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Bangladesh A team, facing India A team in the first match of a two-match series of four-day games, crumbled on the first day as they were bowled out for 112, and surrendered an eight-run lead by the end of the day in Cox’s Bazar on Tuesday.
The only notable contribution with the bat for Bangladesh A came from Mosaddek Hossain, who scored 63. Only three batters managed to reach double figures.
In reply, India A were unscathed by the end of the day as both openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Abhimanyu Easwaran hit fifties and put 120-0 on the board.
India A skipper Easwaran won the toss and opted to field first, a decision that provided to be very fruitful as Bangladesh A lost three wickets within the seventh over, and five within the 14th.
The first batter to go was Mahmudul Hasan Joy as he was bowled by Navdeep Saini in the second over for one. In the next over, Zakir Hasan gave a catch behind the wickets to hand his wicket to Mukesh Kumar for four.
Mominul Haque, the former Bangladesh Test captain, who has been struggling for form since the start of this year, continued on his poor run as he could only manage four runs off 18 deliveries before seeing his stumps rattled by Mukesh.
Najmul Hossain Shanto was one of the three batters to reach double figures as he scored 19 off 34 balls, before falling to Saini. Mohammad Mithun, the captain of the side, was the first batter to get out for a duck as he was dismissed by Atit Sheth, leading to Bangladesh A being 26-5.
From there, Mosaddek put together a 37-run partnership with Jaker Ali Anik, before the latter was gone for four off 47 balls when he handed Saini his third wicket.
Mosaddek, fighting a lone battle, put together the team’s highest stand of 42 runs for the seventh wicket with Taijul Islam (12), the other batter to go into double digits. Mosaddek reached his fifty off 54 balls, hitting six fours and two sixes.
But left-arm spinner Saurabh Kumar dismissed Taijul and Mosaddek in consecutive overs, meaning the fightback was cut short. Mosaddek ended on 63 from 88 balls, hitting another six after reaching his half-century,
The right-handed batter’s dismissal saw Bangladesh A reduced to 108-8, and only 12 runs came from the last two wickets as they were bowled out for 120.
The dire day only went worse with the ball for Bangladesh A as their bowlers could not find a wicket in the 45 overs they bowled, meaning India A took an eight-run lead.
