Indore: Mohammed Shami took four wickets as India crushed Bangladesh by an innings and 130 runs inside three days of the opening Test on Saturday.
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Bangladesh were bowled out for 213 in the final session in Indore after their gamble to bat first after winning the toss backfired badly against the Indian pace attack.
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Shami’s fellow fast bowlers Umesh Yadav and Ishant Sharma shared three wickets between them after India declared their first innings on 493 for six, with a lead of 343 runs.
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“The captain gave me the freedom to bowl the way I wanted and it went well,” Shami said after the game. “Having Umesh and Ishant alongside me is a plus.”
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Bangladesh batsman Mushfiqur Rahim offered some resistance, hitting 64 after Rohit Sharma dropped him on four off Shami.
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Mushfiqur, who scored 43 in Bangladesh’s 150 in the first innings, finally became one of three wickets taken by off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin.
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Ashwin, who reached 250 wickets in home Tests in the first innings, got last man Ebadat Hossain for one to spark India’s victory celebrations.
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India were dominant with the bat and ball against Bangladesh.
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Opening batsman Mayank Agarwal played a key part in the win with his 243 – his second double century in four Tests – as India amassed 407 runs on the second day.
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The bowlers kept up the pressure when Bangladesh started their second innings.
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Yadav drew first blood, taking Imrul Kayes for six on a ball that curved into the left-hander and rattled the leg stump.
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Ishant Sharma got Shadman Islam for six in the next over. Shami then trapped skipper Mominul Haque lbw for seven.
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Mominul was given not out by the on-field umpire but India skipper Virat Kohli successfully reviewed the decision with replays showing the ball would have hit leg stump.
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Shami, who also took three wickets in the first innings, took Mohammad Mithun for 18.
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Bangladesh skipper Mominul said the batting of Mushfiqur and bowling of Abu Jayed had been the only “positives” in the disappointing defeat.
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Abu Jayed stood out with his four wickets in the Indian innings but got little support from his teammates.
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The second and final match is a day-night clash, with India hosting their first-ever pink-ball Test at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens from November 22.
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