Bangladesh vs India 1st Test at Chattogram, 14 Dec, 2022

Toss: India, who chose to bat
India 404/10 (133.5)  &  262/2 (61.4)
Bangladesh 150/10 (55.5)  &  324/10 (113.2)
India win by 188 runs
Man of the Match: Kuldeep Yadav
  • Khaled Ahmed 0 * (0)

Over 0.3 Ebadot Hossain bowls a pitched-up delivery to Lokesh Rahul, Boundary! Gets forward and flicks and inside-halves it fine. No chance for the fine leg to cut it off. Rahul and India get off the mark with a boundary

Over 3.1 Khaled Ahmed bowls a pitched up delivery to Lokesh Rahul, Boundary! Gets forward and throws his bat at it. Slashes hard and the ball flies over and wide of the gully. A streaky boundary

Over 4.2 Ebadot Hossain bowls it short of length to Shubman Gill, Boundary! Waits for this length ball on the back foot and scythes it through cover point. Superb timing

Over 5.2 Shakib Al Hasan bowls it short of length to Lokesh Rahul, Boundary! Rock back in the crease and cuts it fiercely through point and gets a boundary.

Over 6.3 Ebadot Hossain bowls a good length delivery to Shubman Gill, Boundary! Stays back and plays late to play a superb cut shot through point. Exquisite timing!


Over 6.4 Ebadot Hossain bowls it short of length to Shubman Gill, Boundary! Stands tall and pulls it over mid-wicket for a one-bounce four.

Over 23.1 Taijul Islam tossed up delivery to Rishabh Pant, Boundary! Gets down on one knee and sweeps past leg slip and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 24.4 Mehidy Hasan bowls it short of length to Rishabh Pant, Boundary! Makes room and cuts this nicely past the backward point. Beats the dive and gets the boundary

Over 25.2 Taijul Islam tossed up delivery to Rishabh Pant, Boundary! Gets wait for the ball on the back foot and guided that away through short third man. No one there because they are all there for a big hit on the leg-side

Over 25.4 Taijul Islam bowls it short of length to Cheteshwar Pujara, Boundary! Rock back in the crease and cuts it hard through backward and point and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 26.2 Ebadot Hossain bowls a pitched up delivery to Cheteshwar Pujara, Boundary! Gets forward and drive was a fraction lazy from Pujara, open-faced and the edge flew quickly to Nurul who stretched his right hand with the dive but it snuck through. Should have taken it

Over 29.1 Mehidy Hasan bowls a back of length delivery to Rishabh Pant, Boundary! Gets into it in a flash. Rocks back quickly and pulls firmly wide of mid-wicket

Over 30.3: Boundary!. Ebadot Hossain to Rishabh Pant,

Over 31.5: Boundary!. Mehidy Hasan to Shreyas Iyer,

Over 32.6: Boundary!. Ebadot Hossain to Cheteshwar Pujara,

Over 40.5: Boundary!. Khaled Ahmed to Cheteshwar Pujara,

Over 41.3: Boundary!. Mehidy Hasan to Shreyas Iyer,

Over 41.6: Boundary!. Mehidy Hasan to Shreyas Iyer,

Over 51.3 Shakib Al Hasan bowls it flat in the air to Shreyas Iyer, Boundary! Got a stride forward and played the best shot of the day thus far - the lofted inside out drive over cover. Great balance on that shot too

Over 55.6 Yasir Ali  tossed up delivery to Shreyas Iyer, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and driven along the ground to the sweeper cover fence for four.

Over 56.5: Boundary!. Ebadot Hossain to Cheteshwar Pujara,

Over 58.3: Boundary!. Ebadot Hossain to Shreyas Iyer,

Over 59.1: Boundary!. Taijul Islam to Cheteshwar Pujara,

Over 59.2: Boundary!. Taijul Islam to Cheteshwar Pujara,

Over 62.1: Boundary!. Shakib Al Hasan to Shreyas Iyer,

Over 67.6: Boundary!. Taijul Islam to Shreyas Iyer,

Over 69.5: Boundary!. Mehidy Hasan to Shreyas Iyer,

Over 72.4 Shakib Al Hasan bowls it short of length to Cheteshwar Pujara, Boundary! Quickly rocks back and swivel-pulls it over mid-wicket for four.

Over 74.5 Taijul Islam tossed up delivery to Cheteshwar Pujara, Boundary! Skips down the track, gets close to the pitch and uses his wrists to flick it against the spin. Runs away to deep mid-wicket for four

Over 76.1 Taijul Islam tossed up delivery to Cheteshwar Pujara, Boundary! Seps out and converts this into a flat low full toss, and drills it wide of mid-on. Neatly done

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