Published: Jun 10, 2015, 05:30 PM (IST)
Edited: Jun 10, 2015, 06:34 PM (IST)
Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay take India to 239 for no loss on Day One of the first Test at Fatullah. Dhawan scored an excellent century and he was well supported by Murali Vijay at the other end, who is approaching his century as well. The duo will look to continue from where they had left off and put on a big score On Day Two. Full updates: India vs Bangladesh 2015, One-Off Test at Fatullah, Day 1
India started things off very well. Bangladesh played right into their hands by playing only Mohammad Shahid as their only fast bowler. The spinners include Shakib-Al-Hasan, Taijul Islam and off-spinner Shuvgata Hom. Jubair Hossain too bowled a few of his leg spinners but none of them were successful in dislodging the openers. Full scorecard: India vs Bangladesh, One-Off Test at Fatullah
Dhawan got to his half-century quicker than a run-a-ball, but right at the end of the first session it started pouring heavily. It looked unlikely that the play will resume, but after an entire session was washed out, play finally resumed with India at 107 without loss. Murali Vijay then went on to get his fifty and like Dhawan he too looks to get a big score. READ: Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay set a new record for opening partnership
The opening pair broke two records. Their partnership is the highest partnership by an Indian opening pair against Bangladesh. After that, they became their partnership became the second highest opening stand for India in overseas conditions. Eventually, the day was brought to an abrupt end the batsmen were offered lights, which they accepted gleefully. India will look to resume play on Day Two and pile on a huge score. READ: Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay register highest opening partnership for India against Bangladesh
Earlier, India captain Virat Kohli had won the toss and elected to bat first. India welcome off-spinner Harbhajan Singh back into their playing XI. For Bangladesh, wicket keeper Litton Das made his debut as their regular keeper and skipper Mushfiqur Rahim is going into this match with a finger injury, as a result of which he will play solely as a batsman.
Brief scores:
India 239 for 0 (Murali Vijay 89*, Shikhar Dhawan 150*) vs Bangladesh
(Pramod Ananth is a reporter at CricketCountry. He has represented Karnataka table tennis under-15, and is a hardcore supporter of Liverpool FC. His Twitter handle is @pramz)
