Ravichandran Ashwin exhibited exquisite performance to reach 100 off just 108 balls in the first Test match against Bangladesh in Chennai.
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The day began with Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto winning the toss and opting to bowl first at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
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The first hour of the session belonged to Bangladesh as Mahmud challenged the edges of batters regularly and rocked India by taking out Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, and Virat Kohli in quick succession.
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Jaiswal anchored the innings for India and his 56 off 118 helped push India's tally.
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KL Rahul came to the crease and scored 16 and was dismissed by Mehidy Hasan Miraz, when the score was 144.
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At the close of the second session, the hosts stood at 176 for 6 after 48 overs with Ravindra Jadeja (7) and Ravichandran Ashwin (21).
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Ashwin and Jadeja put on a brilliant partnership of 195 runs (229 balls)
(Photo | Ashwin Prasath, EPS)
Jadeja scored 86 in 117 balls which further boosted India's total.
(Photo | Ashwin Prasath, EPS)
At stumps on Day 1, India was 339-6 after 80 overs.