Ashwin bags six wickets as India hammer Bangladesh in first Test

The tourists, who started day four in an overcast Chennai on 158-4 and chasing 515 for victory, were bowled out for 234 in the foremost session with skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto scoring 82.

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22 September, 2024, 12:20 pm

Final modified: 22 September, 2024, 12:25 pm

Ashwin bags six wickets as India hammer Bangladesh in first Take a look at

Ravichandran Ashwin claimed six wickets after a first-innings century with the bat to encourage India to a 280-bustle thrashing of Bangladesh in the foremost Take a look at on Sunday.

The tourists, who started day four in an overcast Chennai on 158-4 and chasing 515 for victory, were bowled out for 234 in the foremost session with skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto scoring 82.

Fatherland hero Ashwin struck first to discontinuance a stubborn overnight stand by getting Shakib Al Hasan caught at rapid-leg for 25.

The spinner, who took three wickets on day three, then brushed off Mehidy Hasan Miraz for one to get his Thirty seventh five-wicket haul.

The feat added to his heroics after his 113 guided the hosts to 376 in the foremost innings.

Shakib placed on 48 runs with skipper Najmul after the pair started cautiously.

Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja removed Litton Das for one after the wicketkeeper-batsman edged the ball to skipper Rohit Sharma originally recede.

Jadeja ended Najmul’s plucky stand and took three wickets for the innings.

Trip twins Ashwin and Jadeja had performed a key batting just in the foremost innings when their 199-bustle seventh-wicket stand lifted India from a precarious 144-6 to a tough entire on the foremost day.

India declared their 2d innings at 287-4 on day three after centuries from Shubman Gill, who hit an unbeaten 119, and returning Rishabh Pant, who made 109, flattened the opposition.

Gill and the left-handed Pant, who is taking part in his first Take a look at since a main vehicle fracture in December 2022, placed on 167 runs for the fourth wicket.

The Take a look at was furthermore Virat Kohli’s first for the reason that birth of his 2d baby made him miss India’s 4-1 victory over England at dwelling earlier this year.

Kohli scored correct six and 17.

Bowlers led by Jasprit Bumrah handed India an early assist after they bundled out Bangladesh for 149 of their first innings.

India are taking a ogle to elongate their lead on the discontinuance of the World Take a look at Championship rankings in a original Take a look at season of 10 fits.

Bangladesh came to Chennai original from a landmark sequence win in Pakistan however they’ve aloof by no intention beaten India in Assessments.

The two teams now head to the northern Indian city of Kanpur for the 2d Take a look at beginning on Friday.