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IND vs BAN 1st Test Live: India Crosses the lead against Bangladesh by 350 runs
India vs Bangladesh: India lead the visitors by 308 runs in the second innings, Shubhman Gill and Rishabh Pant are to resume batting on Day 3

IND vs BAN Day 3: India will continue their third day at score of 81-3, leading against Bangladesh with 308 runs. They will aim to push close to the 500 run mark before asking the visitors to take the bat yet again.
The umpires are having a conversation since it is pretty dark. Rohit also wants to know if they can bowl spin.
The Bangladesh team saw yet another fall of wicket as Mushfiqur got dismissed. Bangladesh team is currently at 155/4 after 36 overs.
Ashwin sent out a ball tossed up around the off. Monimul came half-forward to block, thinking he has the line covered. The ball turned away slightly and hit the edge to then hit the stump. Bangladesh 124/3 after 30 overs.
By the end of 27 overs, Bangladesh players are going well in their chase. The team currently sits at 111/2.
Third ball of 21st over, Ashwin delivered a ball to Shadman Islam who got caught out by Shubhman Gill. Bangladesh at 86/2 after 22 overs.
Bangladesh is doing well as they have not lost any wicket by the end of 13 overs. Last session to begin in 15 minutes.
Openers Shadman Islam and Zakir Hasan played a significant partnership in scoring runs as they have taken the team over their 50 run mark. Bangladesh at 54 runs after 12 overs.
Bangladesh is off to a normal start. Opener Shadman Islam and Zakir Hasan are doing a decent job in collecting runs. Bangladesh currently at 19/0 in 5 overs.
515 is the target for Bangladesh for today. With a healthy lead, India compiled hundreds from gill and Pant. The target of 515 is the second highest by a team in Tests in Asia.
Gill is steady in his run-scoring along with KL Rahul who is also doing good to gather runs here and there. India is currently sitting at 287/4 after 64 overs.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz dismissed Rishabh Pant. Pant charged to the ball and hit it back to Mehidy Hasan Miraz who takes it to his left. Pant walks off as he blew a kiss to the crowd.
Gill and Pant are going good in their run-scoring partnership as the team sits at 229/3 after 55 overs.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz starts the session of Bangladesh as Gill and Pant continue
India saw a session without losing any wicket. Gill and Pant managed to take India over the 200-run mark and overall took the team to lead by 432 runs.
By the end of 51 overs Gill and Pant have managed to keep a beautiful partnership, mostly hitting small and sometimes hitting boundaries. India has crossed 200 runs and are sitting at 205-3.
A half century each by Shubhman Gill ( 65 off 115) and Rishabh Pant (50 off 88) has taken India over 150 runs by the 44th over.
The end of 39 overs marks India at 133-3 as Gill and Pant are keeping a fine balance between defensive shots and taking runs.
By the end of 37 overs, India is now sitting at 123-3, and have secured a lead of 350 runs from the visitors.
Shubhman and Rishabh made continuous runs and by the0 end of 29 overs, helped team India cross the 100-run mark.
The players been spotted walking their way out to the field. Bangladesh will start bowling with spin.
Via live pictures, a drizzle of rain was seen in the morning after an all-night-long rain shower in Chennai, though the pitch and outfield were covered. Currently the weather is clear and covers are off.