IND vs BAN, 1st Test: Agarwal, Pujara Help India Seize Control After B'desh Get Bowled Out For 150

At stumps on Day 1, India were comfortably positioned at 81-1 with Cheteshwar Pujara and Mayank Agarwal at the crease.

Hosts India gained the advantage in the opening day of the 1st Test against Bangladesh at the Holkar Stadium in Indore after bowling out the visitors for a paltry 150 run total. At stumps on Day 1, India were comfortably positioned at 81-1 with Cheteshwar Pujara and Mayank Agarwal at the crease. Both Pujara and Agarwal were well poised to reach their respective half tons after steadying India's ship post the fall of Rohit Sharma's wicket. India just lost the solitary wicket of Rohit Sharma, who was dismissed by seamer Abu Jayed for 6. Earlier in the day, the combined bowling effort bundled Bangladesh for a paltry 150 runs in just 58.3 overs, minutes after the commencement of the third session. Mohammed Shami grabbed two wickets off the last two balls before tea to dash any Bangladesh hopes of a revival as they were left reeling at 140/7 at tea. Just after the break, Ishant had Das caught at first slip by Kohli who took a sharp low catch to complete the team treble and underline their supreme dominance in fast bowling in the last couple of years. In the post-lunch session, Kohli brought back Shami for a short spell before the break to try and get rid of Mushfiqur Rahim as the batsman was looking good for a half-century. In the fifth delivery of the 54th over, in-form Shami rattled Rahim's stumps with a searing inswinger that pitched outside off and came back in sharply to bamboozle the batsman. Mushfiqur was gone for a well-made 43 off 105 balls, his innings laced with four fours and a six. In the very next ball, Shami trapped new batsman Mehidy Hasan in front to go into the break on a hat-trick. Hasan thought of reviewing it, but after consultation with non-striker Liton Das (21 batting), he walked towards the dressing room. Earlier in the match, Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat first. However, their decision didn’t work out as per the plan. The pace bowling trio of Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav and Shami finished with a wicket apiece in the first session of the opening day, but more importantly, they kept bowling a testing line and length. In fact, Kohli bowled ace spinner Ashwin for just four overs as the pacers kept piling the pressure on the Bangladesh batsmen.