Najmul Hossain Shnato and Zakir Hasan hit an unbeaten fifty each before the lunch of the day-four play to bolster their total in the second innings of the first of the two-match Test series against India at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram on Saturday.

With the knock Bangladesh brought up their first-ever century opening partnership against India in Tests.
This is the first time in the match that a session did not yield any wickets.

Also, it was made possible, courtesy of the Bangladesh openers putting up their first century stand against India in the longest format with the previous best being Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes' 53-run opening stand at the same ground 12 years ago.

With Shato standing on a 141-ball 64, his third Test fifty, alongside the debutant Zakir remaining unbeaten on a 107-ball 54, his maiden fifty, the home side managed 118-0 at lunch.

Still, the hosts needed 395-runs to win the opening tie with one and a half days to spare after posting a disappointing 150 in their first innings.

Earlier, India, who made a substantial 404 in the first innings, declared their second innings on 258 to take a mammoth 513-run lead, with Subhman and Cheteshwar Pujara making 110 and 102 runs, respectively, in the second innings.