1st Test: Liton Das looking solid

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13:51 Bangladesh have huge task ahead

B'desh 132-5 (50 ovs) vs Ind | Scorecard

Ashwin continues and after two dots, Mushfiqur gets a single to long on.

After a dot, Liton gets a single to square leg.

Dot to end the over as 2 come off it.

Jadeja continues and after two dots, he appeals for LBW but the ball runs past Rahane and the
keeper for a four.

A dot later, Das plays inside out and drives the ball to long-off for a four.

Dot to end the over as 8 come off it.

Ashwin continues and just two come in the over.

Jadeja in the attack now and one comes in the over, off the last ball of the over.

13:39 Bangladesh lose half their side

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Das is the new man in and gets off the mark with a superb drive through covers and mid-off for a
four.

He plays out the rest of the over safely.

Ashwin continues, Mahmudullah goes down on one knee and tries go after it. He misses the ball
completely in his attempted sweep and is bowled. He goes for 10 off 30.

Umesh continues and the batsmen take 5 runs through singles and twos.

Ashwin continues and Mushfiqur gets a single off the first ball of the over.

After a dot, Rahane drops another one. Good ball by Ashwin to induce the outside edge and
Rahane spills another one at slips.

Mahmudullah takes a single off the next ball.

Two dots to end the over.

Umesh continues and again just one comes in the over.

Ashwin continues and he gives one in the over.

13:20 Bangladesh 4 down

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Drinks are called.

After an hour of play, India have done well to take out the well-set captain Haque. But
Bangladesh have scored 40 quick runs in that span of time.

Umesh back in the attack and after bowling four dots, Mahmudullah gets a couple to mid-wicket.
Umesh then bowls short, Mahmudullah rocks back and pulls it fine leg for a four.
Shami goes off the ground as Gill replaces him in the middle. No confirmation of what the issue
is. 6 come off the over.

Ashwin continues and Saha drops a tough chance and Mushfiqur gets another life.

Mushfiqur survives the over and that is a maiden.

Ishant continues and starts with a short-pitched one to Mahmudullah.

A dot later, Ishant goes for an LBW appeal.

The batsman is looking edgy. He survives a probing over.

Mahmudullah is the new man in and after 4 dots, he gets off the mark with a single. 100 up for
the visitors.

Ashwin continues, comes around the wicket. Haque is beaten all ends up as he tries to let one go
through but the ball comes in and crashes into his stumps.

The captain is gone for 37. Bangladesh lose the 4th.

Ishant continues and Haque gets a single to cover.

Ishant then appeals for LBW but there was bat-pad.

Ishant gets first official warning for running on the danger zone.

Two dots to end the over.

Ashwin continues and Haque gets a single to deep extra cover for a single.

After three dots, Mushfiqur plays a ramp shot over the keeper's head for a four.

Dot to end the over as 5 come off it.

Ishant back in the attack and Haque is beaten. But he continues to fight and a straightish ball is
played off the pads for a four through square leg.
Haque scampers for a single off the last ball of the over as 5 come off it.

12:46 Bangladesh looking settled after the break

B'desh 88-3 (34 ovs) vs Ind | Scorecard

Ashwin continues and Mushiqur gets lucky as the edge falls short of Rohit in the slips.

Next ball, Mushfiqur comes down the track and smothers the ball over long-on for a six! The
first of the match.

Short ball next and the batsman cuts it past the vacant backward point area for a four. That brings
up the 50-run partnership.

Mushfiqur then plays out three dots effortlessly.

10 come off the over.

Shami continues and Mushfiqur starts with a dot.

Shami then bowls a peach, inviting Mushfiqur to drive, and he is beaten.

Another drive next but no runs for it.

Mushfiqur then plays the ball to the leg side for a single.

Shami coming around the wicket to Haque and he bowls another beauty, beating the batsman
after angling in.

Next ball, Haque flicks the ball to deep square leg for a boundary.

