guides it through covers for a single.

37.2

Mohammed Siraj to Mehidy Hasan, Back of a length outside off, Mehidy Hasan hops on the back foot and punches it off the inner half of the bat to the pitch.

37.1

Mohammed Siraj to Mehidy Hasan, Siraj with two wide slips in place, pitches it on a good length, outside off, Mehidy Hasan lets it be.

Mohammed Siraj to bowl from the other end.

over

37 | 1 Runs | HH: 112/8

36.6

Jasprit Bumrah to Taskin Ahmed, Bumrah continues from around the stumps, and tries to find that yorker, but it is a full ball around off, Taskin Ahmed gets his bat underneath and drives it straight to cover to end the over.

We are back for the final session on Day 2! The umpires and the Indian players are back out on the field. It will be Taskin Ahmed who will come out to bat and join Mehidy Hasan at the crease for Bangladesh. Jasprit Bumrah is all set to complete his over. Let's play...

... DAY 2, SESSION 3 ...

Right then, the Bangladeshi tail has it all do it and it is a huge ask for them to even get out of follow-on territory but not impossible and the pitch looks more than decent for batting as well. India will look to attack early after Tea and bundle out the visitors. Join us in a few minutes' time at 9 am GMT for the final session on Day 2.

India began the second session on Day 2 well and have now closed it out pretty solidly as well. After Lunch, Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah bowled small but fiery spells and picked up a wicket each. However, India soon reverted to spin as the shine on the ball was lost and there was hardly any lateral movement on a flattening pitch. The duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja remained fairly tight and finally, it was Jadeja who won the battle of patience against the two set batters. Bumrah was given the final over before Tea and he delivered yet again with a wicket.

Bangladesh came into the post-Lunch session, rattled by Akash Deep in the final over before Lunch and needed to just see off the pacers for a bit which didn't happen. Najmul Hossain Shanto who looked solid was the first one to fall before Bangladesh's crisis man, Mushfiqur Rahim too fell. Then came the stand between Shakib Al Hasan and Litton Das worth 51 runs but soon enough, a couple of unnecessary sweep shots from both batters when the ball was hardly turning brought about their demise, leaving the visitors reeling. They lost their 8th wicket on the stroke of Tea and have been blown away here.

SESSION SUMMARY - 27.5 overs, 86 runs and 5 wickets! Another excellent session for India in the field and at Tea on Day 2, the hosts are in complete control of the Test match. Bangladesh on the other hand have had a torrid time with the bat and still need 65 more runs to avoid the follow-on. Anything less than that and India can ask them to bat again if they want to.

36.5

Jasprit Bumrah to Hasan Mahmud, OUT! TAKEN IN THE SLIPS! Bumrah came back for the last burst before the Tea break and delivered magnificently. Jasprit Bumrah lands it on the off stump line, getting it to nip away a shade off the deck, it skids off really quick and comes to the batter quickly. Hasan Mahmud is cramped up a bit for room and finds himself squared up. Opens up his body and hangs his bat away in the air, and a healthy outside edge is found. The ball travels flat and just above the ground towards Virat Kohli stationed at the second slip. Kohli squats towards it and takes a very sharp catch at his chest level by reverse cupping it. Hasan Mahmud will be kicking himself for that so will Bangladesh for this sorry-looking scorecard. Bumrah gets his third wicket and that will be TEA ON DAY 2!

36.4

Jasprit Bumrah to Hasan Mahmud, Fourth slip comes in place now. Hard length ball, over the top of off, Hasan Mahmud gets behind the line of the ball and punches it to the off side.

36.3

Jasprit Bumrah to Mehidy Hasan, Aims the pegs again does Bumrah, on a tight line and length, on middle, Mehidy Hasan gets a thick inside edge on the forward block towards deep square leg for an easy single.

36.2

Jasprit Bumrah to Mehidy Hasan, Outside off, on a good length, shaping into the batter, Mehidy Hasan covers the stumps and shoulders arms at it.

36.1

Jasprit Bumrah to Mehidy Hasan, Jasprit Bumrah is back into the attack, replacing Jadeja. With three slips in place, he bowls it full and attacks the off-pole, Mehidy Hasan gets in line, prods forward and makes a watchful block.

over

36 | 1 Runs | HH: 111/7

35.6

Mohammed Siraj to Hasan Mahmud, Down leg again, full in length, Mahmud misses to flick and Rishabh Pant does well to hold on to it with a dive to his left.

35.5

Mohammed Siraj to Mehidy Hasan, Length-delivery on the stumps, Mehidy works it off the inner half in the mid-wicket region for a single. Nelson on the board.

35.4

Mohammed Siraj to Mehidy Hasan, A direct hit would have been very close! A magnificent job by the skipper Rohit Sharma there. Mohammed Siraj bowls it full and outside off, Mehidy Hasan tries to pierce the gap at covers but Rohit is quick enough to move and dive to his left and manages to intercept the ball cleanly. He sees the non-striker out of the crease in an attempt to steal a run, and gets up quickly to throw but has a shy.

35.3

Mohammed Siraj to Mehidy Hasan, Siraj overcompensates on this one, searches for fuller one to swing away but ends up spilling it down leg.

35.2

Mohammed Siraj to Mehidy Hasan, Back of a length, outside off, slightly nipping away too, Mehidy Hasan hops on the back foot and guides it to point.

35.1

Mohammed Siraj to Mehidy Hasan, Hurls it full and around off, Mehidy Hasan prods ahead and presents a good front foot defence.

over

35 | 5 Runs | HH: 110/7

34.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Hasan Mahmud, Slows it up does Jadeja, outside off on a good length, Hasan Mahmud hangs back and looks to cut it away but the ball turns away and beats Mahmud.

34.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Hasan Mahmud, Very full, on middle, Hasan Mahmud pushes it to mid on.

34.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Mehidy Hasan, Full outside off, Mehidy Hasan pushes it towards long off for a single.

34.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Mehidy Hasan, FOUR! Just wide of Jaiswal at the first slip! Quicker and flatter on a length, outside off, and turning away, Mehidy Hasan goes deep inside the crease and cuts it very late past the first slip fielder for a boundary.

34.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Mehidy Hasan, Short in length, on off, Mehidy Hasan rocks back and punches it to cover.

34.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Mehidy Hasan, Flighted delivery around off, Mehidy defends it in front of cover.

over

34 | 5 Runs | HH: 105/7

33.6

Mohammed Siraj to Hasan Mahmud, Siraj bowls at 133 clicks, fuller in length and right in front of the stumps, Hasan Mahmud responds with a good front foot defence this time around and pushes it back to Siraj. A bit of an aggression from Siraj on the pick-up and an exchange of smiles in the end with the batter.

33.5

Mohammed Siraj to Hasan Mahmud, Hard-length delivery around off and middle, Hasan Mahmud punches it off the back foot.

33.4

Mohammed Siraj to Hasan Mahmud, EDGED AND FOUR! On middle, full in length, Hasan Mahmud presents full face of the bat but outside edges it between the first slip and the keeper for a boundary.

33.3

Mohammed Siraj to Hasan Mahmud, Beaten! Siraj hurls it just outside off, on a good length, it keeps very low on the bounce and beats Mahmud's outside edge. Rishabh Pant gets a bad bounce as he moves left to collect the ball. Brushes off his gloves behind the first slip where Gill does well to stop the ball and prevents any extra run.

33.2

Mohammed Siraj to Hasan Mahmud, Full, on off, defended nicely and watchfully by Mahmud.

33.1

Mohammed Siraj to Mehidy Hasan, Speared in on a fuller length, at middle, Mehidy Hasan goes for a block and ends up getting a thick inside edge that rolls towards deep backward square leg for a single.

over

33 | 4 Runs | HH: 100/7

32.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Hasan Mahmud, FOUR! Nice shot and 100 comes for Bangladesh! Ravindra Jadeja stretches his length a bit more now, around off, Hasan Mahmud takes on with a charge ahead and negating turn, if any, lofts it over the bowler's head for a boundary to wide long on.

32.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Hasan Mahmud, Pushed through, full and on off, Hasan Mahmud strides out and defends it well.

32.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Hasan Mahmud, Slower in pace a bit, on a dragged length, on off, Hasan Mahmud goes back and gets it off the inner half of the bat to the mid-wicket region.

32.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Hasan Mahmud, Too full, on the stumps, Mahmud pushes it to mid on.

32.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Hasan Mahmud, Quicker and fuller outside off, Hasan Mahmud prods ahead and leaves.

32.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Hasan Mahmud, Flat and full, on middle, defended well.

over

32 | 4 Runs | HH: 96/7

31.6

Ravichandran Ashwin to Mehidy Hasan, Good fielding there by Siraj! Quite full and around off from Ashwin, Mehidy Hasan drives it inside out to wide of covers. Mohammed Siraj there tries to intercept the ball and does well to get a hand on it on the dive. As a result, the ball loses its pace on the way to the boundary. Siraj redeems himself, gets up, turns around and chases it to the deep and picks it up before the boundary. Two taken.

31.5

Ravichandran Ashwin to Mehidy Hasan, Flat and full, on middle and leg, Mehidy Hasan responds with a watchful defence ahead.

31.4

Ravichandran Ashwin to Hasan Mahmud, Full and on leg, Hasan Mahmud drives it along the carpet towards long on for one.

31.3

Ravichandran Ashwin to Hasan Mahmud, Looped up again, on middle and turning on leg, Hasan Mahmud gets the connection off the inner half of the bat towards the fielder at short leg.

31.2

Ravichandran Ashwin to Hasan Mahmud, A loopy delivery on leg, too full, Mahmud works it to mid-wicket.

31.1

Ravichandran Ashwin to Mehidy Hasan, Very full, on middle, Mehidy Hasan drives it through the right of the bowler, down the ground for a single.

over

31 | 1 Runs | HH: 92/7

30.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Hasan Mahmud, Tighter this time around off, Hasan Mahmud defends it straight back. Another successful over for India.

30.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Hasan Mahmud, Good length outside off and turning away, a shade, Mahmud leaves it alone.

30.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Hasan Mahmud, Flatter delivery on the stumps, Hasan Mahmud defends it by going back in his crease.

Hasan Mahmud is in next for Bangladesh.

30.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Shakib Al Hasan, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! A huge appeal for caught behind and the on-field umpires discuss for a few seconds and eventually send it upstairs to check for a fair catch. Jadeja quickens the pace and lands it flat and full in the line of the stumps, Shakib Al Hasan sits down on his knee for a reverse sweep but is a bit late on the shot due to that excessive pace from Jadeja. Ends up inside edging it and now the question remains whether the ball has lobbed up straight off his boots or has bounced on the ground. Rishabh Pant meanwhile is very quick to react, moves forward and pouches the ball safely at short leg. The replays eventually come up and affirm that the ball has indeed deflected off Shakib's boot and not the ground. It is deemed as Out and Shakib Al Hasan too, walks back after an unnecessary shot. Bangladesh in all sorts of trouble now with 7 men down.

Did that go right off the boot or was it a bump ball? The umpires seem to be certain of the edge and the catch but do want to go upstairs to check for a bump ball. The third umpire is called in and the side on replay confirms that the ball went off the under edge and right off the boot which means Shakib Al Hasan will have to depart here. OUT comes up on the big screen.

30.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Mehidy Hasan, Slightly short again, around off, Mehidy Hasan hangs back and punches it along the grass to long off for a single.

30.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Mehidy Hasan, short on the body, at 98.1 kph, Miraz nudges it to short leg.

over

30 | 0 Runs | HH: 91/6

29.6

Ravichandran Ashwin to Shakib Al Hasan, Gets some purchase now, does Ashwin! Slightly pulls his length back a bit, on off and turns it away sharply off the surface. Shakib Al Hasan anticipates the ball to come straight on and goes back and across to punch it away but misses as it turns degrees away.

29.5

Ravichandran Ashwin to Shakib Al Hasan, Full at off, defended.

29.4

Ravichandran Ashwin to Shakib Al Hasan, Varies his pace again, bowls it with the seam positioning towards the point, lands it full and on off, Shakib Al Hasan defends it nicely.

29.3

Ravichandran Ashwin to Shakib Al Hasan, A flatter one again, at off and full in length, Shakib blocks it to the off side.

29.2

Ravichandran Ashwin to Shakib Al Hasan, Full, at off, Shakib Al Hasan leans on and defends it out.

29.1

Ravichandran Ashwin to Shakib Al Hasan, Pushed through, flat and quick in the mid-90s, on middle, Shakib blocks it off watchfully.

over

29 | 0 Runs | HH: 91/6

28.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Mehidy Hasan, Good length and around the off stump. Mehidy rocks back and cuts it to backward point. A wicket-maiden from Jadeja.

28.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Mehidy Hasan, Full on the middle stump. Mehidy Hasan defends on the front foot back to Jadeja.

28.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Mehidy Hasan, Full on the middle stump. Mehidy blocks on the front foot to short extra cover.

28.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Mehidy Hasan, Good length outside off. Mehidy rocks back and plays the late cut to the left of diving Sarfaraz at backward point.

Mehidy Hasan is the new man in.

28.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Litton Das, OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! It was all about showing some patience but Das holes out in an attempt to go against the run of play! Ravindra Jadeja bowls his regular quicker off-spinner, lands it flat and on the stumps on a fullish length, it turns a few degrees away from the batter. Litton Das premediates the sweep shot and sits down on his knee to execute the same. Goes through the shot, brings out the broom and aerially hits it against the spin. Doesn't time it well and the ball lobs in the air off the outer half of the bat. Hence, he does not get the desired power and distance on that one. It travels in the air towards deep square leg where Dhruv Jurel the substitute fielder, judges it perfection and takes a very fine catch.

28.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Litton Das, Good length, around off, punched away to short cover.

over

28 | 3 Runs | HH: 91/5

27.6

Ravichandran Ashwin to Litton Das, Flighted up, fuller and on leg, Litton Das clips it away to deep mid-wicket for an easy single to end the over.

27.5

Ravichandran Ashwin to Litton Das, Full on the off stump. Litton gets forward and blocks it to the right of Ashwin.

27.4

Ravichandran Ashwin to Shakib Al Hasan, In the blockhole, on middle, Shakib drives it along the carpet for a single at long on. This brings the 50-run stand between the two.

27.3

Ravichandran Ashwin to Shakib Al Hasan, Slower, fuller and on middle, Shakib Al Hasan goes back and blocks it off.

27.2

Ravichandran Ashwin to Litton Das, Looped up, from around the pegs, on a fuller length, Litton Das drills it to wide long on for a single.

27.1

Ravichandran Ashwin to Litton Das, Pitched up, around middle and leg, Litton pushes it to the right of the bowler. Ashwin swiftly moves to his right, bends low and deflects the ball off his fingers into the wickets at the non-striker's end. Shakib takes a start for the run but pats his bat inside the popping crease just in time to get back home. The replays too show the same.

Is that a run out? Half an appeal for a run out at the bowler's end as Ravichandran Ashwin flicked the ball onto the stumps. The umpire waits a bit and asks if India want to appeal and Rohit Sharma responds with a 'Yes.' Replays roll in and show that Shakib Al Hasan had his bat grounded well inside the crease. NOT OUT!

over

27 | 5 Runs | HH: 88/5

26.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Shakib Al Hasan, Jadeja quickens the pace and flattens the trajectory on a fuller length around off, Shakib Al Hasan is hurried into the sweep shot again and wears it on the body. A stifled appeal from Pant for LBW but just for a few seconds.

26.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR! Swept away nicely! Shakib is now showing some groove here! Overpitched, turning back in at off, Shakib Al Hasan reads the length early, prepares himself for a sweep shot and executes it to perfection towards deep square leg for a boundary.

26.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Shakib Al Hasan, Outside off, on a length, punched into the off side.

26.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Shakib Al Hasan, Pitches it right on the rough on a length, outside off and gets a good amount of turn into the batter, Shakib rocks back and punches it off.

26.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Litton Das, A bit more on the fuller length, outside off, Litton Das leans ahead and drives it past short cover for a single.

26.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Litton Das, Jadeja bowls quicker, full and around off, Litton drives with a straight bat to short cover.

over

26 | 4 Runs | HH: 83/5

25.6

Ravichandran Ashwin to Shakib Al Hasan, Quite full and at the pegs, Shakib Al Hasan defends it out well.

25.5

Ravichandran Ashwin to Shakib Al Hasan, Lands it full and on the stumps, Shakib with a firm push back to the bowler.

25.4

Ravichandran Ashwin to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR! Now, that is a fine shot! Fractionally overpitched from Ashwin, around off with a hint of turn, Shakib Al Hasan gets on the top of the ball with a good stride forward and drives it through cover-point for a boundary.

25.3

Ravichandran Ashwin to Shakib Al Hasan, Drifting down the pads, on a fullish length, Shakib Al Hasan pats it on the front foot to the mid-wicket region.

25.2

Ravichandran Ashwin to Shakib Al Hasan, Tossed up at off, Shakib eases it back to the bowler.

25.1

Ravichandran Ashwin to Shakib Al Hasan, Looped up, pushed through, full and on off, Shakib drives it along the ground but straight to the cover fielder.

over

25 | 0 Runs | HH: 79/5

24.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Litton Das, Absolute jaffa! That wasn't far! Ravindra Jadeja lands this giving some loop, full and on off, and it turns a shade away from the batter after pitching. Litton Das lunges ahead to block it off but gets beaten by that excessive turn and bounce.

24.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Litton Das, That in-between length, attacking the pegs, Litton Das watches it closely and guides it to point.

24.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Litton Das, Dragged length, over off, Das punches it with soft hands off the back foot to mid-wicket.

24.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Litton Das, Tossed up, a bit full and at 94 kph, around off, Litton Das makes a half stride out and eases it in front of cover.

24.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Litton Das, Pulled back on off, Litton Das goes back and bunts it down to the strip.

24.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Litton Das, Jadeja from around the stumps, flat and full, on off, Litton Das pushes it with firm hands to the bowler.

over

24 | 0 Runs | HH: 79/5

23.6

Ravichandran Ashwin to Shakib Al Hasan, Much on a tighter line and length, on middle and almost a half-tracker. Shakib Al Hasan uses the depth of the crease, goes back and punches it with soft hands right underneath his willow to end the over.

23.5

Ravichandran Ashwin to Shakib Al Hasan, Looped up, full and outside off, Shakib Al Hasan leans ahead and drives it but finds cover.

23.4

Ravichandran Ashwin to Shakib Al Hasan, Drags his length, and keeps it straight on off, Shakib Al Hasan inside edges on the pads on his back foot punch.

23.3

Ravichandran Ashwin to Shakib Al Hasan, Tossed up, full and outside off, Shakib drives it on the front foot to cover.

23.2

Ravichandran Ashwin to Shakib Al Hasan, Very slow, on a length, on off, Shakib pushes it back to Ashwin.

23.1

Ravichandran Ashwin to Shakib Al Hasan, Ashwin continues from around the pegs, lands it full and on off, Shakib Al Hasan eases it in front of short leg.

over

23 | 3 Runs | HH: 79/5

22.6

Ravindra Jadeja to Shakib Al Hasan, Quicker at 93 kph, sliding down leg, on a fuller length, Shakib Al Hasan leans ahead and tickles it very fine towards deep fine for a single to end the over.

22.5

Ravindra Jadeja to Shakib Al Hasan, Flat and quick, around off on a dragged length, Shakib goes back and across and punches it back to Jadeja.

Shakib Al Hasan gets pinged on the grill off the top edge of the bat and there will be a mandatory concussion check to follow. Also, India take this opportunity to bring out the physio and just get Mohammed Siraj treated a bit as he looked uncomfortable on that fall a few deliveries ago. Shakib is fine but Siraj will leave the field for now and Sarfaraz Khan is brought in as the substitute fielder.

22.4

Ravindra Jadeja to Shakib Al Hasan, Oh, that spun well and degrees! Jadeja gets a good bit of turn into the batter from outside off on a fullish length, Shakib Al Hasan premeditates the sweep shot but is a bit early into his shot. Ends up slicing it off the top edge straight onto his helmet grill. A mandatory concussion test is to follow now.

22.3

Ravindra Jadeja to Shakib Al Hasan, Quite full, and flat on off, Shakib drives to cover.

22.2

Ravindra Jadeja to Shakib Al Hasan, Full and flat on middle, Shakib pushes it to the left of Jadeja where immediately chases the ball.

22.1

Ravindra Jadeja to Shakib Al Hasan, Jadeja begins from over the stumps, lands it full and spins it in towards off, Shakib Al Hasan sweeps it down fine to deep fine leg and calls for two immediately. Mohammed Siraj from deep square leg runs to his left and almost overruns on the interception, tumbles and manages to stop the ball, and hurts his leg. The batters take two in the meantime.

Drinks break! That's what the players would love to hear from the umpire on an extremely warm afternoon in Chennai. Bangladesh's top order was blown away in a flash courtesy of relentless bowling from the Indian seamers early on. But now, this Shakib-Litton alliance is gradually taking shape and both have found their footing on the crease. They have racked up 36 runs together so far, but Bangladesh have a mighty task ahead of them as they still trail by exactly 300 runs. India on the other hand, have introduced spin now and would aim to get at least these two batters out before the end of the second session to assert their command strongly. So, spin in tandem now as Ravindra Jadeja is introduced into the attack now. He replaces Akash Deep.

over

22 | 3 Runs | HH: 76/5

21.6

Ravichandran Ashwin to Shakib Al Hasan, Oh, that is nicely bowled! Ravichandran Ashwin holds this one back a touch and flights it up around off, Shakib Al Hasan is early to lean ahead and looks to drive but gets an inside edge towards backward square leg and picks up a single.

21.5

Ravichandran Ashwin to Shakib Al Hasan, Dropped a bit short again and drifted into middle and leg, Shakib Al Hasan nudges it away towards mid-wicket.

21.4

Ravichandran Ashwin to Shakib Al Hasan, On a dragged length around off, sliding right on as well, Shakib Al Hasan presses back and pushes it out on the off side.

21.3

Ravichandran Ashwin to Shakib Al Hasan, Flighted ball, angled in from wide of the crease and onto the stumps, Shaklib defends it off the front foot.

21.2

Ravichandran Ashwin to Litton Das, Shorter one, drifting onto the pads, Litton Das just dabs it around the corner and picks up a single.

21.1

Ravichandran Ashwin to Shakib Al Hasan, Flatter one, angled into middle, Shakib Al Hasan goes on the back foot and pushes it out through wide mid off for a single.

over

21 | 6 Runs | HH: 73/5

20.6

Akash Deep to Litton Das, Just back of a length and over off stump, Litton Das stands upright and pushes the ball down towards cover.

