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India took a 1-0 lead in their two-Test series against Bangladesh after winning the first match in Chittagong by 188 runs as the hosts were bowled out for 324 on the final day of play on Sunday. Resuming on an overnight score of 272-6 in their second innings, Bangladesh soon lost the wicket of Mehidy Hasan Miraz (13) to Mohammed Siraj. Captain Shakib Al Hasan (84) was next to depart as his entertaining display, which featured six fours and six sixes, came to an end after Kuldeep Yadav found the middle stump as Shakib tried an aerial stroke. Kuldeep then dismissed Ebadot Hossain for a duck, before Axar Patel bowled out Taijul Islam for the same score, finishing with figures of 4-77 in the second innings. The second Test will be played from December 22 to December 26 at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka. Get live cricket score updates of 1st Test match between India and Bangladesh. Check live scorecards, ball-by-ball commentary, and cricket scores online on Times of India.
COMMENTARY
10:24 (IST) Dec 18
Right then, that is it from the game. India has won the first Test comfortably and would look to clean sweep the Test series. Bangladesh, on the other hand, will look to level the series and win the second one. The second test will start at 9:00 am IST (3:30 am GMT) on December 22nd at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka. As you know, our construction will start much earlier. Please join us. Until then, goodbye and cheers!
Ten:21 (IST) December 18
Indian skipper KL Rahul says it's a good start after a not-so-good one-day series. The Bangladeshi batsmen played well and had a comfortable run, adding that their batting method in the second inning was a bit difficult and that it would be good to start the streak with a win. They say they did well from their positions in the first innings and their bowling dominated the game for them in the first innings. The bowler said he did well and made a breakthrough in time. He concludes by saying he is happy with the team's overall performance.
Ten:19 (IST) 18 Dec
Kuldeep Yadav is his PLAYER OF THE MATCH he took 8 wickets in this game. He said he was pleased with his performance on both the racket and the ball, adding that it was a good test for him. He says the wickets were a little faster in the first innings and challenging in the second innings as the wickets were a little slower. He says he's been working on his rhythm over the past year and it's helping him.
Ten:17 (IST) December 18
Bangladeshi skipper Shakib Al Hasan says it was a good-hitting arena but he didn't hit well. They added that it was difficult because they were playing Test cricket five or six months later, but that is no excuse. They identified their mistakes in the second innings, but that wasn't enough, admitting Zakir Hasan played really well. To win the Test match, they had to play good cricket all five days. and concludes that results must be delivered, especially for India.
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