If India do not win this Test, it could make their journey towards a hat-trick of ICC World Test Championship (WTC) finals in the UK a little more difficult, for which they will have to defeat New Zealand in a three-match home Test series (October 16 ) and Australia will have to be defeated by very big scores and margins in the five-Test series away from home (from November 22). With seven wins, two losses and one draw from 10 matches, India are on top of the ICC World Test Championship standings. Play was spoiled due to rain on the first day too as Bangladesh could play only 35 overs, in which Mominul Haq (40*) and wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim (6*) were unbeaten.
Fast bowler Akash Deep (2/34) had a brilliant start on the first day, dismissing Zakir Hasan (0) and Shadman Islam (24 off 36 balls, four fours) in quick succession to reduce Bangladesh to 29/2. Was. After a 51-run partnership between captain Nazmul Hossain Shanto and Haq, the former was dismissed by Ravichandran Ashwin for 31 off 57 balls with the help of six fours. India won the toss and decided to bowl first. India won the first Test by 280 runs, leaving Bangladesh a target of 515 runs and being bowled out for 234 runs.
Ravichandran Ashwin (113 and 6/88), Shubhman Gill (119*), Rishabh Pant (109) and Jasprit Bumrah (4/50 and 1/24) played important roles in India's victory. India is leading 1-0 in the two-match Test series. India (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (W), KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj Bangladesh (Playing XI): Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Nazmul Hussain Shanto (capt), Mominul Haq, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Liton Das (w), Mehdi Hasan Miraj, Taijul Islam, Hasan Mahmood, Khalid Ahmed. (ANI)
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