India versus bangladesh first test match

• • • • India vs Bangladesh 1st Test Day 4 Highlights: Bowlers bring IND closer to victory in Chattogramin India vs Bangladesh 1st Test Day 4 Highlights: Bowlers bring IND closer to victory in Chattogramin India vs Bangladesh 1st Test Day 4 Highlights: Chasing a target of 513, Bangladesh are six down. Bangladesh's Mehidy Hasan Miraz, right, plays a shot during the day four of the first Test between Bangladesh and India in Chattogram. (AP) India vs Bangladesh (Ind vs Ban) 1st Test Day4 highlights: Left-arm spinner Axar Patel picked up three wickets on Saturday as India edged closer to a comfortable win in the opening test against Bangladesh, reducing the hosts to 272/6 in their second innings at the end of day four in Chattogram. Bangladesh made a promising start in the morning session before India’s bowling attack stepped up a gear, leaving the hosts needing 241 to win at the end of the day with only four wickets remaining. Zakir Hassan was the star of the day for the hosts as he scored a fine century on debut. However, moments after reaching the landmark, he fell to R Ashwin, who picked up his first wicket of the match. Earlier, India set a stiff 513-run target to win on the third day. India dismissed Bangladesh for 150 in their first innings with left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav taking a career-best 5/40. 31 overs in this session and three wickets for India. Bangladesh need 241 more runs to win the game. For India, its four more wickets for a win. Bangladesh fought w...

India' Axar Patel, second right, and Shubman Gill celebrates the wicket of Bangladesh's Yasir Ali during the day four of the first Test cricket match between Bangladesh and India in Chattogram, Bangladesh, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022.AP/PTI(AP12_17_2022_000069B) | Photo Credit: SURJEET YADAV India' Axar Patel, second right, and Shubman Gill celebrates the wicket of Bangladesh's Yasir Ali during the day four of the first Test cricket match between Bangladesh and India in Chattogram, Bangladesh, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022.AP/PTI(AP12_17_2022_000069B) | Photo Credit: SURJEET YADAV Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s LIVE coverage of the fourth day of the first Test between India and Bangladesh from the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram. India’s day. Third session: 31 overs, 96 runs and 3 wickets. Bangladesh openers, chasing a mammoth 513, put on a 100-run stand and did not cede an inch in the first session. But India clawed its way back into the match after Lunch. Zakir Hasan scored a brilliant 100 on Test debut but couldn’t add to his tally as he became Ashwin’s first wicket of the match. Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav bowled with control and were complemented by aggressive field sets by KL. Shakib Al Hasan and Mehidy Miraz are at the crease. They are also Bangladesh’s last recognised batting pair. India in driver’s seat at stumps but they still need four wickets to win. We will be back with all action from Day 5. Until then, adios. • Shakib Al Hasan is playing his shots - tar...

The visitors will start as overwhelming favourites in Test format, in which the Bangladesh is yet to beat India but the absence of Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Ravindra Jadeja could hurt the side. The first Test match between India and Bangladesh will start at 9:00 AM (IST) and will be played from December 14-18. The first Test match between India and Bangladesh can be watched on Sony Sports Network. Viewers can watch live coverage of first Test match between India and Bangladesh on SONY SPORTS TEN 5 (English), SONY SPORTS TEN 3 (Hindi) & SONY SPORTS TEN 4 (Tamil & Telugu) channels. The live streaming of the 1st ODI between India and Bangladesh match will be available on SonyLiv app. The forecast for Wednesday is for clear skies, with no threats of any weather-induced disruptions. Teams India: KL Rahul (captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Siraj, Saurabh Kumar, Kona Bharat, Kuldeep Yadav, Abhimanyu Easwaran. Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (captain), Litton Das (wk), Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mominul Haque, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Anamul Haque Bijoy, Khaled Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Taijul Islam, Najmul Hossain Shanta, Rejaul Rahaman Raja, Zakir Hasan (wk), Nurul Hasan (wk), Yasir Ali. *with inputs from agencies