IND vs BAN 1st Test 5 big things To Know- Team India led by Rohit Sharma has taken a 1-0 lead in the two-match series by defeating Bangladesh by 280 runs in the first Test played in Chennai. Team India, who came to bat first after losing the toss, scored 376 runs in the first innings with the help of R Ashwin’s century and half-centuries from Ravindra Jadeja and Yashasvi Jaiswal. In response, Bangladesh’s first innings was reduced to 149 runs. Despite a lead of 227 runs, India did not give Bangladesh a follow-on. India declared the innings at 287 runs on the basis of centuries from Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant in the second innings. Team India had given Bangladesh a target of 515 runs, in front of which Bangladesh collapsed at 234 runs. Ashwin took the maximum 6 wickets during this period. Let’s take a look at the 5 big things related to the first Test between India and Bangladesh-
Ravichandran Ashwin’s blazing century
R Ashwin showed his magic with the bat before the ball on his home ground. In the first innings, he came in a difficult situation and played a brilliant innings of 113 runs. It was only because of his century that Team India managed to cross the 350 mark. At one time it seemed that India would be restricted to less than 250, but Ashwin took Team India to a score of 376.
Ashwin Jadeja decisive partnership
Team India, who came to bat first after losing the toss, did not have a good start. From Rohit Sharma to Virat Kohli, all the top order batsmen disappointed. There was a time when Team India lost 6 wickets at a score of 144. Then R Ashwin along with Ravindra Jadeja made a partnership of 199 runs for the 7th wicket and not only pulled the team out of trouble but also took the team to a big score. This partnership proved decisive for India because after this partnership the Bangladeshi team looked under pressure.
Rishabh Pant’s dream comeback
This test match was great for Rishabh Pant, who is returning to the test team after a car accident. Pant could not score big in the first innings, but in the second innings he scored a century and showed why Team India was missing him so much. Pant hit 13 fours and 4 towering sixes during his innings. This is Pant’s 6th century in test cricket and with this he has become the joint first batsman to score the most centuries in this format for India. Dhoni also has the same number of centuries to his name.
Gill scored a century in the second innings
Along with Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill also scored a century in the second innings. He remained unbeaten till the end, batting at number three, he has shown a great game so far. Gill scored 119 runs in the second innings. Gill played a partnership with Pant when India lost 3 wickets at the score of 67.
Bangladesh trapped in the spin of Ashwin Jadeja
Bangladesh has never chased a target of more than 400 runs in Test cricket, so the target of 515 runs given by India was very big for them. In front of this huge score, Bangladesh’s team collapsed like a pack of cards at 234 runs. The Ashwin-Jadeja pair played an important role in restricting Bangladesh’s innings to such a low score. Ashwin took 6 wickets and Jadeja took 3 wickets.