The Indian cricket team remained ahead at the end of the second day of the first Test match against Bangladesh despite mixed performances from top-order batsmen in Chennai on Friday. jasprit bumrah He headlined with four wickets to restrict Bangladesh to 149 in the first innings and then India added 81 runs for 3 to extend the lead to 308 runs.
India’s first innings collapsed to 376. Ravindra Jadeja He failed to convert his brilliant first-day knock into a century and Ravichandran Ashwin fell after scoring 113 runs. Bangladesh’s batsmen struggled to counter India’s impressive pace attack and were bowled out for 149 in 47.1 overs.
However, India lost three wickets, including Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in low scores in the second inning but Shubman Gill added a crucial 33* off 64 balls to give India a 308-run lead at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.
Earlier, Ashwin and Jadeja started the second day for India hoping to add some quick runs in the first session. But bowlers from both teams dominated the opening session at Chepauk with a combined total of seven wickets. Jadeja failed to score his fifth Test century while Ashwin bowed out after scoring 113 runs in 133 balls.
Taskin Ahmed took two wickets while Hasan Mahmud claimed the final wicket of the innings to record his only second five-wicket haul to bowl India out for 376 in 91.2 overs.
The Indian bowlers also adapted quickly to the playing conditions with Jasprit Bumrah scoring the first wicket. Akash Deep also impressed with his opening spell by dismissing Shadman Islam and Momihul Haque for single-digit scores.
Bangladesh was able to score some runs on the scoreboard through Shakib Al-Hasan and Littion Das, who added 51 runs for the sixth wicket. Ravindra Jadeja removed both batsmen in his consecutive overs to deny Bangladesh any chance of a comeback and then Bumrah finished the innings with two more wickets.
In their second innings, India lost both their openers, Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal, in seven overs with just 28 runs on the scorecard. Virat Kohli was impressive at the start but fell victim to a controversial DRS decision after scoring 17 runs in 37 balls.
Gill and Rishab Pant avoided losing any more wickets with some attacking shots to propel India’s second innings to 81 for 3 in 23 overs. With a staggering 308-run lead and seven wickets in hand in the second innings, the hosts remain in a dominant position at the end of Day 2’s play in Chennai.
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