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D-N Test: India dominate as Bangladesh fold for 106

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20:34   Pujara, Kohli hit 50s to guide India to 174-3 at stumps

India 174-3 (46 ovs) vs B'desh 106 | Scorecard

Rahane drives a wide delivery from Ebadat through the covers and picks up three runs as the fielder is able to stop it inside the ropes.

Kohli then offers no shot to wide deliveries before he clips the last ball through midwicket for three more runs as the runs keep flowing at a good rate.

Al-Amin bowls a maiden over to Kohli, who is content to defend everything with stumps round the corner.

Ebadat to bowl the final over of the day. Rahane also happy to bat for stumps as he blocks solidly getting confidently behind each and every delivery.

But Ebadat gifts him a full toss and Rahane needs no second invitation as he spanks it through the covers for a four.

India are well placed on 174 for three in 46 overs, for an overall lead of 68 runs.

Captain Kohli is unbeaten on a solid 59 from 93 balls, while Rahane has stroked his way to 23 from 22 balls as India dominated the opening day of their first-ever Test match with the pink ball.
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20:20   Kohli hits fifty as India dominate

India 164-3 (43 ovs) vs B'desh 106 | Scorecard

Pacer Al-Amin is back into the attack. Rahane defends solidly as he plays five dot balls before clipping the last ball on the leg side for a couple.

In the next over, Ebadat gifts Rahane a full toss which he hits through the covers for a four to take India past the 150-run mark.

The pacer tries the bouncer which goes high over the batsman and is called a wide before he pulls the last ball for two runs square on the leg side.

Rahane looks in ominous touch as far as Bangladesh are concerned. Al-Amin overpitches as Rahane drives it past mid-on for a four and then takes a single to race to 16 from 14 balls.

Another full wide delivery and this time Kohli plays his trademark cover drive for a four.
20:11   Pujara out for 55; India lose 3rd wicket

India 144-3 (40 ovs) vs B'desh 106 | Scorecard

Taijul has a huge leg before wicket shout turned down against Pujara, who pads up against a delivery pitched outside the off-stump. The appeal is rejected and Bangladesh decide against the review before Pujara takes a single on the leg side.

A single each to Pujara and Kohli off the next over bowled by pacer Ebadat.

In the next over, Kohli clips Taijul through midwicket for two runs before he takes a single to long-on.

Pujara again uses his feet to the spinner as he taps him on the leg side for two runs before he keeps strike with a single from the last ball.

Ebadat brings Bangladesh some relief with the wicket of Pujara, who is caught at second slip after a good innings of 55. The pacer got some extra bounce as Pujara only managed to edge it to the second slip fielder.

Ajinkya Rahane pushes the second ball he faces down the ground for three runs to get off the mark.

Kohli then pulls a short ball through midwicket for a four to complete his fifty in some style, from 76 balls.

He is then struck on the arm by another short ball as he is early into the shot, trying to clip it on the leg side.
19:50   Pujara hits fifty as India dominate

India 128-2 (36 ovs) vs B'desh 106 | Scorecard

Kohli taps Taijul to mid-on for a quick single and Pujara comes down and whips the spinner through midwicket for three runs. Taijul giving it some flight as Kohli stretches forward and keeps it out before he pushes the last ball into the covers but no chance of a single.

In the next over, Jayed drops short as Pujara pulls it easily through midwicket for a four.

Taijul drifts on the pads as Kohli flicks it through square leg for two runs and Kohli slaps the last ball straight down the ground for a four.

Pacer Ebadat is back into the attack. He tries a short ball at Pujara, who defends it and then ducks another one which is quite high, before taking a single to point to complete his fifty, from 93 balls.

India continue to build their lead as they reach 128 for two in 36 overs, to take their lead to 22 runs.
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19:29   Kohli, Pujara help India take the lead

India 113-2 (32 ovs) vs B'desh 106 | Scorecard

Taijul bowls a tidy over as Kohli picks a single but Pujara is unable to get a run off the remaining four deliveries as he uses his feet a couple of time but is unable to get the left-arm spinner into the gaps.

Kohli keeps the scoreboard ticking as he takes a quick run on the off-side and Pujara slaps a short wide delivery to deep point for a single.

