IND vs BAN 1st Test Day 2 Live Cricket Score Streaming Online Today Match Updates: Pujara, Iyer save India’s blushes after Bangladesh run through top order
How the pitch at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium would behave was clear as early as the 10th ball of the first Test. As Shubman Gill let go a Khaleel Ahmed delivery outside off, wicketkeeper Nurul Hasan collected it on the first bounce.
From the outset, the pitch looked hard but there was a layer of surprise grass covering on it. But the mask came off quickly. For a Day 1 wicket, there was hardly any bounce – if anything deliveries constantly kept low through the day. It was on the slower side, allowing batsmen to get on the backfoot and negate any delivery that kept low. And of course, there was enough turn on offer, especially for left-arm spinners to give it a proper rip.
On such pitches, India’s batting unit at times comes across as sitting ducks. And Bangladesh is not an easy place to tour these days. That is how it panned out as India ended Day One at 278/6, losing five of those wickets to spinners, and mostly due to their failure to adapt to the conditions.
