Taskin Ahmed ended the 199-run stand for the seventh wicket as he dismissed Ravindra Jadeja on his overnight score of 86.

Ravichandran Ashwin scored his sixth test hundred as he and Ravindra Jadeja dug India's cricketers out of trouble against Bangladesh on day one of the first test.

It is a fresh day and Bangladesh will be hoping they will begin like they did yesterday. Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the first India-Bangladesh Test going on in Chennai. Today is the second day.

Ravichandran Ashwin (batting on 102) and Ravindra (batting on 86) brought India back from the brink of disaster, helping them reach 339/6 on Day 1 of the opening Test against Bangladesh in Chennai.

India, who started the day at 339/6, lost all four wickets for the addition of just 37 runs with Jadeja (86) being the first to fall.

Hasan eclipsed the figures of four for 108 by pacer Abu Jahed Rahi, registered during a Test in Indore in 2019.

A series sweep against Bangladesh will cement India's place atop the World Test Championship (WTC) standings but the team under Rohit Sharma are guarding against any complacency in the two-match home series beginning in Chennai on Thursday.

Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss on Thursday and decided to send India in to bat in the first cricket test. India was playing a test for the first time since March when it beat England 4-1 in a five-match series in India.