_{NEW DELHI, India (Reuters) – A dominant India remained on course for a big first-innings lead after skittling out Bangladesh for a meagre 150 runs, despite some sloppy catching on day one of the opening Test yesterday.}

_{The hosts lost opener Rohit Sharma for six in their reply but finished the day on 86-1 with Cheteshwar Pujara and Mayank Agarwal putting on 72 runs for the flourishing second-wicket partnership.}

_{Pujara was batting on 43 with seven boundaries. Agarwal was lucky to reach 37 after being dropped in the slip by Imrul Kayes when on 32.}

_{Earlier, Mominul Haque won the toss in his first match as Bangladesh’s new Test captain but his decision to bat immediately backfired.}

_{India’s three-pronged pace attack exploited the early morning conditions and reduced them to 31-3 at the Holkar Cricket Stadium.}

_{After repeatedly beating the tentative bats of both openers, Umesh Yadav drew first blood in the sixth over, getting Imrul caught in the slip for six.}

_{Ishant Sharma sent back Shadman Islam in the next over before Mohammed Shami trapped Mohammad Mithun lbw for 13 to wreck the top order.}

_{Mominul and Mushfiqur Rahim combined pluck and luck to forge the only 50-plus partnership in the Bangladesh innings.}

_{Mominul was on three when he was spilled in the slip by Ajinkya Rahane, otherwise a safe catcher, who had a terrible day, off Ravichandran Ashwin.}

_{Mushfiqur was dropped twice, first by Virat Kohli and then by Rahane, who also dropped Mahmudullah off Ashwin.}

_{Ashwin spared himself any more heartbreak by bowling out Mominul, who made 37, and Mahmudullah.}

_{A much-relieved Rahane, sporting a sheepish smile, ran to congratulate Ashwin after the spinner sent back Mahmudullah.}

_{Shami (3-27) dismissed Mushfiqur, who made 43, and Mehidy Hasan Miraz in the last two balls before the tea break but Taijul Islam denied him a hat-trick after tea.}

_{“I had to think of the conditions and situation and try to keep my line as tight as possible and stick to my plans,” Shami told broadcaster Star Sports afterwards.}

_{“I have been bowling from wide of the crease in the last two years and I once again backed myself.”}

BANGLADESH 1st innings
Shadman Islam c Wriddhiman Saha b Ishant Sharma 6
Imrul Kayes c Ajinkya Rahane b Umesh Yadav 6
Mominul Haque b Ravichandran Ashwin 37
Mohammad Mithun lbw Mohammed Shami 13
Mushfiqur Rahim b Mohammed Shami 43
Mahmudullah b Ravichandran Ashwin 10
Liton Das c Virat Kohli b Ishant Sharma 21
Mehidy Hasan lbw Mohammed Shami 0
Taijul Islam run-out Ravindra Jadeja 1
Abu Jayed not out 7
Ebadat Hossain b Umesh Yadav 2
Extras: (lb-3, w-1) 4
Total: (all out, 58.3 overs) 150
Fall of wickets: 1-12, 2-12, 3-31, 4-99, 5-115, 6-140, 7-140, 8-140, 9-148.
Bowling: Ishant Sharma 12-6-20-2, Umesh Yadav 14.3-3-47-2, Mohammed Shami 13-5-27-3 (w-1), Ravichandran Ashwin 16-1-43-2, Ravindra Jadeja 3-0-10-0.

INDIA 1st innings
Mayank Agarwal not out 37
Rohit Sharma c Liton Das b Abu Jayed 6
Cheteshwar Pujara not out 43
Extras: 0
Total: (one wkt, 26.0 overs) 86
Fall of wickets: 1-14.
Bowling: Ebadat Hossain 11-2-32-0, Abu Jayed 8-0-21-1, Taijul Islam 7-0-33-0.