After leading the series 1-0 in a two-match contest, India decided to field first in cloudy conditions, and fast bowler Akash Deep justified the strategies of skipper Rohit Sharma by taking two wickets within the first hour of play.
He got rid of opener Zakir Hasan who was out for a duck and bowled over Shadman Islam who made 24 runs lbw with well-positioned seamers to the left-hand bats.
Ajmal Islam, the captain of Bangladesh who scored 31 runs, together with Mominul added 51 runs to successfully negotiate the remaining part of the first session. However, this partnership was first broken by Ashwin Ravichandran who was the performer in the first test match.
India’s specialist bowler Ashwin who scored and took 6 wickets in the first game, lbw Najmul with a perfect ‘off break’ delivering from wide of the crease.
The home side has entered the field with the same three seamers who have had consistently provided stiff competition to the batsmen defeating the bat with numerous deliveries.