5 come in the over.

Ashwin continues and after a dot, Mushfiqur flicks the ball off his pads for a single to square leg.

Haque does well to negotiate the bowling as he safely plays out the over. Just a single comes in
the over.
Shami continues and he starts with a ripper as the ball gets outswing but the batsman is happy to
leave it alone.

After a dot, the batsman take a single each.

A dot later, Mushfiqur scampers through for a single after playing the ball to the off side.

Three runs come off it.

Ashwin continues and after three dots, the batsmen get a single each before a dot and a single
come off the last ball of the over.

Shami continues and Haque gets a single to mid-off off the first ball of the over.

Mushfiqur negotiates the over effortlessly as just one comes in the over.
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12:21 Mushfiqur gets another reprieve

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Ashwin continues and Mushfiqur gets an outside edge and is Rahane drops another sharp chance
at slips.

The batsmen then get a single each off the next two balls.

Three dots to end the over as Mushfuqur gets another life.

Welcome back after the lunch break. Will be interesting to see how the visitors cope with the
Indian bowling.

Shami starts proceedings after lunch.

And Mushfiqur plays two dots before getting a single off a leg bye as the ball rolls down to fine
leg.

Haque safely plays out the next three dots. Just a single comes in the over.
11:40 India pace attack shine in first session

B'desh 63-3 (26 ovs) vs Ind | Scorecard

Lunch is called by the umpires and the first session on Day 1 of the opening Test clearly
belonged to India.

Bangladesh go into the break at 63 for 3 after all three of India's paceman had a wicket against
their name.

After the loss of the three wickets, captain Haque has stayed at the crease and ground it out with
Mushfiqur as they stitched up a 32-run partnership.

They got a bit lucky with Rahane and Kohli dropping both batsmen. It will be interesting to see
if they make the most of the dropped chances.

Umesh continues and Mushfiqur batting well here as he plays another shot down to third man for
a four.

Next ball straigtish, is played to fine leg for a single.

Haque then lets the next one go to the keeper.

Haque then leaves the next two alone.

Dot to end the over as 5 come off it.

Ishant continues and after a dot, Ishant gets the ball to come in, Mushfiqur gets a huge inside
edge and the ball runs past the keeper for a four to fine leg.

Mushfiqur then lets the next two balls go through.

A defensive shot played next for a dot.

A full ball, played down to square leg for a single as 5 come off it.

Umesh continues and Mushfiqur pushes at it, gets the outside but is dropped by Kohli at 2nd slip.

After a dot, Mushfiqur gets a single to the leg side.

After two dots, Haque chases a wide one and it runs down to third man for a four as 5 come off
the over.

Ishant back in the attack as he replaces Ashwin.

Mushfiqur plays three dots and a half appeal for LBW before he is beaten by a superb ball that is
bowled in that channel but comes back in.

Next ball, Mushfiqur takes a single to cover.

Good ball next as Haque does well to let it go as just a single comes off the over.
11:16 Runs coming slowly for Bangladesh

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Umesh back in the attack and Mushfiqur gets a single to third man off the first ball of the over.

After a dot, Haque plays the ball with soft hands as it runs down to third man off the outside
edge.

Next ball same shot, same result.

Two dots to end the over as 9 runs come off it.

Ashwin continues and Mushfiqur gets off the mark with a single to mid-on.
Haque happy to just keep defending to stay at the crease.

Next ball, Haque plays a glance down to fine leg for a four. 5 runs come off the over.

Shami continues, he comes around the wicket and he starts with a dot.

Haque happy to keep at it. He is on 6, batting for the last hour.

Next ball, Shami bowls a bouncer and Haque is happy to duck. The umpire calls it wide for
height.

Haque is happy to just let the ball go through to the keeper.

Shami getting some nice movement off the pitch.

A dot to end the over as just a single off a wide comes off it.

Mushfiqur is the new man in.

