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PREVIEW: India and Bangladesh are all set to lock horns with each other in the first Test of the two-match series in Chattogram. The hosts clinched the ODI series after beating India 2-1 and will look to replicate the same in the Tests as well. On the other side, India will look for a positive start. The visitors have faced some injury issues with the likes of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami being ruled out while captain Rohit Sharma unavailable for selection for the first Test due to a thumb injury. KL Rahul will lead the side in Rohit’s absence while Cheteshwar Pujara has been named his deputy. SQUADS: India: Shubman Gill, KL Rahul(c), Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Srikar Bharat, Navdeep Saini, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Saurabh Kumar Bangladesh: Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Mominul Haque, Anamul Haque, Shakib Al Hasan(c), Litton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Ebadot Hossain, Khaled Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Nurul Hasan, Yasir Ali, Zakir Hasan, Rejaur Rahman Raja Read all the Latest News , Trending News , Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
India vs Bangladesh 1st Test Day 1 Highlights: IND 278/6 at stumps, Iyer 82 not out
India vs Bangladesh 1st Test, Day 1 Highlights: Shreyas Iyer made 82 not out and Cheteshwar Pujara scored 90 as India finished the day’s play on 278/6.
 "India vs Bangladesh 1st Test Day 1 Highlights: IND 278/6 at stumps, Iyer 82 not out")
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WOW! A wicket on the last ball of the day. Axar Patel falls for 14 as Mehidy dismisses him, LBW. The ball beat the bat and crashed into Axar’s pads. He took a review but it umpire’s call.
Shreyas Iyer (82) will resume batting tomorrow for India.
India: 278/6 (90)
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Good cover drive by Axar off Ebadot and he collects his first boundary. India 271/5 from 88 overs. The light is poor but game goes on.
After 87 overs,India 265/5 ( Shreyas Iyer 80 , Axar Patel 3)
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Axar Patel is the new man in. There was an LBW appeal against him off Taijul Islam but it looked like going down. Three more overs to go in the day.
Replays show there was some bat on it and it was taken by short leg but as a review was not taken Bangladesh didn’t benefit and the umpire had no clue.
What a ball! The ball spins away, beating the bat and cleaning up Pujara. Good innings comes to an end.
Pujara b Taijul Islam 90(203)
After 84 overs,India 260/4 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 90 , Shreyas Iyer 78)
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What bad luck for Ebadot! He clipped the stumps but the bails didn’t come off meaning Iyer continues to bat for India. Earlier, there was an LBW appeal against Pujara but it was going down leg.
After 83 overs,India 256/4 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 89 , Shreyas Iyer 76)
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Hint of swing for Khaled in the over. He had Pujara beaten on a length ball that shaped away. The pacer needs to stick to this line and make the India batters guess.
After 81 overs,India 252/4 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 88 , Shreyas Iyer 73)
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Khaled Ahmed gives away two runs with the new ball. While Bangladesh are hoping for a wicket, the new ball also comes easily on the bat and there’s a chance for India to pile on more runs.
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New ball taken! Bangladesh badly need a wicket and Shakib decides to take the new ball. Khaled Ahmed will bowl first with it.
After 80 overs,India 250/4 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 87 , Shreyas Iyer 72)
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250 up for India! Shreyas Iyer gets India there with a cut shot boundary on the offside. 80 overs done and new ball is now available.
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Interesting shot from Pujara. The legside ball stayed low and Pujara played a low pull shot to add a boundary. The hosts are looking out of ideas and energy. Time to pile on the runs.
India: 246/4
After 76 overs,India 236/4 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 78 , Shreyas Iyer 67)
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DROPPED! Iyer could have been back in the hut but Ebadot Hossain dropped an easy chance at deep midwicket. There was no need for Iyer to play that shot but a big miss for the hosts.
After 75 overs,India 236/4 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 78 , Shreyas Iyer 67)
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Bowling change and Taijul Islam comes in for Shakib. After two dot balls, Shreyas takes a single with a push to long off. Pujara adds a boundary after stepping out and creaming the fuller ball to cow corner.
After 74 overs,India 231/4 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 74 , Shreyas Iyer 66)
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Another boundary for Pujara who swivel pulls the short ball from Shakib to mid-wicket. India moving along nicely now at Chattogram. This was in the 73rd over. Mehidy then gave away three in 74th.
After 70 overs,India 222/4 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 68 , Shreyas Iyer 63)
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Mehidy Hasan has been brought back into the attack. Disciplined start as Iyer plays out the first four deliveries without any run but then whacks a fuller length ball to midwicket for a four. The Iyer-Pujara partnership is now worth 110 runs.
