Greetings and welcome to the live coverage of the opening day of the two-Test match series between Bangladesh and India. Both teams have made their camp at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium, the site of the series’ opening game. The last Test match between India and England took place in early March of this year. They won 4-1 at home against England and will now try to dominate Bangladesh, who enter the series high after sweeping 2-0 away from home against Pakistan. India are the clear favorites to win this contest, which should be interesting. Here are the latest scores and updates in real time.
Lunch Interval – End Of Session 1
Mehidy returns for his third over. Just two runs scored in the last over of the first session as the players head off for lunch.
Post lunch session to start around 12:10pm IST.
India Vs Bangladesh: BAN Fielders Look Frustrated
Edged — but it doesn’t carry to slip! Rishabh Pant capitalizes with a boundary for four.
IND 86/3 (22)
India Vs Bangladesh: FOUR
That’s some excellent attacking batting; Mehidy drifts it in from wide of the crease, and Jaiswal sweeps from well in front, taking length out of the equation.
IND 75/3 (19)
India Vs Bangladesh: Youngsters Keep Things Flowing
These young players, Rishabh Pant and Yashasvi Jaiswal, made sure they remained composed and didn’t give in to pressure after losing three early wickets. When the chance arose, they scored heavily while playing relatively safe.
IND 67/3 (17.5)
India Vs Bangladesh: Rishabh Pant and Yashasvi Jaiswal Power India Past 50
Midwicket is whipped with a full delivery. The batters consider three, but ultimately decide on two. Even though it was slightly over yorker length, Yashasvi Jaiswal makes sure to put it away despite its impressive speed of 147 km/h. They’re fine shutting the bat face and enjoying the benefits if they can get underneath it. Both athletes aid India’s over-50 goal.
IND 59/3 (15.3)
India Vs Bangladesh: Now Indians Look In Rhythm
Rishabh Pant is essentially getting off with a free hit. The ball has been pushed in, is broad, and rises to about chest height. Pant stands tall and gracefully carves it through the backward point with genuine bounce. AND GETS TO FOUR.
IND 46/3 (12.5)
India Vs Bangladesh: Pant Is Making The Crowd Dance
The crowd roars as Rishabh Pant flicks the ball into the outfield. The crowd is agog after Pant’s shot, even though Rana is the fielder.
IND 40/3 (11.5)
India Vs Bangladesh: Kohli Out, Pant In
Virat Kohli falls victim to a familiar trap as Bangladesh triumph. Just not close enough is the ball that Kohli drives at when it’s outside off. Although it’s a little shorter than the last delivery, it’s still a decent length and has a flawless, straight line. This time, Kohli manages to edge it past the keeper, and the drive was off.
IND 34/3 (9.5)
India Vs Bangladesh: Virat Kohli’s Name Rings Out In The Crowd As He Steps In
The crowd applauds as Virat Kohli gets off to a good start with a trademark flick through wide mid-on. With skill, he covers the length ball’s line and places it exactly for three runs.
IND 34/2 (9)
India Vs Bangladesh: Gill Out
Huge congrats to LBW, but this is too high. And in an uncommon dismissal, Shubman Gill is out for a duck on the very next ball. Gill attempts to go for runs but ultimately nicks it because the delivery is too full and down the leg side. There’s enough volume to hear the edge.
IND 28/2 (7.4)
India Vs Bangladesh: Sharma Out, Gill In
Rohit Sharma is Hasan Mahmud’s man. He bowls brilliantly to draw the edge after mixing things up. After he was not troubled by the first over, Mahmud lands a good-length wobble-seam ball. It seams away just enough to take a healthy edge, and Rohit has to play the angle to be in the ideal position for the second slip. Sharma has also left.
IND 14/1 (5.5)
India Vs Bangladesh: FOUR
At the end of the fourth over, Rohit Sharma gives the crowd something to cheer about. After a much-improved over, Rohit scores the first boundary of the series with a brilliant square drive for four. Yashasvi then hits a four and gets on the boundary wagon.
IND 14/0
India Vs Bangladesh: Huge Shout For LBW
Huge congrats to LBW, but did Rohit Sharma receive any inside information? Clearly, there were two sounds. Bangladesh examines the ruling on not-out. Rohit walks over to Mahmud, who is bowling in a fantastic spot. Ball tracking shows that it is clipping the top of the stumps, which is unfortunate for Bangladesh. In the end, it’s the height that saves him; the not-out call probably resulted from the two sounds rather than the height.
India Vs Bangladesh: Almost Unplayable Ball
With the new ball, Hasan Mahmud joins Taskin Ahmed, tempting Rohit Sharma into a drive by keeping his line outside off. However, the Indian captain is remaining patient and allowing the deliveries to go by.
IND 4/0
India Vs Bangladesh: Rohit And Yashasvi Open For India
India’s opening duo, Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal, combine newfound skill with experience. Watch how this dynamic pair influences the match. Using the new ball, Taskin Ahmed is demonstrating his magic.
IND 2/0
India Vs Bangladesh: National Anthems Underway
The teams are in line for their respective national anthems, with Bangladesh’s coming first and India’s second. Let’s get ready for an exciting match as it’s almost time.
India Vs Bangladesh Playing XIs
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
Bangladesh Playing XI
Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das (wk), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana
India Vs Bangladesh 1st Test Day 1 LIVE Score
Welcome to the live coverage of the first day of the India vs Bangladesh first of the two-Test match series.