Kohli then chases a wide delivery but is beaten outside the off-stump and then sensibly leaves the next ball which is again wide.

India are well placed on 110 for two in 30 overs, with Pujara on 40 and Kohli on 34.

Pujara steps down the track to Taijul, who gives it some flight and the right-hander is nearly done in the air but does well to adjust. He defends the first five balls before he taps the last ball to square leg for a single to retain strike.

Pujara gets a thick outside edge off Jayed which falls just short of the slips as the fielder half stops it to give away a single and Kohli clips the next behind square for one.
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19:15   Kohli, Pujara help India take the lead

India 107-2 (28 ovs) vs B'desh 106 | Scorecard

Spin introduced as concussion substitute Taijul Islam comes into the attack. Kohli pushes the left-arm spinner's first ball into the covers for one to bring up India's 100, in the 25th over.

Pujara clips the third ball on the leg side for a single before Kohli plays out the rest of the over.

A single each to Pujara and Kohli off Al-Amin's next over as the duo keep the scoreboard ticking along at a good rate.

In the next over, Kohli taps Taijul on the leg side to complete 5000 runs as the Test captain -- the fastest to achieve the landmark in just 84 innings.

Another single to Pujara off the last ball as the India No 3 retains strike.

Pacer Jayed is back into the attack. Pujara steers the fourth ball wide of thirdman for two runs as India go past Bangladesh's first innings score of 106 to take the lead.
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19:00   Kohli, Pujara build India's total

India 99-2 (24 ovs) vs B'desh 106 | Scorecard

Pujara plays a cracking straight drive for a boundary past mid-off as pacer Ebadat overpitches.

Al-Amin bowls a tight over to Kohli as the India captain is content to play to the merit of the ball as he cautiously plays out a maiden over.

In the next over, Kohli emulates Pujara with a beautiful straight drive as he slaps straight down the ground past mid-on for a four.

Al-Amin drifts on the pads as Pujara taps it on the leg side for one and Kohli steals a quick run on the off-side a few deliveries later.

Pujara then hits the next ball into the covers where the fielder dives over the ball to give away a four.
18:39   Dominant India in control on Day 1

India 83-2 (20 ovs) vs B'desh 106 | Scorecard

Bangladesh's pacers have bowled a lot of loose deliveries, giving Indian batsmen some easy scoring opportunities, who have scored at more than four per over.

Ebadat drifts down the pads as Kohli glances it fine for a couple before he plays a beautiful drive through the covers, merely punching it off the front foot for a wonderful boundary as he races to 15 from nine balls. And even the bowler applauds the Indian captain's magnificent drive through the covers.

Al-Amin is back into the attack. Kohli is caught in two minds whether to leave or play as the ball goes off the face of the bat past the slips for a four.

Kohli has been quite positive with his footwork striding confidently forward to keep out full deliveries as he sees off the remaining five deliveries of the over.

In the next over, Ebadat drops short as Pujara punches it off the backfoot but can't beat the fielder at point. However, he finds the gap two balls later as he plays another cracking punch shot past point for a four.

Al-Amin beats Kohli with one that moves away enough to go past the edge before the India captain drills a full delivery through the covers for three runs.

India are well placed on 83 for two in 20 overs, with Pujara on 24 and Kohli on 23.
18:22   Rohit out for 21; India lose 2nd wicket

India 65-2 (16 ovs) vs B'desh 106 | Scorecard

Jayed starts his spell after tea with a poor delivery down the leg side. Pujara is able to easily hit it through midwicket for a four. Three balls later, Pujara slaps a short wide delivery past point for another boundary before taking a single on the leg side.

Pujara watchful as ever, especially at the beginning of the session as he plays out a maiden over from pacer Ebadat.

Jayed overpitches as Kohli brings out his trademark cover drive for a wonderful boundary and clips the next through midwicket for a single.

Jayed struggling to maintain his control as he strays on the pads and Pujara clips it through square leg for a four.
18:14   Rohit out for 21; India lose 2nd wicket

India 47-2 (13 ovs) vs B'desh 106 | Scorecard

Ebadat Hossain comes into the attack after the tea break. Rohit flicks the third ball off his pads through midwicket for a four. He then gets a thick outside edge which flies wide of the second slip fielder for another four.

