India vs Bangladesh, 1st Test- Who Said What

India are seeming unstoppable in the ongoing ICC World Test Championship, having racked up 300 points, a country mile above the rest. In fact, in all their six Tests after the 2019 World Cup, no team even has come close to overhauling them. Of late, Virat Kohli and Co unfolded mayhem in the Bangladesh team, defeating them by an innings and 130 runs at the Holkar Stadium in Indore.

In the opening Test, the one aspect that went against India was the toss. Barring that, the hosts hardly put a foot wrong. Kohli’s men bowled the Tigers out for 150. Only during the 68-run stand between Mushfiqur Rahim and Mominul Haque did Bangladesh look like getting an upper hand. Yet again, the pace trio of Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav spewed venom.



In India’s first innings, Abu Jayed Rahi removed Rohit Sharma and Virat in single-digit scores. But Mayank Agarwal didn’t allow the visiting team to get a foothold back into the contest. The Karnataka batter notched 243 off 330 with 28 fours and eight fours. It helped India rack up a lead of 343 runs. Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane and Ravindra Jadeja racked up 54, 86 and 60 runs respectively.

Hapless Tigers do down in Indore
With a colossal trail, Bangladesh lost Shadman Islam, Imrul Kayes and Mominul inside the first 13 overs. By then, the writing was pretty much on the walls for the Tigers. Mahmudullah succumbed to another failure. Mushfiqur came to the party and scored 64 with seven fours. From the non-striker’s end, the veteran saw wickets going down. There was a bit of resistance from the lower order though.
Liton Das and Mehidy Hasan Miraz scored in the 30s to delay the inevitable. After their dismissal, Mushfiqur also perished, attempting a lofted shot down the ground off Ravi Ashwin. The Indian offie also got Ebadot Hossain’s wicket to seal the fate of the match. In their second innings, Bangladesh were bowled out for 213. Shami showed his class in the second innings, ending with four wickets.