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Pant and Jaiswal Help India Recover After Mahmud’s Early Wickets
Pant and Jaiswal Help India Recover After Mahmud’s Early Wickets
Husan Mahmud got more support from his mates in the second session.
Hasan Mahmud took three early wickets, putting India in trouble at the start of the first Test in Chennai. Bangladesh’s captain, Najmul Hossain Shanto, chose to bowl first in cloudy weather. Despite the tough start, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rishabh Pant formed a strong partnership, adding 54 runs together. By lunch on Day 1, India had reached 88/3, all because of their efforts.
Taskin Ahmed bowled some excellent deliveries to Jaiswal, making the ball bounce and move to miss the bat. He also got one to sharply come back into Rohit Sharma. Rohit survived a review when Mahmud hit him on the pad, but the umpire’s call saved him. The moisture in the pitch helped the bowlers, making it tough for the Indian openers. Rohit hit the first boundary with a drive past point off Mahmud, and Jaiswal followed with a flick for four off Taskin.
Mahmud broke the partnership by getting Rohit to edge a ball to Najmul at second slip. Jaiswal hit back by driving Taskin for two boundaries. But India faced more trouble when Shubman Gill was caught down the leg side off Mahmud for a duck. Virat Kohli, playing his first Test since January, started cautiously but edged a wide ball from Mahmud to the keeper for 6. India was struggling at 34/3 within the first hour.
Nahid Rana was the first change bowler and he tested the Indian batters with his pace and bounce. Pant, returning to Test cricket after a gap of close to two years, got going with a cut shot over backward point off Rana. Mahmud, meanwhile, bowled an extended first spell, continuing after the drinks break, and consistently troubled the batters with his probing lines. But there was one loose delivery on the pads of Jaiswal which the opener put away for a boundary to help India to the 50-run mark.
Rana's pace was to Pant's liking as he dispatched a full ball through covers and played an authoritative pull for a couple of boundaries. Pant and Jaiswal also rotated the strike well as they scored at a fair clip, with the latter taking on Mehidy Hasan Miraz in his first over for two fours. Pant took on a short ball from Taskin which landed short of the fielder. Pant cracked a boundary through the off side off Mehidy before getting an outside edge off Taskin but the ball landed short of first slip, where Shadman Islam reacted late and went to the boundary to bring up the half-century stand.
India at Tea Session : 176/6
India at Tea Session : 176/6
Ravichandran Ashwin : 21 (19b)
Ravindra Jadeja : 7 (17b)
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