India vs Bangladesh, 1st Test Day 2 Highlights: Kuldeep, Siraj put India in commanding position

End of Days Play

Stumps! Bangladesh finish second day's play at 133 for the loss of eight wickets. Mehidy Hasan Miraz (16* off 35 balls) and Ebadot Hossain (13* off 17) have shared a stand of 31 runs and will go unbeaten. It wasn't Bangladesh's day and neither was the final session for them. 96 runs were scored in 34 overs and 6 wickets perished. Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammed Siraj were wreckers in chief and pushed the hosts on the backfoot. Kuldeep (4/33) - who was making his comeback after 18 months in Test cricket - was on song. While Siraj (3/14) dominated with his pace and troubled the host batters. Siraj set the tone for India by getting a wicket on the first ball of the innings. Bangladesh will now have much of catching up to do as they need to avoid the follow-on.

WICKET! Kuldeep gets another as the left-arm wrist spinner castles Taijul Islam for a duck. Bangladesh - 102/8 in 35 overs.

WICKET! Kuldeep gets his third on Test return as he traps Muhfiqur Rahim in front of the stumps. The former Bangladesh skipper fails in a review for LBW and departs for 28 off 58 balls. Bangladesh - 102/7 in 34.2 overs.

Kuldeep gets his second and ends Nurul Hasan's stay at the crease for 16 off 22 balls. Hasan is dismissed after a splendid catch at forward short leg by Shubman Gill. Bangladesh - 97/6 in 32.1 overs.

Kuldeep introduced

Finally, Kuldeep Yadav has been brought into the attack and he strikes right away. Shakib Al Hasan has been caught at slip cordon by Virat Kohli. Bangladesh skipper departs for 3. Bangladesh - 75/5 in 24.2 overs.

After 23 overs, Bangladesh reach 71/4 in their first innings. Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim look to revive hosts with their partnership. They have it in them to steer the team through troubled waters and help Bangladesh put up a fight.

Wicket! Zakir Hasan (20) edges Siraj and gets caught behind by Rishabh Pant. The debutant's knock in the first innings comes to an end. Bangladesh are 56/4 in 17.2 overs. Captain Shakib Al Hasan walks into the middle and joins seasoned campaigner Mushfiqur Rahim in the middle.

Siraj dismisses Liton Das

Siraj strikes soon after the tea break. A little lapse in concentration from Litton Das as he gets played on. The delivery from Siraj kept low, hit the bat's toe-end, and chopped onto the stumps.

Third Session Begins

The Play for the third and final session of the day has begun. Litton Das and Zakir Hasan showed some resistance in the first 10 overs and they'll be aiming to continue that. Will be interesting to see how KL Rahul operates his bowlers in this session as the ball is getting good purchase from the track.

Bangladesh two down at tea

Tea on Day 2 and Bangladesh go for the break at 37 for 2. In the final over before tea which was bowled by Umesh Yadav, Litton Das smashed three consecutive boundaries and showed he's going through a good phase. Indian bowlers managed to make early inroads by removing two wickets inside five overs. Ashwin bowled a solitary over and got some purchase from the surface but was hit for a couple of boundaries by Zakir Hasan.

Ashwin into the attack

Captain KL Rahul has introduced R Ashwin into the attack in the 9th over and the off-spinner got turned immediately but the Bangladesh batter Zakir Hasan got a couple of boundaries in that over. Bangladesh reach - 25/2 in 9 overs.

Early wickets for India

Terrific start for Indian bowlers as they dismiss Bangladeshi batters very early in the innings. Siraj caught Shanto behind by Rishabh Pant on the very first ball of the innings. And later, Umesh Yadav clean bowled Yasir Ali for 4 in the fifth over. Bangladesh are 6/2 in 5 overs.

India all out for 404

Wicket! Mohammed Siraj plays an aerial shot but fails to connect it well and gets caught in the deep. He departs for 4. India have been bowled out for 404 in 133.5 overs. Pujara (90), Shreyas (86), and Ashwin (58) were the performers for the visitors with a solid batting performance on this track. It's time for the bowlers.

Kuldeep departs for 40

Wicket! One brings two for Bangladesh. Now Kuldeep Yadav has been trapped in front by Taijul Islam for 40. The batter goes upstairs to review it but he looked certain that his resistance had finally come to an end. India - 393/9 in 132.5 overs

Ashwin departs

End of the innings! R Ashwin has been stumped for 58 and Mehidy Hasan Miraz finally breaks the partnership. The 92-run stand for India ends and with that they've lost their 8th wicket. Bangladesh get a wicket after 32.2 overs. India - 385/8

Kuldeep shows resistance

Kuldeep Yadav played a brilliant sweep shot off Taijul Islam and gets another boundary towards the square leg and with that, he moves on to 28 - his highest score in Test Cricket. Along with Ashwin, he has added 74 runs for the eighth wicket, which is the highest 8th-wicket partnership for India against Bangladesh.

Fifty for R Ashwin

Ashwin goes down the track and hits Taijul Islam over long-on for a maximum and moves on to 49. He takes a single on the very next ball to get to his half-century. This is his 13th Test Fify.

2nd session begins

The play has started for the second session. The players are into the middle after the lunch break. Bangladeshi bowlers will be looking to break the stand between Kuldeep and Ashwin and restrict Indians inside 380.

Lunch Break on Day 2

Indian batting duo of R Ashwin (40*) and Kuldeep Yadav (21*) walk happily towards the dressing room after putting up a good resistance on a tricky surface. 70 runs were scored in this session and Bangladesh bowlers could only manage to get the solitary wicket of Shreyas Iyer - who perished in just 8 overs since the start of play. But the lower middle-order has shown grit and determination.

50-run partnership

A crucial 50-run stand between Kuldeep Yadav and R Ashwin for the eighth wicket. They go unbroken on 55 at lunch break and denied any success to the Bangladesh bowlers after Shreyas Iyer's dismissal early in the morning session.

5 extra runs for India! Ashwin gets a genuine edge off Taijul Islam but the ball was away from the fielder at slip cordon. The batters steal a single but the throw from the fielder at the third man region hits the wicketkeeper's helmet put on the field by Bangladesh and the batting side was rewarded 5 extra runs.

Four! Kuldeep Yadav handsomely pulls Khaled Ahmed towards the square leg region and he gets a boundary. That's the first boundary from the southpaw's bat and it should give him a lot of confidence on this tricky surface.

Indians lose Iyer early on Day 2

An interesting first-hour's play transpired in Chattogram on day two. India lost their set overnight batter Shreyas Iyer for 86 as Ebadot Hossain clean bowled him. The pitch has started behaving in a weird manner but R Ashwin and Kuldeep Yadav have just managed to hang in. They've shared a stand of 12 runs and faced 42 deliveries before the drinks break and the scorecard reads 305/7 105 overs.