India will face Bangladesh in the first of the two-match Test series as they look to ensure they remain in contention for a place in the final of the World Test Championships. Get our latest expert IND vs BAN match betting tips, predictions and picks below.
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IND vs BAN 1st Test Information
- Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
- Date: September 19-23, 2024
- Time: 9.30 am local time (4 am GMT, 10 am Dhaka time)
- How to Buy IND vs BAN Tickets? The India v Bangladesh tickets for the first Test will be sold at insider.in. The ticket price range is INR 1000 to INR 15000.
What Have The Two Teams Done Recently?
India will be playing their first Test since that famous series against England, winning that home series 4-1. Even in that series, they were surprised by England’s approach in the opening game before making a comeback in the rest of the series, coming back from being 0-1 down to win the next four.
Their only other Test this year before that series came on their tour of South Africa, which they won after bowling the hosts out 55 in the first innings. India had lost the first Test in that series late last year.
Bangladesh are coming off a 2-0 series whitewash of Pakistan but more vitally they did it in Rawalpindi in conditions that didn’t suit their spinners. It was down to their seam bowlers who conjured up a magical performance, while some of it goes down to their lower-order batting – coming back to win from precarious situations in both games.
Test Results in 2024
India
- beat England by innings & 64 runs
- beat England by five wickets
- beat England by 434 runs
- beat England by 106 runs
- lost to England by 28 runs
- beat South Africa by seven wickets
Bangladesh
- beat Pakistan by six wickets
- beat Pakistan by 10 wickets
- lost to Sri Lanka by 192 runs
- lost to Sri Lanka by 328 runs
Quick IND vs BAN 1st Test Preview
Till about 10 days ago, this was expected to be a one-sided series in favour of the home team given their record in India in general and also given they have never lost a Test to Bangladesh since the latter started playing this format in 2000.
What could have changed things around a little is the manner in which Bangladesh completed a 2-0 whitewash of Pakistan away from home.
This happened despite the pitches in those two Tests in Rawalpindi not assisting spinners at all, something that Bangladesh typically rely on to try and make life difficult for their opposition.
While India will still start off a favourite, it remains to be seen if they can start off quickly enough and not allow Bangladesh any wiggle room coming into this series.
IND vs BAN Head-to-Head Stats
- Overall India vs Bangladesh Head-to-head: There have been 13 Tests played between these two teams which have seen India win 11 of those. Two others have ended in a draw.
- In India, the hosts are 3-0 ahead with wins by an innings and 130 runs, an innings and 46 runs and 208 runs in those three for India.
- The last time these two teams met in a Test series was in late 2022 and while India won the first Test in Chattogram by 188 runs, they were in a messy spot in the second. Chasing 145 for a win on a spin-friendly pitch, India recovered from 74/7 to win the game.
Possible IND vs BAN 1st Test Playing XIs
India Squad
Bangladesh
Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Zakir Hasan, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Mominul Haque, Shadman Islam, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Litton Kumer Das, Nayeem Hasan, Taijul Islam, Hasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana, Syed Khaled Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Jaker Ali Anik
IND vs BAN 1st Test Predictions with Latest Odds*
IND vs BAN Match Winner
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IND vs BAN Toss Prediction
TBA to win the toss: 10/11
IND vs BAN Score Prediction
TBA
*odds correct at the time of writing.