Ebadat then gets the key wicket of Rohit, who is trapped leg before wicket for 21. The India opener offers no shot to the incoming delivery which comes back sharply and the umpire rules him out. He decides to take the review but the ball is clipping the top of off-stump and the decision stands.

Rohit walks back for 47 as India lose both their openers.

Captain Virat Kohli gets off the mark in streaky fashion with a thick outside edge past the slips which goes for a four and takes India past the 50-run mark, in the 13th over.
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17:44   India 35-1 at tea; Bangladesh 106 all out

India 35-1 (12 ovs) vs B'desh 106 | Scorecard

Al-Amin continues as Pujara is beaten as he tries to defend. He learns from his mistake and leaves the next ball before defending the next two. Pujara then plays with soft hands as he runs a wide delivery past the slips for a four.

In the next over, Rohit (5) gets a lifeline as Al-Amin puts down a simple catch on the fine leg fence. After a few tight overs, Rohit looked to break the shackles as he pulled a short ball from Jayed as he failed to keep it down, but the fielder spilled the easy offering. This could prove very costly for Bangladesh as getting Rohit early would have been a big boost for them.

Pujara is beaten by a good outswinger from Jayed before he plays a nice drive off the last ball for a couple to end the second session.

India are 35 for one in 12 overs at the tea break, trailing Bangladesh by 71 runs after the visitors were sent crashing for a lowly 106.

Mayank Agarwal perished early after he was caught in the slips for nine but Rohit, who was dropped by Al-Amin, has made 13, while Pujara is on seven.
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17:32   Agarwal out for 14; India lose 1st wicket

India 28-1 (10 ovs) vs B'desh 106 | Scorecard

Agarwal's wicket forces Rohit to adopt a more cautious approach as India look to play out the new ball.

The India opener watchfully plays out a maiden over from Jayed, not trying anything fancy after the early wicket.

In the next over, Pujara taps Al-Amin on the leg side for a single to get off the mark. Rohit is then beaten outside the off-stump as he tries to drive before he takes a single on the off-side.

Jayed bowling well as he bowls another maiden over to Rohit, who seems to have got his mind on just batting out time. The tea interval is around 15 minutes away and Rohit would want to safely the last couple of overs of the session and look to build on in the third and final session.

India had raced to 25 for no loss in four overs but have scored just three in the next five overs with the pacers look to tighten things.

Meanwhile, Nayeem Hassan has also been ruled out of the Test match with concussion injury and he has been replaced by Taijul Islam.

Rohit is beaten again as he tries to drive Jayed through the off-side before he defends the next. Rohit again plays and misses as he tries to defend the pacer, playing from inside the line.

Rohit then steps down the track before he leaves alone a wide delivery as Jayed bowls another maiden over, his third in a row.
17:10   Agarwal out for 14; India lose 1st wicket


India 26-1 (5 ovs) vs B'desh 106 | Scorecard

Rohit clips Al-Amin on the leg side for a single before Agarwal steers a wide delivery past the gully fielder for a four as India are off to a quick start, scoring at over six per over.

Bangladesh will need a few quick wickets or else the Indian openers will run away with the match in no time with their ability to score at a good rate.

Al-Amin does well to adjust his line as he comes closer to the stumps and Agarwal watchfully defends the rest of the over.

Rohit's timing seems quite good right from the start. He taps Jayed through the covers with minimum of fuss for three runs before Agarwal clips the last ball through square leg for a four as India race to 25 for no loss in four overs.

Against the run of play, India lose the wicket of Agarwal. The right-hander plays a loose shot trying to slash a wide delivery behind point but hits it straight to the fielder to perish for 14.

No wonder legend Sunil Gavaskar is unhappy at Agarwal's poor choice of shot, which sees him gift his wicket away.

Cheteshwar Pujara solidly blocks the last two balls of the over.
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16:55   5-star Ishant sends B'desh crashing for 106


India 13-0 (2 ovs) vs B'desh 106 | Scorecard

A confident start for India with the bat. Fresh from a double century in the previous Test, Mayank Agarwal slaps the first ball of the innings, from Al-Amin Hossain through point for a four for the first runs scored by an Indian batsman against the pink ball.

