Bangladesh Vs India – First test at Chattogram – First day statistical highlights
India opened the innings in this test with KL Rahul and Shubman Gill as openers. They became the 115th pair to open the innings for India in a test.They also became the 76th pair to open the innings for India in a test on away soil
They also became the seventh pair to open the innings for India in tests against Bangladesh and also became the sixth pair to open the innings for India in a test against Bangladesh in Bangladesh
KL Rahul became the second Indian captain to open the innings in a test against Bangladesh after V Sehwag. V Sehwag had opened the innings against Bangladesh while leading India at the same venue, that is, Chattogram in Jan 2010.
KL Rahul is the ninth Indian captain who has opened the innings for India in tests. This is the second test in which KL Rahul has opened the innings for India while leading the team. He has done it against South Africa at Johnnesburg in Jan 2022. He had scored 50 in the first innings of this test.
V Kohli was dismissed for 1 in the first innings of this test while battng at number four to provide the fourth occasion of his scoring one run in an innings. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | I | R | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | v England | Nottingham | 09 Jul 2014 |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | v Australia | Brisbane | 17 Dec 2014 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | v South Africa | Mohali | 05 Nov 2015 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 14 Dec 2022 |
V Kohli was dismissed for 1 in the first innings of this test to provide the fifth occasion of his scoring one run in an innings in his test career. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | I | R | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | v Australia | Delhi | 22 Mar 2013 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | v England | Nottingham | 09 Jul 2014 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | v Australia | Brisbane | 17 Dec 2014 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | v South Africa | Mohali | 05 Nov 2015 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 14 Dec 2022 |
Shakib Al Hasan led Bangladesh in this test. He was leading Bangladesh for in his 17th test. He shares the third place amongst the captains who have led Bangladesh on most occasions with Mominul Haque. Mushfiqur Rahim {34} and Habibul Bashar {18} have led Bangladesh in more tests then Shakib Al Hasan and Mominul Haque.
CA Pujara scored {90} in the first innings of this test which represent his 52nd fifty of which 18 are centuries. He went past SC Ganguly’s 51 test fifties and equaled DB Vengsarkar’s 52 test fifties. SR Tendulkar {119}, R Dravid {99}, SM Gavaskar {79}, VVS Laxman {73}, V Kohli {55} and V Sehwag {54} are the other Indian batsmen who have scored more fifties than CA Pujara and DB Vengsarkar.
CA Pujara’s {90} in this game represents his fifth fifty against Bangladesh. He now shares the record for most fifties by an Indian batsman against Bangaldesh with SR Tendulkar. SR Tendulkar five fifties are five centuries while CA Pujara’s fifties are five half centuries.
| No | Player | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | C | HC | 0 | 4s | 6s |
| 1 | SR Tendulkar | 7 | 9 | 3 | 820 | 248* | 136.66 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 4 |
| 2 | CA Pujara | 4 | 5 | 2 | 336 | 90 | 84.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| No | Player | Runs | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | SR Tendulkar | 248* | 2 | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 10 Dec 2004 |
| 2 | SR Tendulkar | 101 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 18 May 2007 |
| 3 | SR Tendulkar | 122* | 1 | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 25 May 2007 |
| 4 | SR Tendulkar | 105* | 1 | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 17 Jan 2010 |
| 5 | SR Tendulkar | 143 | 2 | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 24 Jan 2010 |
| No | Player | Runs | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | CA Pujara | 83 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Hyd-RGS | 09 Feb 2017 |
| 2 | CA Pujara | 54* | 3 | v Bangladesh | Hyd-RGS | 09 Feb 2017 |
| 3 | CA Pujara | 54 | 2 | v Bangladesh | Indore | 14 Nov 2019 |
| 4 | CA Pujara | 55 | 2 | v Bangladesh | Eden Gardens | 22 Nov 2019 |
| 5 | CA Pujara | 90 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 14 Dec 2022 |
CA Pujara’s run aggregate against Bangladesh at the end of his first innings read 336. He became the seventh Indian batsman to total 300 plus runs against Bangladesh.
| No | Player | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | C | HC | 0 | 4s | 6s |
| 1 | SR Tendulkar | 7 | 9 | 3 | 820 | 248* | 136.66 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 4 |
| 2 | R Dravid | 7 | 10 | 2 | 560 | 160 | 70.00 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 76 | 2 |
| 3 | V Kohli | 5 | 6 | 0 | 393 | 204 | 65.50 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 1 |
| 4 | G Gambhir | 4 | 6 | 1 | 381 | 139 | 76.20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 1 |
| 5 | SC Ganguly | 5 | 6 | 0 | 371 | 100 | 61.83 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
| 6 | AM Rahane | 4 | 5 | 0 | 345 | 098 | 69.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| 7 | CA Pujara | 4 | 5 | 1 | 336 | 090 | 84.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
CA Pujara’s boundary fours aggregate against Bangladesh at the end of his first innings read 43. He became the seventh Indian batsman to score 40 plus boundary fours against Bangladesh.
