Ravichandran Ashwin drew first blood, Ravindra Jadeja tore out hearts while Jasprit Bumrah put the final nail in Bangladesh’s coffin as India defeated the visitors by seven wickets in the second Test on Tuesday to clinch a record-extending 18th series. Achieved victory. Despite losing the game by more than 200 overs with two days completely washed out by rain, this was the most encouraging performance by the Indian team. This clear win cemented India’s top position in the ICC World Test Championship table (WTC) with 74.24 per cent points.
Bangladesh needed a determined fightback to avoid a draw on the final day, but were bowled out for 146 after starting the day at 26 for two. Bumrah (3 wickets for 17 runs in 10 overs), Ravichandran Ashwin (3 wickets for 50 runs in 15 overs) and Ravindra Jadeja (3 wickets for 34 runs in 10 overs) did the most damage.
With the help of ‘Player of the Match’ Yashasvi Jaiswal’s second half-century of the match, India scored the required 95 runs in 17.2 overs.
For Bangladesh, opener Shadman Islam (50) and former captain Mushfiqur Rahim (37) were the only batsmen to offer some resistance, while the others succumbed to the relentless pressure from the home bowlers after top-class batting performances. Leaned.
The biggest disappointment was Bangladesh captain Nazmul Hossain Shanto’s careless reverse sweep off Jadeja’s ball which opened the floodgates.
Ashwin dismissed first-innings centurion Mominul Haq in the first few minutes, then Jadeja broke the back of the Bangladeshi middle order with his brilliant performance, while Bumrah also contributed to the win with his sharp bowling, resulting in three wickets. .
India, which had a lead of 52 runs in the first innings, scored the required 95 runs in 17.2 overs after losing the wickets of Rohit Sharma (8) and Shubhman Gill (6) at the hands of off-spinner Mehdi Hasan Miraz.
Jaiswal and Virat Kohli (29 not out) made a partnership of 58 runs for the third wicket.
Like the first innings, Rohit and Jaiswal chased down the Bangladeshi bowlers while the home skipper was out early when his sweep off Miraj went straight into the hands of Hasan Mahmood.
Miraj also implicated Shubman Gill.
Kohli worked all around to keep the ball steady, while Jaiswal also batted with maturity as he brought up his second consecutive half-century. When only three runs were needed to complete the win, Jaiswal went after Taijul Islam and was caught by Shakib at extra cover.
Rishabh Pant (4) ended the game brilliantly by hitting a four off Taijul.
India have never lost a single match to Bangladesh in Test cricket and the fact that they won the match in just six sessions after losing two entire days due to rain speaks volumes of the gulf between the two teams.
Starting the deciding day at 26 for two, Bangladesh lost batsman of the night and first innings centurion Mominul early to Ashwin, but Shadman (50 off 101 balls) strengthened one end with his fighting innings. Kept tied, which included 10 fours.
Shadman put on a 55-run partnership with his captain for the fourth wicket, but Shanto (19 off 37 balls) undid the good work with his poor shot selection.
He tried to reverse sweep Jadeja and missed the line to be bowled. Fast bowler Akash got Shadman caught by Jaiswal in the gully.
Once Shadman was out, Bangladesh’s batting disintegrated and Jadeja proved too dangerous for the visitors to handle. The left-arm spinner broke the back of Bangladesh’s middle order by dismissing Shanto, Liton Das (1) and Shakib Al Hasan (0).
Shakib could not even open his account in probably the last innings of his Test career. His half-hearted defensive shot went straight to Jadeja while Das hit a shot behind the wicket.
After this, Bumrah increased Bangladesh’s problems by dismissing Miraj (9) and Taijul Islam (0). He ended Bangladesh’s innings by clean bowling Rahim (37).
Shadman spoke to the Indian bowlers with confidence. He swept Ashwin and drove Bumrah with authority but Mominul could not last long.
He swept Ashwin but the ball bounced a bit too much towards KL Rahul and he was caught at leg-slip.
Ashwin’s third wicket brought rival captain Shanto to the crease. It took some time for Shanto to settle down, remaining alert for a while.
Shadman, however, batted solidly for his side. His defense against Ashwin was compact and he was not afraid to use his legs against the off-spinner. He rotated the strike and kept hitting boundaries to maintain the score.
Rohit brought Mohammed Siraj into the attack and he almost had Shanto caught, but the Bangladesh captain’s ball went through the gap between second and gully and reached the boundary line.
Shadman handled Siraj’s challenge well. When the fast bowler bowled a full pitch from around the wicket, he hit a hard slap towards the fence and also drove through cover. He completed his half-century but was out soon after.
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