20.5

Akash Deep to Litton Das, Hard length around the top of off stump, Litton Das stays put and just pushes it down into the off side.

20.4

Akash Deep to Shakib Al Hasan, Good stop from KL Rahul, saved a certain boundary. Length again and outside off, Shakib Al Hasan gets forward well and punches it to the left of cover-point where Rahul dives across and makes a half stop. They do get a single and Shakib's feet seem to be moving nicely now.

20.3

Akash Deep to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR! Glorious from Shakib Al Hasan and Ravichandran Ashwin almost pulled the ball back in before the ropes. Good length around off, Shakib Al Hasan leans into the shot and punches it through covers, the ball slows down a bit as Ashwin chases it down and flicks it back in but his feet are in contact with the rope while the ball is in hand.

20.2

Akash Deep to Shakib Al Hasan, Pitched up full on the stumps, looking for the away swinger, Shakib Al Hasan gets on the front foot and punches it on the full towards mid on.

20.1

Akash Deep to Litton Das, Good length, angling back in from outside off, Litton Das is hurried by this one but manages to jam the ball away down to deep third for a single.

over

20 | 1 Runs | HH: 67/5

19.6

Ravichandran Ashwin to Shakib Al Hasan, Full, on off and pushed through quicker as well, Shakib pushes it out on the off side.

19.5

Ravichandran Ashwin to Shakib Al Hasan, Just held back a touch and nicely flighted around off, not all that full, Shakib Al Hasan has to reach for it and keeps it out on the off side.

19.4

Ravichandran Ashwin to Shakib Al Hasan, Tosses it up and brings the line onto middle, Shakib Al Hasan leans forward to make the block.

19.3

Ravichandran Ashwin to Shakib Al Hasan, Nice and full again around off, looking for some purchase, Shakib gets well forward and blocks it to the off side.

19.2

Ravichandran Ashwin to Shakib Al Hasan, Around the wicket to the left-hander, drifted in from around off, Shakib Al Hasan is a bit late on it but manages to defend it out.

19.1

Ravichandran Ashwin to Litton Das, Tossed up full and quick onto middle, Litton Das punches it off the front foot down to long on and rotates the strike.

over

19 | 2 Runs | HH: 66/5

18.6

Akash Deep to Shakib Al Hasan, Good length in and around off stump, Shakib Al Hasan prods halfway and blocks it away to covers.

18.5

Akash Deep to Shakib Al Hasan, Nice and full in the channel outside off, just seaming away late as Shakib leaves it alone.

18.4

Akash Deep to Litton Das, Oh, that could have been catastrophic for Bangladesh. Hard length outside off, Litton Das dabs it wide of Ravichandran Ashwin at covers and looks for one but Shakib Al Hasan hesitates before the two batters eventually to get across. The single was always on and Shakib lets a hand up in apology.

18.3

Akash Deep to Shakib Al Hasan, Nagging length outside off, Shakib Al Hasan gets ahead and across a bit before punching it through cover-point for a single.

18.2

Akash Deep to Shakib Al Hasan, Pitched up in the channel outside off, this one angles back in as Shakib makes a watchful leave.

18.1

Akash Deep to Shakib Al Hasan, Play and miss! Akash Deep goes full and wide outside off, inviting the drive and gets the ball to leave the left-hander. Shakib Al Hasan leans ahead to drive but is beaten past the outside edge.

over

18 | 0 Runs | HH: 64/5

17.6

Ravichandran Ashwin to Litton Das, Maiden! Nagging length from Ashwin, bowled around off and gets the ball to jump a bit off the deck, Litton Das goes back and across to dab it down.

17.5

Ravichandran Ashwin to Litton Das, The length is dragged back and this is flighted up on the stumps, Litton Das hops back to defend.

17.4

Ravichandran Ashwin to Litton Das, Flighted delivery, a bit full and around off stump, Das gets nicely forward to make the block.

17.3

Ravichandran Ashwin to Litton Das, Tossed up again, on off and blocked off by Das.

17.2

Ravichandran Ashwin to Litton Das, Sharp work from Yashasvi Jaiswal at short leg. Tossed up on off and turning in, Litton Das prods and pushes it on the bounce to short leg.

17.1

Ravichandran Ashwin to Litton Das, Floated up, a bit full and around off, swerving away, Litton Das gets forward and pushes it to the right of the bowler.

Some respite from pace for Bangladesh as Ravichandran Ashwin (1-0-4-0) replaces Siraj. A slip and a forward short leg in place for Ashwin. Another change of gloves for Litton Das in the meantime.

over

17 | 6 Runs | HH: 64/5

16.6

Akash Deep to Litton Das, Pitches it up again on the off stump line, just deviating away, Das pushes it off the outer half of the bat through the point region and picks up a single.

16.5

Akash Deep to Litton Das, Floated up on a nagging length in that corridor of uncertainty, Litton Das tentatively gets forward and just about manages to keep it out.

16.4

Akash Deep to Litton Das, Hard length around the fifth stump line, Litton Das reaches out and taps it in front of covers.

16.4

Akash Deep to Litton Das, No ball! Pitched up right around off stump, looking for the outswinger, Litton Das does well to play it late and with soft hands, edging it down to gully. Akash Deep oversteps and a No Ball is signaled.

16.3

Akash Deep to Litton Das, Not what Litton Das would have wanted, a loose shot! Short and wide, angling further away, Das goes chasing after the wide one but is well beaten.

16.2

Akash Deep to Litton Das, Just short! A good comeback delivery from Akash Deep and India nearly had their 6th wicket. Nagging length around off, leaving the right-hander, Litton Das stays back and looks to play it late but gets an outside edge that goes down to the right of Virat Kohli at second slip.

16.1

Akash Deep to Litton Das, FOUR! Crunched! Loose delivery from Akash Deep, overpitched and wide of the off stump, Litton Das gets on the front foot and creams the drive on the up through covers for a boundary.

Litton Das has called for an exchange of gloves. He selects the new pair and is good to go. Also, a change in bowling as Akash Deep (2-0-5-2) replaces Jasprit Bumrah.

over

16 | 5 Runs | HH: 58/5

15.6

Mohammed Siraj to Litton Das, Half a shout for LBW but probably missing leg. Good length on middle, but this one jags back in late and does so sharply as well, Litton Das is caught on the crease and gets pinged first on the inside edge and then to the pads. The ball rolls away to the leg side and the batters pick up a single.

15.5

Mohammed Siraj to Litton Das, Pitched up on middle, Litton Das stays on the front foot and pushes it to short mid-wicket.

15.4

Mohammed Siraj to Litton Das, Siraj goes full and straight, looking to slide one across through the pads but gets it a bit too straight, Litton Das falls over while looking to flick and gets hit on the pads.

15.3

Mohammed Siraj to Litton Das, FOUR! This is a good patch for Bangladesh with both batters staying positive and finding the boundaries. Slightly overpitched and outside off, swinging away, Litton Das lets the ball move and just pats it away on the up and square through the off side for four more runs.

15.2

Mohammed Siraj to Litton Das, Pitched up again, wide of off and shaping away, Litton Das waits well and plays it late with soft hands towards cover-point.

15.1

Mohammed Siraj to Litton Das, Nicely pitched up on off, sliding straight on, Litton Das stands firm and punches it right off the middle of the bat to the right of mid off where Rohit Sharma makes a diving stop.

over

15 | 9 Runs | HH: 53/5

14.6

Jasprit Bumrah to Shakib Al Hasan, Three dots in a row to end but 9 runs come off that over. Another aggressive bumper from Bumrah, starting on middle and just angling down, Shakib Al Hasan has to make another duck.

14.5

Jasprit Bumrah to Shakib Al Hasan, On a fullish length and around off, Shakib Al Hasan gets forward and blocks it firmly to cover.

14.4

Jasprit Bumrah to Shakib Al Hasan, After being put away for a couple of boundaries on the full ball, Bumrah bowls a quick bumper, angling it in over off and middle, Shakib ducks under it well.

14.3

Jasprit Bumrah to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR! What a shot! Bumrah goes around the wicket and bowls it full and outside off at over 140 clicks, Shakib Al Hasan gets half a stride in and just caresses the ball on the up and in front of point for another boundary. 50 up now for Bangladesh.

14.2

Jasprit Bumrah to Litton Das, Good fielding in the deep! Short of a good length and over middle and leg, Litton Das tucks it away through mid-wicket but Mohammed Siraj attacks it well from deep square leg and keeps it down to a single.

14.1

Jasprit Bumrah to Litton Das, FOUR! Lovely checked drive and Litton Das is off the mark in style. Bowled full and outside off, shaping away a bit, Das gets well forward and just firmly pushes it square through covers and the ball runs away to the fence.

over

14 | 4 Runs | HH: 44/5

13.6

Mohammed Siraj to Shakib Al Hasan, Another bumper, over leg stump and at 140 clicks, a bit more bite on it but Shakib is fairly comfortable to duck under it.

13.5

Mohammed Siraj to Shakib Al Hasan, Straightens the line, bowling it with an upright seam on middle and leg, Shakib Al Hasan covers the line well and defends it off.

13.4

Mohammed Siraj to Shakib Al Hasan, Slips an attempted bumper down leg, Shakib ducks under it with ease.

13.3

Mohammed Siraj to Shakib Al Hasan, On a good length again, starting on leg, looking to slide it across, Shakib solidly blocks it off the front foot.

13.2

Mohammed Siraj to Shakib Al Hasan, This is pitched up on off stump, Shakib Al Hasan gets a good stride across and blocks it to cover-point.

13.1

Mohammed Siraj to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR! On the up and gets full purchase! On a good length around off and angling away, Shakib Al Hasan looks to drive through covers but is late on it and gets it behind the point region a tad uppishly for a boundary.

over

13 | 0 Runs | HH: 40/5

12.6

Jasprit Bumrah to Litton Das, Wicket-maiden from Jasprit Bumrah! Pitches this one up on off stump, Litton Das gets on the front foot and blocks it off.

Litton Das makes his way to the middle now.

12.5

Jasprit Bumrah to Mushfiqur Rahim, OUT! TAKEN! Another fine grab in the slips and the Indian pacers are all over Bangladesh right now. Jasprit Bumrah is relentless and he gets his second wicket now. Bumrah clocks in at 139.9 kph and delivers it on a good length on off stump, getting the ball to straighten beautifully off the deck. Mushfiqur Rahim is caught back on the crease and leaves his bat hanging, the outside edge is found and it flies to the right of KL Rahul at second slip but he does well to stick out both hands and almost grabs it behind him. Bangladesh have lost half their side for just 40 runs, trailing by 336 more runs.

12.4

Jasprit Bumrah to Mushfiqur Rahim, On a good length and bowled wide of the off stump, good carry on that one as Rahim makes yet another leave.

12.3

Jasprit Bumrah to Mushfiqur Rahim, A bit more straight and angled into the stumps, Mushfiqur Rahim gets across to cover the line and blocks it out well.

12.2

Jasprit Bumrah to Mushfiqur Rahim, Well left! Tight line around off at 139.6 clicks, just angling back in a bit, Rahim thinks about playing at it but pulls his hands out and lets it through.

12.1

Jasprit Bumrah to Mushfiqur Rahim, Nice full, swinging away too but the line is a bit too wide of the off stump, easy leave for Mushfiqur Rahim.

over

12 | 4 Runs | HH: 40/4

11.6

Mohammed Siraj to Shakib Al Hasan, Floats this one up around off stump, Shakib gets halfway forward and just punches it gently towards cover.

11.5

Mohammed Siraj to Shakib Al Hasan, A steep bumper at 134 clicks, over middle and leg and bouncing extra, Shakib Al Hasan does well to duck under it as he gets a bit of a stare from Mohammed Siraj as well.

11.4

Mohammed Siraj to Shakib Al Hasan, Straightens the line and looks to shape it back into the legs, Shakib Al Hasan manages to flick it away wide of fine leg. Good running as Shakib pushes for two and gets it with ease.

11.3

Mohammed Siraj to Shakib Al Hasan, A bit fuller and on off stump, Shakib Al Hasan gets his weight forward well and pushes it away through covers for a couple of runs to get off the mark.

11.2

Mohammed Siraj to Shakib Al Hasan, Oh, tempting the batter again! Stellar length again, in and around off stump and just going on with the angle, Shakib Al Hasan has a poke at it but gets beaten past the outside edge.

Shakib Al Hasan is in at number 6.

11.1

Mohammed Siraj to Najmul Hossain Shanto, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! It was coming and the way Mohammed Siraj has bowled so far, he deserves it as well. Perfect length from Siraj, just a tad full and on off, getting the ball to nip away at almost 140 clicks. Najmul Hossain Shanto gets halfway forward and just pushes at it with hard hands and gets nicked off. The ball goes quickly to the second slip where Virat Kohli takes a sharp catch to his right. Shanto looked goo but has to depart for 20 (30).

over

11 | 9 Runs | HH: 36/3

10.6

Jasprit Bumrah to Mushfiqur Rahim, Fuller in length, wide of the off stump and shaping away at 137 clicks, Rahim gets a bit across and then just shoulders arms to let it through.

10.5

Jasprit Bumrah to Mushfiqur Rahim, Slightly pitched up around off, zipping through, Rahim gets well forward and solidly defends it towards point.

10.4

Jasprit Bumrah to Mushfiqur Rahim, FOUR! Well negotiated and that runs away to the fence as well. Hard length around the top of off, straightening off the deck, Mushfiqur Rahim gets a bit squared up but pushes at it with soft hands and edges it down past the slip cordon for a boundary.

10.3

Jasprit Bumrah to Mushfiqur Rahim, Over the wicket now to the right-hander, on a shorter length and wide of the off stump, left alone by Rahim.

10.2

Jasprit Bumrah to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Hard length at almost 140 clicks and angled onto the pads, Shanto fails to flick it away and the ball rolls off the pads down to fine leg for a leg bye.

10.1

Jasprit Bumrah to Najmul Hossain Shanto, FOUR! That one pinged off the bat! Too full and outside off, swinging away, Najmul Hossain Shanto gets forward and hammers the drive wide of mid off for a boundary. India won't mind Shanto driving though as that might create an opportunity.

Jasprit Bumrah (3-0-10-1) to bowl from the other end.

over

10 | 1 Runs | HH: 27/3

9.6

Mohammed Siraj to Mushfiqur Rahim, Good length, bowled fairly wide of the off stump and angling away, Mushfiqur Rahim shoulders arms. Tidy start from Mohammed Siraj after the break.

9.5

Mohammed Siraj to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Block and run! Pitched up on middle, Shanto defends it solidly wide of Ravichandran Ashwin at mid on and scampers through for a single.

9.4

Mohammed Siraj to Najmul Hossain Shanto, BEATEN! Pitches it up a bit fuller and on off stump at 134 clicks, this one nips away and this time Najmul Hossain Shanto goes through with the drive but the ball zips past the outside edge.

9.3

Mohammed Siraj to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Just leaving the left-hander! Siraj floats the ball up wide of the off stump and gets it to wobble across yet again, Najmul Hossain Shanto has a bit of a poke at it but is well beaten.

9.2

Mohammed Siraj to Najmul Hossain Shanto, On a length and sliding it across the left-hander, Shanto watches it well and leaves it alone.

9.1

Mohammed Siraj to Najmul Hossain Shanto, On the money! Pitches it up on off and middle, gets it to wobble a bit, Najmul Hossain Shanto gets nicely forward and defends it solidly under the eyes.

Welcome back, folks! The post-Lunch session is just about to begin. The umpires are punctual and are out to the middle. Indian players are circled in a team huddle before spreading out to their respective fielding positions. Najmul Hossain Shanto will take the strike and will be accompanied by the Bangladeshi veteran Mushfiqur Rahim. Mohammed Siraj (3-1-6-0) will kick off the proceedings with the ball for India. And, here we go...

... DAY 2, SESSION 2 ...

Right then, India has firmly got a grip in this match as of now as they have a very healthy lead of 350 runs. Bangladesh struggled with the bat initially and it will be interesting to see how they negotiate against the spin. Although the second session is considered the best time to bat on, and with extremely sunny conditions out there, the Bangladeshi batters will aim to make an impactful comeback. An interesting second session awaits us which will begin at 6.40 am GMT. Stay tuned.

Bangladesh then stepped up to the crease with the bat, hoping to get off to a strong positive start. But those hopes were quickly dashed when Jasprit Bumrah threw a wrench in their plans right from the first over. Bumrah got rid of Shadman Islam off an absolute seed that left him bamboozled. From the word go, Bumrah and Siraj formed a threatening tandem and interrogated with some peach of deliveries. But the trouble didn't end there, Akash Deep was introduced into the attack and he too, made an immediate impact with a couple of wickets right on the cusp of Lunch which left Bangladesh in an absolute distraught.

Bangladesh, having endured an unexpected challenge towards the end of Day 1, returned to the field with renewed vigour. Armed with the new ball, their bowling attack showed marked improvement. Taskin Ahmed, who had struggled to find his rhythm on the opening day, bounced back impressively. He exhibited better control over his line and length, resulting in a brilliant three-wicket haul. The highlight of the bowling performance, however, was Hasan Mahmud. After coming tantalisingly close, he finally secured his fifth wicket, etching his name in the record books as the first Bangladeshi bowler to claim a five-wicket haul on Indian soil.

Chepauk's contrasting weather from the previous day, a characteristically sunny, warm, and humid environment greeted the players on Day 2. The conditions were typically conducive to batting. However, contrary to expectations, India's innings took a dramatic turn. Despite a decent start from the overnight batters, the situation rapidly deteriorated. Within a span of just a few overs, India lost both the well-set Jadeja and Ashwin and the 199-run stand for the seventh wicket was broken, followed by a swift dismissal of the tail-enders. Akash Deep's late cameo with the bat helped India reach a final total of 376.

LUNCH, DAY 2 - SESSION SUMMARY - 20.2 overs, 63 runs, 7 wickets. Take a breather folks, because this has been quite an engaging first session of play. A proper humdinger of an entertainer. Bangladesh would have thought that it was a good morning for them as they managed to wrap the Indian innings quite effectively in the first hour, but things moved at a very rapid pace after that. And it will be the hosts to be the happier of the two sides as they walk to the dressing room.

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9 | 4 Runs | HH: 26/3

8.6

Akash Deep to Mushfiqur Rahim, Top delivery to end the over and that will be LUNCH ON DAY 2! Akash Deep goes full and straight now, looking to slip one through the gate. Mushfiqur Rahim is late on the shot but manages ton flick it towards short square leg.

8.5

Akash Deep to Mushfiqur Rahim, FOUR! That's gone through! Hits the deck hard bowling it around off, Mushfiqur Rahim presses back to defend with soft hands and gets an outside edge down through the gully region for a boundary.

8.4

Akash Deep to Mushfiqur Rahim, Pitched up on off, angling it back in, Mushfiqur Rahim gets on the front foot and solidly blocks it off.

8.3

Akash Deep to Mushfiqur Rahim, No hat-trick! Just back of a length around off, seaming away from over the stumps, Mushfiqur Rahim goes back in his crease and pushes it down towards the gully fielder.

Mushfiqur Rahim joins his skipper Shanto at number 5 and will face the Hat Trick Ball.

8.2

Akash Deep to Mominul Haque, OUT! CLEANED HIM UP! Wow, Akash Deep with another beauty and all of a sudden, he is on a hat-trick. Akash keeps the pace up at 139.3 clicks and bowls a very similar delivery to the last one, just a tad bit straight though. The ball pitches full on off and jags back in sharply, Mominul Haque is unable to get well forward and jars at it with hard hands. The ball beats the inside edge to flick the front pad and rattle the stumps behind. Monimul departs for a golden duck and Bangladesh in 'Deep' trouble early on. What a dream start this has been for Akash Deep as he is thrilled to bits, and why not?

Mominul Haque is the new batter in at number 4.

8.1

Akash Deep to Zakir Hasan, OUT! BOWLED'EM! Akash Deep betters his line and gets his man as well! Akash bowls this one nice and full on off stump and at 138.4 clicks. Zakir Hasan was just distracted by something behind the sightscreen before the delivery and there might have been a lapse in concentration. Akash does get the ball to angle back in a fair bit as Zakir is drawn forward and leaves a huge gap between bat and pad which the ball goes through and shatters into middle stump. Bangladesh 22/2 already!

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8 | 4 Runs | HH: 22/1

7.6

Ravichandran Ashwin to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Some extra bounce now for Ashwin! Held back a touch and floated up on a length around middle, Najmul Hossain Shanto looks to lean on and defend but is taken aback by the bounce and keeps it out.

7.5

Ravichandran Ashwin to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shanto looks to use his feet but Ashwin pulls the length back and angles it in at the batter, Shanto adjusts and keeps it out.

7.4

Ravichandran Ashwin to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Nicely flighted around off, Najmul Hossain Shanto watchfully defends it out on the off side.

7.3

Ravichandran Ashwin to Najmul Hossain Shanto, FOUR! Lovely shot from Shanto, putting pressure back on Ashwin right away. Tossed up on middle now, Shanto gets a good stride across and gets inside the line before sweeping it away behind square leg for a boundary.

7.2

Ravichandran Ashwin to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Nicely tossed up, a tad full and on off, Najmul Hossain Shanto gets well forward and blocks it off again.

7.1

Ravichandran Ashwin to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Starts from around the stumps and slides one in full and into the pads, Najmul Hossain Shanto blocks it with a straight bat.

Suddenly, a huge shoot-up in the decibel levels at Chennai. With less than 10 minutes to go for Lunch, Ravichandran Ashwin has been introduced into the attack now. He replaces Siraj.

over

7 | 1 Runs | HH: 18/1

6.6

Akash Deep to Zakir Hasan, Loose shot again from Zakir Hasan. Shortens the length does Akash and bowls it a fair bit outside off, Zakir stays put and just throws his hands at it failing to make contact with the ball.

6.5

Akash Deep to Zakir Hasan, Goes a bit wide on the crease, keeps the length full and angles it back in from outside off, Zakir makes another easy leave.

6.4

Akash Deep to Zakir Hasan, Pitched up wide of the off stump again, not much movement either and Zakir Hasan shoulders arms at it.

6.3

Akash Deep to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Good, early call and they get the single with ease. Pitched up on off stump, angling in, Shanto gets forward and pushes it to mid on before racing across for the single.

6.2

Akash Deep to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Another one that is pitched up full and wide of the off stump line, no need to play at that for Shanto. Akash Deep needs to adjust his line here.

