India Tour of Bangladesh 2022: Bangladesh vs India – 1st Test Preview and Updates

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Bangladesh is ready to take on the Test challenge in the two-match series after a rare ODI series win against India. The first Test will be held between 14 and 18 December at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram, beginning at 9:30 a.m. The Indian team will be hoping to maintain their unbeaten record in Tests against Bangladesh.

After a three-year hiatus, both teams will play the longest format against each other. Both teams last played a day and night Test at Eden Gardens. The Test was won by India by an innings and 46 runs. Bangladesh batted first and was restricted to 106 after Ishant Sharma took five wickets. Virat Kohli’s 136 pushed India’s total to 347 for the loss of nine wickets. Umesh Yadav took 5 wickets in the second innings as India cruised to victory.

With six wins, four losses, and two draws, India is currently fourth in the ICC Test Championship points table. To qualify for the Final, they must win 5 of their last 6 Tests. Bangladesh, on the other hand, is at the bottom of the table, having won just one of the cycle’s ten Tests. The hosts have lost four of their last five Tests and drawn one.

The 1^st Test between Bangladesh vs India will take place on December 14th, 2022 at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram.

Match Details to Note

Match: Bangladesh vs India, 1^st Test, India Tour of Bangladesh 2022

Date: December 14, 2022 (Wednesday)

Time: 9:00 AM IST

Venue: Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram

Bangladesh vs India

Bangladesh (Match Odds – 4.00):

Preview:

Bangladesh has yet to adjust to the longest format of cricket 22 years after playing their first Test. This time, things got worse when their leading run-scorer, Tamim Iqbal, ruled out the first Test. Mahmudul Hasan Joy and Najmul Hossain Shanto will open the innings. In the last ten tests, the pair has a combined average of 22. This could give India an advantage in putting early pressure on the hosts.

Litton Das and Mushfiqur Rahim are Bangladesh’s best bets against India in the middle. Litton Das is their leading ICC Test Championship run-scorer, with 883 runs in 10 Tests at an average of 49.06. In the last 18 innings, he has three centuries and five half-centuries. Rahim is more familiar with playing against India. In five Tests against India, he has 518 runs at an average of 51.80, including two centuries and two half-centuries.

The bowling attack will be led by skipper Shakib Al Hasan, who will be joined by Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, and Ebadot Hossain. Taijul Islam leads the Bangladesh bowling charts with 24 wickets in 5 Tests of the Championship cycle at an economy of 2.75. He is our pick for the best bowler. Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who finished the ODI series as a player, has 22 wickets at an economy of 2.70. If he maintains his current form, India will struggle to keep their record alive.

Zakir Hasan has been added to Bangladesh’s 15-man squad. Since making his first-class debut, the T20 specialist has scored over 4000 runs in 106 innings. He has 13 centuries and 14 half-centuries at a strike rate of 41.27. He could make his debut.

Full Squad:

Shakib Al Hasan (c), Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mominul Haque, Yasir Ali, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton Das, Nurul Hasan, Zakir Hasan, Anamul Haque, Taijul Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Khaled Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Rejaur Rahman Raja

Players to watch out for:

Litton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim, Taijul Islam

Possible Playing XI:

Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mominul Haque, Litton Das, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Nurul Hasan (wk), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Khaled Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain, Taijul Islam, Zakir Hasan

India (Match Odds – 1.25):

Preview:

India last played a Test match in July, against England. In the absence of Rohit Sharma, Jaspreet Bumrah, and Mohammad Shami, skipper KL Rahul will face a challenge in adapting his team to the 5-day format. He’ll start the game with Shubhman Gill. Both players have had almost no experience playing against Bangladesh. While Rahul has only played two Tests this year, Gill has only played in one. All eyes will be on Cheteshwar Pujara, who had an incredible county season this year. Pujara scored 1094 runs in eight matches, averaging 109.40, with three double hundreds and two hundreds.

Virat Kohli will be eager to take the centre guard position in order to maintain his form. Kohli scored a century in the final ODI after finishing second in the Asia Cup and first in the T20 World Cup. Kohli has a batting average of over 78 against Bangladesh and has two centuries in five innings. Surprisingly, his last century in this format came three years ago against Bangladesh. Shreyas Iyer will most likely bat in the middle alongside Rishabh Pant, India’s leading run scorer in this ICC Test Championship cycle. Pant has 636 runs at an average of 45.43 in 8 Tests.

India’s pacers will be Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, and Shardul Thakur. Despite the fact that the trio hasn’t played much together, they will pose a threat to the Bangladeshi team. Thakur has 11 wickets in three Tests this year, including a career-high 7 for 61. Yadav had eight wickets in the most recent test against Bangladesh. Spinners Ravi Ashwin and Axar Patel will be added. In the absence of Bumrah and Shami, India’s leading ICC WTC wicket-takers, Ashwin will bear a great deal of responsibility.

Full Squad:

KL Rahul (c), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara (VC), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (WK), KS Bharat (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Navdeep Saini, Saurabh Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat

Players to watch out for:

Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ravichandran Ashwin

Possible Playing XI:

KL Rahul (capt), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara (vice-capt), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav

Bangladesh vs India Toss Prediction

In the 22 ODIS, 8 teams have won by batting first, while the chasing team has won 7 times. The average first-inning score is 371 runs, just 26 more than the second. In fact, the team chasing the goal has won two of the last three Tests. The team that wins the coin toss should bowl first.

Bangladesh vs India Pitch Report

The first Test of the series between Bangladesh and India will be played from 9:30 a.m. on December 14-18 at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram. The venue has a capacity of 20,000 spectators and has previously hosted 22 Tests, 24 ODIs, and 20 T20Is. Sri Lanka have recorded the highest total of 713 runs on this ground.

The weather will be sunny and dry. The temperature will range between 17 and 28 degrees Celsius. The wind will be blowing at 10-15 km/h from the west. As the match enters its third day, the pitch benefits spinners. Otherwise, batters like to score a lot of runs.

Bangladesh vs India Prediction

Oh, well, well! There is little doubt that India is the Giant, and Bangladesh has almost no chance of being the Giant Killer. Despite having two victories and three losses in the last five Tests, India has a stellar record against Bangladesh. In the 11 Tests played so far against Bangladesh, India has 9 wins and 2 draws. Two of these victories and one draw have occurred at the same location.

The Indian batting lineup is loaded with stars who can lead them to a crushing victory over the hosts. 5 of the 9 victories have come by an inning and as few as 46 runs. Check out the odds at Cricbaba!

India is the favourite to beat Bangladesh at the odds of 1.25.

Bangladesh vs India Most Recommended Player for Bet:

KL Rahul, a senior Indian batter, made his Test debut for India against Australia on Boxing Day in 2014. Since then, he has produced some excellent batting performances for India in the longest format of the game. After 43 Tests, he has an average of around 35. We recommend that he be the innings’ highest run scorer.

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