Virat Kohli and Murali Vijay led India to a commanding position on Day 1 of the one-off Test against Bangladesh in Hyderabad as they finished on 356/3 in 90 overs. Opting to bat, the hosts lost the early wicket of KL Rahul, but Vijay with Cheteshwar Pujara added 178 runs for the second wicket. While the opener went on to score his 9th Test hundred, Pujara got out on 83. Coming in at No.4, Indian skipper Virat Kohli continued his scoring spree and notched up his 16th Test century. Ajinkya Rahane, who was selected ahead of triple centurion Karun Nair, remained not-out on 45.
13:34 IST: Change of strategy by Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim. He brings Taskin Ahmed into the attack.
13:30 IST: Bangladesh bowlers need to understand the line they need to bowl here. The good-length deliveries are getting hit for the boundaries because of the slowness of the pitch. Mehedi Hasan needs to alter his line to bear the fruits
13:28 IST: FOUR! Indians are dealing in boundaries now. Poor bowling by Mehedi Hasan and Vijay angles it towards the third-man area for a four
13:22 IST: FOUR! Pujara goes down the pitch and plays it with the turn for a boundary towards the deep mid-wicket
13:19 IST: FOUR! Again a short delivery by Mehedi Hasan and Pujara gives the punishment it deserves
13:18 IST: Hesitation again in that single and rightly sent back by Vijay.
13:11 IST: FOUR! Short delivery by Mehedi Hasan and Pujara finds no problem in hitting that ball away for a boundary. The pitch also seems to be very slow
13:10 IST: Top-edge but lands safely. Vijay aims to sweep Mehedi Hasan but gets a top edge that lands safely. It was well over the fielder at short fine leg.
13:05 IST: Bangladesh still seek a breakthrough as India cruising on nicely.
13:02 IST: SIX! Vijay dances down the track to break the shackles and hits a straight six. A boundary and a six to finish the over
13:01 IST: FOUR! A bit of extra bounce for Shakib but Vijay makes full use of the room given to him and hits it for a boundary
13:00 IST: Shakib straying down the leg-side and Vijay glances it down the leg side for 2 runs. India in command now after losing an early wicket.
12:58 IST: India are 126/1 after 40 overs. Murali Vijay 64*, Cheteshwar Pujara 55*
12:53 IST: The ball grips and turns, that too on the first day of the match. Shakib must be happy to put doubts in batsman's mind.
12:38 IST: India are 115/1 after 34 overs. Murali Vijay 58*, Cheteshwar Pujara 50*
12:33 IST: FIFTY! Cheteshwar Pujara notches up his 12th half-century. India look solid now
12:29 IST: FOUR! More runs for Murali Vijay. It is from the pads though
12:27 IST: FOUR! Vijay hits that in the air but lucky again that he didn't find the any fielder. Bangladesh have been very unlucky
12:24 IST: FOUR! Murali Vijay completes his 15th half-century with a boundary. India 102/1 in 30.4 overs
12:20 IST: FOUR! Back of the length delivery and Pujara guides it for a four towards the square boundary
12:17 IST: Shakib Hasan to bowl from the other end.
12:15 IST: Bangladesh will look to take wickets here and India will try to pile-on the runs. The track is flat and these two batsman are well set now.
12:10 IST: We are back after lunch and Kamrul Islam Rabbi has bowled a no-ball straightaway
11:30 IST: Lunch! India are 86/1 after 27 overs. Murali Vijay 45*, Cheteshwar Pujara 39*. They both have accumulated 84 runs for the second wicket. Rahul getting out in the first over of the match was the only success for the visitors
11:26 IST: India are 83/1 after 26 overs. Murali Vijay 43, Cheteshwar Pujara 28
11:18 IST: FOUR! Perfect timing from Murali Vijay and hits it through the covers. Just opened the blade and caressed it for a boundary
11:14 IST: India are 76/1 after 23 overs. Murali Vijay 38*, Cheteshwar Pujara 35*
11:10 IST: On a funny note, a lot of tweets are coming in to troll Bangladesh players
11:04 IST: Nothing's going Bangladesh way so far. Edges going past fielders and now an easy run-out chance is missed. Vijay survives on 35
10:59 IST: Ohh what a big miss by Bangladesh. Both the batsman were at the same end but Mehedi Hasan could not gather the throw and misses the opportunity of a run-out. Vijay would have been in the pavillion
10:57 IST: He starts off with a maiden. India 66/1 after 18 overs
10:55 IST: Now, spin from the other end too. Shakib-al-Hasan comes into the attack
10:50 IST: India are 65/1 after 16 overs. Murali Vijay 34* , Cheteshwar Pujara 29*
10:49 IST: FOUR!! Vijay gets the width outside the off-stump and gives the punishment it deserves
10:46 IST: Slip should be a little wider. They have missed two opportunities and can prove expensive later-on
10:45 IST: FOUR!! Another outside edge and another chance but Vijay gets the boundary again towards the third-man.
10:43 IST: Chance!! Outside edge and Pujara lucky again. He gets a boundary
10:40 IST: FOUR!! Juicy half-volley by Rabbi and Vijay doesn't let the opportunity go away
10:37 IST: So, India are 41/1 after 14 overs. Murali Vijay (22*) and Cheteshwar Pujara (17*)
10:34 IST: Spin now in the 13th over. Mehedi Hasan, off-spinner, comes into the attack
10:31 IST: India are 40/1 after 12 overs
10:30 IST: FOUR! Pulls it again for a boundary and Kapil Dev would be nostalgic to see this kind of a shot. He used to play the similar way during his hey days
10:28 IST: FOUR! Vijay pulls it away with no trouble and beating the fielder with ease
10:24 IST: FOUR! That's his trademark shot. Gets a friendly half-volley on the pads and flicks it away with ease.
10:15 IST: Bangladesh have played only 21 away Tests in the last 10 years
10:11 IST: FOUR!! Short delivery and Vijay tries to hit the pull shot. Off his gloves and goes to the boundary towards the deep-fine leg. India 24/1
10:10 IST: Vijay lucky there!! Full and outside off, Vijay went hard on the drive and the resulting inside edge dribbled wide of the stumps.
10:00 IST: FOUR! First boundary for India and Pujara as well. Kamrul Islam Rabbi bowled fuller, Pujara obliges and plays the square drive for a boundary. India 13/1
09:56 IST: Good short delivery by Taskin Ahmed. After 5 overs India are 7/1
09:52 IST: Mushfiqur Rahim and Co. had lost the last series against New Zealand but managed to beat England at home in Dhaka in 2016
09:51 IST: Lovely shot through the off-side by Murali Vijay and he gets his first runs of the day. India 6/1 after 4 overs
09:47 IST: Pujara is off the mark with a flick towards the mid-wicket. India 4/1 after 3 overs
09:42 IST: Good start for Bangladesh and pressure on India right at the start by the visitors. One more wicket here will put India under serious trouble. India 2/1
09:00 IST: TOSS Time! India win toss, elect to bat
08:56 IST: So, Bangladesh are playing the first Test on Indian soil after 16 years of getting the Test status
08:55 IST: Hello and welcome to the live blog.
India and Bangladesh have played eight Test matches till date with the former winning six games while two have ended as draws. Bangladesh have never managed a win against their giant opponents.
Interestingly, all eight matches were played in Bangladesh and the Hyderabad match will be their first Test in India.
While key batsman Imrul Kayes has been ruled out of the Bangladesh squad, India skipper Kohli has backed Ajinkya Rahane over Karun Nair, who recently became only the second Indian batsman to score a triple century after Virender Sehwag.