Cheteshware Pujara, Sreyas Iyer and Ravi Chandran Ashwin struck a fifty each to power India to a challenging 404 in the first innings before they were all-out prior to the Tea of second day play of the first Test against Bangladesh at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram on Thursday.

Puajara hit a 203-ball 90 while Iyer and Ashiwn finished with a 192-ball 86 and 113-ball 58 respectively to pull the hosts to an inspiring total.

Taijul Islam and Mehidy Hasan were the standout bowlers for the home side picking up 4 wickets each.

Touring India resumed the innings on 278-6 with their overnight batsman Iyer remaining unbeaten on 82.

However the middle order couldn’t expand his innings as he was dismissed by Ebadot Hossain in the early morning of the day, after he survived a dolly from Liton Das on 86, his third catch drop as he also survived two more catch drops on the day one on 37 and 77.

Later, Ashwin and Kuldeep shared a 200-ball 87run stand in the eighth wicket stand to take the visitors to a substantial total.

Kuldeep fell on 40 by Taijul Islam to complete his ninth four wicket haul.