In the first Test of Two-match series, Ashwin with his 6th Test centry and Jadeja withy his 20th Test half-century helped India get back from a precarious position to end the day of first Test in MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on a high with the scoreboard reading 339 for 6.
Earlier, Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hasan Shanto won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Bangladeshi pacer Hasan Mahmud proved his skipper's decision right as he shocked the Indian top order by removing Rohit Sharma (6), Shubman Gill (0), and Virat Kohli (6) inside 10 overs to reduce the Indian batting to 34 for 3.
Yashasvi Jaiswal (56), first with Rishabh Pant (39) and then with KL Rahul (16), led the Indian fightback, but Bangladesh made a strong comeback and removed all three to reduce India to 144 for 6.
However, the all-rounder duo of Ravichandran Ashwin (102 not out) and Ravindra Jadeja (83 not out) had other plans. They added 195 unbeaten runs for the seventh wicket to take India to 339 for 6 at the end of day 1.
Apart from Hasan Mahmud's four wickets, Nahid Rana and Mehidy Hasan Miraz also took one wicket each for Bangladesh.
| India 1st Inning |
| 339-6 (80 ov) CRR:4.24 |
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | c Shadman Islam b N Rana | 56 | 118 | 9 | 0 | 47.46 |
| Rohit Sharma (C) | c NH Shanto b H Mahmud | 6 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 31.58 |
| Shubman Gill | c L Das b H Mahmud | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virat Kohli | c L Das b H Mahmud | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Rishabh Pant (WK) | c L Das b H Mahmud | 39 | 52 | 6 | 0 | 75 |
| KL Rahul | c MZ Hasan b MH Miraz | 16 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 30.77 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | Not out | 86 | 117 | 10 | 2 | 73.5 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | Not out | 102 | 112 | 10 | 2 | 91.07 |
| Extras | 28 (b 18, Ib 5, w 1, nb 4, p 0) |
| Total | 339 (6 wkts, 80 Ov) |
| Yet to Bat | Jasprit Bumrah,Akash Deep,Mohammed Siraj |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | ECO |
| Taskin Ahmed | 15 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 3.13 |
| Hasan Mahmud | 18 | 4 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 3.22 |
| Nahid Rana | 17 | 2 | 80 | 1 | 3 | 4.71 |
| Mehidy Hasan Miraz | 21 | 2 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 3.67 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 8 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 6.25 |
| Mominul Haque | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
On the eve of the Test match, head coach Gautam Gambhir hinted that youngsters Dhruv Jurel and Sarfaraz have to wait for their chances as the senior players return. This means Rishabh Pant made a return to Test cricket after 634 days, as he was out for a long time due to his horrific car accident at the end of 2022. KL Rahul got a chance over Sarfaraz Khan, who showed tremendous grit and determination during the England series early this year
India vs Bangladesh Playing 11 India Playing 11: Rohit Sharma(c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj.
Bangladesh Playing 11: Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto(c), Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das(w), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana
 "India vs Bangladesh HIGHLIGHTS, 1st Test Day 1: Ashwin and Jadeja help India take upper hand")
