India vs Bangladesh Live, 1st Test Match, Day 1: Cheteshwar Pujara Nears Century, 250 Up For India | Cricket News

India vs Bangladesh Live: FOUR! 250 up for India!

A short ball from Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Shreyas Iyer punishes him with a four on the off side. The right-handed batter rocked back and hit the ball towards the deep point region for a four. The boundary takes him to 72. 

IND 250/4 (79.3)

India vs Bangladesh Live: Catch dropped!

Oh, no, Ebadat Hossain, what have you done there? Mehidy Hasan Miraz almost got his man as he had almost trapped Shreyas Iyer at deep mid-wicket, all Ebadat needed was to take the easy catch and complete the formality. Guess what? He dropped it to see Iyer survive at a score of 66.

IND 236/4 (75.4)

India vs Bangladesh Live: FOUR!

Taijul Islam gave a bit of flight on the ball and Cheteshwar Pujara was quick to dance down the track and hit it for a four in front of square leg. The fielder did give it a chase but Pujara’s flick shot had enough power to see the ball travel to the boundary rope for a four.

IND 236/4 (74.5)

India vs Bangladesh Live: FOUR!

Shreyas Iyer comes down the track and hits Taijul Islam for a four. It was a lofted shot from Iyer that went wide of mid-on. The ball is still doing its bit but the the duo of Iyer and Cheteswar Pujara are set at the crease and therefore finding it a bit easy to score runs.

IND 216/4 (68)

India vs Bangladesh Live: Fifty for Shreyas Iyer!

A four on the leg side and there is the fifty for Shreyas Iyer. That’s the fourth Test half-century for Iyer in his sixth match. He also has a hundred to his name in the format. Iyer and Pujara have put India in the driver’s seat as this pitch is not as easy to bat on as it might look.

IND 203/4 (62.1)

India vs Bangladesh Live: Fifty for Cheteshwar Pujara!

Cheteshwar Pujara races to his fifty with a boundary on the off side and then smashes another four on the very next ball. He gets to his 34th half-century in the format. The right-handed batter has held one end tight despite India losing wickets at regular intervals. 

IND 193/4 (59.2)

India vs Bangladesh Live: 3rd session underway!

A four from Cheteshwar Pujara and he now gets to 46 runs, just 4 short of his fifty. The partnership between him and Shreyas Iyer now grows to 66 runs.

IND 178/4 (56.5)

India vs Bangladesh Live: Tea!

Cheteshwar Pujara and Shreyas Iyer have added 62 runs so far for the fifth wicket to help India regain control in this game. Both are really close to their respective fifties and will look to take their innings deep in the final session of the day. 

IND 174/4 (56)

India vs Bangladesh Live: FOUR!

Shreyas Iyer breaks the shackles and hits a beautiful four to Shakib Al Hasan over extra cover. It was a full length delivery from Shakib and Iyer leaned forward to play a beautifully lofted drive for a four. 

IND 164/4 (51.3)

India vs Bangladesh Live: Play resumes!

Nurul Hasan gets some band-aid work done on his fingers. He also takes a pill, more likely a pain killer and the play is set to resume now. 

India vs Bangladesh Live: Nurul Hasan injured!

Bangladesh wicketkeeper Nurul Hasan has injured himself while collecting a ball behind the stumps on the bowling of Taijul Islam. The physio is treating him currently and hence, we have short stoppage in play. 

IND 147/4 (44.2)

India vs Bangladesh Live: Expensive over!

Mehidy Hasan Miraz has leaked 10 runs in his 9th over. Shreyas Iyer hit two boundaries in it. He danced down the track to hit a four at long-on before playing a cut short for another four in the over. Considering the low-bounce nature of this wicket, Iyer seems to be a suitable batter. 

IND 144/4 (42)

India vs Bangladesh Live: FOUR!

Cheteshwar Pujara has hit a beautiful shot from the backfoot for a four. It was a short ball from Khaled Ahmed on a good height outside off stump but Pujara adjusted on the bounce beautifully to hit it past the point fielder for a boundary. 

IND 134/4 (40.5)

India vs Bangladesh Live: Lucky escape for Iyer!

Shreyas Iyer had almost chopped a Mehidy Hasan delivery on his stumps but he was lucky enough to survive the scare. Iyer leaned forward but the good length ball from Hasan turned into him and took the inside edge of his bat. The ball then missed the stumps by a whisker.  

IND 128/4 (40)

India vs Bangladesh Live: Bangladesh in control!

Bangladesh spinners have made run scoring tough for India since the departure of Rishabh Pant. This is a good comeback from the hosts as Pant had really pushed them on the backfoot despite India losing some crucial and early wickets.

IND 125/4 (38)

India vs Bangladesh Live: WICKET!

Rishabh Pant is out! That’s an unlucky dismissal for the southpaw he has played the ball on his stumps. The ball kept a bit low and that played a big role in Pant getting an inside edge onto the stumps. He falls for a 46 off 45 balls. India are four down vs Bangladesh. 

IND 112/4 (31.4)

India vs Bangladesh Live: FOUR!

A boundary from Rishabh Pant and India have raced to 100 runs at the loss of three wickets against Bangladesh. Meanwhile, Pant is getting close to his half-century. He is scoring runs at a brisk pace and Bangladesh need a solution for it or he will take this game well away from them.

IND 100/3 (29.1)

India vs Bangladesh Live: Catch dropped!

Oh, there was a chance for Bangladesh to pile misery on India but Nurul Hasan has failed to grab the opportunity. He has dropped the catch of Cheteshwar Pujara to see the batter survive. Meanwhile, the ball also runs away for a four.

