All-round performance brings opening day honors to India

The fast-paced combination of Navdeep Saini and Saurabh Kumar is even more impressive India The A earned Opening Day honors after a commanding performance against Bangladesh A in their first unofficial Test here on Tuesday.

Opting to bowl after winning the toss, Saini (3/21), Saurabh (4/23) and Mukesh Kumar (2/25) helped India A pile up their opponents for 112 in just 45 overs.

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In reply, the visitors finished strongly on 120 without losing eight runs by the time the stumps were pulled out. Yashasvi Jaiswal and India captain Abhimanyu Eeshwaran were looking good at 61 and 53 respectively, when play ended on the first day.

After Saini and Mukesh picked up five of the top six with just 63 runs on the board, the stewards recovered somewhat to cross three figures due to Mossadegh Hussain’s 63.

Hossain hit six fours and three sixes after Bangladesh were reeling at 26 for five overs.

However, the home team’s problem was that the batters also struggled against spin, with spinner Saurabh batting in the lower order to finish with excellent numbers.

The 29-year-old’s performance assumes significance as he could be drafted into India’s Test squad for the upcoming two-match series in Bangladesh if superstar Ravindra Jadeja is omitted.

When it came time to bat, India A were well served by the young duo of Jaiswal and Easwaran as the pair not only added 120 runs but also scored at a good rate.

While Jaiswal hit a four-stroke with a 106-ball over, Eeswaran found the fence six times while facing 111 deliveries at Sheikh Kamal International Airport. cricket stadium.

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Despite veteran Eeswaran leading from the front, Jaiswal would resume his quest for a hundred in only his eighth first-class match and consolidate the visitors’ position in the opener.

Earlier in the day, Delhi’s Packer Saini struck first when he bowled Mahmood Al Hasan Joy, who was hit late in the swing.

Mukesh had the other opener, Zakir Hassan catching him behind him before deflecting Mominul Haque’s stumps.

Saini then caught Najm Hossain Shanto at third slip, before skipper Mohammed Mithun went wide at slip to leave the Bangladesh A staggering at 26 for five.

Mosaddegh sought to revive the roles, but there was no support on the other side.

However, the Indians soon gained the measure of the Bangladesh bowling attack, with the likes of Khalid Ahmed, Rigor Rahman Raja and Tagulul Islam failing to make a breakthrough or contain.

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