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- Published: September 22, 2024 15:45
New Delhi: After a long wait of 92 years the Indian cricket team has managed to script a beautiful chapter in their cricket history. With the 280-run win over Bangladesh, India increased their tally of the number of wins over the number of losses for the time since they started playing test cricket back in 1932.
India vs Bangladesh 1st Test:
Source: ESPN Cricinfo
Which are the other teams with such a record?
India joined an elite list of teams which included:
- Australia: Wins 414; Loss 232
- England: Wins 397; Loss 325]
- South Africa: Wins 179; Loss 161
- India: Wins 179; Loss 178
- Pakistan: Wins 148; Loss 144
Fantastic start for Team India in this year’s red-ball season! Absolutely loved watching @ashwinravi99’s calculated knock in the first innings and his match-winning spell in the second. 🤩 @ShubmanGill and @imjadeja were brilliant with the bat and special shoutouts to… pic.twitter.com/9UDLhXDBoV
— Jay Shah (@JayShah) September 22, 2024
Match Summary
Talking about the match, veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin had an amazing day in the office after picking up a 6-wicket haul for 88 runs. Earlier, Ashwin had scored a blistering century to bail out India from a tough situation.
Victory by 2⃣8⃣0⃣ runs in the 1st Test in Chennai 🙌#TeamIndia take a 1⃣-0⃣ lead in the series 👏👏
Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/jV4wK7BOKA #INDvBAN | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/wVzxMf0TtV
— BCCI (@BCCI) September 22, 2024
Bangladesh eventually lost the match with a huge margin of 280 runs to hand the Indians a 1-0 lead in the 2-match series. After asking India to bat first, Bangladesh had the upper hand in the game in the opening half of the Test match. Right-arm pacer Hasan Mahmud ripped apart the Indian top order.
6⃣ wickets in the morning session on Day 4 🙌
Bangladesh 234 all out in the 2nd innings.
A dominating win for #TeamIndia! 💪
Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/jV4wK7BOKA#INDvBAN | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/TR1RoEDyPB
— BCCI (@BCCI) September 22, 2024
However, Ashwin’s fighting knock added to the resilience shown by Jadeja saved the men in blue from setting a below-par score. Eventually, the Indian innings ended at 376. In reply, the Tigers scored only 149 courtesy of a fierce pace attack led by Bumrah.
This gave the Indian team a huge lead which was even widened by the twin centuries of Rishab Pant and Shubman Gill. Eventually, the visitors were tasked with the herculean task of chasing 515 runs in the fourth innings. Subsequently, Ashwin stepped in with his partner in crime, Jadeja and the duo scalped 9 wickets together to seal the game for India.