The Indian cricket team led by Rohit Sharma took on the Bangladesh team led by Nazmul Hossain Shanto in the First Test match at M Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on September 19th.
After winning the toss, Shanto opted to bowl first against India and showed why he made that decision. His bowlers – Hasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana and Mehidy Hasan Miraz – were at their best and made India’s star batsmen wonder how these pitches can be played.
Be it Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli or Shubman Gill, all three were stunned by the Bangladesh players, who made Pakistan bow down before them after their mesmerizing performances in the two Tests they played in Rawalpindi.
Apart from Yashasvi Jaiswal (56 off 118) and Rishabh Pant (39 off 52), the top order could not find answers for Hasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana and Mehidy Hasan Miraz.
Captain Rohit Sharma (6), Shubman Gill (0), Virat Kohli (6) and KL Rahul (16) walked to the pavilion with their heads down and were disappointed with their performances. Although Yashasvi Jaiswal (56) and RISHABH PANTS (39) They showed their mettle and scored important runs.
India were at 144 after losing six wickets before India’s two big all-rounders, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, came on the field.
With Jadeja and Ashwin slowly setting the tone of the match, things started moving in favour of the Indian cricket team.
Ashwin’s century:
Not only Ashwin completed his sixth international century, It was his maiden century against Bangladesh. Also, this was Ashwin’s second consecutive century at Chepauk. Before this, his fifth century came against England in 2021, only at Chepauk.
He completed his sixth century in 108 balls, hitting 10 fours and two sixes.
He also became only the second cricketer in the world to score 1000 runs in Test matches and take more than 100 wickets simultaneously.
By DAY 1 at Stumps, India managed to put up a score of 339/6 in 80 overs, where Ashwin scored his sixth century and was batting on 102, while Jadeja was on 86 runs.
Bangladesh’s Hasan Mahmud took four wickets in this third Test match, while Nahid Rana and Mehidy Hasan Miraz took one each.
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