Indore: Indian pacer Mohammed Shami grabbed a team hat-trick, while Cheteshwar Pujara struck a fluent unbeaten 43 to help India first bundle out Bangladesh for 150 and then put up 86/1 on the board, at stumps on Day 1 of the first Test here on Thursday.
India, who dominated proceedings on the first day, trail by just 64 runs with nine wickets in hand.
- Pujara, who is known to take his time at the crease, played aggressively and got to 43 from 61 balls with the help of seven elegant boundaries. At the other end, Mayank Agarwal -- dropped on 32 by Imrul Kayes off Abu Jyaed --remained unbeaten on 37 from 81 deliveries (4x6).
The pair joined hands for an unbroken 72-run stand for the first wicket after Jayed had Rohit Sharma (6) caught behind by Liton Das.
- Earlier, Shami returned best figures of 3/27 with Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav and Ravichandran Ashwin all taking two wickets each.
Ravindra Jadeja only had to bowl three overs as the visitors struggled to cope with India's bowling battery, especially the pacers on a wicket which had a lot for them.
After winning the toss, new Bangladesh skipper Mominul Haque chose to bat first, a decision which backfired big time. For the visitors, seasoned batsman Mushfiqur Rahim was the top scorer with a fighting 43.
The Indian team also got a team hat-trick after Shami picked up two wickets in two deliveries just before tea and Ishant got one just after the break.
Shami grabbed two wickets off the last two balls to dash any Bangladesh hopes of a revival as they were left reeling at 140/7 after the second session.
India skipper Virat Kohli brought back Shami for a short spell before the break to try and get rid of Rahim as the batsman was looking good for a half-century.
In the fifth delivery of the 54th over, in-form Shami rattled Rahim's stumps with a searing inswinger that pitched outside off and came back in sharply to bamboozle the batsman.
Rahim was gone for a well made 43 off 105 balls, his innings laced with four fours and a six.