IND vs BAN 1st Test: India has completely tightened its grip against Bangladesh in the Chennai Test. The second innings was declared on the third day at 287 for 4 wickets. Shubman Gill returned unbeaten in the second innings after scoring 117 runs while Rishabh Pant scored 109 runs. India has set a target of 515 runs for Bangladesh to win. Chasing the target, Bangladesh had scored 158 for 4 wickets by the end of the day’s play. At the time of stumps, captain Nazmul Hussain Shanto was at the crease with 51 runs off 60 balls with the help of four fours and three sixes and Shakib Al Hasan was at the crease with five runs off 14 balls. Bangladesh will now need 357 runs to win the match.
Let us tell you that today on the third day of the match, India decided to declare the innings at 287 for four with the help of centuries from Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant in their second innings. Shubman remained unbeaten on 119 runs off 176 balls with the help of 10 fours and four sixes, while Pant scored 109 runs off 128 balls with the help of 13 fours and four sixes. India had scored 376 runs in the first innings and took a lead of 227 runs by bowling out Bangladesh’s first innings for 149 runs. In this way, India set a huge target of runs in front of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh is currently struggling, but the captain held the fort from the other end amid falling wickets and was successful in scoring a half-century. On the other hand, Bangladesh batted more cautiously in the second innings than the first innings, but Ashwin was successful in impressing with his bowling. While Bumrah gave India its first success in the second innings, Ashwin gave three more blows to Bangladesh by the end of the day’s play.
Ashwin broke this record of Ishant Sharma
It is worth noting that Ashwin, who scored a century in the first innings, made a special record during Bangladesh’s second innings. Let us tell you that Ashwin has taken 3 wickets in the match so far. In this way, he has become the second highest wicket-taker in Tests against Bangladesh. Ashwin has taken 26* wickets in 13 innings of 7 Tests played against Bangladesh so far. During this, his average has been 27.23 and economy 3.
Zaheer is the most successful bowler against Bangladesh
The Indian bowler who has taken the most wickets in Tests against Bangladesh is Zaheer Khan. Zaheer took 31 wickets in 14 innings of 7 Tests. Ishant Sharma is at number three in this list. Ishant has 25 wickets in 13 innings of 7 Tests. In the current Test series against Bangladesh, Ashwin has a chance to leave Zaheer Khan behind.
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