Thu Sep 19 09:09:02 UTC 2024: ## India vs Bangladesh: First Test Begins in Chennai, Team India Aims for World Test Championship Final
**Chennai, India:** The highly anticipated two-match Test series between India and Bangladesh commenced today at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. This series marks India’s return to the cricket field after a long break of over a month.
The series holds significant importance for Team India, aiming to secure a place in the World Test Championship final for the third consecutive time. Currently, India sits atop the points table. In the previous two editions, they reached the final.
Despite being the favorites, India will have to be wary of Bangladesh, who recently dominated Pakistan in a 2-0 Test series victory away from home.
The first day of the match saw India struggling, losing six wickets by the end of the third session.
**Key Highlights:**
* India’s innings stumbled early, with opener Yashavi Jaiswal, who scored a half-century, falling victim to Nahimad Rana.
* KL Rahul, who failed to capitalize on a promising start, also departed after scoring 16 runs, thanks to a brilliant spell by Mehedi Hasan.
* Ravi Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja are currently batting, trying to rescue the innings.
**India’s Playing XI:**
Rohit Sharma (c), Yashavi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (wk), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, and Yash Dayal.
**Bangladesh’s Playing XI:**
Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Zakir Hasan, Shadman Islam, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Liton Das, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Naeem Hasan, Nahimad Rana, Hasan Mahmud, Taskin Ahmed, Syed Khalid Ahmed, and Jaker Ali Anik.
The second Test of the series is scheduled to begin on September 27th in Kanpur.
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