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Dhaka
10 - 14 November 2000
Bangladesh started their inaugural test on a positive note by winning the toss. They chose to bat first and made it to double figures before losing opener Mehrab Hossain in the sixth over to be 1 for 10. The batsmen consolidated and moved the total to 44 runs before losing their second wicket 30 minutes before the lunch break. At lunch, Bangladesh were 2 for 71. Bashar claimed his 50 just after lunch and the Bangladeshi batsmen continued confidently for an hour before Bashar was dismissed for 71 and the total was 3 for 110. By the tea break, India had failed to make another breakthrough and the total was 146. The evening session belonged to India as they came back to claim three more wickets while the total moved to 6 for 239 with Aminul Islam not out on 71.
On the second morning Bangladesh batted slowly through the first session without losing another wicket. Islam (145) passed his century while the total moved to 302 at the break. The Indians struck back in an extended afternoon session by dismissing the remaining batsmen when the total was 400. This was the second highest total on debut of any nation. For India, Joshi was the best of the bowlers taking 5 for 142 off 45.3 overs. In the evening session, India moved to 81 for the loss of one wicket leaving them 319 in arrears.
India continued where they had left off on the third morning, batting confidently and scoring at around three runs per over. Bangladesh managed to claim two wickets in the morning session and India were 3 for 165 at lunch. The afternoon session belonged to Bangladesh as they dismissed three more batsmen, including Tendulkar, to have India six for 261 at tea and a first innings deficit looming. However, in the evening session India recovered and led by captain Ganguly (84) ended the day at 7 for 366, needing 34 runs to pass the Bangladeshi total. At the end of day three, Bangladesh seemed to have done enough to at least secure a draw in their first test.
India claimed a first innings lead on the fourth morning. They lost Joshi (92), their top scorer, with around 30 minutes before the lunch break and the remaining wickets tumbled for a total of 429. Rahman was the most successful Bangladeshi bowler finishing with 6 for 132 off 44.3 overs. Following an early lunch, Bangladesh began to wipe away the 29 run deficit and set a second innings target for India. However, India struck early and repeatedly and Bangladesh crumbled to 5 for 53 by the tea break. They were dismissed in the evening session for a total of 91 runs with Bashar top scoring with 30. For India Srinath (3 for 19 off 11 overs) and Joshi (3 for 27 off 18 overs) shared the bowling honours. This left India a target of 63 runs which they reached with the loss of one wicket. Dravid top scored in this short innings with 41.
