IND vs BAN, 1st Test, Day 1: Indian Pacers Shine In Indore; Bangladesh All-Out For 150

The combined bowling effort bundled Bangladesh for 150 in just 58.3 overs, minutes after the commencement of the third session

A day after skipper Virat Kohli rated his fast bowlers as the best in the world, Indian pacers led by Mohammed Shami, grabbed a team hat-trick just after tea when Ishant Sharma dismissed Liton Das, on Day 1 of the first Test on Thursday. The combined bowling effort bundled Bangladesh for 150 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.