Ashwin continues and Haque plays the ball to cover for a single.

Mushfiqur then plays out the over without any trouble. Just one comes out of it.

11:02 Mithun out for 13

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Shami continues and Mithun gets a couple to star the over.

After a dot, the batsmen is beaten off the outside edge.

Next ball, the batsman plays it down with soft hands and it runs down past the slip fielders for a
four to third man.

A dot later, a big shout for LBW. Full ball, hit Mithun right in front of the stumps and the umpire
raises his finger. No review from Bangladesh and Mithun walks back for 13 off 36.

Bangladesh lose their 3rd wicket.

Ashwin continues and after a dot, Mithun gets a single to fine leg.

Haque then goes on the backfoot and cuts, the ball goes quickly to Rahane at slips but he fails to
pouch it and that is a reprieve for the Bangladesh captain. He gets a couple.

Three dots to end the over.

Shami continues and he comes around the wicket. Haque lets the first two balls go through to the
keeper safely.

Easy over for the batsman to manouvre as he lets the balls go and that is another maiden.

Spin in the attack now as Ashwin comes into the attack.

After two dots, Mithun slaps the ball to deep extra-cover for a couple.

Three dots to end the over as 3 come off the over.

10:44 Haque, Mithun have done well so far

B'desh 20-2 (14 ovs) vs Ind | Scorecard

Umesh continues and he does well to beat the batsman first up after drinks.

A dot later, Umesh draws the batsman forward and the ball goes just past the bat. Peach again!

A dot later, Mithun plays front-foot defence.

Umesh then raps the batsman on his pads, big appeal, not given. The batsmen take a single and
India take the DRS as Umesh thinks it was close.

The review is taking long, the ultra edge shows the ball had hit the bat.

The ball tracking says umpire's call and the decision stays. Just the one run comes in the over.

Drinks now and Bangladesh's Haque and Mithun have done well to stay in and counter the
challenge of Ishant and Umesh after the fall of the first two wickets. It will be interesting to see
how they go till lunch.

Shami continues and starts with a peach, the ball is on a nice length, Mithun is beaten all ends
up.

Mithun then gets a single to backward point.

Haque doing well to stay in. Just the single comes in the over.

Umesh continues and he bowls short and Mithun takes a single to the on side.

Haque doing well to leave the next two balls.

And now Umesh gets warning from the umpire for running on to the pitch.

Umesh comes around the wicket now and three dot balls to end the over.

Shami comes into the attack now and the runs are flowing now as the batsmen get singles and
twos in this over.
Shami bowling short and the batsmen look comfortable against that length.

Three dot balls to end the over as 4 runs come off it.
10:21 Bangladesh batsman all at sea

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Umesh continues again he gets some nice away movement.

After two dots, Mithun goes at the ball with hard hands but gets an inside edge and the ball goes
to the keeper on one bounce.

A dot later, Mithun plays a straight drive to Umesh and that is another maiden.

Ishant continues over the wicket and the ball comes in sharply. Good leave by Mithun.

Mithun then comfortably leaves the wide one.

Another length ball, coming into the batsman. He leaves it.

Another one outside off and another leave by the batsman.

After a dot, a single off a leg bye to end the over as just the single comes off it.

Mohammad Mithun is the new man in.

Umesh continues as Haque is on strike for the first time and he allows the ball to go through.

Umesh comes around the wicket last ball of the over and Haque leaves it alone.
10:06 Ishant gets his first wicket

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Captain Mominul Haque is the new man in as Ishant continues and Islam is on strike.

Ishant mixing his lengths here and after 5 dots, he bowls full, gets the batsman to have a go at it
and Islam is caught behind for 6.

Bangladesh lose two wickets in two overs.

10:02 Kayes out for 6

B'desh 12-1 (6 ovs) vs Ind | Scorecard

Umesh continues and again a play and miss.

After a dot, again the ball goes past the outside edge, the ball holding its line So, so close!

