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DHAKA, Dec 10: Indian pace man Irfan Pathan grabbed his maiden five-wicket haul as Bangladesh were bowled out for 184 on the shortened first day of the first Test on Friday.
Leg spinner Anil Kumble also grabbed the limelight to break Kapil Dev's Indian record for test wickets by claiming his 435th and 436th scalps in his 91st match. Irfan picked up five for 45 and fast bowler Zaheer Khan added two for 51 as they left the hosts reeling on 50 for five at one stage on a damp pitch offering big seam movement.
But Mohammad Ashraful led the resistance for the hosts, scoring a dogged unbeaten 60 and sharing in a 56-run stand for the sixth wicket with Manjural Islam Rana (24) and 65 for the eighth with Mohammad Rafique (47).
India struck early after captain Saurav Ganguly elected to bat, left-arm pace man Pathan trapping Javed Omar (four) lbw to a ball that nipped back. Captain Habibul Bashar and Nafis Iqbal tried to consolidate before Irfan had Iqbal (20) lbw with a sharp in-swinger in the ninth over.
The 20-year-old was on target again with his next delivery, dismissing Rajin Saleh for a first-ball duck. Ashraful safely negotiated the hat trick ball but Zaheer struck from the other end.
He had Bashar (eight) pull a rising ball straight to Sachin Tendulkar at square leg and then had former captain Khaled Mashud caught behind while fishing outside off. Ashraful struck six boundaries while Rana hit four as the two hung on with the wicket easing after the first hour.
Irfan returned for two quick blows after tea to complete his five-wicket haul but Mohammad Rafique's cameo, including eight fours, gave the total some respectability. Kumble finally dismissed Rafique to break the Indian record before he took another wicket off the next ball but missed a hat trick. Kapil Dev had taken 434 wickets in 131 games.
The hosts folded up minutes before bad light ruled out further play. The start of the match was delayed by two-and-a-half hours because of dampness on the wicket caused by heavy dew and too much watering by the ground staff.
SCOREBOARD
Bangladesh (1st innings):
Javed Omar lbw b Pathan 4
Nafis Iqbal lbw b Pathan 20
Habibul Bashar c Tendulkar b Zaheer 8
Rajin Saleh lbw b Pathan 0
Mohammad Ashraful not out 60
Khaled Mashud c Karthik b Zaheer 8
Manjural Rana c Karthik b Pathan 24
Mushfiqur Rahman lbw b Pathan 0
Mohammad Rafique lbw b Kumble 47
Tapash Baisya c Dravid b Kumble 0
Mashrafe Mortaza run out 7
Extras (lb4, nb2) 6
Total 184
Fall of wickets: 1-8, 2-29, 3-29, 4-35, 5-50, 6-106, 7-106, 8-171, 9-171
Bowling: Pathan 16-5-45-5, Zaheer 15-2-51-2, Ganguly 4-2-16-0, Kumble 13.5-2-45-2, Harbhajan 9-1-23-0.
Umpires: Jeremy LLoyd (ENG) and Aleem Dar (PAK)
TV umpire: K. S. M. Akhtaruddin (BAN)
Match-referee: Chris Broad (ENG). -Reuters