He then tries to flick the next ball but misses and picks up a leg bye.

Rohit Sharma pushes the third ball into the covers before he blocks the next on the leg side.

Rohit also off the mark in positive fashion. The pacer drops short and Rohit plays his trademark front foot pull shot for a six for his first runs of the match as 11 runs come from the first over.

Pacer Abu Jayed from the other end. Agarwal plays a nice drive through the covers but the fielder puts in the dive to save some runs. He then guides the third ball square on the off-side for one before Agarwal is beaten off the inside edge and he defends the last two balls.
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16:41   5-star Ishant sends B'desh crashing for 106

B'desh 106-all out (30.3 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Pacer Ishant Sharma took five wickets to send Bangladesh crashing for 106 on Day 1 of the historic pink ball Test match at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday.

The Indian fast bowlers once again tore through the Bangladesh batting line-up led by Ishant's brilliant 5-22. Umesh Yadav bowled a fiery second spell to take 3-29, while the menacing Mohammed Shami troubled Bangladesh with his bouncers to pick up 2-36.

None of the Bangladesh were able to come to grips with the pink ball as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals after electing to bat.

Liton Das, who made 24, was ruled out of the match after being hit on the helmet by a bouncer from Shami. He was ruled out of the match because of concussion and was replaced by Mehidy Hasan.

Shadman Islam was the top-scorer for Bangladesh with 29, with only three of their batsman managing to score in double digits.

It will be interesting to see how India's batsmen fare against the pink ball, given that twilight has taken over which is regarded as the most difficult period for batting in the day-night Test.
16:34   5-star Ishant sends B'desh crashing for 106

B'desh 105-all out (30.3 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Shami continues as Al-Amin Hossain taps the first ball into the covers for a single. Abu Jayed looks to club the next ball across the line but miscues it on the off-side.

The right-hander then steers Shami straight to Rohit at second slip, who is unable to get hold of it but the ball goes straight to Pujara at first slip.

Bangladesh crash for a lowly 106 in 30.3 overs.
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16:32   Five-star Ishant leaves Bangladesh in a mess

B'desh 105-9 (30 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Ishant pitches it up as Mehidy defends the first two balls before he is beaten trying to drive away from his body.

Ishant strikes with the last ball of the over as Mehidy plays the flick shot but can't keep it on the ground and Cheteshwar Pujara at short midwicket takes a good sharp catch.

Mehidy, who came in as the substitute for Liton, walks back for eight as Bangladesh are reduced to 98 for eight after 28 overs.

Nayeem continues to play and miss. Shami bowls a wide outswinger which Nayeem looks to drive without any feet movement and is beaten.

The next ball is down the leg side as Nayeem misses the fine glance but it hits his pads and goes fine for four leg byes as Bangladesh finally cross the 100-run mark.

Nayeem then upper cuts Shami over the slips but the ball falls just short of the fielder at thirdman, who does well to put in the forward dive.

In the next over, Nayeem backs away before pushing Ishant through the covers for a couple. But Ishant ends Nayeem's stay at the crease with a full delivery which moves away enough to beat the bat and crash into the stumps.

Ishant completes his five-wicket haul, having taken 5-22 in 12 overs. This is Ishant's first five-wicket haul in India after a long wait of 12 years, having last claimed it in a Test in 2007.
16:13   Ishant picks 3rd wkt; Bangladesh 7 down

B'desh 98-7 (27 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Shami bowling without much luck at the moment. He cuts Nayeem in half with another cracking inswinging delivery and wicketkeeper Saha produces another brilliant stop, diving full length to his left.

Shami tries the bouncer as Nayeem ducks under but is hit on the ribs off the last ball as he tries to avoid the short ball. He will be quite sore at the end of play having taken a few blows from the fast bowlers.

Mehidy hit a wide delivery from Ishant square on the off-side for a four as the twilight zone takes over at Eden Gardens. A few deliveries later, he drives an overpitched delivery through the covers for another four.

