Ind vs Ban 2nd Test: India has defeated Bangladesh by 7 wickets in the Kanpur Test. With this, Team India has clean swept the series 2-0. On the last day of the rain-affected match on Tuesday, India got a target of 95 runs, which the Indian batsmen achieved in 17.2 overs. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 51 runs. Kohli remained unbeaten on 29 runs. Wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant hit a four to give the team victory. Jaiswal was adjudged Player of the Match and Ashwin Player of the Series.
Before lunch, India bowled out Bangladesh for 146 runs in the second innings. Bangladesh had started the day with a score of 26/2. On Monday, India declared the first innings at a score of 285 runs for 9 wickets in 34.4 overs.
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Team India had restricted Bangladesh’s first innings to 233 runs. Due to rain, the third and second day’s play had to be cancelled, while only 35 overs could be bowled on the first day. In such a situation, the match was almost considered a draw, but the Indian team turned the whole picture around in the last 2 days.
Interesting facts related to the match
- India has won the 18th consecutive series on home ground. The team’s last defeat was in 2012.
- Team India has maintained an undefeated record against Bangladesh. 15 matches have been played between the two.
Hero of the series
1. Jaiswal was the top scorer Yashasvi Jaiswal was the top scorer of the series. He scored fifties in both innings. Jaiswal scored 189 runs in the series at an average of 47.25.
2. Bumrah-Ashwin top wicket takers Jaspreet Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin were among the top-2 wicket takers of the series. Both took 11-11 wickets.
India dominated the last day of the match
Bangladesh started the day with a score of 26/2, but the team lost the last 8 wickets in scoring 120 runs before lunch. Openers Shadman Islam (50 runs) and Mushfiqur Rahim (37 runs) showed some fighting spirit, but they did not get support from any other batsman.
The Kanpur pitch showed turn from the beginning of the day. The Indian spinners took full advantage of this. Ravichandran Ashwin got the team’s first wicket of the day by dismissing Mominul Haque. He took 6 wickets along with Ravindra Jadeja. Jasprit Bumrah was also not far behind in the list of wicket takers. He also took 3 wickets. Akash Deep got one wicket.
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India:
Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep and Jasprit Bumrah.
Bangladesh:
Nazmul Hossain Shanto (captain) , Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Liton Das (wicketkeeper), Mehdi Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Hasan Mahmud and Khaled Ahmed.
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