6.1

Akash Deep to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Akash Deep comes into the attack now. Begins from around the stumps and goes fairly wide on the crease, pitching it full and wide of off as well. Najmul Hossain Shanto leaves it alone.

over

6 | 5 Runs | HH: 17/1

5.6

Mohammed Siraj to Zakir Hasan, Full and on off at 133 clicks, just slides on with the angle as Zakir Hasan makes a comfortable leave.

5.6

Mohammed Siraj to Najmul Hossain Shanto, NO BALL! Siraj strays onto the pads and also oversteps here. Shanto flicks it away down to fine leg for a single.

5.5

Mohammed Siraj to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Similar line and length to the previous one, not much movement into the left-hander this time as Najmul Hossain Shanto makes a well-watched leave.

5.4

Mohammed Siraj to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Now, that is an unplayable delivery and even Virat Kohli is bamboozled. Mohammed Siraj pitches the ball up a bit on off stump at 134.6 clicks, this one hits the deck and jags back in so sharply that it almost cuts Shanto in half, just going over the stumps as well.

5.3

Mohammed Siraj to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Back of a length around off, not much room to work with but Najmul Hossain Shanto gets nicely onto the back foot and punches it through the cover region for a couple of runs.

5.2

Mohammed Siraj to Zakir Hasan, Good running! Fullish length on off stump, moving a bit in the air, Zakir eases it out on the leg side before scampering across for a run.

5.1

Mohammed Siraj to Zakir Hasan, Loose shot that from Zakir Hasan. Hard length outside off and angling further away, Zakir throws his hands at the width but his feet don't go anywhere and the ball beats the outside edge.

over

5 | 4 Runs | HH: 12/1

4.6

Jasprit Bumrah to Zakir Hasan, Another one that is darted into the pads, Zakir Hasan falls over a bit while looking to clip it away and the ball goes off the back leg towards the leg side. They get a leg bye.

4.5

Jasprit Bumrah to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Nagging length, in and around off stump, Shanto plays it late and with soft hands into the off side before picking up a quick single.

4.4

Jasprit Bumrah to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Bumrah spears one in at the pads, looking for the magical outswinger, Najmul Hossain Shanto looks to flick but gets a leading edge that goes wide of the point region and the batters pick up a couple of runs.

4.3

Jasprit Bumrah to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Another one that is bowled full and around off, Shanto gets a bit forward just in case that one comes back in but it is another outswinger and Shanto makes another leave.

4.2

Jasprit Bumrah to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Full again in the channel around off and sharply swinging away, Najmul Hossain Shanto opts to leave this one alone.

4.1

Jasprit Bumrah to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Nice and full around off, shaping away nicely, Najmul Hossain Shanto blocks it out.

over

4 | 0 Runs | HH: 8/1

3.6

Mohammed Siraj to Zakir Hasan, A probing and maiden over from Siraj! Nagging length around middle, Zakir Hasan does manage to keep that one out.

3.5

Mohammed Siraj to Zakir Hasan, A huge shout for LBW and the Indians almost started celebrating but it is turned down. Mohammed Siraj with a slingy delivery, a tad full and on leg stump, swinging back in. Zakir Hasan looks to flick but plays all around the ball and gets hit on the pads again. Siraj feels they should take the review but skipper Rohit Sharma feels that might be swinging down leg and they refrain from the review. Uh, oh! The replays later show that if India had reviewed it, it would have been out as the ball was clipping the top of the leg stump on the projection on the Ball Tracker. An opportunity missed and Siraj won't be a happy chap.

3.4

Mohammed Siraj to Zakir Hasan, Keeps the length relatively full and attacks the stumps again, Zakir Hasan tentatively plays it out back to the bowler.

3.3

Mohammed Siraj to Zakir Hasan, Oh, that jagged back in late! Floated up full and around leg at a gentle pace of 126.4 kph, the ball slides back in late and Zakir plays all around it getting pinged on the pads.

3.2

Mohammed Siraj to Zakir Hasan, Just a bit fuller on off and slanting it across the left-hander, Zakir Hasan is drawn forward but the ball sails past the outside edge.

3.1

Mohammed Siraj to Zakir Hasan, Siraj goes back to over the wicket and serves it on a good length and on a tight line around off, Zakir Hasan leaves it alone.

over

3 | 5 Runs | HH: 8/1

2.6

Jasprit Bumrah to Najmul Hossain Shanto, FOUR! Positive shot from Najmul Hossain Shanto! Bumrah errs on the fuller side and serves a half-volley outside off, Shanto gets forward and latches onto the cover drive, creaming it through covers for the first boundary of the innings.

2.5

Jasprit Bumrah to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Top delivery from Bumrah, very similar to the last one but brings the line closer to the off stump and forces the batter to have a poke at it. Full and around off swinging away quickly, Shanto is drawn forward and looks to drive but is well beaten and that is a good diving take from Rishabh Pant as well.

2.4

Jasprit Bumrah to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Bowled full and wide now, Najmul Hossain Shanto leans halfway forward and watches it till the last minute. The ball swings away and Shanto leaves it alone.

2.3

Jasprit Bumrah to Najmul Hossain Shanto, On a good length and in the channel around off, zipping through as well, Najmul Hossain Shanto shoulders arms at it.

2.2

Jasprit Bumrah to Zakir Hasan, Slightly pitched up around off, Zakir prods halfway forward and pushes it away wide of Rohit Sharma at short covers before picking up a quick single.

2.1

Jasprit Bumrah to Zakir Hasan, Stays around the wicket and bowls it short of a good length and wide of the off stump, Zakir Hasan watches it well and leaves it alone.

over

2 | 1 Runs | HH: 3/1

1.6

Mohammed Siraj to Zakir Hasan, Off the mark is Zakir Hasan! Full and straight, a bit too straight and Zakir just flicks it away past square leg for a single.

1.5

Mohammed Siraj to Zakir Hasan, Siraj now changes the angle of attack as well and slips one in full and in the channel around off, Zakir leaves it alone as the ball straightens late going through to the keeper.

1.4

Mohammed Siraj to Zakir Hasan, Back of a length on off and angling away with some extra bounce, Zakir Hasan hops and tentatively dabs the ball down towards gully.

1.3

Mohammed Siraj to Zakir Hasan, Short of a length on middle and leg and trying to angle it back in, Zakir Hasan gets caught in no man's land as the ball crashes into the thigh pad and lobs up behind the stumps.

1.2

Mohammed Siraj to Zakir Hasan, Pitched up outside off, Zakir Hasan looks to have a poke at it but pulls out as the ball seams away late into the keeper's gloves.

1.1

Mohammed Siraj to Zakir Hasan, Aggressive start from Siraj! Steams in from over the stumps and bangs it in short over middle, angling it away, Zakir Hasan arches back and sways away from the line of the ball.

Najmul Hossain Shanto, the skipper of Bangladesh is in at number 3. And it will be Mohammed Siraj to share the attack from the other end.

over

1 | 2 Runs | HH: 2/1

0.6

Jasprit Bumrah to Shadman Islam, OUT! TIMBER! Is there anyone like him? Jasprit Bumrah draws first blood in the first over itself. Bumrah changes the angle of attack for the last ball by coming from around the stumps. This is pitched up in the channel outside off and seems to be holding its line. Shadman Islam gets a bit across the off stump and shoulders arms but the ball jags back in and knocks over the top of off stump as Shadman is left completely bamboozled. Bangladesh 2/1 after the first over!

0.5

Jasprit Bumrah to Shadman Islam, Full again but spilled down the leg side, trying a bit too hard that time Bumrah.

0.4

Jasprit Bumrah to Shadman Islam, A caulker of a delivery from Jasprit Bumrah! Brilliant seam position, bowled a touch fuller on the stumps and he uses those wrists to get the outswinger to go away sharply. Shadman gets caught on the crease as the ball zips past the outside edge.

0.3

Jasprit Bumrah to Shadman Islam, On a good length and attacking the pads, Shadman tucks it away to the man just in front of square leg.

0.2

Jasprit Bumrah to Shadman Islam, Oh, Shadman Islam is a lucky boy! A loosener and right away Jasprit Bumrah bowls a pearler. Just short of a good length around leg and this one angles across squaring up Shadman who gets it off the shoulder of the bat and the ball goes uppishly between the slip cordon and point for a couple of runs. Bangladesh are underway!

0.1

Jasprit Bumrah to Shadman Islam, A gentle loosener to begin with from Bumrah! Runs in from over the stumps and slides one down the leg side, just a hint of swing there, left alone by Shadman Islam.

st Innings India

We are back for the second innings! The umpires are already out to the middle. The Indian players are seen warming up and some of them are carrying out the fielding drills as well. They spread out to the respective fielding positions now. Also, Sarfaraz Khan will be taking the field as a substitute in place of Ravichandran Ashwin for now. For Bangladesh, Zakir Hasan and Shadman Islam are the two openers. And it will be Jasprit Bumrah to kick things off with the new ball for India. And, here we go...

... SECOND INNINGS ...

India have added just 37 runs to their overnight score losing 4 wickets in the process as well and this is exactly what Bangladesh would have wanted after a torrid final session on Day 1. The sun is shining and it is a typical Chennai day but there is still something in the pitch that Bumrah and co will look to exploit early on. Can the Bangladeshi openers weather the storm and set the platform? Or will India pick up early breakthroughs? We shall find out soon as Bangladesh's first innings is up next.

Day 2 began with India in command and Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja were well set and ready to take on the second new ball. However, Taskin Ahmed came out firing on all cylinders and bowled a lovely spell up top with the second new ball. Taskin removed Jadeja early to expose the lower order but Hasan Mahmud didn't show the same control as he did on Day 1 and Akash Deep racked up a few quick runs. Taskin though continued his good work and picked up a couple of more wickets before Hasan came back and got the final wicket.

Right then, Hasan Mahmud rounds things up for Bangladesh becoming the first player from his country to take a five-wicket haul in India and he also makes it back-to-back five-wicket hauls. India though will be fairly pleased with their effort with the bat, mustering up 376 solid runs thanks to a huge 199-run stand between Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja.

91.2

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91.2 | 2 Runs | HH: 376/10

91.2

Hasan Mahmud to Jasprit Bumrah, OUT! FINALLY, A FIVE-WICKET HAUL FOR HASAN MAHMUD AS HE WRAPS THE INDIAN INNINGS WITH A HUGE ACHIEVEMENT! Good length ball around the off stump and it deviates away from the batter after pitching. Bumrah is rooted in the crease and approaches it tentatively getting in an awkward position, plays it away from his body and with an angled bat and gets the outside edge that flies straight into the hands of Zakir Hasan stationed at third slip. Hasan Mahmud becomes the first Bangladeshi pacer to achieve a five-wicket haul on Indian soil, and a very well-deserved one.

91.1

Hasan Mahmud to Jasprit Bumrah, Everything happening here! Drama! Also, an appeal for LBW, but the umpire says 'No'. Hasan bowls a well-directed yorker on the stumps, Jasprit Bumrah bends to negotiate the yorker and tries to dig it out to the leg side. He does bring his bat down in time but the ball passes closely to the bat and pings his front pad. The ball then rolls towards behind square on the off side. Meanwhile, the fielder there at the off side picks and throws at the non-striker's end but has a huge shy at it and with no proper backup it results in an overthrow, the ball runs towards the deep mid-wicket fence where the fielder from deep square leg just about manages to pull the ball back with a slide. Now, the question is whether he has nicked the ball before the pad. UltraEdge shows a clear deflection off the bat. Not Out it is and the batters take two in the meantime.

A lot going out there in the middle, there was a shout for LBW that was turned down and then the batters were stranded out in the middle and eventually, India got bonus runs on the overthrow. Najmul Hossain Shanto has taken the review though but UltraEdge confirms that Jasprit Bumrah got an inside edge and the onfield decision of NOT OUT stands.

Hasan Mahmud is brought back in to finish things off.

over

91 | 1 Runs | HH: 374/9

90.6

Taskin Ahmed to Mohammed Siraj, Back of a length, outside off, Siraj lets it be.

Drinks break! Right then, Taskin Ahmed has shown up on Day 2 and has led the pace attack as he should be doing given he is their most experienced pacer. All three wickets on Day 2 have fallen to Taskin and Bangladesh will be itching to get that final wicket at the earliest. India have done decently to muster up quick runs but 400 seems a bit far away given they have just one wicket in hand and will hope that Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj can hit a few lusty blows here. With that said, Siraj is the last man in for India.

90.5

Taskin Ahmed to Ravichandran Ashwin, OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Taskin Ahmed gets his third wicket and another good sharp catch by Shanto! Taskin has looked much improved as compared to the previous day. Taskin hits the hard length and keeps it a shade outside the off stump. Ashwin gets on the front foot and looks for lofted drive on the rise, but doesn't get the connection right. The bat twists in his hand. The ball flies off the toe end of the bat over widish mid off region where Najmul Hossain Shanto runs to his left and takes a good catch. Ravichandran Ashwin departs for a gritty knock of 113 (133) and gets a huge standing applause from the Chepauk crowd as he takes a long walk back to the dressing room. India 9 down on 374.

90.4

Taskin Ahmed to Ravichandran Ashwin, Short and outside the off stump. Ashwin misses the uppercut to the keeper.

90.3

Taskin Ahmed to Jasprit Bumrah, An appeal for LBW, but 'No' says the umpire! Taskin spears in a sharp yorker swinging into the pads of Bumrah as he tries to create some room by shuffling away from the line, and just about gets a thud on the front pad. Bumrah has no idea where the ball is and searches for it by turning around. Ravichandran Ashwin runs to get to the other end and Bumrah obeys and steams to the non-striker's end.

90.2

Taskin Ahmed to Jasprit Bumrah, Full and aiming the pegs this time, at 133.8 kph, Jasprit Bumrah leans ahead and pushes it back to the bowler. Taskin Ahmed bends low on the follow-through, falls over, and makes a sharp stop.

90.1

Taskin Ahmed to Jasprit Bumrah, Beaten! Pitches it outside off and gets it to nip away a shade on a fuller length, Jasprit Bumrah plays it away from his body and the ball beats the outside edge.

over

90 | 2 Runs | HH: 373/8

89.6

Nahid Rana to Jasprit Bumrah, Short of a length on the middle and leg, Bumrah flicks it to the mid-wicket region for a single.

89.5

Nahid Rana to Jasprit Bumrah, What a seed! Charges in from wide of the crease and spears in on the middle and off stump channel on a good length, Jasprit Bumrah half-prods ahead for a push but gets beaten on the outside edge as the ball passes just above the pegs.

89.4

Nahid Rana to Jasprit Bumrah, Hits the deck really hard does Nahid Rana, on off, Jasprit Bumrah rides on the bounce and punches it firmly back to the bowler.

89.3

Nahid Rana to Ravichandran Ashwin, Back of a length, around the leg stump line, Ravichandran Ashwin steers it off the back foot towards deep square leg for a single.

89.2

Nahid Rana to Ravichandran Ashwin, Back of a length, over the top of off, Ashwin stands tall and nudges it to the mid-wicket region.

89.1

Nahid Rana to Ravichandran Ashwin, Rana with three slips in place bowls it full and around off, Ravichandran Ashwin defends it to the off side with soft hands.

Nahid Rana comes into the attack for the first time on Day 2.

over

89 | 5 Runs | HH: 371/8

88.6

Taskin Ahmed to Jasprit Bumrah, FOUR! A good way to get off the mark! An away swinger on a good length, outside off, Bumrah presses forward and opens his bat face and guides it past the slip cordon for a boundary to end the over.

Jasprit Bumrah's wish to have a bat has come true sooner rather than later as he walks in at number 10.

88.5

Taskin Ahmed to Akash Deep, OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Najmul Hossain Shanto the Bangladeshi skipper makes no mistake! Taskin Ahmed spears in with a wobbly seam position, full and on off, Akash Deep wanted to pick the bones out of it. He swings wildly across at it and tries to hit it very hard and totally loses his shape in this process. Ends up getting a thick leading edge that flies over the cover region. Najmul Hossain Shanto at the covers locks his eyes on the ball, settles underneath it and takes a fine catch. India 8 down now, but Akash Deep departs after a decent contribution.

88.4

Taskin Ahmed to Akash Deep, Banged into surface, nipping away, outside off, Akash bends his back and leaves.

That throw from Hasan Mahmud has smacked right into the back of Akash Deep, right on the tail bone and he is in visible pain. The physio is out to have a look but thankfully, Akash seems fine and is good to continue. For a moment, Jasprit Bumrah was signaling from the dressing room whether he should come out to bat or not but he can sit down for now.

88.3

Taskin Ahmed to Akash Deep, An attempted yorker from Taskin, on middle and leg, Akash Deep digs it out to wide mid on and sets off for a single but is sent back by Ashwin on a timely sharp call. Hasan Mahmud stationed at the mentioned position, collects the ball and throws it flat towards the batter's end but has a shy and ends up hitting Akash Deep on the lower back. That must've hurt and stung him.

88.2

Taskin Ahmed to Akash Deep, Pace on, 137.7 kph, on a hard length at off, Akash Deep guides it to the off side on the back foot.

88.1

Taskin Ahmed to Ravichandran Ashwin, Angling on the pads on a hard length, Ravichandran Ashwin walks across and nudges it towards deep backward square leg for a single.

over

88 | 7 Runs | HH: 366/7

87.6

Hasan Mahmud to Akash Deep, FOUR! Wild swing and Akash gets the result! Hasan Mahmud hurls it fuller in length, and keeps it outside off, Akash Deep with a bare minimum of footwork swings it hard and gets a genuine outside edge that flies well above the slip cordons for a boundary on the bounce at deep third.

87.5

Hasan Mahmud to Ravichandran Ashwin, A touch fuller this time around off, Ashwin guides it towards deep backward point for a single.

87.4

Hasan Mahmud to Ravichandran Ashwin, Straighter and fuller in length, around off, Ravichandran Ashwin pats his front leg ahead and meets the middle of the bat, hits it straight down the ground. Shanto from mid off runs after it and pulls it back with a slide and saves a couple of runs for his side.

87.3

Hasan Mahmud to Ravichandran Ashwin, Way, way outside off on a length, Ravichandran Ashwin is not at all interested to have a go at it.

87.2

Hasan Mahmud to Ravichandran Ashwin, Slight away movement on this one, shade outside off on a good length, Ravichandran Ashwin covers the off-pole and makes a watchful leave.

87.1

Hasan Mahmud to Ravichandran Ashwin, Straight, full and on off, Ravichandran Ashwin gets in line and defends it solidly off the front foot.

over

87 | 1 Runs | HH: 359/7

86.6

Taskin Ahmed to Akash Deep, Play and a miss! A gentle outswing on a fuller length for Taskin, Akash Deep goes for a straight drive but plays down the wrong line and gets beaten on the outside edge.

86.5

Taskin Ahmed to Akash Deep, Hits the deck hard does Taskin Ahmed at 134.2 kph, just over the top of off, Akash Deep arches back and sways away from the line.

86.4

Taskin Ahmed to Akash Deep, Much fuller and nipping away from outside off, Akash Deep offers no shot. The ball dies off the pitch before reaching to Litton Das on a couple of bounces.

86.3

Taskin Ahmed to Akash Deep, Back of a length and around off, Akash Deep defends it solidly to extra covers.

86.2

Taskin Ahmed to Akash Deep, Short-pitched delivery, outside off, Akash Deep opts out from the shot on the front foot.

86.1

Taskin Ahmed to Ravichandran Ashwin, Taskin goes wide of the crease and angles it into the batter on a fuller length, at off, Ravichandran Ashwin gets behind the line, and with soft hands, guides the ball through point for an easy single.

over

86 | 4 Runs | HH: 358/7

85.6

Hasan Mahmud to Akash Deep, Good length and outside off, Akash leaves it alone to end the over.

85.5

Hasan Mahmud to Akash Deep, FOUR! Now, that's a sublime shot! Hasan Mahmud goes a bit more fuller and targets the off-pole, Akash Deep gets in line of the ball and weighs on the front foot, meets the ball from the meat of the bat and extends his arms with a straight bat. Drives it crisply past the right of mid off for a cracking boundary.

85.4

Hasan Mahmud to Akash Deep, Beaten! Bit casual there Akash! Outside off on a good length, Akash Deep with no foot work hangs his bat away from his body and gets beaten.

85.3

Hasan Mahmud to Akash Deep, On off, hard length, Akash Deep pats it firmly on the front foot to the off side.

85.2

Hasan Mahmud to Akash Deep, Good length, at 131.3 kph, outside off, Akash Deep shoulders arms at it.

85.1

Hasan Mahmud to Akash Deep, Slightly outside off on a fuller length from Mahmud, Akash leaves it alone.

over

85 | 2 Runs | HH: 354/7

84.6

Taskin Ahmed to Ravichandran Ashwin, Back of a length in the channel outside off, Ashwin looks to defend it off the back foot but gets beaten on the outside edge.

84.5

Taskin Ahmed to Akash Deep, In the air...DROPPED! Would you believe it? And guess who's the fielder there? Hits the length hard, on the middle, Akash Deep goes for a big hoick across the line but slices it up in the air over mid-wicket. Shakib Al Hasan tries to settle underneath it but never looked in the position to grab it. He backtracks and does get his hands at it but eventually, the ball pops out as he tumbles on the ground and the batters cross for a single.

84.4

Taskin Ahmed to Akash Deep, A close leave that! Back of a length, just around off, on the fourth stump line, Akash Deep leaves.

84.3

Taskin Ahmed to Akash Deep, Much better! Shapes it away a tad from outside off on a fuller length, Akash Deep with no real foot work, pushes hard at it but inside the line of the ball and gets beaten.

84.2

Taskin Ahmed to Akash Deep, A sharp bouncer on the body and further deviating down the leg side, Akash is happy to duck under it.

84.1

Taskin Ahmed to Ravichandran Ashwin, Aims the top of off, on a hard length, Ashwin plays it closer to the body on the back foot and punches it with soft hands through cover-point for an easy single.

over

84 | 8 Runs | HH: 352/7

83.6

Hasan Mahmud to Akash Deep, An away swinger this time, in the channel outside off, at a gentle pace of 128.9 kph, Akash lets it be.

83.5

Hasan Mahmud to Akash Deep, Fairly wide outside off, on a fullish length, Akash Deep lets it pass.

83.4

Hasan Mahmud to Akash Deep, A bumper at 135 kph, on the middle, Akash Deep decides to sit underneath and lets it go over.

