Ind Vs Ban, 1st Test, Day 2: Agarwal, Rahane steadies India as hosts reach 188-3 at Lunch

Mayank Agarwal (91 not out) and Ajinkya Rahane (35 not out) stitched a crucial 69-run partnership after two early blows as India posted 188/3, taking a 38-run lead, at Lunch on Day 2 of the first Test against Bangladesh.

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India steady after two early blows on Day 2

India resumed their innings on Day 2 at 86/1. Cheteshwar Pujara reached his fifty but failed to get going as he was dismissed by Abu Jayed on 54. Mayank Agarwal took the aggressor's role as he took on the Bangladesh bowlers and looked the most comfortable batsman scoring runs easily.

After Pujara's dismissal, Agarwal was joined by skipper Virat Kohli at the crease but the Indian captain was dismissed for a rare duck as he was trapped in front of the wicket by Jayed on just the second ball of his innings. The responsibility of steadying the Indian innings fell on the shoulders of Agarwal and Rahane.

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Rahane supported Agarwal well to help India recover from the early blows. Bangladesh fast bowler Abu Jayed, who picked up the wicket of Rohit Sharma on Day 1, added two more wickets to his overnight tally by lunch on Day 2. 

India will now to extend their lead as both the batsmen in the middle are well-settled. With lot of batting still left for India, the hosts are on course to gain a huge first-innings lead.

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Earlier, Bangladesh skipper Mominul Haque won the toss and decided to bat first. The move backfired as the top-order struggled their way to 31-3 within the first hour of the day. The struggle continued after lunch as the visitors kept on losing wickets at regular intervals. Apart from skipper Mominul Haque and Mushfiqur Rahim, no other batsmen got going during the course of their innings. Bangladesh were eventually bowled out for 150 with Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Ravichandran Ashwin taking two wickets each. Mohammed Shami bagged 3 scalps. India ended Day 1 at 86/1.

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