IND 90/3 (26.2)

India vs Bangladesh Live: It’s lunch time!

That’ll be the Lunch on Day 1 of the ongoing first Test match between India and Bangladesh. Rishabh Pant and Chetehwar Pujara added 37 runs off only 39 balls to help India make a bit of recovery, but the session belonged to Bangladesh and their spinner Taijul Islam, who claimed two wickets, including that of Virat Kohli.

IND 85/3 (26)

India vs Bangladesh Live: FOUR!

Rishabh Pant is scoring quite easily against the Bangladesh spinner. In the previous over, he had hit Mehidy Hasan Miraz for a four, while in the ongoing over of Taijul Islam, he has played a well-timed cut shot for another boundary.  

IND 80/3 (25.2)

India vs Bangladesh Live: FOUR, SIX from Pant!

Rishabh Pant is taking his chances to unsettle the bowler Taijul Islam who has taken two wickets in the match so far. The Indian southpaw first played a sweep shot for a four and then danced down the track to hit a big six over deep mid-wicket. 

IND 66/3 (23.2)

India vs Bangladesh Live: FOUR!

A poor short ball from Taijul Islam and Rishabh Pant has pulled it for a four. This is one of the biggest strengths of Pant that he never misses out on any scoring opportunity. This is something that makes him special in Test cricket.

IND 54/3 (21.1)

India vs Bangladesh Live: WICKET!

This is a big-big wicket for Bangladesh and Taijul Islam is on top of the moon. He has bowled a beauty to trap Virat Kohli plumb in front of the stumps. Umpire has raised his finger in approval. Kohli has gone for a review, but it’s of no use as he is gone for all the money… TV umpire gives a nod to the decision and India are three down.  

IND 48/3 (19.3)

India vs Bangladesh Live: WICKET! KL Rahul is out!

KL Rahul has chopped the ball on his stumps! He was looking comfortable at the crease but one poor shot will send him packing for a score of 22. Khaled Ahmed bowled a good length delivery outside off stump and Rahul went for a half-hearted drive. The ball took the inside edge of the bat and crashed onto the stumps. India are two down now.

IND 45/2 (18.1)

India vs Bangladesh Live: Bangladesh keep India in check

Only 15 runs have come off the last 11 overs and India also lost the wicket of Shubman Gill during that phase. This is good bowling from Bangladesh. After a poor start, their bowlers have fared well.

IND 45/1 (18)

India vs Bangladesh Live: WICKET!

Taijul Islam has provided Bangladesh the first breakthrough of the game! It is Shubman Gill who will have to depart for a score of 20. It was a fuller ball on the stumps and Gill tried to play a sweep shot on it. The ball bounced and took the edge of his bat before Yasir Ali could take a dolly at leg slip.

IND 41/1 (13.2)

India vs Bangladesh Live: Back-to-back FOURS!

Two short balls from Ebadat Hossain and Shubman Gill punishes him with two boundaries. The first one was outside off stump in which Gill played a punch shot for a four, while the second one was a big higher on the body and Gill pulled it for another boundary.    

IND 25/0 (6.3)

India vs Bangladesh Live: FOUR!

A short ball from Shakib Al Hasan and KL Rahul played it beautifully from the backfoot to hit it for a four. This is easy batting for India. Bangladesh need to try out something out of the box in case to wish to dent India’s start here.   

IND 19/0 (5.2)

India vs Bangladesh Live: FOUR!

Easy pickings for Gill! A short ball from Ebadot Hossain outside off stump and Shubman Gill has punched it for a four in the front of point region. Early signs say that this pitch is a batting paradise, at least for now.

IND 15/0 (4.2)

India vs Bangladesh Live: FOUR!

A lot of width of offer from Khaled Ahmed and KL Rahul leaps on it. He slashed it hard to hit it for a four from the gully region. No real threat from Bangladesh bowlers so far in this innings and both Rahul and Gill are playing comfortably. 

IND 11/0 (3.1)

India vs Bangladesh Live: FOUR!

First runs for India! Poor ball from Ebadat Hossain as he bowls it on the pads of KL Rahul. The batter flicked it for an easy for runs. This is not a start Bangladesh would have wanted from Ebadat.

IND 4/0 (0.4)

India vs Bangladesh Live: It’s game time!

Ebadat Hossain has the new ball in hand. KL Rahul is on strike, while Shubman Gill is at the other end. Here we go!

India vs Bangladesh Live: Zakir Hasan makes his Bangladesh debut!

Bangladesh (Playing XI): Zakir Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Litton Das, Shakib Al Hasan(c), Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Yasir Ali, Nurul Hasan, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Khaled Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain

India vs Bangladesh Live: India play with three spinners!

India (Playing XI): Shubman Gill, KL Rahul(c), Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj

India vs Bangladesh Live: India opt to bat

India’s stand-in skipper KL Rahul won the toss and opted to bat first vs Bangladesh in the first Test of the two-match series, starting Wednesday at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram.

India vs Bangladesh Live: What are India’s chances for a WTC final berth?

India have a total of six matches remaining before their fate for the World Test Championship is assessed. If they could manage to win 5 of it, they will be certain of a spot in the final. However, if they fail to reach to 5 wins, they will have to rely on some permutations and combinations. 

India vs Bangladesh Live: Welcome guys!

Hello everyone, welcome to the live blog of the first Test match between India and Bangladesh. The game takes place at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram. Stay connected for the live updates, including scores, related to the game.