Rishabh Pant scored an unbeaten 86 and Shreyas Iyer scored 58 not out as India managed to score 226/4 going into Tea break trailing Bangladesh by just one run with six wickets in hand.
India skipper Rohit Sharma missed the third and final ODI against Bangladesh with a finger injury sustained in the second match and could not make it to the ongoing first Test match being played at Chattogram.
A genuine opener, Rahul batted at No.4 and kept wickets for India in the first match of the three-match ODI series against Bangladesh at Mirpur on Sunday.
After losing the recent ODI series against New Zealand 0-1, India will look get their act right in the 50-over format in the first of the three-match ODI series against Bangladesh that gets underway in Mirpur on Sunday.
Bengal all-rounder Shahbaz Ahmed is expected to be picked as Jadeja's replacement for the ODI series, which gets underway on December 4 in Mirpur according to information provided by ESPNcricinfo.
Mirpurkhas [Pakistan], August 29 (ANI): Amid the devastating floods in Pakistan, affected families rendered homeless by heavy rainfall continue to protest in several districts on Sunday, demanding relief.
Mirpur Khas [Pakistan], August 5 (ANI): A Muslim woman was recently sent to a safe house in Sindh's Mirpur Khas after the third judicial magistrate of the region on Thursday remanded her purported Hindu husband in police custody.
Mirpur [Bangladesh], May 27 (ANI): Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque said that his side needs to be mentally strong even after losing against Sri Lanka by 10 wickets, in the second test on Friday.
Mirpur [Bangladesh], May 27 (ANI): After registering a 10-wicket win over Bangladesh in the second Test, Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne dedicated the victory to his fellow countrymen.
Mirpur [Bangladesh], May 23 (ANI): Sri Lanka batter Kusal Mendis on Monday abruptly left the field after he complained of chest pain during the second Test against Bangladesh, here at the Shere Bangla National Stadium on Monday.