83.3

Hasan Mahmud to Akash Deep, FOUR! Oh, what a lovely shot this is! Full and straight on the off stump line, Akash Deep plays it on the rise and drives it uppishly over the cover region for a boundary. That would give him a lot of confidence and this also brings 350 up for India.

83.2

Hasan Mahmud to Akash Deep, Hard length ball, at off, Akash eases it down with a front foot defence.

83.1

Hasan Mahmud to Akash Deep, FOUR! Flicked away nicely and first runs for Akash Deep! Mahmud gets a bit greedy and tries to find that outswing from the leg stump line but this one goes straight on the pads, Akash Deep simply tilts ahead and tickles the ball towards deep backward square leg for a boundary.

over

83 | 1 Runs | HH: 344/7

82.6

Taskin Ahmed to Ravichandran Ashwin, A successful over for Bangladesh and Taskin this! Much tighter line and length, on the middle stump, Ravichandran Ashwin gets behind the line of the ball and bunts it solidly on the strip.

82.5

Taskin Ahmed to Akash Deep, Sprays it on the leg stump line, on a fullish length, Akash Deep goes for a nudge and misses. The ball brushes off his front pad and runs down to deep fine. They cross for a leg bye.

82.4

Taskin Ahmed to Akash Deep, Back of a length, on the top of off, Akash Deep rocks back and responds with a solid back foot punch to the cover region.

82.3

Taskin Ahmed to Akash Deep, Trying to find that edge again! Outside off and nipping away a long way, Akash Deep plays it away from his body and gets beaten on the outside edge.

82.2

Taskin Ahmed to Akash Deep, Play and a miss! Good length on the fifth stump line, and moves away ever slightly to beat Akash on the defence.

Akash Deep is the new batter in.

82.1

Taskin Ahmed to Ravindra Jadeja, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! CAUGHT BEHIND! The new ball has done the trick for Bangladesh and Taskin Ahmed provides the breakthrough! Taskin Ahmed hits the right length, just outside off and the ball lands on the seam and gets that spongy bounce off the deck, it skids and comes off quickly at the batter and nips away a shade as well. Ravindra Jadeja is hurried into the shot and hangs his bat away from his body and a genuine outside edge is found as the ball gets heavy on Jadeja. Litton Das does the rest behind the pegs with a regulation grab. Ravindra Jadeja misses his century and departs on 86 (124). Taskin Ahmed breaks the 199-run stand between Jadeja and Ashwin.

over

82 | 4 Runs | HH: 343/6

81.6

Hasan Mahmud to Ravichandran Ashwin, EDGED AND FOUR! First runs for India on Day 2! Hasan Mahmud stretches his length and goes fuller with a good outswing from outside off, Ravichandran Ashwin reaches at it away from his body, and ends up getting a thickish outside edge that flies past the gully region for a boundary at deep third.

81.5

Hasan Mahmud to Ravichandran Ashwin, Outside off on a hard length, deviating away, Ashwin lets it go alone.

81.4

Hasan Mahmud to Ravichandran Ashwin, Right on the money, is Hasan Mahmud! A bit of shape on this one as well, on a good length, just in the corridor of uncertainty, Ravichandran Ashwin weighs on the front foot and goes for a defensive shot but plays it inside the line and gets beaten all ends up on the outside edge by a whisker.

81.3

Hasan Mahmud to Ravichandran Ashwin, Pulls his length back a bit, shapes it away from the batter with a good seam position, from outside off, Ravichandran Ashwin has a feel for it initially but pulls out from the shot in the end.

81.2

Hasan Mahmud to Ravichandran Ashwin, A gentle outswing for Hasan now, length ball, pitching on the off stump line and moving away from Ashwin as he lets it pass alone.

81.1

Hasan Mahmud to Ravichandran Ashwin, Hasan begins with a length-delivery outside off, it deviates a long way outside off, Ravichandran Ashwin offers no shot at it.

Hasan Mahmud to operate from the other end.

over

81 | 0 Runs | HH: 339/6

80.6

Taskin Ahmed to Ravindra Jadeja, Taskin wraps the first over of Day 2 as a maiden. Hit-the-deck-hard delivery outside off, Ravindra Jadeja guides it to the point region off the back foot with soft hands. Decent start by Taskin and for Bangladesh.

80.5

Taskin Ahmed to Ravindra Jadeja, Just outside off on a good length, with barely any movement this time around, Ravindra Jadeja weighs on the front foot and makes a close leave.

80.4

Taskin Ahmed to Ravindra Jadeja, Hits the hard length yet again at 134.4 kph, on the top of the middle, Ravindra Jadeja goes for a leg side glance but misses and wears it high on the thigh pad.

80.3

Taskin Ahmed to Ravindra Jadeja, Short again from Taskin, outside off, Ravindra Jadeja shows no interest to poke.

80.2

Taskin Ahmed to Ravindra Jadeja, Short of a length and moving away with the angle outside off, Jadeja leaves it alone to the keeper.

80.1

Taskin Ahmed to Ravindra Jadeja, Four slips and a gully to begin with for Taskin Ahmed and hits right on the money with the new cherry! Hurls it full and gets the ball to curl back into the batter on middle and leg, Ravindra Jadeja looks to flick this away but gets a healthy inside edge on the front pad. Taskin Ahmed appeals for LBW but he is the loner to do so.

All in readiness for Day 2 to begin! The umpires are back out in the middle and the players of Bangladesh can be seen in a huddle as skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto gives them a final talking to. The pair of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja is ready to resume their overnight stay at the crease for India. The umpire signals that Bangladesh have taken the second new ball and it will be Taskin Ahmed to begin proceedings with the ball here. Let's go...

PITCH REPORT - Murali Kartik and Dinesh Karthik are inspecting the Day 2 pitch. Dinesh Karthik begins by talking about the weather and says it is sunny and around 30 degrees and will get warmer as the day progresses. Also says that with the heat, it is going to be a good day for the batters. Mentions that Bangladesh must take the new ball from the get-go and make use of the conditions. Reckons that the first half hour will be crucial for the batters and Bangladesh have a massive task ahead of them. Also reckons that this pitch will not break up through the middle. Informs there's a bit of moisture but less than the previous day and ends by saying it should be a superb day for batting.

Typically, we have seen some huge first innings scores in Chennai, so, India's current score shouldn't be a surprise but the pitch is a bit different and the overhead conditions too. Can Bangladesh find a second wind early on Day 2? Or will India continue to dominate the first innings? We shall find out soon as the action isn't far away.

Bangladesh ended Day 1 on the backfoot as they conceded runs heavily and the over rate was quite slow but it is a new day and they will have the option to take the second new ball right away. Hasan Mahmud will be key but the others will have to find a way to step up as well if they are to clean up India quickly on the second morning.

India have the runs on the board they would have wanted after being inserted into bat and they will be eyeing 100 or so more runs to add to the total. Given the way Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja have batted so far, if they negate the second new ball, it could be batting paradise yet again. Also, with his second ton in Chennai, Ashwin became just the fifth player to score multiple tons and take multiple five-fors at the same venue in Test cricket.

Hello and welcome to Day 2 of the first Test match between India and Bangladesh at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Day 1 was a humdinger with the visitors staying on top of things for a long time before eventually the hosts rallied back to end the day on top.

... DAY 2, SESSION 1 ...

Right then, India in the ascendancy at the end of Day 1 but it will be a new day tomorrow and Bangladesh will have the second new ball available right away. Early conditions might be testing for the batters and the visitors will look to strike. India will eye getting close to the 400-run mark and setting things up nicely for their bowlers. Day 2 action begins at 4 am GMT on Friday but you can tune in an hour in advance to our build-up. Cheers!

Not much to write home about Bangladesh and their performance on the field in that final session as they couldn't pick up a single wicket and just succumbed to pressure. Hasan Mahmud had set things up in the first session and then Nahid Rana showed glimpses of greatness in the second session but the two spinners, Mehidy Hasan and Shakib Al Hasan lacked control and couldn't get the job done in the final session with the pacers tiring out.

Generally, Day 1 is the best day for batting at the Chepauk and after aiding the seamers for the first two sessions, the pitch did flatten out and with the sun coming out as well, there was nothing in it for the bowlers. Still, India were in a precarious position but the duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja who have both played a lot at this ground, stitched together a monumental stand with Ashwin finishing the day with a 6th Test ton on his home ground, just a couple of days after his 38th birthday. Jadeja also ended the day on an unbeaten 86 and will look to bring up the three-figure mark as well.

SESSION SUMMARY - 32 overs, 163 runs and 0 wickets! What an end to the first day of play here in Chennai and at the end of it all, hosts India seem to be in complete command which seemed highly unlikely towards the end of the second session. Bangladesh will be deflated after having been ahead in the game for the bulk of Day 1 and will now have to regroup and come back strongly on Day 2.

over

80 | 4 Runs | HH: 339/6

79.6

Mominul Haque to Ravichandran Ashwin, Full outside off. Ravichandran Ashwin works it on the front foot to cover. And with that, it will be Stumps on Day 1 in this series opener.

79.5

Mominul Haque to Ravichandran Ashwin, Beaten! Beautifully bowled! Pitches it outside off on a fuller length, and gets it to turn away a hint from the right-hander, Ravichandran Ashwin plays inside the line of the ball and gets beaten on the outside edge.

79.4

Mominul Haque to Ravindra Jadeja, Dragged length, over the top of middle, Ravindra Jadeja hangs back and pulls it with soft hands to deep mid-wicket for an easy run.

79.3

Mominul Haque to Ravindra Jadeja, Full and turning into the off stump, Ravindra Jadeja punches it to mid on.

79.2

Mominul Haque to Ravindra Jadeja, Short and down the leg side from Haque, Ravindra Jadeja pulls it behind the square towards deep fine leg for a couple of runs.

79.1

Mominul Haque to Ravichandran Ashwin, Mominul Haque comes into the attack, replacing Shakib. Begins with a length ball outside off. Ashwin hangs back and punches it to deep cover for a single.

over

79 | 1 Runs | HH: 335/6

78.6

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, This one curves back in through the air, on a fullish length around off, defended well by Jadeja on the front foot. Probably one more over left in the day's play now.

78.5

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Too full, outside off, Ravindra Jadeja leans on the ball and eases it to the off side with a solid defence.

78.4

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Quite full and on middle and leg from around the stumps, Jadeja pushes it to the left of the bowler.

78.3

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Full around the off stump. Jadeja comes forward, gets a thick inside edge and blocks it to short mid-wicket.

78.2

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Full outside off. Jadeja covers his off stump and leaves it alone.

78.1

Mehidy Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, Flat and full, sliding on the pads, Ravichandran Ashwin glances it off the back foot to deep square leg for a single.

over

78 | 7 Runs | HH: 334/6

77.6

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Length ball, it is defended into the leg side off the back foot by Jadeja.

77.5

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! PUNISHED! Shakib Al Hasan bowls a loosener, on off and full in length, Ravindra Jadeja dances down to the pitch of the ball and spanks it ferociously, down the ground over Ashwin's head for a cracking boundary.

77.4

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Pushed flat and full, on middle, defended watchfully.

77.3

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, SIXTH TEST HUNDRED FOR RAVICHANDRAN ASHWIN! MA CHIDAMBARAM ECHOES IN CHEERS AND MILLION-DOLLAR SMILES IN THE DRESSING ROOM APPLAUDING THE LOCAL BOY! Couldn't be a much better time to notch up the ton. Short in length, on middle and leg, this is nudged across the line towards wide square leg for an easy single by Ashwin.

77.2

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, Full and tossed up around off, Ashwin drives it inside out to cover.

77.1

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, Ashwin moves to 99 with that! Much full and on middle, Ravichandran Ashwin swipes it across the line, off the inner half of the bat towards wide deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. Crowd right behind the local boy.

over

77 | 0 Runs | HH: 327/6

76.6

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Flattens the trajectory again does Mehidy and lands it around off, Ravindra Jadeja guides it off the back foot to backward point. 10 minutes or so remaining now for the day's play from here.

76.5

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Quite full, on off, defended watchfully by Jadeja.

76.4

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Varies his length and line, on a fuller one outside off, and turning away, Jadeja is beaten on the outside egde.

76.3

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Oh, that quicker one from Mehidy, on middle, Ravindra Jadeja is taken by surprise and only manages to inside edge it to the pads.

76.2

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Mehidy Hasan loops it up, full and on middle, Jadeja opens the bat's face and eases it to cover on the front foot.

76.1

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Fuller in length, at off, Jadeja defends it to short mid-wicket.

over

76 | 6 Runs | HH: 327/6

75.6

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, This one comes off as an arm ball, on a length at the stumps. Ravichandran Ashwin punches to mid on.

75.5

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, Flat and short, drifting down leg, Ashwin attempts to glance it away but misses. Shakib Al Hasan is interested for caught behind but just for a moment as he gets no interest from his skipper, Shanto.

75.4

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, Edged but goes past! Looped up, and pushed through full in length with a hint of an away turn, Ravichandran Ashwin gets ahead to push it to the leg side but closes the bat's face a bit too early and ends up getting a healthy outside edge that flies past the first slip for a couple of runs to deep third.

75.3

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Shakib targets the pads on a fullish length. Jadeja flicks it through the square leg region for a single.

75.2

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, Short and on middle, this is nudged into the mid-wicket pocket for a single.

75.1

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, Shakib bowls it on a length, it is clipped away off the back foot by Ashwin for a couple of runs towards deep square leg.

A slight halt in play as Ravindra Jadeja has called for a change in helmet and is getting some refreshments as well. The sun has been out for a few minutes now and Jadeja slips on a cap instead of the helmet.

over

75 | 10 Runs | HH: 321/6

74.6

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Mehidy Hasan lands it full in length and on the off stump line, Ravindra Jadeja leans onto the ball and defends it with a straight bat face to end the over.

74.5

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Pushed flat and full on middle, Jadeja defends it off the inner half of the bat.

74.4

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Dragged length on the off stump, Jadeja blocks it on the back foot to short cover.

74.3

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Full on the off stump. Jadeja blocks it to short cover.

74.2

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, SIX! Lovely sound of the bat, and into the crowd! Dropped full and outside off, Ravindra Jadeja sits down on a knee and drags the slog sweep over deep mid-wicket for a glorious six.

74.1

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! Jadeja into his 70s now with that glorious pull shot! Short but not that short on a length, around off, Ravindra Jadeja goes back and across and powerfully pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

over

74 | 8 Runs | HH: 311/6

73.6

Nahid Rana to Ravichandran Ashwin, Fired in, full and on off, Ravichandran Ashwin hangs back and punches it with soft hands to cover.

73.5

Nahid Rana to Ravichandran Ashwin, Sprayed down leg on a length, Ashwin misses to glance it away and Litton Das makes a good diving stop to his left behind the pegs.

73.4

Nahid Rana to Ravichandran Ashwin, FOUR! Fantastic shot that! Predictable short one, outside off, Ashwin gets a good width outside off and a bounce on his waist height, covers the stumps and cuts it powerfully through point for a boundary. He moves into his 90s with that and the crowd is all rooting for him to reach the triple figures with a huge cheer.

73.3

Nahid Rana to Ravindra Jadeja, Full on the middle stump. Jadeja flicks it through mid-wicket for a triple. The fielder from deep square leg intercepts the ball running to his right. The throw comes in a bit slow towards the bowler's end which allows them to scamper back for the third.

73.3

Nahid Rana to Ravindra Jadeja, WIDE! That has flown through off the deck. Very short and steeply climbing over the batter's head. Jadeja watches it pass. Umpire deems it as over-the-head wide.

73.2

Nahid Rana to Ravindra Jadeja, Short again, over the top of off, Jadeja gets on top of the bounce and adjusts well by tapping it to the off side from the higher part of the bat.

73.1

Nahid Rana to Ravindra Jadeja, Nahid with a forward third slip, bangs it short and on off, Ravindra Jadeja sways himself away from the line and lets the ball pass.

over

73 | 6 Runs | HH: 303/6

72.6

Mehidy Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, Short in length, and turning into the middle stump line from off, Ravichandran Ashwin goes back and punches it to mid on to end the over.

72.5

Mehidy Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, Full and outside off, Ashwin drives it to mid off.

72.4

Mehidy Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, Quite slow, and turning in from off, Ravichandran Ashwin half forwards at it and eases it in front of short leg.

72.3

Mehidy Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, SIX! Oh, that's a mighty, mighty hit from Ashwin which brings up the 300 for India! Ashwin running away on his merry way here. Mehidy Hasan offers a juicy half volley on the stumps, Ravichandran Ashwin skips forward and swipes across the line, gets the connection right, and goes airborne and deposits it behind deep mid-wicket for a six.

72.2

Mehidy Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, Pushed through, full and in front of the middle peg, Ravichandran Ashwin pushes it to the right of the bowler.

72.1

Mehidy Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, Full on the middle stump. Ashwin flicks it to short mid-wicket.

over

72 | 7 Runs | HH: 297/6

71.6

Nahid Rana to Ravindra Jadeja, Another sharp bumper, with that lateral movement off the deck, Ravindra Jadeja sits underneath it and lets it pass alone to the keeper.

71.5

Nahid Rana to Ravindra Jadeja, Bouncer, outside the line of the leg stump. Jadeja ducks under it safely.

71.4

Nahid Rana to Ravichandran Ashwin, Hard length, angling in at off, Ravichandran Ashwin glances off the back foot towards deep square leg for an easy single.

71.3

Nahid Rana to Ravindra Jadeja, Short of a length, on off, Ravindra Jadeja climbs on the bounce and guides it to deep point for a single.

71.2

Nahid Rana to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! This brings up a 150-run partnership between the two vastly experienced campaigners. Touch of class from Jadeja and these two have made batting look so easy. Full in length, and angling outside off, Ravindra Jadeja plants his front foot in the line, gets his bat down vertically, connects well and drives it through covers for a boundary. This is also the highest 7th wicket stand at Chennai in Tests.

71.1

Nahid Rana to Ravichandran Ashwin, Nahid Rana comes into the attack now. Bangs it short and wayward down leg, Ravichandran Ashwin goes for a pull shot but misses. Litton Das too gets beaten behind the pegs and the ball bursts through his gloves to the deep, allowing a quick rotation of strike as a bye.

over

71 | 5 Runs | HH: 290/6

70.6

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Flat and quick, short and outside off, punched off the back foot to the off side to wrap the 71st over. 5 runs from it.

70.5

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! Pulled away, ruthlessly! That half-tracker from Mehidy, on middle and off, it stays comparatively low on the bounce, Ravindra Jadeja is quick to go back in the crease and pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary. He moves into his 60s with that, does Jadeja.

70.4

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Full and outside off, Jadeja pushes it to cover with a huge stride ahead.

70.3

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Tossed up outside off from around the stumps, Ravindra Jadeja goes for a big hoick across the line but only manages to connect the inner half of the bat to mid-wicket.

70.2

Mehidy Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, Pushed through, full and outside off, Ashwin leans ahead and guides the ball through point for a single.

70.1

Mehidy Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, Full on the middle stump. Ashwin looks flick and ends up getting a leading edge in front of short mid-wicket.

Drinks break! The final scheduled break in the first day's play and so far, the final session has belonged completely to India. At the end of the second session, Bangladesh would have felt like they could keep India under 250 runs but that has been blown out of proportion and they will now want to knock over both these batters before Day 1 ends. Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja both know this ground so well and have put their hands up for India at a crucial time.

over

70 | 3 Runs | HH: 285/6

69.6

Hasan Mahmud to Ravindra Jadeja, There's that nip-backer from Hasan Mahmud, quite full and on middle, Ravindra Jadeja searches for room, closes his bat early and gets a thickish inside edge onto the pads.

69.5

Hasan Mahmud to Ravichandran Ashwin, A bumper from Mahmud, over the off peg, Ravichandran Ashwin again comfortably controls the pull shot towards deep backward square leg for an easy single.

69.4

Hasan Mahmud to Ravindra Jadeja, Bowls it quick, full and angling in on middle, Ravindra Jadeja gets a healthy inside edge that runs towards the wide square leg region for a quick single.

69.3

Hasan Mahmud to Ravindra Jadeja, Clocks 136.6 kph, from around the wicket on a hard length at off, Ravindra Jadeja gets behind the line of the ball on the back foot and eases it to the off side.

69.2

Hasan Mahmud to Ravichandran Ashwin, Banged into the surface, over the stumps, Ravichandran Ashwin controls the pull to deep backward square leg for a single.

69.1

Hasan Mahmud to Ravichandran Ashwin, Searches for a yorker but ends up bowling a low full toss on the stumps, at 135.4 kph, Ashwin flicks it straight to mid on.

over

69 | 7 Runs | HH: 282/6

68.6

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! 'Catch it' was the call but there was no one in the deep there. Mehidy Hasan drops a predictable shortish delivery at off, Ravindra Jadeja is quick to read the length and goes back in the crease, brings out the pull shot over mid-wicket for a boundary to end the over. The partnership for the 7th wicket extends to 138 runs now.

68.5

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Flat, on a good length, outside off, Jadeja goes back and punches it to point.

68.4

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Pushed through, quick and on middle, full in length, Ravindra Jadeja takes a huge stride ahead and blocks it.

68.3

Mehidy Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, Quite full, looped up, on middle and leg, Ravichandran Ashwin drives it along the spin and along the grass for a single at long on.

68.2

Mehidy Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, The call is for two and they will get it easily. Across off on a good length, Ravichandran Ashwin goes deep inside the crease and cuts it past point for a couple of runs. Taskin Ahmed from deep extra covers does the hard yards by running to his left and intercepts the ball before the ropes.

68.1

Mehidy Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, Mehidy drops it on the stump with some loop on it, Ravichandran Ashwin blocks it with a straight bat.

over

68 | 4 Runs | HH: 275/6

67.6

Hasan Mahmud to Ravindra Jadeja, Good length in the channel outside off, left alone.

67.5

Hasan Mahmud to Ravindra Jadeja, Around the wicket now for Jadeja, length ball, angling on middle and leg, Jadeja punches it with soft hands to mid on.

67.4

Hasan Mahmud to Ravichandran Ashwin, Half-tracker around off, Ravichandran Ashwin leans on the ball and guides it past point for an easy single. These two have effectively rotated the strike and have kept the scoreboard ticking without any risky play, showcasing all their experience here.

67.3

Hasan Mahmud to Ravindra Jadeja, Short of a length on off, Jadeja defends it off the inner half past the leg stump to the right of the keeper for a quick run.

67.2

Hasan Mahmud to Ravichandran Ashwin, Length-delivery, around off, this is punched through point with soft hands for a single by Ashwin.