Shami keeps it short against Nayeem who upper cuts it over the slips for a four. The next ball is pitched up as Nayeem slaps it past point for another boundary.

An angry Shami responds with a quick short ball as Nayeem goes for the ramp shot but is beaten before he blocks a full delivery with caution.
16:00   Ishant picks 3rd wkt; Bangladesh 7 down

B'desh 82-7 (24 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Ishant continues as Ebadat is beaten trying to play the cover drive two balls in a row. He stays leg side and taps Ishant to point where Ravindra Jadeja, who shockingly misses the bounce and lets it go through to give away two runs. But the batsman has not touched the crease and the umpire calls it a run short.

Ebadat is nowhere near the ball as he plays away from his body and is beaten again.

Ishant then cleans up Ebadat with a full delivery on the stumps which the right-hander misses completely as he again back away.

Meanwhile, Liton Das has been ruled out of the match with concussion and Mehidy Hasan has been named as his replacement.

Mehidy walks out to bat at No 9 and he defends the first ball he faces to end the Ishant over.
15:52   India's pacers leave Bangladesh in a mess

B'desh 81-6 (23 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Liton Das has retired hurt after that blow on the helmet in the morning session by a bouncer from Shami.

Nayeem Hasan walks out to bat with Ebadat Hossain, who is beaten off the last ball by Ishant, who completes the unfinished over before the lunch break.

Shami causes another injury blow for Bangladesh. This time Nayeem is struck flush on the helmet by a quick bouncer as he tries to avoid it and the umpires yet again call out the physio.

Nayeem is given the all-clear to continue after the physios check on him. And not surprising Shami tests him with another bouncer which goes down the leg side and the right-hander manages to avoid it.

Shami goes short again but this time wide as Nayeem manages to upper cut it over the slips for a four to get off the mark.

Shami then pitches the next ball right up and also gets it to come in to beat Nayeem all ends up and wicketkeeper Saha does well with a diving stop to his left.

Shami follows it up with a quick bouncer which hits Nayeem on the gloves as he tries to avoid it.

Nayeem then slaps the last ball through the vacant cover region for another four.
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15:15   Bangladesh reeling on 73-6 at lunch on Day 1

B'desh 73-6 (21.4 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

India's fast bowlers once again took centrestage to leave Bangladesh reeling at lunch on Day 1 of the historic pink ball Test match at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday.

Umesh took 3-29, while Ishant picked up 2-11 and Shami claimed 1-18 as Bangladesh were reduced to a lowly 73 for six in 21.4 overs at the lunch break on the opening day of the second Test.

Electing to bat, Bangladesh were rocked early as Ishant got Imrul Kayes (4) early before Umesh dismissed captain Mominul for a duck with Rohit Sharma taking a stunning catch at second slip.

Infact, Umesh struck twice in the 11th over as he bowled Mohammad Mithun (0) off an inside edge.

Mushfiqur Rahim also perished for a duck as the Indian pacers tore through the Bangladesh batting line-up.

Shadman Islam made 29 before he was caught behind off Umesh before wicketkeeper Saha produced a superb catch to get the wicket of Mahmudullah (6) off Ishant.

Liton Das stroked a fluent 24 from 27 balls before he was hit on the helmet by a quick short ball from Shami.
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15:04   Bangladesh reeling on 73-6 at lunch on Day 1

B'desh 73-6 (21.4 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Liton survives a close shout for leg before wicket against Shami as India decide against the review.

The next ball is a cracking bouncer as Liton is struck on the helmet trying to play the pull shot. As per the new concussion rules, the umpires call out the physio to check on the batsman.

He is given the all-clear after the concussion test and Shami tests him again with the bouncer. Liton is brave enough to take on the short ball as he pulls it confidently through square leg for a four and then picks a single off the last ball.

The field is set for the short ball by the looks of it but Ishant pitches the first ball right up as Liton plays another drive through mid-off for a four.

Liton offers no shot to the next three balls before he walks away to have a chat with the leg umpire. He doesn't look in good shape as the physio is called out again before the umpires decide to call for Supper Break.