After 68 overs,India 216/4 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 67 , Shreyas Iyer 58)
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Shreyas Iyer is showing his class here. He dances down the track against Taijul Islam and hammers a fuller one over mid on for another boundary
FIFTY!@ShreyasIyer15 joins the party with a well made half-century. This is his 4th in Test cricket.
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 14, 2022
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FIFTY!
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 14, 2022
A solid half-century for @cheteshwar1 👏👏
This is his 34th 50 in Test cricket.
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Now Shreyas Iyer brings up his fifty as he drags a short one from Shakib to the mid-wicket boundary. This has been a fine partnership between Iyer and Pujara. They have brought India back on track
A couple of boundaries for Pujara. He first cuts one away through the off side and then drags the short one to the leg side. The right-handed batter brings up his fifty as well
Width on offer from Ebadot and Shreyas Iyer goes inside out, hits that over covers for a boundary. He is looking in good touch
After 56 overs,India 174/4 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 42 , Shreyas Iyer 41)
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India end the second session with a boundary as Iyer drives that tossed up delivery, outside off from Yasir for a four through covers. This has been a good session for India despite Pant’s departure. India are 174/4
That's a steady 50-run partnership off 119 deliveries between @cheteshwar1 & @ShreyasIyer15 🙌🙌
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 14, 2022
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After 47 overs,India 158/4 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 37 , Shreyas Iyer 30)
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Pujara and Iyer have provided the much needed resistance to India after they lost wickets at regular intervals earlier. But the two now need to capitalise on this
Mehidy Hasan gives a bit of flight on that one and Shreyas Iyer steps out and hits that over mid on for a boundary
.@RishabhPant17 breaches the 4000-run mark in international cricket 👏👏#TeamIndia #BANvIND pic.twitter.com/zRxRG96UrH
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 14, 2022
After 37 overs,India 125/4 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 26 , Shreyas Iyer 8)
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It has been a struggling outing for India so far. They have lost wickets at regular intervals and have been pushed on the back foot
India lose Rishabh Pant after Lunch. Mehidy comes round the wicket, tosses it up as Pant tries to cut that one away but gets an inside edge and plays it on the stumps
Back of the length from Mehidy Hasan and Rishabh Pant pulls that away for a boundary through the mid-wicket area
After 28 overs,India 95/3 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 20 , Rishabh Pant (W) 31)
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Rishabh Pant and Cheteshwar Pujara have provided the much-needed resistance to India and they now need to capitalise on it
Lunch on Day 1 of the 1st Test.#TeamIndia lose three wickets in the morning session with 85 runs on the board.
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 14, 2022
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After 26 overs,India 85/3 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 12 , Rishabh Pant (W) 29)
India have ended the first session at 85/3 with Pujara and Pant in the middle. The visitors need a partnership from here to help India comeback on track
Slightly tossed up from Taijul Islam as he offers some width on it and Pujara cuts that through the off side again for a boundary
After 24 overs,India 69/3 ( Cheteshwar Pujara 7 , Rishabh Pant (W) 18)
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Rishabh Pant has scored some quick runs in that one. India need to stitch a stand here and get back on track
A maximum to follow that boundary. Pant first sweeps one to deep fine leg region and then dances down the track to hammer the next one over mid-wicket for a six. The left-hander is taking on the spinner
Wickets are tumbling after that steady start. Virat Kohli has been trapped in front of the stumps by Taijul. The spinner tosses it up, bowls it around the leg stump channel and that takes a sharp turn away. Kohli tries to flick it on the on side but completely misses the ball as it hits his back pad. The on-field umpire gives that out but the batter takes the review. The ball tracker shows that he would have gone on to hit the stumps. Kohli departs for 1
India lose two now as captain KL Rahul departs. Khaled Ahmed bowls that touch back of the length, outside off stump as Rahul tries to hit that one through the off side but gets the inside edge and plays it on to his stumps. He will walk back for 22
That’s the breakthrough that Bangladesh needed. Taijul Islam tosses it up to Shubman Gill as the batter tries to go for the paddle sweep but doesn’t time that well, and Yasir Ali, stationed at first slip, runs to his left and takes the catch. Gill goes for 20
Two boundaries on the trot for Shubman Gill. The right-handed batter first cuts one widish delivery through the off side and then pulls a short one through the on side. This is a positive start from these two openers
This has been a good start from the two openers. They are showing a lot of intent and are not shying away from dispatching the ones in their arc to the boundary
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