Umesh bowls a wide half-volley next and Kayes reaches for it and plays the ball through gully
for a four.

Kayes then leaves the ball alone.

Gone next ball! Umesh gets some movement, some extra bounce and Kayes edges the ball to the
gully fielder, Rahane. Kayes out for 6 and Bangladesh lose their first.

A packed close-in field is set up as Ishant continues and again he bowls an outswinger.

Islam then gets a streaky single, as he plays the ball through wide gully for a four.
Islam and Kayes then run a quick single.

Another beauty as Ishant's outswinger goes just past the bat again. He is bowling a bit short and
it's not helping his cause.

Kayes then just taps the ball down to mid-off and takes off for a single.

A dot to end the over as 6 come off it.

Umesh continues and he is getting the ball to swing in.

Kayes gets off the mark with a single to the leg side.

After another superb inswinger that went just past the batsman's stumps, Islam gets off the mark
with a single.

After a dot, Umesh bowls another peach as he makes the batsman commit as the ball holds its
line on the way to the keeper.

09:46 Ishant, Umesh keep batsmen guessing

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Bangladesh still yet to open their account as Ishant continues from the around the wicket.

Islam finally gets bat on ball but he is yet to open his account.

Ishant then pitches it up, makes the batsman drive and the ball goes just past the bat.

And another one! The batsmen drawn into the front foot drive again. Nothing on it.

Another play and miss and that is another maiden.

Umesh opens from the other end and he starts with a peach! The ball comes in just about and
sails just over the middle stump.

Imrul then plays two defensive shots. A little fielding change.

After a dot, the ball comes up and it takes Imrul's gloves but just short off the fielder at short leg.
Good ball!

Imrul then chases a wide one, nothing on it.

Another maiden.

Shadman Islam and Imrul Kayes open the batting for Bangladesh, while Ishant starts proceedings
for India.

Ishant starts well but the umpire asks him to stay off the danger area straight away.

A dot later, Ishant makes a change.

Ishant now going around the wicket and the batsman lets the ball go through to the keeper.

Again, lovely balls, he is getting some movement as the batsman is kept guessing. But Islam is
happy to just let them go through.

A maiden to start proceedings.

09:12 Ishant comes into India XI

Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque has won the toss and elected to bat against India at the
Holkar Stadium in Indore on Thurday.

There is a bit of grass on the pitch that is likely to assist the Indian bowlers on the morning of
Day 1.

On paper, it is difficult to imagine how Bangladesh, without Tamim Iqbal and the suspended
Shakib Al Hasan, will even be able to compete in a format which has been their weakest till date.

Having crushed South Africa in their last series, this Indian team, with arguably their greatest-
ever pace unit till date, will definitely be too hot to handle for a side whose best batsman --
skipper Mominul Haque -- has less than 10 Test hundreds (8).

Although Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah Riyad are committed cricketers, in the longest
format they aren't exactly formidable names

Compare that to India's premier willow wielders -- Kohli (26 hundreds), Ajinkya Rahane (11),
Cheteshwar Pujara (18). They have 50-plus ton collectively and it will be one hell of a task for
the Mustafizur Rahamans, Taijul Islams and Mehidy Hasan Mirazjs to stop this line-up.

And before these three even come into play, Bangladesh will have to deal with openers Mayank
Agarwal and the indomitable Rohit Sharma, who can make mincemeat of their bowling attack.

Not to forget that Bangladesh, in their last Test match under the mercurial Shakib's leadership,
lost to Afghanistan in a one-off game.

Playing XI:

India: Mayank Agarwal, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane,
Ravindra Jadeja, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed
Shami, Ishant Sharma

Bangladesh: Imrul Kayes, Shadman Islam, Mohammad Mithun, Mominul Haque(c), Mushfiqur
Rahim, Mahmudullah, Liton Das(w), Mehedy Hasan, Taijul Islam, Abu Jayed, Ebadat Hossain