Published 14:01 IST, October 1st 2024
IND vs BAN: India Stun Bangladesh With A Seven Wicket Win, Seal Series 2-0 In A Rain-Curtailed Match
Team India have secured a win at the second test match at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur. The hosts have won by seven wickets.
Team India have secured a win at the second test match at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur. The hosts have won by seven wickets in a rain-curtailed match and have won the series 2-0. Team India managed to do the unthinkable and win the series in a clean sweep despite the weather halting play for two days in Kanpur. When the result of the match seemed unlikely, Rohit Sharma and company managed to turn things around with their blazing innings and the determination to win, which will keep them in the top of the World Test Championship Points Table.
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India Win Series 2-0 Against Bangladesh After Capping off an Incredible Finish in Kanpur Test
Yashasvi Jaiswal scored another half-century as India defeated Bangladesh by seven wickets in the weather-hit second Test to make a clean sweep of the two-Test series on Tuesday. India, after dismissing Bangladesh for 146 runs in the second innings, thanks to three-wicket hauls by Ravichandran Ashwin , Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah , achieved the victory target of 95 runs in 17.2 overs, with Jaiswal and Kohli scoring 51 and unbeaten 29 runs respectively.
Team India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant hit the winning runs for the side as the hosts cruised to a win.
Earlier, Ashwin (3/50), Jadeja (3/34) and Bumrah (3/17) broke the back of the Bangladesh batting, allowing them the addition of just 120 runs to their overnight total of 26/2.
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Overnight batter Shadman Islam was the highest scorer for Bangladesh in the second innings, scoring 50 runs. The lunch session was extended by nearly an hour to complete Bangladesh's innings. Bangladesh were bundled out for 233 in their first innings before India scored a quick-fire 285/9 and declared their innings on Monday in a match in which two days were completely lost due to a wet outfield.
In the end, Team India manage to end the Test series with style, and a 2-0 sweep will aid them big-time as the road leads to the WTC Final in Lord's.
[With PTI Inputs]
Updated 14:20 IST, October 1st 2024