On the second day of the first Test, India reduced Bangladesh to 26 for three at lunch. Akash Deep took two wickets while Jasprit Bumrah dismissed Shadman Islam early. Bangladesh trails by 350 runs after India's first innings total of 376,

Akash was introduced in the seventh over after Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah opened the bowling for the hosts, and made an instant impression by striking twice in as many deliveries in just his second over.

Later, in the 8th over, Akash Deep struck twice, quickly removing Zakir Hasan (3 off 22) and Mominul Haque (0 off 1). On the hat-trick ball, Team India set up an aggressive field with four slips, a gully, a deep short-leg, and a leg gully, but the experienced Mushfiqur Rahim managed to fend the ball away towards the gully.