67.1

Hasan Mahmud to Ravindra Jadeja, With a couple of slips in place now, Hasan Mahmud starts off another spell. Bowls it short into the pitch and around off, Ravindra Jadeja stays rooted in the crease and drags the pull towards deep mid-wicket for a single. Also, this brings up FIFTY for Ravindra Jadeja and there comes out his traditional sword celebration. A staggering 21st Test half-century for Jadeja. Gets a huge applause from the crowd at Chepauk.

A slight halt in play as the batters call for some refreshments and probably a fresh pair of gloves as well for Ravindra Jadeja. Change in bowling as well as Najmul Hossain Shanto brings his ace bowler, Hasan Mahmud back into the attack.

over

67 | 2 Runs | HH: 271/6

66.6

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Slightly short in length, turning into off from outside off, Ravindra Jadeja rocks back and executes a wristy flick towards deep mid-wicket for a run to retain the strike.

66.5

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Full and at off, Jadeja strides out and eases it to the off side.

66.4

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, An appeal for LBW again but no reaction from the umpire whatsoever! This is that in-drifter from Mehidy Hasan, on a length, and tailing back in through the air, on middle, Ravindra Jadeja is left with no room to negotiate it and wears it high on the thigh pad as he looks to flick it away across.

66.3

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Mehidy quickens the pace, and goes full on middle, Ravindra Jadeja leans ahead and eases it to point.

66.2

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Short again on the stumps, Jadeja defends it to the strip off the backfoot.

66.1

Mehidy Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, Pitched halfway, on leg, caressed by Ashwin with soft hands to deep square leg for a single.

over

66 | 9 Runs | HH: 269/6

65.6

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, Full on leg, this is nudged away to the left of short fine leg for a run.

65.5

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, Tosses it up around leg, Ashwin pushes it straight to mid on. This is now the highest seventh-wicket partnership for India against Bangladesh in Tests as it moves up to 124 runs.

65.4

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Flatter delivery outside off, 93.6 kph, Jadeja cuts it to deep point for a single.

65.3

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Slower, outside off, on a fullish length, Ravindra Jadeja goes back and guides it to the vacant point region and scampers back for the second run.

65.2

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, Drags his length back a bit does Shakib, on middle, Ashwin punches it down to long on for a single.

65.1

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, FOUR! Swept away smartly! Flighted and pitched up, on middle and leg, Ashwin sits down on his knee, brings out the broom and sweeps it towards deep backward square leg for a boundary.

over

65 | 2 Runs | HH: 260/6

64.6

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, A stifled appeal for LBW but the umpire is unmoved. This is pushed through quicker on a good length, it skids and comes quickly off the deck as well. Ravindra Jadeja is hurried into the shot and gets cramped up for room on the back foot and gets rapped on the front leg.

64.5

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Back to around the stumps for Jadeja, tossed up, full and outside off, Jadeja tilts forward and pushes it back to Mehidy.

64.4

Mehidy Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, Over the stumps now for Ashwin. Full and on middle, Ravichandran Ashwin lunges ahead and drives it to long on for a single.

64.3

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Nagging length, just around off, Jadeja punches it off the back foot to widish mid on for a quick single.

64.2

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Stays around the stumps, pitches much closer on the middle and leg, on a dragged length, Jadeja punches it with soft hands to the leg side.

64.1

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Mehidy continues, flighted delivery on off, Jadeja comes forward to defend it and gets an inside edge on his front pad.

over

64 | 2 Runs | HH: 258/6

63.6

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, Pushed through, full and outside off, this is eased off toward cover with a good stride forward by Ashwin.

63.5

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, Tossed up, quite full and on off, Ashwin pushes it to short leg and the ball deflects off the fielder's pads to the right of the bowler. Shakib moves to his right and collects it.

The previous throw seems to have caught Litton Das awkwardly on the fingers and he seems to be in a bit of pain out there. The physio rushes out to apply the magic spray and we are good to go again.

63.4

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, Slows it up a bit, short and at off, Ravichandran Ashwin rocks back and hits it firmly but finds the cover fielder. Seeing Ashwin trying to sneak a single, Najmul Hossain Shanto picks and throws quickly towards the batter's end. The ball is flat and hits Litton Das on his right hand while collecting the ball near the stumps.

63.3

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Does not provide much revs but undercuts the ball from over the stumps, quite full and on middle, Ravindra Jadeja drills it down to wide of long on for a single.

63.2

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, Drifting on the pads, full in length, Ravichandran Ashwin leans onto the ball and pushes it across towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

63.1

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, Shakib comes back into the attack after changing ends. Comes 'round the stumps, pitches it on off and on a length, this is punched away to cover by Ashwin.

over

63 | 2 Runs | HH: 256/6

62.6

Mehidy Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, Marginally short and around off, Ravichandran Ashwin waits on the back foot before pushing it away through covers for a single.

62.5

Mehidy Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, This is flighted down leg, Ravichandran Ashwin looks to sweep but gets a bit tangled up and fails to get it away.

62.4

Mehidy Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, Nagging length around off, undercutting the ball, Ravichandran Ashwin reaches forward and blocks it off.

62.3

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Flighted again, full and around off, Jadeja presses forward and pushes it wide of point for an easy single.

62.2

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Just drifted into middle and leg, Jadeja strides ahead and blocks it down the pitch.

62.1

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Tossed up full and on off, Jadeja leans ahead a bit and plays it out to point.

over

62 | 11 Runs | HH: 254/6

61.6

Nahid Rana to Ravichandran Ashwin, FOUR! Bangladesh giving into nerves here when they just need to remain a bit patient and keep things tight. Nahid Rana goes for a toe-crushing yorker but spills it down leg, Ravichandran Ashwin gets enough bat on it and the ball races away to the fine leg fence.

61.5

Nahid Rana to Ravichandran Ashwin, Good length, attacking the top of off and middle, Ravichandran Ashwin presses halfway forward and blocks it in front of covers.

61.4

Nahid Rana to Ravindra Jadeja, Looking for the wide yorker but it turns out to be a low full toss, Jadeja reaches out and slices it away to deep point for a single. The 250 is up for India as well.

61.3

Nahid Rana to Ravichandran Ashwin, Hard length around off stump, patted away towards cover for a single.

61.2

Nahid Rana to Ravichandran Ashwin, FOUR! That was so cleverly done by Ravichandran Ashwin. Nahid Rana keeps the length short around off, not short enough and Ashwin is able to simply bend back and ramp it over the slip cordon down to deep third for a boundary. India running away with it in the final session at the moment.

61.1

Nahid Rana to Ravindra Jadeja, Banged in short over middle at almost 141 clicks, Ravindra Jadeja gets on top of the bounce and pulls it uppishly through mid-wicket for one. A second 100-run plus partnership between these two in Test matches.

over

61 | 5 Runs | HH: 243/6

60.6

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Fired in at the batter, Jadeja pushes it wide of mid on for a quick single. The stand now moves to 99 between Jadeja and Ashwin.

60.5

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! 'Catch it' is the call but that's gone straight as an arrow. Flighted delivery, drifted into middle and leg, turning away, Jadeja steps out and looks to go against the turn over wide mid on but ends up slicing it back over the bowler's head for a boundary.

60.4

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Gives it a bit of loop now, bowling it quicker as well and on off, Ravindra Jadeja leans on and blocks it off.

60.3

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Fired in a bit quicker and fuller outside off, Jadeja prods ahead and blocks it towards cover.

60.2

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Nagging length, sliding the ball back into the stumps, Jadeja has to go on the back foot to keep it out on the leg side.

60.1

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Flighted up from around the stumps and angled into middle and leg, Jadeja leans on and pushes it down to mid on.

Mehidy Hasan (11-1-37-1) replaces Shakib Al Hasan.

over

60 | 6 Runs | HH: 238/6

59.6

Nahid Rana to Ravichandran Ashwin, Hard length again but sliding onto the pads, Ravichandran Ashwin just caresses the ball away with stellar timing and gets it well in front of deep square leg for another brace.

59.5

Nahid Rana to Ravichandran Ashwin, On a hard length over middle and at 149 clicks, Ashwin stays back and defends it out.

59.4

Nahid Rana to Ravichandran Ashwin, Bowled back of a length around off and rising up high, Ravichandran Ashwin plays it well off the back foot and angles it away wide of deep third for a couple of runs.

59.3

Nahid Rana to Ravindra Jadeja, Floated up a bit on the pads, slower too, Jadeja waits and works it away well in front of square leg for a single.

59.2

Nahid Rana to Ravindra Jadeja, Good length, around the top of middle and off, Jadeja watchfully blocks it off.

59.1

Nahid Rana to Ravichandran Ashwin, Given as runs and that will be FIFTY for Ravichandran Ashwin in front of his home crowd and that is the loudest cheer of the day. Banged in short but just down leg, Ashwin manages to glove it down to fine leg for a single to bring up a 15th Test half-century, staggering.

over

59 | 4 Runs | HH: 232/6

58.6

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, Flighted up full and outside off stump, Ravichandran Ashwin reaches out a bit and drives it to deep cover for a single and moves on to 49.

58.5

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, At the stumps, Jadeja stays put and punches it down to long on for one more.

58.4

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, On a length and sliding onto the pads, Ashwin works it away firmly to deep square leg for a single.

58.3

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, Bowled flatter and on off stump, Ashwin punches it away in front of point.

58.2

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, On a nagging length around off and angling in, Ravichandran Ashwin is a bit late to play at it but manages to push it out on the off side.

58.1

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Tossed up, quite full and around off, Ravindra Jadeja pushes it on the full and down to long on for a single.

Drinks break! Another hour has flown by on Day 1 and this one well and truly belongs to the Indians. They have not only stemmed the wicket flow here but also have scored briskly as well. Jadeja and Ashwin, the two vastly experienced men and both pretty much well aware of the conditions in Chennai, have played freely and formed a resilient stand together. Although, even with the ball being 58 overs old, there's still some help and movement for the pacers due to that residual moisture content. The spinners, on the other hand, haven't been that effective so far which indeed is a very rare occurrence here. India will be mighty pleased if this partnership sustains for the rest of the day. As for Bangladesh, the game hasn't slipped away at all, but has slightly drifted against them and they desperately would want to break this irritating partnership as quickly as possible. Also, with just one hour of regular play left in the day, the over rate has been strictly below par and Bangladesh is staring at being penalised for it as well. Shakib Al Hasan to continue after the break.

over

58 | 4 Runs | HH: 228/6

57.6

Nahid Rana to Ravichandran Ashwin, Shorter in length and outside off, Ravichandran Ashwin drops his hands and lets that one pass through to the keeper.

57.5

Nahid Rana to Ravichandran Ashwin, Nicely bowled! Just short of a length and outside off, Ravichandran Ashwin looks to punch it off the back foot but the ball holds its line and shoots off the deck to beat the bat.

57.4

Nahid Rana to Ravichandran Ashwin, Hard-length delivery, slanting it down the leg side.

57.3

Nahid Rana to Ravichandran Ashwin, Dug in short now and outside off, Ashwin crouches down and lets the ball through to the keeper.

57.2

Nahid Rana to Ravichandran Ashwin, On a hard length and outside off, Ravichandran Ashwin looks to go after it but is beaten by extra pace and bounce.

57.1

Nahid Rana to Ravichandran Ashwin, FOUR! Ravichandran Ashwin is enjoying batting out there and picks up yet another boundary to move on to 47. Full and straight, angling in but it is a bit too straight and Ashwin is able to get across and drive it wide of mid on for a boundary.

over

57 | 1 Runs | HH: 224/6

56.6

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, A much better over from Shakib that, just the single off it. This is tossed up, a bit full and wide, Jadeja strides across to defend.

56.5

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Fuller in length and drifting into the pads, nudged away into the leg side.

56.4

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Slightly shorter and floated up on the pads, Jadeja presses back and dabs it down to square leg.

56.3

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Flighted full on middle, a low full toss in fact and Jadeja clips it straight to the man at mid-wicket on the bounce. That should have been put away.

56.2

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Bowled flatter and angled into the stumps, Ravindra Jadeja blocks it with a straight bat.

56.1

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, Shakib drifts it in short down leg with the square leg out and Ravichandran Ashwin takes on the lofted pull shot but thankfully for him, it is mistimed and lands in front of the man in the deep. A single is taken as well.

over

56 | 4 Runs | HH: 223/6

55.6

Nahid Rana to Ravichandran Ashwin, Good length, slanting it onto middle, Ashwin gets across and nudges it away past square leg for yet another single.

55.5

Nahid Rana to Ravindra Jadeja, Banged in back of a length and over middle, Jadeja hops and just nurdles it onto the leg side for an easy single.

55.4

Nahid Rana to Ravichandran Ashwin, Good fielding from Shakib Al Hasan. Shortish length angled in on the pads, Ravichandran Ashwin flicks it away and the ball races away behind backward square leg but Shakib makes a good diving stop to his right in the deep and keeps it down to one run.

55.3

Nahid Rana to Ravichandran Ashwin, Loose shot from Ashwin on this occasion. Hard length, dished out wide of the off stump, Ashwin's feet don't move as he goes chasing after the ball and is beaten past the outside edge.

55.2

Nahid Rana to Ravichandran Ashwin, Back of a length over off and angling back in, Ashwin blocks it off the back foot.

55.1

Nahid Rana to Ravindra Jadeja, That is a wild throw from Najmul Hossain Shanto and Ravindra Jadeja is let off the hook. Nahid Rana pitches the ball up on off stump, Jadeja pushes it out to mid off and sets off for the single. Shanto picks up the ball and fires in a throw at the bowler's end but misses by a long way, a direct hit would have been tight.

Nahid Rana (11-2-41-1) replaces Hasan Mahmud.

over

55 | 10 Runs | HH: 219/6

54.6

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, Floated up a bit fuller on off, Ravichandran Ashwin leans on and strokes it towards mid off.

54.5

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, Pushes through flatter around off, Ashwin pushes it out towards cover-point.

54.4

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, Flighted up on a nagging length and around off, Ravichandran Ashwin presses forward to defend.

54.4

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, No ball! That is criminal from Shakib Al Hasan and he is certainly feeling the heat now. Drags the length back on middle, Jadeja works it away through mid-wicket for one.

54.3

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! These two taking on Shakib Al Hasan and getting plenty of purchase now. Another one that is tossed up full and straight, Jadeja steps out and drills the drive right back past the bowler for another boundary.

54.2

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! Jadeja not trying to hold back now either. Tossed up again, around off and angling in, Jadeja goes down on one knee and swings it away in front of mid-wicket for a boundary.

54.1

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Tossed up full and around off, Ravindra Jadeja drives it hard into the deck and the ball goes straight to Shakib Al Hasan who is able to get his hands on it.

over

54 | 1 Runs | HH: 209/6

53.6

Hasan Mahmud to Ravindra Jadeja, Pitched up on the off stump at 134.3 clicks, Jadeja plays it late and through the point region for an easy single.

53.5

Hasan Mahmud to Ravindra Jadeja, Darts one down the leg side, looking for the magical outswinger, Ravindra Jadeja fails to flick it away as the ball goes past the bat.

53.4

Hasan Mahmud to Ravindra Jadeja, Nice and full in the channel outside off, this one holds his line as Jadeja makes the leave.

53.3

Hasan Mahmud to Ravindra Jadeja, Hard length, in and around off stump, jagging back in sharply, Jadeja plants his front leg across and makes the block looking for a single but is quickly sent back by his partner.

53.2

Hasan Mahmud to Ravindra Jadeja, Well taken by Litton Das! Back of a length and outside off, this one lands and seams back in a long way, especially after passing the batter. Jadeja attempts a tentative block but is between well past the inside edge.

53.1

Hasan Mahmud to Ravindra Jadeja, Pitched up full and on the fourth stump line, angling back in, Jadeja watches it well and leaves it alone.

over

53 | 11 Runs | HH: 208/6

52.6

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, Bowled flatter and on a nagging length on off, this one skids through and Ravichandran Ashwin manages to block it off the back foot.

52.5

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, Tad fuller and around off stump, Ravichandran Ashwin plays it out on the off side.

52.4

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, Floated up on a dragged length and on middle, Ashwin blocks it off.

52.3

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, SIX! Wow, Ravichandran Ashwin seems to be brimming with confidence here as he smokes that one out of the park. Around the wicket to the right-hander and drifted in full on middle and leg, Ashwin sits down, clears the front leg and swats it over cow corner for a biggie. The crowd really enjoyed that one.

52.2

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Drops the length short and angles it into the pads, Jadeja tucks it off the back foot past square leg for one.

52.1

Shakib Al Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! Starts off with a real loosener and Ravindra Jadeja takes full advantage of it. Bowled from over the stumps, full and drifting down leg, Jadeja gets inside the line and just paddles it past short fine leg for a boundary. The 200 also comes up for India.

And there he is, Shakib Al Hasan has been introduced into the attack now. He replaces Taskin Ahmed.

over

52 | 9 Runs | HH: 197/6

51.6

Hasan Mahmud to Ravichandran Ashwin, More of a half-hearted appeal for LBW which the umpire turns down. It does seem a bit high but Najmul Hossain Shanto has taken the review, surprisingly. Hasan Mahmud delivers this on a good length around off and gets the ball to angle back in. Ravichandran Ashwin looks to get inside the line and work it away but misses and gets hit high on the pads. Nothing on UltraEdge and Ball Tracking does show that it was going over the stumps. The decision stays NOT OUT and Bangladesh burn a review as well.

51.5

Hasan Mahmud to Ravichandran Ashwin, FOUR! Wow, that has been hammered away and the local boy is giving the crowd a lot to cheer about now. Overpitched outside off, Ravichandran Ashwin gets his body weight well forward and bludgeons the cover drive through the gap for a boundary. The 50-run stand is also up between these two in just 57 deliveries.

51.4

Hasan Mahmud to Ravichandran Ashwin, FOUR! Flashed and flashed hard by Ravichandran Ashwin and again, Hasan Mahmud looks to be one who might get a wicket here. Full and wide outside off, on a driving length and Ashwin goes after it. He gets a thick outside edge that flies over the outstretched hands of Zakir Hasan at gully for a boundary.

51.3

Hasan Mahmud to Ravichandran Ashwin, Hard length again around off, sitting up nicely for the batter, Ravichandran Ashwin presses back and punches it sweetly towards extra cover.

51.2

Hasan Mahmud to Ravichandran Ashwin, On a hard length and around off, Ashwin gets a bit forward and taps it away towards cover-point.

51.1

Hasan Mahmud to Ravindra Jadeja, Full and wide outside off, in the blockhole, Ravindra Jadeja punches it away on the up and wide of mid off for a single.

over

51 | 4 Runs | HH: 188/6

50.6

Taskin Ahmed to Ravichandran Ashwin, Much better from Taskin! Goes full and straight, looking to angle it between bat and pad but Ashwin is able to jam it out firmly towards mid on.

50.5

Taskin Ahmed to Ravichandran Ashwin, No intent on that short ball, just banging it in around off, Ravichandran Ashwin climbs on top of the bounce and pulls it in front of Mushfiqur Rahim at deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

50.4

Taskin Ahmed to Ravichandran Ashwin, Just a smidge fuller and on the fifth stump line, Ravichandran Ashwin waits well before blocking it out with soft hands.

50.3

Taskin Ahmed to Ravichandran Ashwin, On a hard length, wide of the off stump and angling back in, Ashwin gets across and defends it with a straight bat.

50.2

Taskin Ahmed to Ravindra Jadeja, Excellent running once again! Floated up on middle and angling in, Jadeja leans ahead and just works it to the leg side for another single.

50.1

Taskin Ahmed to Ravichandran Ashwin, Pitched up to the stumps and slanting it back in, Ravichandran Ashwin just gets across to the off side and nudges it to the right of Hasan Mahmud at short mid-wicket for a quick single.

over

50 | 6 Runs | HH: 184/6

49.6

Hasan Mahmud to Ravindra Jadeja, A bit straighter and attacking the stumps, Jadeja stays put and solidly blocks it back onto the deck.

49.5

Hasan Mahmud to Ravindra Jadeja, On a good length and in the channel outside off, holding its line, Jadeja leaves it alone.

49.4

Hasan Mahmud to Ravindra Jadeja, Good review! A huge shout for LBW and the umpire does raise his finger. That one really nipped back in and only the height can save Jadeja here. Hasan Mahmud goes a bit wide on the crease and angles the back in on a good length into off and middle stump. Jadeja gets pegged back while trying to defend and seems to be beaten past the inside edge as the ball hits the back pad. However, UltraEdge shows that there was an inside edge and the onfield decision is reversed.

49.3

Hasan Mahmud to Ravindra Jadeja, SIX! Ravindra Jadeja takes on the short ball and parks it into the stands for the first six of the match. Short ball over off, angling it in, Jadeja gets into a good position before lifting the pull shot in front of square leg for a biggie. This partnership is already worth 40 runs.

49.2

Hasan Mahmud to Ravindra Jadeja, Straightens the line now and angles it onto off and middle, Ravindra Jadeja covers the line well before defending it right under the eyes.

49.1

Hasan Mahmud to Ravindra Jadeja, Begins from around the stumps to the left-hander and keeps banging away on a good length, keeping it in the channel around off, Jadeja blocks it off the front foot towards cover.

The conditions are fairly overcast in Chennai and there's still a good assistance for the seamers. That's the reason Bangladesh hasn't introduced the second spinner as yet.

over

49 | 2 Runs | HH: 178/6

48.6

Taskin Ahmed to Ravichandran Ashwin, Pitches it up now around off, Ravichandran Ashwin is ready for it and drives it straight back to the bowler who makes a half stop on the followthrough.

48.5

Taskin Ahmed to Ravichandran Ashwin, Oh, that's gone straight off the grill of the helmet and straightaway Taskin Ahmed puts up his hand. A very well-directed bumper though from Taskin, not all that quick at about 133 clicks but rising sharply from around off and catching the batter by surprise. Ravichandran Ashwin tries to sway away from the line of the ball but the ball catches the grill and goes straight into the clutch of the first slip. The physio does come out for a concussion check but Ashwin seems fine.

48.4

Taskin Ahmed to Ravichandran Ashwin, Similar line and length to the previous, just rising up a bit high, Ravichandran Ashwin stays put and punches it towards cover.

48.3

Taskin Ahmed to Ravichandran Ashwin, Lovely timing yet again from Ravichandran Ashwin but that should have been a three as the batters settle for just a brace. Back of a length and outside off, Ashwin stands tall and punches it sweetly through covers. Three fielders go after it but it is Najmul Hossain Shanto from covers who does pull the ball back in and saves a couple of runs.