| No | Player | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | C | HC | 0 | 4s | 6s |
| 1 | SR Tendulkar | 7 | 9 | 3 | 820 | 248* | 136.66 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 4 |
| 2 | R Dravid | 7 | 10 | 2 | 560 | 160 | 70.00 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 76 | 2 |
| 3 | V Kohli | 5 | 6 | 0 | 393 | 204 | 65.50 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 1 |
| 4 | G Gambhir | 4 | 6 | 1 | 381 | 139 | 76.20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 1 |
| 5 | SC Ganguly | 5 | 6 | 0 | 371 | 100 | 61.83 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
| 6 | AM Rahane | 4 | 5 | 0 | 345 | 098 | 69.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| 7 | CA Pujara | 4 | 5 | 1 | 336 | 090 | 84.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
CA Pujara went past DB Vengsarkar’s 6868 runs during the course of his 90 in the first innings of this test. The following table lists the Indian batsmen who have scored more than 6868 runs in tests.
| No | Player | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | C | HC | 0 |
| 1 | SR Tendulkar | 200 | 329 | 33 | 15921 | 248* | 53.78 | 51 | 68 | 14 |
| 2 | R Dravid | 163 | 284 | 32 | 13265 | 270 | 52.63 | 36 | 63 | 07 |
| 3 | SM Gavaskar | 125 | 214 | 16 | 10122 | 236* | 51.12 | 34 | 45 | 12 |
| 4 | VVS Laxman | 134 | 225 | 34 | 8781 | 281 | 45.97 | 17 | 56 | 14 |
| 5 | V Sehwag | 103 | 178 | 06 | 8503 | 319 | 49.43 | 23 | 31 | 16 |
| 6 | V Kohli | 103 | 174 | 10 | 8075 | 254* | 49.23 | 27 | 28 | 14 |
| 7 | SC Ganguly | 113 | 188 | 17 | 7212 | 239 | 42.17 | 16 | 35 | 13 |
| 8 | CA Pujara | 97 | 165 | 99 | 6882 | 206* | 44.11 | 18 | 34 | 11 |
| 9 | DB Vengsarkar | 116 | 185 | 22 | 6868 | 166 | 42.13 | 17 | 35 | 15 |
CA Pujara’s 90 in the first innings of this test represent his highest individual score against Bangladesh. It was an improvement over his 83 in the first innings at Hyd-RGS in Jun 2017
| No | Player | Runs | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | CA Pujara | 90 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 14 Dec 2022 |
| 2 | CA Pujara | 83 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Hyd-RGS | 09 Feb 2017 |
CA Pujara’s 90 in this game provide the 127th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety in an innings. It also provides the third occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a ninety in an innings against Bangladesh. All such occasion are tabulated below. By a coincidence all these three batsmen have scored their nineties in Bangladesh – India’s away soil
| No | Player | Runs | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | SB Joshi | 92 | 2 | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 10 Nov 2000 |
| 2 | AM Rahane | 98 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Fatullah | 10 Jun 2015 |
| 3 | CA Pujara | 90 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 14 Dec 2022 |
CA Pujara-SS Iyer posted 149 runs for the fifth wicket in the first innings of this test to provide the 603rd occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings. It also provides the 92nd occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fifth wicket in a test innings.
CA Pujara-SS Iyer posted 149 runs for the fifth wicket in the first innings of this test to provide the 19th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in a test innings against Bangladesh It also provides the second occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the fifth wicket in a test innings against Bangladesh
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | MA Agarwal, RA Jadeja | 5 | 123 | 2 | v Bangladesh | Indore | 14 Nov 2019 |
| 2 | CA Pujara, SS Iyer | 5 | 149 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 14 Dec 2022 |
CA Pujara-SS Iyer posted 149 runs for the fifth wicket in the first innings of this test which represent the highest partnership by Indian batsmen in a test innings against Bangladesh
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | CA Pujara, SS Iyer | 5 | 149 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 14 Dec 2022 |
| 2 | MA Agarwal, RA Jadeja | 5 | 123 | 2 | v Bangladesh | Indore | 14 Nov 2019 |
SS Iyer scored 82 not out in India’s first innings of this test at the end of first day’s play to provide the 27th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a half century in an innings against Bangladesh. It also provides the 47th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a fifty in an innings against Bangladesh.
SS Iyer’s 82 not out in India’s first innings of this test at the end of first day’s play represents his fifth fifty of his test career of which one is a century. It also represents his first fifty on first appearance in a test against Bangladesh.
SS Iyer completed 500 runs of his test career in his sixth test and in tenth innings of his career. At the end of the first day’s play in this test, his run aggregate read 504. His upto date test career innings wise read thus
| No | Runs | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 105 | 1 | v New Zealand | Kanpur | 25 Nov 2021 |
| 2 | 65 | 3 | v New Zealand | Kanpur | 25 Nov 2021 |
| 3 | 18 | 1 | v New Zealand | Wankhede | 03 Dec 2021 |
| 4 | 14 | 3 | v New Zealand | Wankhede | 03 Dec 2021 |
| 5 | 27 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Mohali | 04 Mar 2022 |
| 6 | 92 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Bengaluru | 12 Mar 2022 |
| 7 | 67 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Bengaluru | 12 Mar 2022 |
| 8 | 15 | 1 | v England | Birmingham | 01 Jul 2022 |
| 9 | 19 | 3 | v England | Birmingham | 01 Jul 2022 |
| 10 | 82* | 1 | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 14 Dec 2022 |
CA Pujara scored 90 in the first innings of this test which represents his third ninety in a test innings. All the three occasions are tabulated below
| No | Runs | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 92 | 3 | v Australia | Bengaluru | 04 Mar 2017 |
| 2 | 91 | 3 | v England | Leeds | 25 Aug 2021 |
| 3 | 90 | 1 | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 14 Dec 2022 |