Twitter Reacts As India Take Honours On Day 1 Of The Historic Day-Night Test

Team India dominated the proceeding to take honours on day one of the first day-night Test against Bangladesh at the iconic stadium at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Ishant Sharma was the wrecker-in-chief as the home side bowl out Bangladesh for 106 before Virat Kohli led India’s batting to take a crucial lead of 68 runs at the end of day one of the second Test.

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Meanwhile, the stage was set for both the teams to grace the occasion. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasin and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee were present to ring the customary bell to start the Test match. Besides, players from both India and Bangladesh side, who played the first match together in 2000 were also present in attendance alongside former India skippers. Many dignitaries from different disciplines were also present for the historic event in Kolkata.

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India dominate day 1

India started the match as per the script knocking Bangladesh top-order early with the pink ball. The in-form pacers – Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, and Mohammed Shami combined well to reduce the visitors to 38 for five. The Bangladeshi batters were left in tatters as they had no answers to India’s pacers. Two batsmen had to rush to the hospital after getting hit by Shami bouncers.

Injured Liton Das was the highest run-scorer for Bangladesh with 24 runs including five boundaries while Ishant Sharma entered the record books with a five-wicket haul. Umesh Yadav claimed three while Mohammed Shami returned with two to add to his seven from the first match.

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Meanwhile, India took control of things despite losing their top-order for low scores. With 43 for two, Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara stood tall adding 94 runs for the third wicket to bail the host out of danger. In the process, Kohli became the first Indian captain to score 5000 Test runs. With Rahane and Kohli in the crease, the top-ranked Test team will hope to come all guns blazing on day two to pocket a massive lead.

Twitter Reactions

So one day into this test, for all the speculation, the ball didn't do anything drastically different. Bangladesh's poor cricket may have made it seem like the ball did too much. It didn't.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) November 22, 2019

Tremendous atmosphere at Eden for the pink test @JayShah @bcci pic.twitter.com/grlVcCBe4x

— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) November 22, 2019

if india want to really challenge themselves, perhaps declare their first innings without batting, put bangladesh back in and chase the runs down in the fourth innings #PinkBallTestMatch #INDvBAN

— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) November 22, 2019

Don’t mean to take anything away from the occasion or the Indian oace bowlers, but this has been a very disappointing batting display by Bangladesh. Not so much because of lack of talent, rather bereft of grit, gumption and other things associated with a keen & competitive side

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) November 22, 2019

well bowled, ebadot cottrell #PinkBallTest

— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) November 22, 2019

First Wicket for ?? :

In Test – Mohammad Nissar
In Odi – Eknath Solkar
In T20I – Zaheer Khan
In #DayNightTest – Ishant Sharma #INDvBAN #PinkBallTest #PinkBall

— Akhil Gupta ? (@Guptastats92) November 22, 2019

@Wriddhipops has pulled off a blinder. It is not easy to catch a moving ball but India's catching behind the stumps has been sensational so far. #INDvsBAN #PinkBall

— Gautam Chauhan? (@Gautamchauhan2) November 22, 2019

hey shami, its only a different coloured cricket ball, not a murder weapon #INDvBAN #PinkBallTest

— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) November 22, 2019

BCCI chutiyas were afraid to play DN Test in Australia. Cowards

— Nishith (@Nicks103) November 22, 2019

https://twitter.com/_Mubean__/status/1197778270382514177?s=20

Cheering for India ?? and we know this is a win win situation #PinkBallTest #INDvsBAN

— Shefali Bagga (@shefali_bagga) November 22, 2019

The bowling has been excellent again but @Wriddhipops has been simply sensational behind the stumps.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) November 22, 2019

Bangladesh fast bowlers do have swing under their belt but they don't have the pace in their repertoire to breathe down the neck of the Indian batters. Complete dominance from the Indian team on opening day. #INDvsBAN #PinkBallTest #DayNightTest

— Gautam Chauhan? (@Gautamchauhan2) November 22, 2019

A memorable day for #TeamIndia at the #PinkBallTest.

After bundling out Bangladesh for 106 runs, the batsmen put up a total of 174/3 at Stumps on Day 1.@Paytm #INDvBAN pic.twitter.com/G6o23IUET3

— BCCI (@BCCI) November 22, 2019