48.2

Taskin Ahmed to Ravichandran Ashwin, Gets this one to move off the deck! Hits the hard length, bowling it fairly wide of the off stump and nipping it away, Ashwin with another comfortable leave.

48.1

Taskin Ahmed to Ravichandran Ashwin, Begins with a full ball, dishing it wide of the off stump and this one goes straight on, Ravichandran Ashwin leaves it alone.

Welcome back for the final session of Day 1. The umpires are punctual and the players of Bangladesh spread out to the middle after a huddle talk. Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja walk out to the crease and will resume their innings with the bat for India. Taskin Ahmed (13-1-41-0) to get the proceedings underway after Tea. And, here we go...

... DAY 1, SESSION 3 ...

Right then, another session has flown by and it has ebbed and flowed back and forth with this match moving at a brisk pace. Coming into the final session, India will aim to go unblemished while Bangladesh will try to restrict India below a challenging total, and look to snag quick wickets as they come out to bowl. Stay tuned as the post-Tea session begins at 9 am GMT.

Bangladesh's efforts were immediately rewarded when Hasan Mahmud struck with the prized scalp of Rishabh Pant, providing an early breakthrough. Nahid Rana complemented Mahmud's efforts well, maintaining both his pace and consistency throughout his spells. The seamers continued to find assistance from the conditions, prompting the Bangladesh think tank to stick with their pace-heavy strategy. They rotated their trio of fast bowlers between Hasan Mahmud, Rana, and Taskin Ahmed - although Taskin struggled at times to find his optimal length. Mehidy Hasan operated from the other end and eventually added his name to the wicket-takers list.

India's innings took an early hit when Rishabh Pant fell victim to a sharp delivery, abruptly ending a promising 62-run partnership and setting a sombre tone for the session. Jaiswal's confidence visibly grew as the session progressed, culminating in a well-deserved half-century. And the arrival of KL Rahul brought much-needed calm to the Indian innings. Partnering with the young and impressive Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rahul helped steer the ship through choppy waters momentarily with a 48-run stand. However, the tide turned once again as both set batters departed in quick succession. With the scoreboard not yet showing a commanding total, the team found itself facing the challenging task of rebuilding. With two new batters at the crease and the ball doing a bit of mischief for the pacers, Jadeja and Ashwin navigated cautiously. Ashwin played some fantastic strokes and kept the scorecard ticking to see India through the session with a brisk partnership.

TEA, DAY 1 - SESSION SUMMARY - 25 overs, 88 runs, 3 wickets. Bangladesh would be very pleased with their bowling efforts going to the dressing room as they have managed to clean up the Indian middle order in this session, quite effectively. Conditions remained pretty much overcast with the sun struggling to pop out of the clouds. And as it is generally said that the second session is the best time to bat on, it certainly wasn't the case this time around. With the residual moisture still present, it helped the pacers to extract some assistance.

over

48 | 7 Runs | HH: 176/6

47.6

Hasan Mahmud to Ravichandran Ashwin, Given as runs and that is a dramatic way to end the second session. Hasan Mahmud goes full and straight and looks to swing the ball into the legs. Ravichandran Ashwin comes forward to flick but plays over it a bit and gets in the pads. There is a huge appeal for LBW and all the fielders are stood still as the batters are stranded halfway and eventually do pick up the single. Najmul Hossain Shanto doesn't opt for the review and there might have been an inside edge on that one. That will be TEA ON DAY1!

47.5

Hasan Mahmud to Ravichandran Ashwin, Just back of a length and around off, punched away off the back foot towards mid off.

47.4

Hasan Mahmud to Ravichandran Ashwin, EDGED AND FOUR! Unlucky for Hasan Mahmud and had there been an extra slip fielder, it would have gone to hand. Hard length, on a tighter line around off and just seaming away. Ravichandran Ashwin has a bit of a poke at it and gets an outside edge that goes perfectly between the second slip and gully for a boundary.

47.3

Hasan Mahmud to Ravichandran Ashwin, Hard length, around the fifth stump line, Ashwin blocks it out with a straight bat.

47.2

Hasan Mahmud to Ravichandran Ashwin, Back of a length again and outside off, Ashwin plays it off the back foot towards cover.

47.1

Hasan Mahmud to Ravichandran Ashwin, Back of a length and angled into the body, Ravichandran Ashwin presses back a bit and times it nicely off the hips and wide of mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

over

47 | 1 Runs | HH: 169/6

46.6

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, The length is dragged back now as Mehidy looks to skid one through from around off, Jadeja gets back and across to the off side to make the block.

46.5

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Tossed up even fuller and on the stumps, Jadeja defends it off the front foot.

46.4

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Floated up a bit fuller and quicker at 92.6 clicks around off, Jadeja leans on to block but gets it more off the inside edge.

46.3

Mehidy Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, On a shorter length and outside off, Ravichandran Ashwin uses the depth of his crease and pats the ball away through cover-point for a single.

46.2

Mehidy Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, On a good length and drifting into the stumps, Ashwin tucks it away to the leg side.

46.1

Mehidy Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, Floated up a bit slower and on a slightly dragged length around off, Ravichandran Ashwin watchfully keeps it out.

over

46 | 3 Runs | HH: 168/6

45.6

Hasan Mahmud to Ravindra Jadeja, A good, early call for two and they get it with ease. Just back of a length and around off, Jadeja hangs back and dabs the ball away down to deep third for a brace.

45.5

Hasan Mahmud to Ravindra Jadeja, On a hard length and angling across the left-hander, Jadeja watches the ball as it sails through to the keeper.

45.4

Hasan Mahmud to Ravindra Jadeja, Slight hesitation between the batters but there was never a single there. Bowled full on off, Jadeja gets on the front foot and blocks it to a shortish mid off and starts to take a few steps for the single which tempts Ashwin to wander out of his crease as well but both batters manage to quickly get back to their respective creases.

45.3

Hasan Mahmud to Ravindra Jadeja, Good length, in the channel around off and angling across, Jadeja lets it through to the keeper.

45.2

Hasan Mahmud to Ravichandran Ashwin, Shorter in length and angled in at the hips, Ashwin works it away in front of square leg for a single.

45.1

Hasan Mahmud to Ravichandran Ashwin, Just short of a good length and over off stump, staying straight, Ravichandran Ashwin lets the ball come on and blocks it off.

over

45 | 2 Runs | HH: 165/6

44.6

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Tossed up a bit fuller now and on off, Jadeja blocks it off the front foot.

44.5

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Nagging length, angling it onto middle but this one stays low, Jadeja makes a watchful block off the back foot.

44.4

Mehidy Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, Floated onto the pads, Ashwin goes back and taps the ball away to deep square leg for one more.

44.3

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Dropped a bit short and on the pads, Jadeja goes deep in his crease and turns it past square leg for an easy single.

44.2

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Flighted up again but on a dragged length and outside off, Ravindra Jadeja waits well and eases it to the off side.

44.1

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Held back a bit and nicely drifted into the stumps, Jadeja presses forward to defend.

over

44 | 14 Runs | HH: 163/6

43.6

Nahid Rana to Ravichandran Ashwin, FOUR! Too loose from Nahid Rana after picking up that wicket and India get 14 runs off that over. Short and wide, asking to be hit, Ravichandran Ashwin stays put and slaps the ball away in front of point for another boundary.

43.5

Nahid Rana to Ravichandran Ashwin, FOUR BYES! Wayward from Nahid Rana and four more bonus runs for India which they won't mind at all. Too short at 143 clicks, trying to attack the batter's body but this one flies down leg and past the leaping Litton Das for four byes.

43.4

Nahid Rana to Ravichandran Ashwin, Back of a length and around off stump, rising up to the batter, Ashwin presses back and keeps it down on the off side.

43.3

Nahid Rana to Ravichandran Ashwin, Misfield and the batters get a couple of bonus runs. On a good length, slanting onto middle and leg, Ravichandran Ashwin times the nudge well and the ball goes through the hands of the fielder at mid-wicket who does chase it down eventually.

43.2

Nahid Rana to Ravichandran Ashwin, Pitched up around off at 144 clicks and this one nips back in a bit, Ashwin stays back and plays it late towards the off side.

43.1

Nahid Rana to Ravichandran Ashwin, FOUR! That is a fine shot from Ravichandran Ashwin and the 150 comes up for India. Back of a length and outside off, Ashwin stands tall and punches it on the up through the cover region and picks up a boundary.

over

43 | 5 Runs | HH: 149/6

42.6

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Pushed through quicker and flatter on middle, this one comes on with the arm, Jadeja looks to flick off the back foot and just gets an inside edge onto the pads.

42.5

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! A bit of counter attack right away from Ravindra Jadeja. Tossed up quite full on off, Jadeja comes down the pitch and hammers it away against the turn over mid on for a boundary.

42.4

Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Bowled from around the wicket to the left-hander and drifted into the stumps, not all that full and Jadeja has to reach forward to make the block.

42.3

Mehidy Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, Dropped short on middle and turning in, Ravichandran Ashwin waits on the back foot before tucking it away through mid-wicket for a single.

The local boy, Ravichandran Ashwin walks in at number 8.

42.2

Mehidy Hasan to KL Rahul, OUT! TAKEN! That is a fine, fine catch from Zakir Hasan at short leg and all of a sudden, Bangladesh are back on top. Mehidy Hasan keeps floating the ball up and drifts this one onto the legs, KL Rahul looks to just flick it away but the ball goes right off the inside edge and goes low to the right of short leg where Zakir is quick to react and gets across to pouch it with both hands. India in deep trouble at 144 for 6 as Rahul departs for a sluggish 16 (52). India have now lost both their set batters within the span of an over and now, they need to rebuild once again. But this has been a fine bowling display from the Bangladeshi bowlers.

42.1

Mehidy Hasan to KL Rahul, Flighted ball, drifting in on middle and leg stump, KL Rahul leans on and strokes it away to wide mid on.

over

42 | 1 Runs | HH: 144/5

41.6

Nahid Rana to Ravindra Jadeja, Banged in short and on a tight line around off stump, Jadeja does well to get his hands down and sways away from the line of the ball.

41.5

Nahid Rana to Ravindra Jadeja, Pitches the ball up now outside the off stump line, Ravindra Jadeja gets a bit forward and squeezes it away towards point.

Ravindra Jadeja walks in at number 7 for India.

41.4

Nahid Rana to Yashasvi Jaiswal, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Nahid Rana with a massive wicket for Bangladesh and he certainly enjoyed that one. Rana steams in from over the wicket and bowls it just short of a good length on off and middle at a thunderous 148.6 kph. The ball just wobbles away after pitching and Yashasvi Jaiswal gets a bit squared up while trying to block off the back foot. Jaiswal gets the outside edge that goes straight into the bread basket of Shadman Islam at first slip. End of a fighting knock from Jaiswal worth 56 (118) and the 48-run stand between Jaiswal and Rahul ends with India's half side into the dugout now.

41.3

Nahid Rana to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Good stop from Mehidy Hasan in the slip cordon. Dug in a bit short and angling it away from the left-hander, Yashasvi Jaiswal hops back to keep it down and edges it away wide of third slip but it is well stopped.

41.2

Nahid Rana to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Full and straight, pretty quick too, Jaiswal blocks it off.

41.1

Nahid Rana to KL Rahul, Good length around the top of off, Rahul hangs back and pushes it away to deep point for a single.

over

41 | 5 Runs | HH: 143/4

40.6

Mehidy Hasan to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tossed up, full and outside off, inviting the drive and Yashasvi Jaiswal throws his hands at it but doesn't get it anywhere.

40.5

Mehidy Hasan to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tosses up full now and getting it to dip on off, Jaiswal with another block.

40.4

Mehidy Hasan to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Floated up on a nagging length around off, Jaiswal blocks it towards point.

40.3

Mehidy Hasan to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! Uppish but in the gap! Mehidy Hasan gives it more air and floats it outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal gets on the front foot to drive and gets it just wide of Najmul Hossain Shanto at covers for a boundary.

40.2

Mehidy Hasan to KL Rahul, Nice and full on middle, KL Rahul drives it on the up and down to long on for a single.

40.1

Mehidy Hasan to KL Rahul, Darted into middle and leg, Rahul blocks it off the back foot.

over

40 | 1 Runs | HH: 138/4

39.6

Nahid Rana to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Absolute seed from Nahid! He hits the deck hard, around off, and gets that spongy bounce off the pitch, Yashasvi Jaiswal too is taken aback and is beaten on the outside edge as he gets squared up.

39.5

Nahid Rana to Yashasvi Jaiswal, A low full toss outside off, Jaiswal misses out as he drives and misses

39.4

Nahid Rana to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Pitched up on the legs at 147 clicks, trying to swing it back in, Jaiswal flicks the ball away to mid-wicket

39.3

Nahid Rana to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Serious pace this from Rana as he now clocks in at 147.7 kph, bowled right around the top of off and Jaiswal leaves it on height.

39.2

Nahid Rana to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Play and a miss! Rana goes full at 146.7 clicks, bowling it on off and gets it to slant across the left-hander. Jaiswal looks for the expansive drive but is beaten past the outside edge.

39.1

Nahid Rana to KL Rahul, Back of a length outside off and rising up high at 140.7 clicks, KL Rahul presses onto the back foot and punches it away past point for a single.

Nahid Rana (8-2-29-0) is back into the attack, replacing Taskin.

over

39 | 1 Runs | HH: 137/4

38.6

Mehidy Hasan to KL Rahul, Dropped short and around off, Rahul makes room and pushes it square through covers for one.

38.5

Mehidy Hasan to KL Rahul, Quick at 90.5 clicks and floated full and wide outside off, swerving away a touch, KL Rahul opens the bat face and guides it behind point.

38.4

Mehidy Hasan to KL Rahul, Slower through the air and sliding into the pads, Rahul delays the drive and just pushes it back to the bowler.

38.3

Mehidy Hasan to KL Rahul, Flatter around off and this is the one that straightens, Rahul gets across to cover the line and blocks it off.

38.2

Mehidy Hasan to KL Rahul, Pushed through a bit quicker and fuller around off stump, Rahul drives it away towards cover.

38.1

Mehidy Hasan to KL Rahul, Held back a touch and floated up on off stump, KL Rahul plays it late with soft hands and to the right of the bowler.

over

38 | 1 Runs | HH: 136/4

37.6

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Taskin hones in at the stumps and bowls it fuller onto middle, Jaiswal stays watchful and defends it right under the eyes.

37.5

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Good-length delivery, in the channel around off and staying upright, Jaiswal shoulders arms.

37.4

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, A bumper now, around off and angled in, Jaiswal ducks under it well and that didn't rise up as high as expected.

37.3

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Around the wicket to the left-hander and banged in around off stump, slanting it in, Yashasvi Jaiswal hops back and keeps it down on the off side.

37.2

Taskin Ahmed to KL Rahul, Good call from Rahul! Taskin pitches the ball up to the stumps and right around middle, Rahul doesn't quite middle the straight drive and gets it just to the left of mid on for a quick single.

37.1

Taskin Ahmed to KL Rahul, Bowled back of a length and in the channel outside off, gently shaping away, Rahul presses back to leave it alone.

over

37 | 2 Runs | HH: 135/4

36.6

Mehidy Hasan to KL Rahul, Flighted once again, a bit full and outside off, KL Rahul gets on the front foot and strokes it to sweeper cover for one.

36.5

Mehidy Hasan to KL Rahul, Undercuts the ball now and floats it full and wide outside off, Rahul presses forward and eases it towards point.

36.4

Mehidy Hasan to KL Rahul, On the shorter side again and over middle, worked away off the back foot past short leg.

36.3

Mehidy Hasan to KL Rahul, Pushed through flatter and on a shorter length on middle, Rahul goes deep in his crease to keep that one out.

36.2

Mehidy Hasan to KL Rahul, Gives it a bit more flight and floats it on a nagging length around off, KL Rahul looks to lean ahead and flick but gets an inside edge behind short leg.

36.1

Mehidy Hasan to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Floated up, full and around off, Jaiswal gets on the front foot and drives it firmly down to long off for a single.

Drinks break! Another hour of Test cricket has flown by and at the moment, India will be breathing a lot easier thanks to a gritty unbeaten fifty from Yashasvi Jaiswal. Barring Hasan Mahmud, the Bangladeshi bowlers haven't quite been able to take full advantage of the conditions and whilst Taskin Ahmed has shown glimpses of greatness, he just hasn't been consistent. However, the visitors know that with a couple of more wickets and they can really pile on the pressure. Still a lot of work to do for Jaiswal and KL Rahul. Mehidy Hasan to continue after the break.

over

36 | 1 Runs | HH: 133/4

35.6

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Too full and outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal leans ahead to drive it through covers but inside edges it to the wide mid-wicket region for a single to end the over. And that will be another Drinks break on Day 1.

35.5

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Oh, this one skids quickly off the deck, full and outside off, Jaiswal makes a good leave.

35.4

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Good length attacking the middle stump. Jaiswal blocks it with a straight bat back to the bowler.

35.3

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Taskin changes the angle and charges in from around the wicket now. Hits the hard length, outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal patiently lets it be.

35.2

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Hard length, outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal shoulders arms.

35.1

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Angled across, at off on a length, Yashasvi Jaiswal responds with a solid front foot block.

over

35 | 6 Runs | HH: 132/4

34.6

Mehidy Hasan to KL Rahul, This one turns sharply into the batter, on the length, at middle, KL Rahul is quick to use the depth of the crease and crunches it with a horizontal bat through covers for a couple of runs to end the over.

34.5

Mehidy Hasan to KL Rahul, Tossed up, full and outside off, KL Rahul lunges ahead and eases it to the cover region.

34.4

Mehidy Hasan to KL Rahul, Overpitched, outside off, KL Rahul digs it out off the inside half of the bat to the off side.

34.3

Mehidy Hasan to KL Rahul, Full and tossed up, on off, KL Rahul defends.

34.2

Mehidy Hasan to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FIFTH TEST FIFTY FOR JAISWAL IN JUST 9 MATCHES! Full and on off, Jaiswal leans on the ball and drills it to long off for a single. He has been very watchful and has applied beautifully.

34.1

Mehidy Hasan to KL Rahul, Length, outside off, KL Rahul with that back foot punch, hits it through cover-point for a couple of runs. Mominul Haque chases the ball to the deep and pulls it with a timely slide and saves a run for his side.

over

34 | 6 Runs | HH: 126/4

33.6

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Taskin bowls short of a length around the off stump, Yashasvi Jaiswal hops on the back foot, and guides it past the wide of gully region for a couple of runs and moves to 49.

33.5

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Full and angled across outside the off stump. Jaiswal covers the off-pole and leaves it alone.

33.4

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dug in short, over the stumps, Jaiswal sits underneath and lets it pass.

33.3

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tight leave! On the back of a length, just around off, Jaiswal leaves it watchfully off the back foot.

33.2

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! Jaiswal is very productive in that area! Pitched up, outside off, Jaiswal makes the most of the width, with a good stride forward and drives it through covers for a boundary.

33.1

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Beaten! There's still something for the pacers! Just around off on a good length, Yashasvi Jaiswal is beaten on the outside edge as he opens his body, looking to push it away.

over

33 | 0 Runs | HH: 120/4

32.6

Mehidy Hasan to KL Rahul, Slower through the air, full and spinning a shade into the batter, KL Rahul gets on the front foot and drops it with soft hands to the right of the short leg fielder.

32.5

Mehidy Hasan to KL Rahul, Much closer to the body, on a dragged length, on middle and leg, KL Rahul punches it off the back foot to the right of the bowler.

32.4

Mehidy Hasan to KL Rahul, The regular off-spinner around off on a length, Rahul goes back and across and pushes it back to the bowler.

32.3

Mehidy Hasan to KL Rahul, Tossed up, pushed through, full around off, KL Rahul leans on the ball and steers it to mid-wicket.

32.2

Mehidy Hasan to KL Rahul, Flat and full, on middle, KL Rahul rocks back and punches it to mid on.

32.1

Mehidy Hasan to KL Rahul, Mehidy with a slip and a short leg in place, hustles from over the stumps, lands it short on the stumps, KL Rahul pushes it back to the bowler.

Double change from Bangladesh as Mehidy Hasan returns to bowl his off-spin. A slip and a short leg in place.

over

32 | 0 Runs | HH: 120/4

31.6

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Hard length again, but the line is outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal drives it on the up but finds the fielder at cover.

31.5

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On that hard length, at the stumps, Jaiswal meets the underneath his eyes and defends.

31.4

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Outside off, on a length, left alone.

31.3

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Full on the middle stump. Jaiswal blocks it on the front foot back to the bowler.

31.2

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Good length outside the off stump. Jaiswal prods forward and blocks it to cover.

31.1

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Drama! Taskin bowls it full and outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal pushes it to pierce the mid off region but the fielder is very quick to move and slide to his left, he picks and throws to the batter's end. Yashasvi Jaiswal sets off for a quick single but KL Rahul, aware of the fielder being quick, sends back his partner on a sharp call. Jaiswal obeys Rahul and retreats back in time.

Hasan Mahmud has been given a breather as Taskin Ahmed is brought back into the attack.

over

31 | 9 Runs | HH: 120/4

30.6

Nahid Rana to KL Rahul, FOUR BYES, AGAIN! A barrage of extras from Bangladesh in last couple of overs. This is way short in length, over the top of the stumps, KL Rahul arches from the line of the ball and it springs off the deck. Litton Das leaps and extends his hand over his head, gets his fingertips but the ball deflects off and runs towards the fence at deep third.

30.5

Nahid Rana to KL Rahul, At 145.7 kph, Rana bowls it full and straight around off, KL Rahul plays on the merit, prods ahead and pushes it to the off side.

30.4

Nahid Rana to KL Rahul, Back of a length that comes back onto the middle stump very sharply at 145.9 kph. KL Rahul hops on the back foot as he cramped up for room and manages to defend it off the back foot.

30.3

Nahid Rana to KL Rahul, Full and on off, KL Rahul drives it straight to cover on the front foot.

30.2

Nahid Rana to KL Rahul, Back of a length outside the off stump. Rahul hangs back and blocks it to cover.

30.1

Nahid Rana to KL Rahul, FOUR! Sublime! Wasn't a bad ball at all but Rahul adjusted to that brilliantly. Much fuller and coming into the batter. KL Rahul waits for it to arrive, presents a straight bat, middles it and drives it down the ground to the left of mid on for a boundary.

30.1

Nahid Rana to KL Rahul, Rana oversteps as he tries to extract that extra pace. Length-delivery on the stumps, KL Rahul drops it to the leg side off the back foot. NO BALL signaled by the umpire.

over

30 | 8 Runs | HH: 111/4

29.6

Hasan Mahmud to Yashasvi Jaiswal, This time Hasan pitches it well outside off on a fuller length, Yashasvi Jaiswal is not interested to have a go at it.

