India vs Bangladesh 1st Test: Bumrah and Jadeja Lead 17-Wicket Day to Secure Massive Lead
India vs Bangladesh 1st Test Day 2 Updates: During the first Test at Chepauk, Chennai, India’s fast bowlers, led by Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja, put Bangladesh in a tough situation on an exciting 17-wicket day.
After beating Bangladesh for 149 runs, India did not force a follow-on and ended the day over 300 runs ahead with seven wickets remaining in the second innings.
Key Performances and Match Scorecard
India 376 (Ashwin 113, Jadeja 86, Mahmud 5-83, Taskin 3-55) and 81 for 3 (Gill 33*)
Bangladesh 149 (Bumrah 4-50, Deep 2-19, Jadeja 2-19)
India lead by 308 runs.
Match Analysis
Bangladesh was bowled out in just 47.1 overs after escaping the frying pan with four fast wickets to dismiss India early on the second morning. However, Bangladesh then found itself squarely in the path of the indomitable Indian bowling attack. Day two saw India opt to bat despite having a 227 lead and leading by 308 with seven second-inning wickets remaining at stumps.
The circumstances for India’s bowling were even less favorable than they were on the first day, but the Bangladeshi batsmen saw no reprieve. When things got easier for the pacers, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep, and Mohammed Siraj combined for eight wickets, while Ravindra Jadeja shattered Bangladesh’s greatest partnership when things got easier.
Bangladesh began the day on a bright note. Bangladesh’s first five-for in India was completed by Hasan Mahmud, Taskin Ahmed took three wickets with the second new ball far better than the first, and they allowed India to score just 37 runs throughout the course of the day. But then there was a swift reminder that their bowlers had already made too many mistakes on the first day. India’s fast bowlers were spot on right away, reducing Bangladesh to 40 for 5 with testing spell after testing spell and an error every three balls.
Bumrah often sent the ball away from the left-hand openers across the wicket, but he turned for the final ball in the first over. Though it’s likely that the five balls before it had moved away, Shadman Islam abandoned him, this one seemed to come back in and hit the top of the off. Both Mominul Haque and the umpire misunderstood the leg-before-bow call that saved Zakir Hasan, but Deep was too strong for both of them.
Deep bowled poorly in his opening over, which was right around the wicket; but, in his second over, he got the ball to seam in from a nice length just outside off. When Mominul had his pad in position, the ball ricocheted into the wicket, thoroughly defeating Zakir. In either case, he would have been lbw. The hat-trick ball was pushed into the gully by Mushfiqur Rahim, but it missed.
India returned to their two best bowlers after lunch, who had only bowled brief stints prior to the break. The most precise of the three was Siraj, who had earlier missed out on Zakir’s wicket. As a wobble-seam ball sailed away from him, Najmul Hossain attempted to walk at him in an attempt to counter the movement, but he was only able to make it to second slip.
Before Mushfiqur bowled a rare delivery that swung after pitching, Bumrah continued to test him. It isn’t intentional, but occasionally the ball will begin to swing after passing the hitter, especially if the seam is straight. This one began to move even before it passed Mushfiqur, who would have normally covered the angle. At the last second, it took the edge, swerved away from KL Rahul, and rapidly went to second slip. Rahul’s hands were soft, indicating that he had made the catch, and his upper body turned with the ball.
As the pace started to slow down, Litton Das and Shakib Al Hasan combined for a brief stand of 51 thanks to some superb drives. Then the spin twins from India came on and, although they received little support from the pitch, gave away nothing. Litton played a more squarer slog-sweep than he would have liked, offering a catch to deep square leg in an attempt to dominate them. Regretfully, Shakib reverse-swept Ravindra Jadeja right into his boot, setting up Rishabh Pant for a lob.
India revived the danger of Siraj and Bumrah just before tea. Siraj grabbed the edge right away, but it didn’t carry. However, Bumrah defeated Mahmud with what turned out to be the final ball before tea. Bangladesh was still 65 points away from missing the continuation. For about 45 minutes, the final two wickets for Bangladesh were in play, including a boundary off Bumrah that obviously triggered something. Bumrah smacked Taskin Ahmed on the glove and helmet with short balls to soften him up, then cleaned him up with a crisp yorker.
Even though the tall Nahid Rana wasn’t too excited about going beyond Bumrah’s line, he still managed to deny him the five-for and hit him for two boundaries. After a while, he managed to get his second wicket by playing Siraj on as he was struggling at one. On the second day, India had over an hour and a half to bat before stumps.
India started the game well since they were so far up. Although Rohit Sharma flicked the first ball he saw for four, and Yashasvi Jaiswal took ten runs off the opening over, they soon found the pitch was still not flat enough to be playing around with the bowling.
With 16 wickets in a single day of play at Chepauk, it was the most ever. After that, Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli played well for the bowlers, but a rare dismissal made it 17 wickets for the day when a right-hand batter was leg before wicketed by a forward offspinner. Ultra Edge then recommended an inside edge, and Kohli was the one who did not review it. India was leading by almost 300 stumps.
