IND vs BAN, 1st Test 2019: Bowlers Shine As Bangladesh Gets Bundle Out for 150 in the First Innings
Earlier in the match, Mominul Haque won the toss and elected to bat first. The decision didn’t prove out to be very fruitful as they lost wickets at regular intervals and got packed in the first innings of the day. The absence of Sahkib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal was clearly seen as the Bangla Tigers.
Formats changed but Bangladesh’s fate didn’t as they put up a dismal performance in the 1st IND vs BAN Test and got packed for 150 runs in the first innings. The Indian bowlers were on song in the first day of the match and were all over the visitors. The pace troika of Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, and Ishant Sharma breathed fire and rattled the opposition batsman. Shami was the pick of the bowlers as he took three wickets while Ashwin, Yadav, and Ishant took two wickets. Mushfiqur Rahim was the highest run-scorer for the highest run-scorer of the side. India Vs Bangladesh, Cricket Score 1st Test Match.
Earlier in the match, Mominul Haque won the toss and elected to bat first. The decision didn’t prove out to be very fruitful as they lost wickets at regular intervals and got packed in the first innings of the day. The absence of Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal was clearly seen as the Bangla Tigers never looked in the contest.
Indian will come out to bat in the second innings and the duo of Rohit Sharma and Mayank Agarwal will eye to give a solid start to the home side. On the other hand, Taijul Islam and Abu Jayed will look to go through the defenses of the potent Indian batting line-up in order to make any sort of comeback in the match. The Indian openers will have the onus to see through the day without losing a wicket as the track is expected to get batting friendly in the second day.
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