29.5

Hasan Mahmud to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR LEG BYES! Wayward from Hasan in this over. Down leg on a length, Jaiswal again misses to connect the flick shot and the ball brushes off the pads before running towards deep fine fence for four runs. It goes too fine. Nahid Rana from deep fine leg runs to his left but the ball is quick enough to breach the fence.

29.4

Hasan Mahmud to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR BYES! Even Litton Das can't stop that one. Hasan Mahmud overcompensates his line and length, slips it way, way down leg, Yashasvi Jaiswal misses to flick. Litton Das executes a full-stretched dive to his right but can only get a right hand to it and the ball races away to the fine leg fence.

29.3

Hasan Mahmud to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Lovely bowling this! Shade outside off on a hard length, Yashasvi Jaiswal tilts forward to push it straight but gets beaten again. The ball flirts past the outside edge.

29.2

Hasan Mahmud to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Oh, an absolute seed from Hasan Mahmud! Bowls on that corridor of uncertainty, on a good length, Yashasvi Jaiswal gets tempted to defend it but plays inside the line of the ball and gets beaten on the outside edge by a whisker.

29.1

Hasan Mahmud to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Short and nipping away wildly off the surface, Yashasvi Jaiswal lets it go alone. Litton Das leaps and extends his left hand to collect the ball to his left.

over

29 | 0 Runs | HH: 103/4

28.6

Nahid Rana to KL Rahul, Consecutive maidens from Nahid Rana! Short on off, at 143.7 kph, Rahul stands tall and defends it to covers.

28.5

Nahid Rana to KL Rahul, Rana slips in a low full toss this time, curving into the stumps, KL Rahul pushes it off the toe end of the bat to mid on.

28.4

Nahid Rana to KL Rahul, On that 6-meter length, at off, KL Rahul weighs ahead and defends it solidly.

28.3

Nahid Rana to KL Rahul, Rana is extracting a decent amount of pace! Full, quick and outside off, KL Rahul shoulders arms at it.

28.2

Nahid Rana to KL Rahul, That in-betweener at off, KL Rahul opens his bat face and eases it to the point region.

28.1

Nahid Rana to KL Rahul, Rana continues and pitches it on the hard length, around off, it skids and comes off a bit more quick. KL Rahul hops off the back foot and taps it to the left of the bowler.

over

28 | 6 Runs | HH: 103/4

27.6

Hasan Mahmud to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Six runs from the 10th over of Mahmud! Hard length, on a tight line on off, Yashasvi Jaiswal gets behind the line of the ball and blocks it solidly.

27.5

Hasan Mahmud to Yashasvi Jaiswal, This is sprayed across off on a length, Yashasvi Jaiswal shows no interest to poke at it.

27.4

Hasan Mahmud to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On the pads, on a length, Yashasvi Jaiswal nicely tucks it away through mid-wicket for a couple of runs as Shakib Al Hasan from deep square leg runs to his right and mops it up in the deep.

27.3

Hasan Mahmud to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Oh, that's a good probing length and line! Just outside off on a length, Yashasvi Jaiswal walks towards the line of the ball and eventually decides to leave it as the ball springs off the deck.

27.2

Hasan Mahmud to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Hits the back of a length, outside off, Jaiswal makes a watchful leave.

27.1

Hasan Mahmud to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! Jaiswal moves into his 40s with that sublime front foot drive. And with that, India's 100 comes up as well. Hasan Mahmud bowls it wide of off and full, Yashasvi Jaiswal gets close to the ball on the front foot, middles it and drives it crisply through cover-point for a boundary.

over

27 | 0 Runs | HH: 97/4

26.6

Nahid Rana to KL Rahul, Maiden over from Rana! Length-delivery outside off, KL Rahul lets it pass.

26.5

Nahid Rana to KL Rahul, Back of a length, over the top of middle, KL Rahul is watchful as he solidly punches it off the back foot.

26.4

Nahid Rana to KL Rahul, Short and on the stumps, KL Rahul arches back and lets it go through alone.

26.3

Nahid Rana to KL Rahul, Fired in full and on off, KL Rahul gets on the front foot and defends it to the off side.

26.2

Nahid Rana to KL Rahul, On target, is Rana! Good follow-up, short and over the pegs, KL Rahul can only duck underneath it.

26.1

Nahid Rana to KL Rahul, A well-directed yorker on off, KL Rahul bends ahead and digs it out to the gully region.

over

26 | 5 Runs | HH: 97/4

25.6

Hasan Mahmud to KL Rahul, Short of a length on the stumps and nips back on the pads, Rahul clips it to fine leg and gets off the mark with a single.

25.5

Hasan Mahmud to KL Rahul, This one is angled on the off stump line, on a hard length, KL Rahul weighs on the back foot and taps it to the strip.

25.4

Hasan Mahmud to KL Rahul, Full and straight from over the stumps, on off, KL Rahul leans on the front foot and defends it to point.

KL Rahul walks in at number 6.

25.3

Hasan Mahmud to Rishabh Pant, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Hasan Mahmud redeems himself and in what style! He gets his fourth wicket and Rishabh Pant falls for the trap of that width offered. Hasan Mahmud bowls it way outside off on a hard length, slightly nipping away from the batter, Rishabh Pant goes back and lazily attempts for the cut shot. He kind of wanted to leave it but that lack of clarity in decision-making means, he is late on the shot. And with no proper weight transfer on the back foot, he hangs his bat away from his body and the bottom edge is found. Litton Das behind the pegs makes no mistake as he moves towards the direction of the ball to his left and takes a simple catch. Rishabh Pant is animated with that shot and India are 96/4. Rishabh Pant departs on a well-made 39 (52).

25.2

Hasan Mahmud to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! First boundary of the second session comes off the bat of Pant! This is a stylish shot from the southpaw. Hard length, outside off from Hasan, Rishabh Pant gets the width and cuts it off the back foot through the vacant point region for a boundary.

25.1

Hasan Mahmud to Rishabh Pant, A couple of slips and a tight gully in place now for Mahmud. Length, on middle, Rishabh Pant goes for a defensive shot but inside edges it to the leg side.

over

25 | 4 Runs | HH: 92/3

24.6

Nahid Rana to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Quicker and searing at 144.7 kph, on a hard length, slanting across off, Yashasvi Jaiswal goes for a slash off the back foot but gets beaten all ends up with that excessive bit of bounce.

24.5

Nahid Rana to Rishabh Pant, Back of a length, on the stumps, Pant tucks it to mid-wicket for a single.

24.5

Nahid Rana to Rishabh Pant, A well-directed yorker clocking 149.5 kph, at the pegs, Rishabh Pant digs it out to mid-wicket. Rana has overstepped here and the umpire signals as a No Ball.

24.4

Nahid Rana to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sprays it on the pads, Yashasvi Jaiswal goes for a flick but is beaten by the searing pace of 142.5 kph. Wears it on the front pad and the ball rolls to the off side. The batters steal a quick leg bye.

24.3

Nahid Rana to Rishabh Pant, Short once again, outside off, Rishabh Pant steers it through wide of point for an easy single to get the first runs of the second session.

24.2

Nahid Rana to Rishabh Pant, Hits the deck hard and clock 147.2 kph, around off, Rishabh Pant climbs on the ball and taps it to point with soft hands.

24.1

Nahid Rana to Rishabh Pant, Rana charges in from over the stumps with two slips and a wide third slip in place with a stationary catching point. Hurls it full in length and outside off, Rishabh Pant makes a watchful leave.

Nahid Rana (4-0-21-0) to operate from the other end.

over

24 | 0 Runs | HH: 88/3

23.6

Hasan Mahmud to Yashasvi Jaiswal, A maiden over to start the post-Lunch session by Hasan Mahmud. This is spilled well outside off, full in length, Yashasvi Jaiswal shows no interest to poke and leaves.

23.5

Hasan Mahmud to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Bends his back and bangs it into the surface does Hasan, on the middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal rides on the bounce and taps it to cover with soft hands.

23.4

Hasan Mahmud to Yashasvi Jaiswal, That's a tight leave from Jaiswal! A bit of an inward movement on this one, on a good length, fractionally outside off with a spongy bounce, Yashasvi Jaiswal alertly watches the ball and decides to shoulder his arms.

23.3

Hasan Mahmud to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Angles it wide of off, on a fullish length, Yashasvi Jaiswal gets forward and lifts his bat in air and lets it pass.

23.2

Hasan Mahmud to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Hits the deck hard on the top of the middle, Yashasvi Jaiswal taps it to the off side and wants to steal a quick single but is sent back by Pant on a sharp call.

23.1

Hasan Mahmud to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Hasan Mahmud steams in from over the stumps with three slips in place. Lands it right on the money, full and nips away from outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal lets it through alone.

We are back for the post-Lunch session on Day 1! The umpires are back out in the middle as the players of Bangladesh form a huddle before walking onto the field as well. The duo of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rishabh Pant is set to resume their stay at the crease for India. Hasan Mahmud to start proceedings with the ball in the new session. Let's play...

... DAY 1, SESSION 2 ...

Right then, given how the conditions look and India's batting depth, Bangladesh would not want to take their foot off the pedal in the session after Lunch as the game can get away quickly. India would want the pair of Jaiswal and Pant to carry on for as long as possible and take the sting out of the game for now. An exciting session awaits, so, join us at 6.40 am GMT for the post-Lunch session.

Not an ideal pitch to start on Day 1 in a Test match in India and the hosts were taken aback by the movement in the air and off the deck as well. All three wickets that fell were nicks and certainly, a couple of them could have been avoided. Rohit Sharma did get a beauty but he did struggle against Hasan Mahmud in general. Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill though should have applied themselves better. Yashasvi Jaiswal looked solid from the get-go and with the help of Rishabh Pant, led the fightback for the hosts with an unbeaten stand of 54 runs.

An uncanny day in Chennai where generally conditions are hot and humid but it was overcast and there was some proper bounce given it is a red soil pitch. The Bangladeshi pacers backed their skipper's decision to bowl first as Hasan Mahmud ripped through the Indian top order picking up 3 huge wickets. Taskin Ahmed was a bit on the shorter side and so was Nahid Rana which they will be looking to correct in the next session.

A session that seemed to be heading a hundred percent toward Bangladesh but in the second hour or so, India have looked much better with the bat, and the two left-handers seem to have regained a bit more control. Bangladesh though will still be very pleased and will look for a couple of more wickets right after the break in order to get back on top.

over

23 | 2 Runs | HH: 88/3

22.6

Mehidy Hasan to Rishabh Pant, Flat and full now, quicker too, on off, Rishabh Pant makes a quick amend to defend it off the back foot. And that will be LUNCH ON DAY 1.

22.5

Mehidy Hasan to Rishabh Pant, Arm ball, from around the pegs, slow at 75.8 kph, full and on off, Pant defends it nicely.

22.4

Mehidy Hasan to Rishabh Pant, Tossed up, pushed through, full at off, Pant replies with a watchful front foot block.

22.3

Mehidy Hasan to Rishabh Pant, Flat, quick, outside off, Rishabh Pant chops the cut off the inner half of the bat to the point fielder.

22.2

Mehidy Hasan to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Drags his length, outside off, Jaiswal goes back and across and punches it through wide mid off for an easy single.

22.1

Mehidy Hasan to Rishabh Pant, Mehidy lands it full around off, Pant pushes it with soft hands to deep cover for a single.

over

22 | 5 Runs | HH: 86/3

21.6

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Bangs it short does Taskin, over the stumps, Jaiswal sits underneath and ducks well to leave.

21.5

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Back of a length, on off, Jaiswal taps it to the off side.

21.4

Taskin Ahmed to Rishabh Pant, Length delivery on the pads, Pant tucks it through square leg for a single.

21.3

Taskin Ahmed to Rishabh Pant, EDGED AND FOUR! Pant too, moves in his 30s now in a streaky fashion. Also, the 50-run stand comes up between these two. This is a fuller-length delivery with a wobbled seam, nipping away a touch, Rishabh Pant is forced to push at it and the outside edge is found, the ball carries to the second slip where Shadman Islam is a bit late to react at it as he initially moves to his right and then casually dives to his left but the ball evades his hands and races away to the fence for a boundary at deep third. Taskin Ahmed is not really happy with the effort and has that grim look on his face.

21.2

Taskin Ahmed to Rishabh Pant, Nagging length from Taskin, this time the line is on the middle stump, Rishabh Pant hops on the back foot and taps it on the surface with soft hands.

21.1

Taskin Ahmed to Rishabh Pant, Across off on a length, Pant covers the line and decides to leave it alone.

over

21 | 5 Runs | HH: 81/3

20.6

Mehidy Hasan to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Much fuller this time around, in front of the stumps, Jaiswal lunges forward and blocks it underneath his bat to end the over.

20.5

Mehidy Hasan to Yashasvi Jaiswal, This one turns a bit away from Jaiswal, short and outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal cuts it straight to the point fielder.

20.4

Mehidy Hasan to Rishabh Pant, Mehidy flattens the trajectory a bit more and quickens the pace at 96.1 kph, short and on off, Rishabh Pant stays back and cuts it through cover-point for a single.

20.3

Mehidy Hasan to Rishabh Pant, Full and flat on the stumps, Pant strides ahead and eases it to the point region.

20.2

Mehidy Hasan to Rishabh Pant, Pushed through full and on middle, Pant leans ahead and pushes it back to the bowler.

20.1

Mehidy Hasan to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Not an ideal start for Mehidy Hasan so far. Short of a length, and outside off, Rishabh Pant cashes on the width and powers the cut off the back foot through the cover-point for a cracking boundary.

over

20 | 1 Runs | HH: 76/3

19.6

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, A bit fuller in length, angling on the middle, Jaiswal presents a solid front foot block to end the over.

19.5

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Taskin clocks 137.4, short of a length on the middle stump. Jaiswal stays back and blocks it to the left of the bowler.

19.4

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Goes fuller this time does Taskin, across off, Yashasvi Jaiswal weighs ahead and pushes it to the off side.

19.3

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Back of a length around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal punches it solidly off the back foot to cover.

19.2

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Just outside off on a length, Yashasvi Jaiswal leaves.

19.1

Taskin Ahmed to Rishabh Pant, With three slips in place, Taskin bowls it on a good length, outside off, Rishabh Pant drags the pull aerially towards deep square leg. Shakib Al Hasan is positioned yards forward and the ball lands on a bounce just short ahead of him, but Shakib does well to stop it. The batters cross for a single.

over

19 | 8 Runs | HH: 75/3

18.6

Mehidy Hasan to Yashasvi Jaiswal, A bit quicker now, flatter too, on a length, outside off, Jaiswal rocks back and cuts it straight to point. A good over for India, a couple of boundaries from it.

18.5

Mehidy Hasan to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Slows it up, full and outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal defends it on the front foot.

18.4

Mehidy Hasan to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! Swept away nicely! Mehidy Hasan again bowls it full and on off from around the stumps, Yashasvi Jaiswal reads the line early, sits down on his knee and brings out the broom, sweeps it well past square leg for a boundary.

18.3

Mehidy Hasan to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Full, tossed up, at off, defended to the off side by Jaiswal.

18.2

Mehidy Hasan to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! Good shot! Jaiswal moves into his 30s now. Tossed up, full and outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal takes a huge stride ahead and creams the drive through covers for a boundary.

18.1

Mehidy Hasan to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tosses it up, pushes through, on a length, around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal pats his front foot ahead and slices it to the fielder at point to moves to his right and makes a good stop.

The over-rate has been pretty slow given three seamers have operated but we will see some spin before Lunch and it will be Mehidy Hasan to bowl his off-spin.

over

18 | 2 Runs | HH: 67/3

17.6

Taskin Ahmed to Rishabh Pant, Taskin varies the length now, on a good length, but the line is on the leg stump, Rishabh Pant walks a bit too across to flick it away and gets rapped on the front thigh pad. A stifled appeal from Taskin but just out of excitement. The replay shows that the ball has clearly pitched outside leg.

17.5

Taskin Ahmed to Rishabh Pant, Taskin wraps his seventh over by bowling it full and around off, at 133.7, Rishabh Pant comfortably gets ahead and flicks it to mid on.

17.4

Taskin Ahmed to Rishabh Pant, Full, straight and on off, Rishabh Pant covers the line and drives it off the inner half of his bat to mid on.

17.3

Taskin Ahmed to Rishabh Pant, Across off on a length, Rishabh Pant makes a watchful leave.

17.2

Taskin Ahmed to Rishabh Pant, Fuller in length, on the stumps, Rishabh Pant flicks it to mid on.

17.1

Taskin Ahmed to Rishabh Pant, Outside off, full in length, Rishabh Pant prods ahead and drives it towards deep covers. The timing is not that good which means the ball loses its steam and almost dies in front of deep cover. Two taken though. The outfield is still a bit damp due to the overcast conditions.

over

17 | 6 Runs | HH: 65/3

16.6

Nahid Rana to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Fired in at 142.9 kph, full, straight and on the middle stump, Yashasvi Jaiswal with a low bat lift, brings the bat straight and pushes it to mid on.

16.5

Nahid Rana to Rishabh Pant, Full and on the fourth stump line, Rishabh Pant crouches a bit and drives it through point for a single.

16.4

Nahid Rana to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Pulled away in disdain! Nahid Rana bangs it short and angles on off, Rishabh Pant picks the length early, readies himself with a stable base, swivels and pulls it nicely through square leg for a boundary.

16.3

Nahid Rana to Rishabh Pant, Almost a yorker at off but Rishabh Pant does well to squeeze it out with a wristy flick to wide mid on.

16.2

Nahid Rana to Rishabh Pant, Too full and angling on off, Rishabh Pant presents a straight bat front foot defence.

16.1

Nahid Rana to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Short in length, outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal gets on his toes and cuts it a bit uppishly and through point for a single.

over

16 | 2 Runs | HH: 59/3

15.6

Taskin Ahmed to Rishabh Pant, Full, attacking the middle stump line, Rishabh Pant gets behind the line of the ball and responds with a solid front foot defence to end the over.

15.5

Taskin Ahmed to Rishabh Pant, Better length, full and at off, Rishabh Pant taps his front leg ahead and eases it to point with soft hands.

15.4

Taskin Ahmed to Rishabh Pant, Length ball slanting across and outside off. Pant tries to poke at it and gets beaten on the outside edge.

15.3

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, There seems to be a lot of enthusiasm in the middle. A bit of yes and no from the batters but they eventually get one in the end. Hard-length delivery on off, Yashasvi Jaiswal dabs it to point and denies for a single. Mominul Haque picks and throws towards the bowler's end and the overthrow with no proper backup allows them to cross for a single. Litton Das is visibly not happy with it as he reckons Pant was in the way of the throw at the non-striker's end and has a word with Pant about the same.

15.2

Taskin Ahmed to Rishabh Pant, Good length that comes back into the middle stump. Pant does well to take his bottom hand off the bat and turn it into the leg side for a quick single.

15.1

Taskin Ahmed to Rishabh Pant, Taskin with four slips, spills it down leg. Rishabh Pant lets it pass.

Taskin Ahmed (5-0-23-0) is back on.

over

15 | 7 Runs | HH: 57/3

14.6

Nahid Rana to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Good delivery! Back of a length, nipping slightly into the batter, over the top of off, Yashasvi Jaiswal gets on his toes to punch it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

14.5

Nahid Rana to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Full in length, in front of the pegs, Yashasvi Jaiswal flicks it with his wrists through mid-wicket and scampers back for the second, the ball loses its gas on the way to the boundary and Hasan Mahmud mops it up with a slide, throws back to the bowler's end. The batters think for the third but a good throw from Hasan forces them to settle for two.

14.4

Nahid Rana to Rishabh Pant, The fielder at deep point is much squarer now. Full and on a same line, Rishabh Pant drives it through the point region for a single.

14.3

Nahid Rana to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Nicely driven! Nahid Rana bowls it fuller now, and almost a half volley on off, Rishabh Pant taps his front leg ahead to weigh forward and drives it firmly through the cover-point region for a boundary. The fielder from deep backward point runs to his left to intercept the ball but it wins the race.

14.2

Nahid Rana to Rishabh Pant, Bowls his natural length now. Back of a length, on middle and off, at 138.8 kph, Rishabh Pant stays upright and dabs it to the pitch.

14.1

Nahid Rana to Rishabh Pant, Rana continues from over the stumps, clocks 144.3 kph and lands it full and angles across off, Rishabh Pant lets it go through alone.

over

14 | 4 Runs | HH: 50/3

13.6

Hasan Mahmud to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Bangs it on a hard length, around off, it bounces a bit more off the deck and Yashasvi Jaiswal is forced to make a quick leave.

13.5

Hasan Mahmud to Yashasvi Jaiswal, This one stays straight, full and outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal lets it go alone.

13.4

Hasan Mahmud to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! Great shot that! An inswinger from Hasan Mahmud, angling on the off stump line and finishing at the middle stump, Yashasvi Jaiswal walks a couple of steps ahead to negate the swing, meets the ball underneath his eyes, middles it from the bat, and flicks it with the angled bat through the vacant mid-wicket region for a classic boundary. 50 up for India.

13.3

Hasan Mahmud to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Too full and outside off, jagging back a bit, and probing Jaiswal to have a poke at it, but Jaiswal shows no interest and lets it pass.

13.2

Hasan Mahmud to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Full and shaping away a touch from outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal weighs forward and lifts his bat in the air to make the leave.

13.1

Hasan Mahmud to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Hasan in his extended spell, comes from around the pegs, hurls it full and angles it around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal has a feel for it initially but gets beaten on the front foot.

over

13 | 6 Runs | HH: 46/3

12.6

Nahid Rana to Rishabh Pant, Hard length now, on the leg stump line, Rishabh Pant stays on the back foot and taps it with soft hands to square leg. End of another chaotic over.

12.5

Nahid Rana to Rishabh Pant, A low full toss just outside the off stump. Pant pushes it out off the toe end to mid off.

12.4

Nahid Rana to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Short of a length on the off stump. Jaiswal hops back and pushes it to cover for a single.

12.3

Nahid Rana to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Back of a length on the middle stump. Jaiswal gets onto the back foot and blocks it to the left of the bowler.