Bangladesh are reeling on 73 for six in 21.4 overs, with Liton on 24 from 27 balls and Nayeem yet to open his account.
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14:49   Ishant strikes; Bangladesh 6 down

B'desh 64-6 (20 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Time for some spin as Ravindra Jadeja is introduced into the attack to bowl the 19th over, with around 20 minutes left for the supper break.

Mahmudullah watchfully defends the first two balls and then takes a single. Liton continues his confident start as he flicks a full toss through midwicket for a four and then blocks the last two balls.

Local boy Saha makes the home crowd go bonkers with an unbelievable catch. He dives full length to his right and plucks the ball inches from the ground just in front of Virat Kohli at first slip to complete another stunning catch by the Indians.

Ishant had bowled it in the right channel just on and around the off-stump, forcing Mahmudullah to play as he got the edge and was caught behind for six.

Nayeem Hasan is beaten all ends up by the incoming delivery from Ishant as he comes in a long way and goes over the leg stump and for once even wicketkeeper Saha is unable to get to it.

Bangladesh, on 64-6 in 20 overs, in real danger of being bowled out in the very first session of the Test match.
14:37   Umesh on fire; Bangladesh 5 down

B'desh 55-5 (18 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Liton looks solid in his defence against Shami as he blocks the first three balls and then takes a single on the off-side.

Mahmudullah shuffles across his stumps as he hit on the pads by an incoming delivery but the umpire turns down the leg before shout.

In the next over, Umesh strays way down the leg side as Mahmudullah glances it fine for a four to take Bangladesh past the 50-run mark.

Umesh then corrects his line as he goes wide with Mahmudullah defending the next two and blocks out the remaining two deliveries of the over.

Change in the bowling as Ishant replaces Shami. Liton guides a wide delivery past point for a couple and then pushes the next into the covers where the fielder puts in the dive to stop some runs.

Ishant bowls just outside the off-stump as Liton easily manages to leave the last three balls.
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14:25   Umesh on fire; Bangladesh 5 down

B'desh 47-5 (15 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Umesh on fire at the moment as he picks his third wicket.

This time Shadman gets the edge and is caught behind for 29 as Bangladesh slip to 38 for five.

The left-hander was beaten off the previous delivery as he went after a full wide delivery without any footwork.

The next ball was perfectly pitched, full and around the off-stump as Shadman could only defend as he got the edge and Saha completed an easy catch.

Bangladesh are once again falling apart against the Indian fast bowlers as they slip to 43 for five, in the 15th over. If not for Shadman's 29, their situation would have been worse.

Liton Das wastes no time as he pushes the first ball he faces through midwicket for a four. Two balls later, he throws his bat a wide delivery which goes uppishly behind point for another four as he takes the risk despite his team's precarious position.
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14:15   Bangladesh 4 down; India in control

B'desh 33-4 (13 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Bangladesh have another close shave. This time Shadman plays a rash shot, throwing his bat at a wide delivery as he gets a thick outside edge which flies past the slips for a four.

However, the left-hander gets on top the bounce as he steers the next ball square on the off-side for another four and then takes a single on the leg side.

Shami then makes the big breakthrough with the key wicket of Mushfiqur, who ends up dragging it back on to his stumps to be bowled for a duck.

Five slips for Shami against new batsman Mahmudullah but the pacer ends up bowling it full and on the pads.

This is a horror start for Bangladesh as they slip to 26 for four after 12 overs.

Umesh pitches it up as Shadman drives it through the covers for two runs and then glances the next ball fine on the leg side for a four.

Umesh bowls a short ball as Shadman swats it to deep square leg for one. Mahmudullah then pokes at a wide delivery as he gets the edge but it falls just short of wicketkeeper Saha.

Bangladesh are reeling on 33 for four in 13 overs, with Shadman having scored 28 of those.
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14:04   Bangladesh 4 down; India in control

B'desh 17-3 (11 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Umesh comes back into the attack as he replaces Ishant. He strikes with the wicket of captain Mominul, who is brilliantly caught by Rohit at second slip.

Mominum had got the edge which looked set to be heading straight to Virat Kohli at first slip, but Rohit put in the dive and took a stunning one-handed catch right in front of his captain.

