CALCUTTA (India): Fast bowler Ishant Sharma became first Indian with pink ball to take five-for as the hosts dominated Bangladesh on the opening day of their first-ever day-night Test match at the Eden Gardens on Friday evening.
At stumps, the hosts were India finished at 174/3 that saw them take a 68-run lead after batting under the lights for most part of the evening,
Cheteshwar Pujara (55) and Virat Kohli (59 not out) stood out in front of the 55,000 crowd.
Earlier, Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bat first. But the decision boomeranged as the pink ball proved quite a bit for their batsmen.
Ishant Sharma ran through the batting line-up with his five-wicket haul at the hallowed turf.
The Delhi bowler sent Mahmudullah (caught behind), Hasan and Ebadat Hossain (bowled) to become first Indian bowler with pink ball five-for.
India used four bowlers – Ishant, Shami and Umesh Yadav along with slow left-arm Ravindra Jadeja who bowled one over while spinner Ravichandran Ashwin wasn’t used at all.
Shadman Islam (29) was Bangladesh’s highest-scorer for his 78-minute vigil on crease.
Indian openers Mayank Agarwal (14) and Rohit Sharma (21) didn’t spend too much time in the middle as India lost two quick wickets, but Kohli and Pujara handled them care as the hosts ended the evening on top.
Brief scores: Bangladesh 106 all out (Shadman Islam 29; Ishant Sharma 5/22, Umesh Yadav 3/29, Mohammed Shami 2/36); India 174/3 (Virat Kohli 59 not out, Cheteshwar Pujara 55; Ebadat Hossain 2/61).