12.2

Nahid Rana to Rishabh Pant, Risky running, to say the least! That was touch and go had it been a direct hit. Nahid Rana goes full and around off, Rishabh Pant taps it with soft hands next to the strip and sets off for a single. Yashasvi Jaiswal though had to put the afterburners to get home safely at the striker's end. Zakir Hasan from the slips runs forward and slides to pick and throw but has a shy at the batter's end and he crashes into the sticks instead. India get a risky single.

12.1

Nahid Rana to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Now, that's a good shot from Pant! Nahid Rana bangs it into the surface and clocks 140.3 kph, but the line is wide outside off on a hard length, Rishabh Pant gets the desired bounce and width, climbs on the bounce and cuts it behind square with firm hands for a boundary at deep backward point.

over

12 | 4 Runs | HH: 40/3

11.6

Hasan Mahmud to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Length, outside off, Jaiswal makes a watchful leave.

11.5

Hasan Mahmud to Yashasvi Jaiswal, A huge appeal for LBW but the umpire says 'No'! Bangladesh do not opt for a review this time. This is a good length ball, angling away on off, Yashasvi Jaiswal wants to leave but the ball pings his pads instead. Probably going outside off.

11.4

Hasan Mahmud to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Wide outside off on a length, left alone.

11.3

Hasan Mahmud to Rishabh Pant, Good shot, and good running as well! Short of a good length, around middle and leg, Rishabh Pant prods forward and flicks it nonchalantly through mid-wicket. However, the ball loses its steam as it nears the boundary ropes and Nahid Rana chases it from mid on and slips a bit with the momentum which allows the batters to hurry for the third run.

11.2

Hasan Mahmud to Yashasvi Jaiswal, At 130.2 kph, full and around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal pushes it off the inner half of the willow towards wide of mid on and fetches a quick single.

11.1

Hasan Mahmud to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Hasan Mahmud bowls it across off, it pitches around off and nips away gently, Yashasvi Jaiswal pushes forward but aborts from the block.

Drinks break! The first hour has flown by quickly and no doubt to say, that it has gone Bangladesh's way. It is still overcast and the ball is moving gently, not an ideal Chepauk condition we have witnessed though. India have lost three early wickets courtesy of a spectacular start by the Bangladeshi pace alliance of Taskin and Hasan. Taskin was hitting the hard lengths while Hasan Mahmud tested the batters on the front foot on a much fuller side, and snagged all three big scalps. Jaiswal though has done the bulk of scoring and has looked confident so far. The pitch will quicken up a bit once the moisture dries up though and will get a bit better to bat on. India would look to see through the session without losing any wickets further whereas, Bangladesh will aim to add more wickets to stay at the top.

over

11 | 2 Runs | HH: 36/3

10.6

Nahid Rana to Rishabh Pant, Back of a length and outside off stump, a much more classical leave by Pant this time.

10.5

Nahid Rana to Rishabh Pant, Classic Pant, no idea what kind of shot that was. Short of a length and around off stump, Rishabh Pant seems off balanced and just looks to have a swipe across the line but misses.

10.4

Nahid Rana to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Hard length around off stump, Jaiswal presses back and punches it through the gap at covers for a run.

10.4

Nahid Rana to Yashasvi Jaiswal, No ball! Rana brings out the slower delivery now but he has overstepped here. On a good length and outside off, Jaiswal waits well and taps it away towards cover.

10.3

Nahid Rana to Yashasvi Jaiswal, This is really aggressive bowling from Nahid Rana first up. Not all that quick at 136.6 kph but the line and length is perfect. Banged in right around the helmet and shooting off the deck, Jaiswal does well again to somehow duck under that one.

10.2

Nahid Rana to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Oh, that is spicy! Almost 142 clicks and banged in short over middle, the line is perfect and Rana gets that sharp bounce as well. Jaiswal bends his back and sways away from the line of the ball.

10.1

Nahid Rana to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rana steams in from over the wicket and clocks 146 kph right away. This is bowled short and right at the batter, Jaiswal hops back and does well to keep it down.

The first change in bowling from Bangladesh as Nahid Rana is introduced into the attack. He replaces Taskin Ahmed.

over

10 | 0 Runs | HH: 34/3

9.6

Hasan Mahmud to Rishabh Pant, Another wicket-maiden for Hasan Mahmud and Bangladesh are on top of proceedings at the moment. Pitched up around the fourth stump line, Pant stays low and eases it towards point looking for a single but is sent back.

9.5

Hasan Mahmud to Rishabh Pant, That three-quarter length, on off and middle and angling back in, Rishabh Pant looks to get forward and block but gets an inside edge onto the pad.

9.4

Hasan Mahmud to Rishabh Pant, Mahmud bends his back a bit more and bangs this one in short and outside off, the ball wobbles away as well and Pant makes a good leave.

9.3

Hasan Mahmud to Rishabh Pant, Slightly fuller and in the channel outside off, this one zips off the deck as Rishabh Pant leaves it alone.

Pin-drop silence at MA Chidambaram as Virat Kohli departs now. Rishabh Pant makes his way out to the middle at number 5.

9.2

Hasan Mahmud to Virat Kohli, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Hasan Mahmud will be on cloud nine as he gets a third wicket and the Indian right-handers just can't seem to play against him at the moment. Lovely length from Mahmud but the line is a bit wide of the off stump. It still draws the batter forward and Virat Kohli looks to drive with hard hands and that slight away movement means a faint outside edge is found. The ball nestles into the gloves of Litton Das behind the stumps and India in a spot of real bother now at 34/3 inside the first 10 overs.

9.1

Hasan Mahmud to Virat Kohli, Pitched up wide of the off stump, looking to angle it back in, Kohli gets well forward and blocks it on the full towards covers.

over

9 | 5 Runs | HH: 34/2

8.6

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Good length again, this time around off and angling away, left alone by Jaiswal.

8.5

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, On a good length now and around middle and leg, Jaiswal gets a bit forward and defends it with a straight bat.

8.4

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Taskin grunts in as he serves a bumper at 133 kph and right over middle and leg, Jaiswal ducks under it fairly comfortably.

8.3

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Back of a length and in the channel around off, Jaiswal gets on his toes and nudges it down behind point.

8.2

Taskin Ahmed to Virat Kohli, Nicely timed and good running as well. Slightly pitched up around middle, sliding right on, Kohli gets forward and just pushes the ball with fine timing through the mid-wicket region and picks up three runs as Hasan Mahmud chases it down.

8.1

Taskin Ahmed to Virat Kohli, Back of a length and around off, Virat Kohli presses back and plays it late with an angled bat and dabs it down past the gully fielder for a couple of runs.

over

8 | 5 Runs | HH: 29/2

7.6

Hasan Mahmud to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Pitched up in and around the off stump line, gently swinging in a bit as Jaiswal makes a watchful leave.

7.5

Hasan Mahmud to Virat Kohli, Full and straight, looking to slide one through the gate but Kohli is able to play that signature wristy flick and gets it down to deep square leg for a single.

7.4

Hasan Mahmud to Virat Kohli, On a hard length and in the channel around off, this one nips back in a touch as Virat Kohli leaves it alone.

Chepauk is echoing with huge cheers from the crowd as Virat Kohli strides out to the middle at number 4.

7.3

Hasan Mahmud to Shubman Gill, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Shubman Gill will be kicking himself and that is a soft dismissal. Hasan Mahmud looks for the delivery that angles back in as he knows Gill has a weakness with that but gets the line wrong and spills it down leg. Gill looks to flick and is drawn well forward and somehow manages to edge it down to the keeper. Litton Das moves swiftly to his left and takes the catch. Gill departs for a duck and India in early trouble at 28/2!

7.2

Hasan Mahmud to Shubman Gill, A half-hearted appeal for LBW but it is turned down. The in-between length on off, the ball angles back in and Shubman Gill plays all around the delivery and gets hit on pads. No review taken and that looked pretty high as well.

7.1

Hasan Mahmud to Shubman Gill, FOUR BYES! A surprise loosener from Hasan Mahmud and no chance for Litton Das to cut that one off. Slightly full and angled down leg, this one just keeps on going and rolls away to the fine leg fence for four bonus runs.

Hasan Mahmud (3-1-5-1) to continue for his fourth over.

over

7 | 10 Runs | HH: 24/1

6.6

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! Hammered away! Taskin changes the angle of attack by coming around the stumps and serves it right in the slot on off, Yashasvi Jaiswal gets his body weight forward and pings the on drive through the vacant mid on region for another boundary.

6.5

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Just short of a length again and in and around the off stump line, Jaiswal shoulders arms at it.

6.4

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! That was exquisite from Jaiswal! Overpitched now and outside off, Jaiswal leans into the shot and drives it firmly through covers, even holding the pose to find the fence.

6.3

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Well left! Better length from Taskin as he pitches it up a bit on off and gets the ball to shoot off the deck, Jaiswal does well to press back and lift his arms and let it through to the keeper.

6.2

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Short of a length again, this time on the hips, Jaiswal tucks it away neatly and gets it well wide of fine leg for a couple of runs.

6.1

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Back of a length over middle, banged in, Jaiswal hops back to defend.

over

6 | 0 Runs | HH: 14/1

5.6

Hasan Mahmud to Shubman Gill, Full and wide outside off, not much movement on this one but another easy leave for Shubman Gill to make. End of a wicket-maiden from Hasan Mahmud.

5.5

Hasan Mahmud to Shubman Gill, On a good length again and wide of the off stump, swinging away with some extra bounce, Gill doesn't play at it.

5.4

Hasan Mahmud to Shubman Gill, Good length, wide of the off stump and angling further away, left alone by Gill.

5.3

Hasan Mahmud to Shubman Gill, There's that change up again that nips back in. Quite full and around off, angling back in sharply, Gill manages to take the front leg out and blocks it off.

5.2

Hasan Mahmud to Shubman Gill, Lovely bowling this from Hasan Mahmud and consistent as well. Nagging length on the fourth stump line, this one holds its line, Shubman Gill looks to block off the front foot but the ball whizzes past the outside edge.

Shubman Gill is in at number 3.

5.1

Hasan Mahmud to Rohit Sharma, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! The writing was on the wall with that one and Hasan Mahmud does get rid of the Indian skipper with a lovely delivery. Immaculate length, neither full nor short and on off stump, this one angles in but leaves the right-hander after pitching. Rohit Sharma stays put and looks to block with soft hands but the outside edge is found and Najmul Hossain Shanto takes a good low catch at second slip. India 14/1 as Sharma goes for 6 (19).

over

5 | 6 Runs | HH: 14/0

4.6

Taskin Ahmed to Rohit Sharma, Drop and run! Hits the deck hard, bowling it with an upright seam over off, Rohit Sharma hops and blocks it to the off side before getting across quickly for the single.

4.5

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Hard length over middle and leg, Yashasvi Jaiswal waits back and works it away with soft hands through backward square leg and picks up a single.

4.4

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Pitched up down the leg side and the ball just flies off the deck, no chance of Jaiswal getting a bat on it and its a good take behind the stumps from Litton Das.

4.3

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Back of a length this time and around off, angling further away, Jaiswal shoulders arms at it.

4.2

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR! Top shot from Jaiswal! Too full and straight, all the swing is negated by the length and Jaiswal just clears the front leg before whipping it across through mid-wicket for a boundary.

4.1

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, More than half a shout for caught behind but it is turned down. Banged in on a hard length and around leg, Yashasvi Jaiswal looks to work it off the hips but the ball swings in a bit and just goes past the edge.

over

4 | 4 Runs | HH: 8/0

3.6

Hasan Mahmud to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Uppish but in the gap and that will be the first boundary of the Test match. Floated up full and outside off, Rohit Sharma is able to get forward and drive through the line and through the big gap between covers and point for a boundary.

3.5

Hasan Mahmud to Rohit Sharma, Bowls this one a bit wider and it is the one that angles back in a long way, Rohit Sharma plays it late and right in front of the stumps before blocking it towards mid on.

3.4

Hasan Mahmud to Rohit Sharma, BEATEN! Hasan Mahmud is bowling brilliantly to the right-hander. That in-between length, drawing the batter halfway forward and as Sharma looks to present the full face of the bat at it, the ball deviates away and beats the outside edge by a whisker.

3.3

Hasan Mahmud to Rohit Sharma, Pitched up around the fifth stump line and this one goes straight on, Sharma plants his front leg across and blocks it towards cover-point.

3.2

Hasan Mahmud to Rohit Sharma, Oh, that is a good ball! Huge shouts for LBW but the umpire remains unmoved. Najmul Hossain Shanto has a word with his players and opts for the review. Hasan Mahmud pitches the ball up around off stump and gets it to nip back in sharply off the deck. Rohit Sharma looks to get forward and play it with a straight bat but is beaten past the inside edge and gets pinged on the back leg. Nothing on UltraEdge and Ball Tracking shows the wickets as the umpire's call and Sharma survives. Bangladesh does not lose a review, but this is a decent start for the visitors.

3.1

Hasan Mahmud to Rohit Sharma, Perfect length on off and middle, nipping back in a touch, Sharma plays it with soft hands and flicks it away to mid-wicket.

over

3 | 2 Runs | HH: 4/0

2.6

Taskin Ahmed to Rohit Sharma, Sharma is off the mark! Full and around off, looking for the away-swinger, Rohit Sharma dabs it away onto the off side and scampers across for a quick single.

2.5

Taskin Ahmed to Rohit Sharma, The big in-dipper now that takes Rohit Sharma completely by surprise. Taskin goes wide on the crease and hammers it on a hard length outside off, the ball lands and jags back in a mile. Sharma looks to defend but is beaten on the inside edge and gets hit high on the thigh pad.

2.4

Taskin Ahmed to Rohit Sharma, Much fuller this time, wanting the batter to drive at it but the line is a bit too wide of the off stump and Rohit presses forward before making yet another leave.

2.3

Taskin Ahmed to Rohit Sharma, On a hard length and on the fifth stump line, this one pitches and shapes away quite a fair bit as Rohit Sharma presses back and leaves it alone.

2.2

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Loses some control now does Taskin and bowls a fullish delivery down the leg side, it swings further down and Litton Das cannot collect it cleanly. The batters get a bye.

2.1

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Caulker of a delivery from Taskin! Good length at 136.6 kph and on off stump, the ball is angled in but leaves the left-hander sharply after pitching. Yashasvi Jaiswal looks to block but the ball zips past the outside edge with good carry again.

over

2 | 1 Runs | HH: 2/0

1.6

Hasan Mahmud to Rohit Sharma, Five leaves in a row and almost each of those leaves was an easy one as well. Nagging length again but Mahmud seems to have his line wrong as this is bowled fairly wide outside off as well.

1.5

Hasan Mahmud to Rohit Sharma, Too wide to make the batter play at it. Full length again but Mahmud spills the ball well wide of the off stump and Rohit Sharma lets it through to the keeper yet again.

1.4

Hasan Mahmud to Rohit Sharma, Full again, around the fifth stump line and this one swings back in a touch, a well-watched leave again from Sharma.

1.3

Hasan Mahmud to Rohit Sharma, Angles the ball in from wide of the off stump and gets it to gently shape away, Rohit Sharma presses halfway forward before leaving it alone.

1.2

Hasan Mahmud to Rohit Sharma, Pitched up wide of the off stump and swinging away from the right-hander, left alone by Sharma.

1.1

Hasan Mahmud to Yashasvi Jaiswal, A bit too straight to begin with! Fuller in length on middle and leg, sliding on, Yashasvi Jaiswal nudges it off the inner half of the blade down to fine leg and picks up a single.

Hasan Mahmud to share the attack from the other end.

over

1 | 1 Runs | HH: 1/0

0.6

Taskin Ahmed to Rohit Sharma, Oh, that shot off the deck! Taskin bangs it in on a hard length again and outside off, gets the ball to move away with some extra bounce. Rohit Sharma has a waft at it but the ball flies past the outside edge. A controlled first over from Taskin, India are 1/0.

0.5

Taskin Ahmed to Rohit Sharma, Shortens the length and bowls it fairly wide outside off, shaping further away, Rohit Sharma watches it well and lets it through.

0.4

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, A loud cheer from the crowd as Jaiswal and India get off the mark! Just full of a good length and a lot straighter, this one nips back into the pads and Jaiswal just tucks it down to fine leg for a single.

0.3

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Beautifully bowled! Hard length again and on a much tighter line around off, a bit of movement away as well, Jaiswal hops back and pushes inside the line. Excellent carry on that one as well.

0.2

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Taskin hammers the ball on his favorite hard length and bowls it wider of the off stump, a bit of seam movement away from the left-hander and Jaiswal leaves it alone.

0.1

Taskin Ahmed to Yashasvi Jaiswal, Good stop from Zakir Hasan! Top length from Taskin right away as he pitches it up a bit on off, Yashasvi Jaiswal waits well and dabs it with soft hands wide of fourth slip where it is well stopped.

Done with the pre-match formalities now and it is time for the first Test to commence! The two umpires walk out to the middle. The players of Bangladesh scatter through the field and take their respective positions. Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal are the two openers for India and are all geared up and walk out to the pitch. Taskin Ahmed will get the proceedings underway with the shining SG cherry for Bangladesh. And, here we go...

Well then, we are just a few moments away from the action to begin at Chepauk! But before that, the two sets of players are lined up for their respective national anthems. It will be Bangladesh's first, followed by the Indian national anthem.

Ravichandran Ashwin is down for a quick chat. He says that his excitement and ambition always remain the and enjoys every game of cricket. Adds that age is just a number but you need to be fit and it does take a toll on the long run. Mentions that generally, batters have got huge runs at this ground and it has been a good Test match pitch and with it being a red soil pitch, there will be extra bounce as well. Adds that it was a fine result for Bangladesh with everything going on and they are looking forward to their challenge.

Rohit Sharma, the captain of India says that they would have bowled first as well. Mentions the pitch looks soft and it will be challenging. But also says that they have prepared well and will back their potential. Says looking at the last ten matches, every Test match is going to be important and that they want to focus on what's in front of them. Tells that they had a good preparation leading up to this game. Informs that they are going with three seamers and two spinners.

Najmul Hossain Shanto, the captain of Bangladesh says that they will bowl first due to the moisture and will look to use the conditions. Reckons that the first session will help the pacers and goes on to say that they played well against Pakistan but this is a new series. Mentions that the youngsters have done well so far and says that it is the same combination with three seamers and two spin all-rounders.

Bangladesh (Playing XI) - Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto (C), Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das (WK), Mehidy Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana.

India (Playing XI) - Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj.

TOSS UPDATE - The flip of the coin lands in favor of Bangladesh and Najmul Hossain Shanto elects to BOWL first.

PITCH REPORT - Murali Kartik and Dinesh Karthik are inspecting the deck. Dinesh Karthik begins by saying that it is a bit cool and as the day progresses, it will get more warm. Informs that it is a red soil pitch and has some residual moisture underneath, and reckons that it might help the seamers early on and the spinners will come into play very soon. Also thinks that India might go with a three-seamers combination.

With all said and done, this series means a lot from both teams’ perspectives. For India, they would like to make the most out of this home season and sustain their top position in the ongoing cycle of WTC. Whereas, for Bangladesh, currently in the 4th spot of the championship, it’s a huge opportunity to turn the tables and disrupt India’s home record and further better their position in the championship. Stay tuned, as we immerse ourselves in five days of engrossing cricket. Toss and team sheets up next very shortly.

Chepauk has always offered a spin-friendly deck and the wear and tear might see spinners in action pretty soon. The reason, the red soil wicket presumably dries a lot sooner and is prone to break up in the early stages of the game, though it produces a good bounce too for the seamers. But hey, we have seen loads and loads of runs being scored here as we turn the pages to history with 759 being the highest score ever here. The average first inning score here is around the 350-run mark which proves that the batters have enjoyed their strokes as well.

Chennai presents a formidable challenge in September due to its notoriously sweltering conditions. Players can expect to contend with scorching temperatures and stifling humidity using sweatbands and facial creams to combat it. Also, the forecast reckons that there might be a few stoppages here and there in the coming days with some spells of thunderstorms and rains. Despite the gruelling climate, Chepauk has long been a fortress for the Indian team, with a record of 15 victories, 7 defeats, 11 draws, and a memorable tie against Australia in 1986. These punishing weather conditions make Chepauk a tough prospect for any visiting team, particularly during this time of year.

Sure, India at home is a tough team to beat as they have won 17 series since 2013 and have lost just four Tests and are yet to face a series defeat. On paper, India’s team looks bullish but this Bangladesh side has now become habitual and finds dignity in achieving the historic firsts. The visiting team now takes pride in breaking new ground, potentially making them a dark horse threat to India's stellar home record. So, they’re absolutely no walkovers if you think it’s a one-way fight.

Bangladesh storms into this series riding a wave of triumph, still basking in the glory of their historically successful Pakistan tour. This monumental success has not only boosted team morale but has also reshaped perceptions of Bangladesh's capabilities. Building on this newfound momentum, the team, led by Najmul Hossain Shanto, enters this series with an air of confidence and self-belief. The experienced duo of Shakib and Mushfiqur, along with the burgeoning talent of all-rounder Mehidy Hasan, form the backbone of a squad. However, Bangladesh has had to contend with an unexpected setback, the injury to Shoriful Islam. Intriguingly, rather than opting for a like-for-like replacement, they've chosen to bolster their wicket-keeping batter option by including Jaker Ali. Whereas, Nahid Rana, Hasan Mahmud and Taskin Ahmed form their pace trio. And with several spin bowling options along with the experienced Taijul Islam, it rounds up their squad, which looks pretty balanced.

After a six-month hiatus from Test cricket, the Indian team is set to don their whites once again, following their triumphant series against England earlier this year. Led by Rohit Sharma, and with key players like Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Siraj and others, the squad aims to strengthen their position in the ongoing cycle World Test Championship. The team composition largely mirrors their previous outing, with the notable additions of KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant, offering a wealth of wicket-keeping batting options. The bowling department sees fresh faces in Yash Dayal and Akash Deep, expanding India's arsenal of pace options as they prepare to take the field. While the Jadeja-Ashwin-Kuldeep-Axar spin quartet will be key in these spin-friendly conditions. With a good blend of youth and experienced energies, team India will aim to dominate their home season on a positive note.

Hello, Vanakkam, and Nomoshkar to all cricket enthusiasts. The stage is set for an electrifying subcontinental clash as India prepares to host Bangladesh in a riveting 2-match Test series. This storied rivalry, which first unfolded in whites in 2000, has matured into its 24th year, promising the ninth chapter of this captivating Test saga. The iconic MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai serves as the venue for this series opener, where these two Asian cricketing powerhouses will renew their spicy rivalry over the next five days. As we stand on the cusp of what promises to be an enthralling contest, we warmly welcome all joining our coverage.

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