Umesh strikes again two balls later as Mohammed Mithun inside edges it back on to his stumps to be bowled for a duck.

Two wickets in three balls for Umesh as Bangladesh slip to 17 for three, in the 11th over.

Bangladesh's best batsman Mushfiqur Rahim walks in at No 5 with his team struggling after electing to bat.

A double wicket maiden for Umesh, who struggled to make an impact in his first spell.
13:53   Bangladesh lose 2nd wicket

B'desh 17-1 (10 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Fast bowler Mohammed Shami comes into the attack, to bowl the eighth over as he replaces Umesh.

He starts with a short ball that has Shadman in all sorts of problem as he tries to defend but ends up lobbing the ball in the air as it falls safely on the off-side.

The next ball comes in a long way, cutting Shadman into half as wicketkeeper Saha dives to his right and completes a good take. Infact, the Indians are convinced that there is an inside edge but umpire Marais Erasmus is not interested. Captain Virat Kohli takes the review but ends up losing it as the ball has gone off the thigh pad.

Left-hander Shadman pulls the next ball for just a single and Mominul defends the last three balls to end a superb first over from the in-form Shami.

Ishant gets the ball move very late, infact it went a long way after passing the batsman, who had offered to leave it alone. Ishant keeps wide as Shadman is happy to offer no shots before he taps the last ball on the off-side for a quick single.

This is quite interesting. The new pink ball hasn't swung as much as expected but the odd delivery is still doing things. Shami gets one to move into left-hander Shadman quite a bit after it has passed the stumps as wicketkeeper Saha has to put in another last-minute dive to his right to stop it.

Bangladesh have struggled at the start as they reach 17 for one in 10 overs, with Shadman on 12 and Mominul yet to get off the mark.
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13:35   Ishant strikes; Bangladesh lose early wicket

B'desh 15-1 (7 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Ishant goes wide as Kayes has an easy leave before he clips the next to square leg for one.

Ishant from round the wicket keeps it wide as Shadman is happy to leave it alone as he easily sees out the remaining four deliveries of the over.

Umesh continues as Kayes defends the first two deliveries and then misses the flick but gets a leg bye and Shadman plays out the rest of the over.

Ishant makes the breakthrough with the wicket of Shadman, who is given out caught behind. He immediately takes the review and not surprisingly as the ball had gone off the thigh pad and the decision is overturned.

Ishant gets the next ball to move away late but it is too wide to make Kayes play at it.

Ishant gets his man a few balls later. Kayes goes across his stumps a long way as he tries to turn it on the leg side but misses it and is given out leg before wicket.

He again decides to review it after consulting his partner Shadman, the second DRS review of the over.

There is no bat involved and the impact is in line with the ball going on to hit the leg stump as the decision stays.

Kayes walks back for four as Bangladesh lose an early wicket, in the seventh over.

History created! Ishant has picked the first-ever wicket with the pink ball in a Test match in India.

Captain Mominul Haque gets a short ball first up which he leaves alone and then defends the last ball to end a good over from Ishant.
13:18   Bangladesh elect to bat; India unchanged

B'desh 13-0 (4 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Ishant gets the ball to move away late as Shadman hangs his bat out before opting to leave it. The next ball is closer to the stumps and full too as it moves away enough to go past the edge.

He then takes a single on the off-side before Kayes clips one off his pads through square leg for two runs.

Shadman gets the first boundary of the match for Bangladesh as he cracks a short wide delivery from Umesh through the covers for a four.

Two balls later, he pulls a short ball over midwicket in commanding fashion for another boundary as Shadman shows some positive intent.

Umesh pitches the last ball up and slants it across Shadman, who prefers to leave it alone.
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13:09   Bangladesh elect to bat; India unchanged


B'desh 2-0 (2 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Imrul Kayes and Shadman Islam are the two openers for Bangladesh, while Ishant Sharma will bowl the first every delivery with the pink ball for India in a Test match.

Ishant from round the wicket gets the ball to come in as Shadman defends it on the leg side. The next ball curves away as the left-hander opts to leave it and defends the third ball on the off-side.

