Like clockwork: India beat weather and clock to complete series sweep against Bangladesh

India-Bangladesh Test series

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Kanpur, Updated At : 11:11 AM Oct 02, 2024 IST

India’s players pose with the trophy after winning the second test against Bangladesh in Kanpur on Tuesday. PTI

India eased to a remarkable seven-wicket victory in the rain-truncated second Test against Bangladesh to complete a 2-0 series sweep.

India spinner Ravindra Jadeja and seamer Jasprit Bumrah wreaked havoc in the extended morning session when Bangladesh lost eight wickets to be bowled out for a paltry 146 in their second innings.

It left India needing 95 and they did it with more than a session to spare. Yashasvi Jaiswal led their chase with a fluent 51 while Virat Kohli remained unbeaten on 29 as India registered a record-extending 18th consecutive Test series victory on home soil.

A remarkable outcome in a Test which lost two and half days to bad weather cemented India’s position atop the World Test Championship standings.

6 India have won six of their last seven bilateral Test series. They haven’t lost a Test series at home or away since their defeat to South Africa in 2021-22; 7.36 India’s run rate across the two innings was the highest for any team in a Test match where they scored 300-plus runs

India launched a batting blitz on Monday to eclipse Bangladesh’s first-innings total of 233 in only 28 overs. They declared on 285/9 after scoring at a breakneck pace to inject fresh life into a game that had appeared destined for a draw.

Bangladesh suffered an early blow after resuming on 26/2 on the final day. Ravichandran Ashwin (3/50) claimed his third wicket when he had Mominul Haque caught in the leg slip for two.

**11 Player of the Series awards for Ravichandran Ashwin in Test cricket, the joint-highest alongside Muthiah Muralidaran**

Shadman Islam (50) and skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto (19) offered resistance with a 55-run stand before poor shot selection and smart bowling changes by India led to their dismissals.

Jadeja (3/34) bowled Shanto after the batter fluffed a reverse sweep and Shadman completed his fifty before edging seamer Akash Deep to Jaiswal at slip.

Left-arm spinner Jadeja removed Litton Das and Shakib Al Hasan in successive overs and Bumrah sent back Mehidy Hasan Miraz.

Mushfiqur Rahim (37) hung around for a bit before Bumrah (3/17) removed him with the final delivery of the session.

India lost captain Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill cheaply but Jaiswal’s second half-century of the match sealed victory with a session to spare. India will play a three-Test home series against New Zealand beginning on October 16. Bangladesh, on the other hand, were brought down to earth after their memorable 2-0 series win in Pakistan last month.

Scoreboard

Bangladesh 1st Innings 233

India 1st Innings 285/9dec

Bangladesh 2nd Innings

S Islam c Jaiswal b Akash 50

Z Hasan lbw b Ashwin 10

H Mahmud b Ashwin 4

M Haque c Rahul b Ashwin 2

NH Shanto b Jadeja 19

M Rahim b Bumrah 37

L Das c Pant b Jadeja 1

S Al Hasan c & b Jadeja 0

MH Miraz c Pant b Bumrah 9

T Islam lbw b Bumrah 0

K Ahmed not out 5

Extras: (b 1, lb 5, nb 2, w 1) 9

Total: (all out, 47 overs) 146

FOW: 1-18, 2-26, 3-36, 4-91, 5-93, 6-94, 7-94, 8-118, 9-130

Bowling O M R W

Jasprit Bumrah 10 5 17 3

Ravichandran Ashwin 15 3 50 3

Akash Deep 8 3 20 1

Mohammed Siraj 4 0 19 0

Ravindra Jadeja 10 2 34 3

India 2nd Innings

R Sharma c Mahmud b Miraz 8

Y Jaiswal c Shakib b Islam 51

S Gill lbw b Miraz 6

V Kohli not out 29

R Pant not out 4

Extras: 0

Total: (3 wickets, 17.2 overs) 98

FOW: 1-18, 2-34, 3-92

Bowling O M R W

Mehidy Hasan Miraz 9 0 44 2

Shakib Al Hasan 3 0 18 0

Taijul Islam 5.2 0 36 1

Player of the Match: Y Jaiswal

Player of the Series: R Ashwin