India dominated the first Test match between India and Bangladesh from September 19 to 23, therefore guaranteeing a total victory by 280 runs. With remarkable efforts from Ravindra Ashwin (113) and Ravindra Jadeja (86),

On day two of the first Test in Chennai, Indian pacer Akash Deep was hit in the back by a throw from Bangladesh's Hasan Mahmud. In a similar incident a day before, a misdirected throw narrowly missed Rishabh Pant,

Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill scored 109 and 119* respectively in the second innings against Bangladesh which helped India to take the lead of 514 runs.