Not much of movement for Ishant as he bowls full which is defended back by the Bangladesh opener. He defends the fifth ball and offers no shot to the last ball as Ishant starts off with a maiden over.

Umesh Yadav from the other end. Imrul Kayes defends the first ball before he clips the next ball to fine leg for a single to get off the mark.

Umesh bowls full and on the stumps as Shadman before he also clips the next on the leg side for one to get off the mark.

Umesh slants it across the left-hander, who opts to leave it alone and then defends the last ball to end the second over.
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12:49   Bangladesh elect to bat; India unchanged

Both teams are featuring in a pink ball Test match for the first time and the response from the fans in Kolkata has been great. The first four days of the historic Test match have already been sold out.

This is only the 12th Test match to be played under lights with the pink ball.

A silver coin, brought out specially for the game, was used for the toss.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina along with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Bangladesh Cricket Board Chairman Nazmul Hasan and some of India's biggest cricket icons such as Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar are in attendance at the historic match.

Also present at the iconic Eden Gardens are a host of Indian sporting stars such as Olympic gold-medallist shooter Abhinav Bindra, six-time world champion boxer M C Mary Kom and tennis star Sania Mirza. 
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Check out the playing XIs of the two teams:

India: Virat Kohli (captain), Mayank Agarwal, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, Wriddhiman Saha (w/k), Umesh Yadav, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma.

Bangladesh:
Mominul Haque (captain), Shadman Islam, Imrul Kayes, Mohammad Mithun, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Liton Das (w/k), Nayeem Hasan, Abu Jayed, Al-Amin Hossain, Ebadat Hossain
12:41   D-N Test: Bangladesh elect to bat; India unchanged

Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque has won the toss and elected to bat against India in the historic day-night second Test match at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday.

India, who won the first match of the two-Test series by an innings and 130 runs, are unchanged.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh have made two changes as Nayeem Hasan and Al-Amin Hossain come in for Taijul Islam and Mehidy Hasan.

This is the first-ever day-night Test match with the pink ball for both the teams.
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12:29   India clear favourites in historic Day-Night Test


Welcome to the coverage of the historic day-night Test match between India and Bangladesh at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday.

Indian cricket will finally embrace the pink revolution after initial reluctance when Virat Kohli's seemingly infallible galacticos lock horns with a deflated Bangladesh in their maiden Day/Night Test starting, in Kolkata, on Friday.

It took India a new BCCI regime under maverick former captain Sourav Ganguly to take the pink ball plunge, a good seven years after the International Cricket Council approved the format to revive interest in Tests.

Ganguly convinced the Bangladesh Cricket Board to agree to a Day/Night Test just a few days before their team was to land in India.

So far, 11 Day/Night Tests have been played worldwide since Australia set the ball rolling against their Trans-Tasmanian rivals New Zealand four years ago in Adelaide.

Australia had proposed a Day/Night Test at the same venue against India last year but the wary tourists didn't agree to the proposal.

At home too, the Indians were not open to the idea until Ganguly stepped into the picture within a week of taking charge of the BCCI.

The bone of contention was the SG pink ball, which many still believe is difficult to sight after sunset. Add to it the dew factor, which players believe aggravates the bowlers' problems.

But Ganguly found Kohli on the same page and the current Indian captain took just 'three seconds' to agree to the Board president's idea.

So far, the build-up to the Test has been smooth. A sellout crowd for the first four days has been managed, something that has been the primary goal of playing the traditional format under lights.

Amid all the hype, there is also the small matter of India bracing up for a 12th successive home series victory.

The challenge for the players would be when the dew comes in to play after the sun sets early and it remains to be seen how both the teams and the groundsmen cope with the pink ball.

The Cricket Association of Bengal has made all efforts to turn the match into a carnival for fans with several gimmicks. So, there are pink-ball mascots, Army paratroopers to deliver the match ball and a galaxy of sports and political dignitaries, including Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, are also expected at the venue.

The menacing pace attack of Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma and Umesh Yadav wrapped up the Indore Test inside three days with an innings and 130 runs victory -- the 10th innings win for India.

The pace attack along with the blazing form of the new-found opening duo -- Rohit Sharma and Mayank Agarwal -- has been the story of the season in Indian cricket.

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