The Indian cricket team ended their 92-year wait by defeating Bangladesh in the opening Test of the two-match series in Chennai. India’s 280-run triumph in Chepauk resulted in a higher number of wins than losses in the game’s longest format for the first time in history since 1932. Under the captaincy of CK Naidu, India played their first Test in 1932 and lost by 158 runs. Since then, India has never had more victories than defeats.
India’s victory over Bangladesh was its 179th in Test history, with 178 losses from 581 encounters in the red ball cricket.
Team India is not the only team with more Test wins than losses. Australia, England, South Africa, and Pakistan are the other teams that have a positive win-loss ratio.
Match Highlights
Veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin completed a memorable all-round performance with a six-wicket haul as a dominant India crushed Bangladesh by 280 runs on the fourth day of the opening Test to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series on Sunday (22 September).
India set an improbable target of 515, Bangladesh were bowled out for 234 in their second innings, with first-inning centurion Ashwin (6/88) doing the bulk of the damage at his home ground at the Chepauk. Ravindra Jadeja picked up 3/58.
Skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto top-scored for Bangladesh with an 82 off 127 balls.
Bangladesh were 158/4 when bad light had stopped play on day three.
India declared their second innings at 287 for 4 riding on twin hundreds from Rishabh Pant (109) and Shubman Gill (119) for an overall lead of 514.
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Source: NDTV Sports
