1st Test: Ashwin, Jadeja guide India to 376; Mahmud claims five-fer

hennai, Sep 20 (IANS) Veteran off-spin all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin top-scored with a fine 113 as India's first innings ended at 376 in 91.2 overs on day two of the first Test against Bangladesh at Chennai on Friday.For Bangladesh, pacer Hasan Mahmud took 5-83, and completes back-to-back five-wicket hauls in Test cricket, while Taskin Ahmed took 3-55. Bangladesh began day two by taking the second new ball, while Ashwin, resuming from 102 not out, got India’s innings to resume from 339/6 with a thick edge going over slip cordon for four.Taskin Ahmed struck in his second over of the day by shaping the ball into Ravindra Jadeja taking a faint edge on his tentative poke straight to keeper, and break the 199-run partnership as the left-handed batter missed his century by 14 runs.

Akash Deep threw kitchen sink at the balls towards him to hit four boundaries, before his slog off Taskin took a top-edge and was caught by mid-off for 17. Taskin got his third wicket of the day when Ashwin didn’t time his drive well and gave a catch to mid-off to fall for 113 off 133 balls and got a standing ovation from the sparse Chepauk crowd.Mahmud ended India’s first innings in just over an hour of day two by having Jasprit Bumrah edging to third slip to pick five-wicket hauls in consecutive Test matches. The pacer also became the first bowler from Bangladesh to take a five-wicket haul in Test matches in India.Brief Scores: India 376 in 91.2 overs (Ravichandran Ashwin 113, Ravindra Jadeja 86; Hasan Mahmud 5-83, Taskin Ahmed 3-55) against Bangladesh