India’s cricket team proved domination over Bangladesh in the first Test match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, winning by a comfortable 280 runs. The match took place from September 19 to 22, 2024, and marked a brilliant exhibition of batting and bowling prowess by the Indians. This win for India ensures that they maintain a topmost spot on the points table in the World Test Championship. It has been going up and up with the passage of time in the tournament. Bangladesh is now at sixth from the fourth position after this loss.
India Sets Tough Target
India bats first and sets a tough target of 376 runs in the first innings. Yashasvi Jaiswal shone at 56 runs, but on an unusually quiet day for his captain Rohit Sharma, he came out with just 6 runs. Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin brought up fireworks with an astonishing 199-run partnership. Jadeja was left short of a century with 86, while Ashwin batted brilliantly with 113 runs from 95 balls and featured 11 fours and two sixes. Their endeavors genuinely went a long way in making up for a handsome total that put Bangladesh under pressure.
Bangladesh struggled to respond well as they lost their first inning by a meager 149 runs. Their batting order could not cope with the stiff bowling by India. Shadman Islam was the only one to go back to the pavilion after scoring just two runs, while Shakib Al Hasan was the highest scorer in this inning, and that too only 32 runs. Jasprit Bumrah led the Indian pack, and what a show he was putting in—four wickets to his name. Other bowlers like Mohammad Siraj and Ravindra Jadeja also chipped in with two wickets each, so the Indians managed to put a lot of pressure on the batsmen of Bangladesh.
India’s Dominance Over Bangladesh
India continued piling the runs in the second innings as well, and in less than 64 overs, they could score only 287 runs. Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant were the heroes of the day. Both of them scored centuries while being 119 and 109, respectively. Their batting made sure that the match was completely theirs. Virat Kohli was largely silent during his innings with just 17 runs.
The only words that can describe the Indian batting were aggressive and resilient, as the team wanted to open an unassailable lead. Bangladesh would not have cribbed had Taskin Ahmed and Nahid Rana caught one or two of the Indian batsmen, but that is certainly not what happened, as Bangladesh could do very little to halt the Indian batsmen from opening an unassailable lead.
The Bangladeshi batting eventually gave the team a target of 234 in return against the Indians, but it failed to answer that challenge. Of the batters, Najmul Hossain Shanto was the only one who even showed a semblance of stability in his performance, as he made 82 in the second inning while the rest faltered. Bumrah notched another wicket, but it was Ashwin who picked up the maximum number of wickets six wickets—for India to clinch the match. Jadeja also contributed with three wickets, but that was not even enough to stop Bangladesh from making a serious challenge against the bowling.
Conclusion
The win by Indians over Bangladesh in the first Test at both batting and bowling indicates the team’s strength, hence confirming that the Indian cricket team is both the best and leading of world crickets. In an actual sense, the win was so dominating in the World Test Championship to push India forward, leaving much to be overthought by Bangladesh. With time going forward in the tournament, the teams are obliged to change their strategies for winning. From here onwards, the cricket spectators can indeed cheer for the thrill of the match as their favorite teams sweat it out to grab glory in the international arena.
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