The historic pink-ball Test between India and Bangladesh in Kolkata was expected to be tough on batsmen, with players talking about the difficulties of playing with the pink ball under lights. Indian seamers got off to a spectacular start with the ball, as the trio of Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami and Ishant Sharma completely destroying Bangladesh’s top-order.
Bangladesh batsmen, in the first innings, bagged an unwanted record as they went down 73/6 in the first session. Skipper Mominul Haque, Mohammad Mithun and Mushfiqur Rahim were all dismissed for a duck.
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It is only the first time in subcontintent that no. 3, 4 and 5 have all been dismissed for a duck in the same innings in a Test match. Overall, it is only the 5th time such an instance has happened in the longest format.
Bangladesh captain Mominul won the toss and opted to bat. He was soon left to rue the decision as the tourists, beaten inside three days in the series opener in Indore, looked clueless against India’s quality attack.To make it worse for them, Liton Das, who made 24, retired hurt after being hit in the helmet by a short Mohammed Shami delivery.
{{/usCountry}}Bangladesh captain Mominul won the toss and opted to bat. He was soon left to rue the decision as the tourists, beaten inside three days in the series opener in Indore, looked clueless against India’s quality attack.To make it worse for them, Liton Das, who made 24, retired hurt after being hit in the helmet by a short Mohammed Shami delivery.
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India lead 1-0 in the series as they had won the first Test in Indore by an innings and 130 runs. The hosts need only a draw to record their 12th successive home series victory.