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Day: 1, Session: 3
BAN elected to field
BAN won the toss and elected to field
IND
339-6
BAN
Bangladesh in India, 2 Test Series, 2024 |1st Test |9/19/2024
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
| BATSMAN | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravindra Jadeja * | 86 | 117 | 10 | 2 | 73.50 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 102 | 112 | 10 | 2 | 91.07 |
| BOWLERS | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehidy Hasan | 21 | 2 | 77 | 1 | 3.67 |
| Mominul Haque * | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 |
Commentary
- Right then, India in the ascendancy at the end of Day 1 but it will be a new day tomorrow and Bangladesh will have the second new ball available right away. Early conditions might be testing for the batters and the visitors will look to strike. India will eye getting close to the 400-run mark and setting things up nicely for their bowlers. Day 2 action begins at 4 am GMT on Friday but you can tune in an hour in advance to our build-up. Cheers!
- Not much to write home about Bangladesh and their performance on the field in that final session as they couldn't pick up a single wicket and just succumbed to pressure. Hasan Mahmud had set things up in the first session and then Nahid Rana showed glimpses of greatness in the second session but the two spinners, Mehidy Hasan and Shakib Al Hasan lacked control and couldn't get the job done in the final session with the pacers tiring out.
- Generally, Day 1 is the best day for batting at the Chepauk and after aiding the seamers for the first two sessions, the pitch did flatten out and with the sun coming out as well, there was nothing in it for the bowlers. Still, India were in a precarious position but the duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja who have both played a lot at this ground, stitched together a monumental stand with Ashwin finishing the day with a 6th Test ton on his home ground, just a couple of days after his 38th birthday. Jadeja also ended the day on an unbeaten 86 and will look to bring up the three-figure mark as well.
- SESSION SUMMARY - 32 overs, 163 runs and 0 wickets! What an end to the first day of play here in Chennai and at the end of it all, hosts India seem to be in complete command which seemed highly unlikely towards the end of the second session. Bangladesh will be deflated after having been ahead in the game for the bulk of Day 1 and will now have to regroup and come back strongly on Day 2.
- 79.60Mominul Haque to Ravichandran Ashwin, Full outside off. Ravichandran Ashwin works it on the front foot to cover. And with that, it will be Stumps on Day 1 in this series opener.
- 79.50Mominul Haque to Ravichandran Ashwin, Beaten! Beautifully bowled! Pitches it outside off on a fuller length, and gets it to turn away a hint from the right-hander, Ravichandran Ashwin plays inside the line of the ball and gets beaten on the outside edge.
- 79.41Mominul Haque to Ravindra Jadeja, Dragged length, over the top of middle, Ravindra Jadeja hangs back and pulls it with soft hands to deep mid-wicket for an easy run.
- 79.30Mominul Haque to Ravindra Jadeja, Full and turning into the off stump, Ravindra Jadeja punches it to mid on.
- 79.22Mominul Haque to Ravindra Jadeja, Short and down the leg side from Haque, Ravindra Jadeja pulls it behind the square towards deep fine leg for a couple of runs.
- 79.11Mominul Haque to Ravichandran Ashwin, Mominul Haque comes into the attack, replacing Shakib. Begins with a length ball outside off. Ashwin hangs back and punches it to deep cover for a single.
- END OF OVER 79 | 1 Runs & 0 Wkt | IND 335/6
- 78.60Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, This one curves back in through the air, on a fullish length around off, defended well by Jadeja on the front foot. Probably one more over left in the day's play now.
- 78.50Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Too full, outside off, Ravindra Jadeja leans on the ball and eases it to the off side with a solid defence.
- 78.40Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Quite full and on middle and leg from around the stumps, Jadeja pushes it to the left of the bowler.
- 78.30Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Full around the off stump. Jadeja comes forward, gets a thick inside edge and blocks it to short mid-wicket.
- 78.20Mehidy Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Full outside off. Jadeja covers his off stump and leaves it alone.
- 78.11Mehidy Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, Flat and full, sliding on the pads, Ravichandran Ashwin glances it off the back foot to deep square leg for a single.
- END OF OVER 78 | 7 Runs & 0 Wkt | IND 334/6
- 77.60Shakib Al Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Length ball, it is defended into the leg side off the back foot by Jadeja.
- 77.54Shakib Al Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR! PUNISHED! Shakib Al Hasan bowls a loosener, on off and full in length, Ravindra Jadeja dances down to the pitch of the ball and spanks it ferociously, down the ground over Ashwin's head for a cracking boundary.
- 77.40Shakib Al Hasan to Ravindra Jadeja, Pushed flat and full, on middle, defended watchfully.
- 77.31Shakib Al Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, SIXTH TEST HUNDRED FOR RAVICHANDRAN ASHWIN! MA CHIDAMBARAM ECHOES IN CHEERS AND MILLION-DOLLAR SMILES IN THE DRESSING ROOM APPLAUDING THE LOCAL BOY! Couldn't be a much better time to notch up the ton. Short in length, on middle and leg, this is nudged across the line towards wide square leg for an easy single by Ashwin.
- 77.20Shakib Al Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, Full and tossed up around off, Ashwin drives it inside out to cover.
- 77.12Shakib Al Hasan to Ravichandran Ashwin, Ashwin moves to 99 with that! Much full and on middle, Ravichandran Ashwin swipes it across the line, off the inner half of the bat towards wide deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. Crowd right behind the local boy.
- END OF OVER 77 | 0 Runs & 0 Wkt | IND 327/6