England on back-foot as Mehedi stars on debut

Bangladesh`s teenage off-spinner, Mehedi Hasan, claimed 5 for 64 on his debut, as England were forced to dig deep in their batting line-up in the first Test at Chittagong.

England finished the day at 258 for 7 off 92 overs.

After winning the toss and electing to bat first on a surface that is offering turn and variable bounce, England stumbled to 21 for 3 in the first hour of the match.

Moeen Ali and Jonny Bairstow somewhat steadied the ship for the visitors before they both perished to Mehedi.

Ali was the highest scorers for the English with 68. Bairstow scored 52.

Eighteen years old Mehedi, who shared the new ball with seamer Shafiul Islam, finished the day with bowling figures of 33-6-64-5.

Shakib Al Hasan picked up two including the prized scalp of England skipper Alistair Cook.

Mehedi, a star of Bangladesh team in the recent Under-19 World Cup, played just 12 first-class matches. He was one of the three debutants for Bangladesh, alongside the batsman Sabbir Rahman, and seamer Kamrul Islam Rabbi.