India tour of Bangladesh

BAN vs IND, 1st Test

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BAN vs IND: After the ODI series, India and Bangladesh will now face each other in the test series. The two-match series will start on Saturday 14th December Wednesday at 09:00 AM IST.

Team India had to face a humiliating defeat in the first two matches of the ODI series, after which now the Indian team would like to make a fresh start. Captain Rohit was injured during the second ODI match and he was ruled out for the first test, due to which Ishan Kishan opened in the last match of the ODI series. He grabbed the opportunity from both hands, scored a scintillating double-century in the final match, and became the fourth Indian batter to achieve this milestone. He played an astonishing inning of 210 runs against Bangladesh in the third ODI of the series.

Kl Rahul will lead the Men in Blue for the first test match in the absence of injured Rohit Sharma. For team India, Rishabh Pant has scored the most runs in Test cricket for the Indian Team this year. The wicket-keeper batter has 532 runs in his name in 5 matches.

Team India will once again miss the services of Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, and Bumrah as all three match winners of the team have been ruled out of this test series due to injuries. Although Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin will be seen strengthening the spin department. Siraj and Umesh Yadav will take responsibility for the pace attack, while left-arm fast bowler Jaydev Unadkat will return to Test cricket after 12 years. All-rounder Shardul Thakur is also a part of the team.

Litton Das has scored the most runs in Test cricket this year for hosts Bangladesh. Litton has 659 runs in 8 matches. Apart from Litton, Mushfiqur Rahim is also seen in excellent form. Rahim has scored 379 runs in 5 matches at an average of 54.14. Nazmul Hossain Shanto (314 in 8 matches) and Shakib Al Hasan (222 runs in 4 matches) have also been in good form for Bangladesh.

Bangladesh bowlers have also impressed everyone in their recent matches. Hossain and Mehidy Hasan have been the team's highest wicket-takers in Test cricket this year. Both the bowlers have taken 20-20 wickets each. Ahmed took 18 wickets in 6 matches, Taijul Islam took 15 wickets in 3 matches and Shakib took 10 wickets in 4 matches this year in red-ball cricket. 

Match Details

Match: BAN vs IND, 1st Test, India tour of Bangladesh, 2022

Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2022 - Sunday, December 18, 2022

Time: 09:00 AM (Dec 14)

Venue: Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram, Bangladesh

Pitch Report

The pitch of the Chattogram is spinners-friendly. Although a lot of runs have been also scored on this pitch. SL's Kumar Sangakkara has also scored a triple century at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. The average score on this pitch is 372 runs. Team India will like to avoid the spin attack of Bangladeshi bowlers including Shakib Al Hasan and others. The Bangladesh skipper has the best performance on this particular ground at home. He has seven-wicket hauls on his name on this ground.

Talking about the weather in Chattogram, it will be sunny here on the first day of the test match. No chance of rain has been predicted during all five days. Both teams' fans can enjoy the entire test match on this condition. The temperature here will be between 28 to 17 degrees. The sky may remain cloudy during the fourth and fifth days of the match but there is no possibility of rain.

BAN vs IND Test Squads

BAN: Shakib Al Hasan (C), Hasan Joy, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mominul Haque, Yasir Ali, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton Das, Nurul Hasan, Zakir Hasan, Anamul Haque, Taijul Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Khaled Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Rejaur Rahman Raja

IND: KL Rahul (C), Shubman Gill, Pujara (VC), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), KS Bharat (wk), Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Navdeep Saini, Saurabh Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat

BAN vs IND 1st Test Probable Playing XI

BAN: Litton Das, Anamul Haque, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan(C), Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mahmudullah, Afif Hossain, Mehdi Hasan Miraz, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmood, Ebadot Hossain

IND: Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (C), Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Saurabh Kumar, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav

Match Prediction

When it comes to the red-ball cricket team India is one of the most consistent teams in this format for the last 5 years they have won 9 out of 11 Tests against Bangladesh and have not lost any match against the Bangla Tigers and they would like to continue their winning streak in Chattogram in the first test match. However, Shakib's side Bangladesh is yet to win a Test match against The Men in Blue. We predict India to win the first Test.

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