1st Test, Chennai, September 19, 2024, 09:30 AM
India
339/6(80.0ov)
Bangladesh
Day 1: Stumps - BAN opted to field
IND 81%
Tie 2%
BAN 17%
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.
In over# 80
0
0
1
0
2
1
Mominul Haque 4/0(1)
79.6
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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
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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
1
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
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Full and turning into the off stump, Ravindra Jadeja punches it to mid on.
79.2
2
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
1
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.
In over# 79
0
0
0
0
0
1
Mehidy Hasan 77/1(21)
78.6
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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
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Too full, outside off, Ravindra Jadeja leans on the ball and eases it to the off side with a solid defence.
78.4
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Quite full and on middle and leg from around the stumps, Jadeja pushes it to the left of the bowler.
78.3
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Full around the off stump. Jadeja comes forward, gets a thick inside edge and blocks it to short mid-wicket.
78.2
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Full outside off. Jadeja covers his off stump and leaves it alone.
78.1
1
Flat and full, sliding on the pads, Ravichandran Ashwin glances it off the back foot to deep square leg for a single.
In over# 78
0
4
0
1
0
2
Shakib Al Hasan 50/0(8)
77.6
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Length ball, it is defended into the leg side off the back foot by Jadeja.