18/05Result
1st Test, India tour of Bangladesh at Chattogram, May 18-22 2007
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![India]( "India")
387/8d & 100/6d -
![Bangladesh]( "Bangladesh")
238 & 104/2 (28 ov)
Player of the Match
18/05Result
1st Test, India tour of Bangladesh at Chattogram, May 18-22 2007
-
![India]( "India")
387/8d & 100/6d -
![Bangladesh]( "Bangladesh")
238 & 104/2 (28 ov)
Player of the Match
Best performances - Bowlers
Mashrafe Mortaza
- O24.5
- M5
- R97
- W4
- Eco3.90
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
Mohammad Rafique
- O8
- M0
- R27
- W3
- Eco3.37
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
Partnerships
- IND - 1st
- BAN - 1st
- IND - 2nd
- BAN - 2nd
India - 1st - Innings
Bangladesh - 1st - Innings
India - 2nd - Innings
Bangladesh - 2nd - Innings
Match Coverage
All Match NewsDraw despite sporting declaration
Despite a sporting declaration by India, the first Test between Bangladesh and India at Chittagong petered into a tame draw
When more is less
"If we didn't play series now, when else could we have played it?" said Dav Whatmore, when questioned whether this series could have been scheduled at a better time
Bad cricket, best forgotten
India's intent was undermined by an inability to force the issue, Bangladesh showed they hadn't played Test cricket for 13 months
Mortaza stars as Test heads for draw
Mashrafe Mortaza played an innings that was as entertaining as it was invaluable as Bangladesh averted the follow-on, and potential disaster, after their top-order had made a mess of things
Drifting away
How India let slip a chance to enforce the follow-on merely illustrated the unhealthy dependence on Kumble to snip tails