IND vs BDESH 2024/25, IND vs BAN 1st Check Match Report, September 19 – 22, 2024

India 376 (Ashwin 113, Jadeja 86, Mahmud 5-83) and 287 for 4 dec (Gill 119*, Pant 109, Mehidy 2-103) beat Bangladesh 149 (Shakib 32, Bumrah 4-50, Jadeja 2-19) and 234 (Shanto 82, Ashwin 6-88, Jadeja 3-58) by 280 runs

R Ashwin accomplished his fourth double of 100 and a five-for in the identical Check – and his second in successive Assessments at Chepauk – to take India to a 1-0 collection lead towards Bangladesh on the fourth morning in Chennai. Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto saved the probing bowling at bay, spending a wicketless first hour with Shakib Al Hasan.

However Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja broke down the resistance within the second hour. Ashwin’s thirty seventh five-wicket haul took him stage with the nice Shane Warne, behind solely Muthiah Muralidaran’s 67.

India began the day needing six wickets to win, however had been denied initially. The primary hour, though wicketless, featured testing spells from Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah. Siraj, specifically, bowled by means of the hour, saved going previous Shanto’s bat, and tried to have interaction him in verbals, however Shanto saved resisting him. Shakib wore a blow on his fingers, however managed to maintain Shanto firm.

Simply after drinks, although, Chennai boy Ashwin and Chennai Tremendous King Jadeja received collectively in a reminder of how their batting partnership on day one took the sport away from Bangladesh. In his first over, Ashwin’s drift made Shakib play down the fallacious line for Yashasvi Jaiswal to take one other sharp catch at quick leg. This wicket took him previous Courtney Walsh’s 519 to No. 8 on the all-time wicket-takers’ desk.

Jadeja’s fast tempo and switch quickly drew an edge from Litton Das for a better catch at first slip. Enjoying at dwelling, Ashwin then acquired a present from Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who determined to take the long-on fielder on, and ended up providing Jadeja a easy catch – becoming that Ashwin’s five-wicket haul was accomplished with a Jadeja catch.

Making an attempt to farm the strike, Shanto determined to have a go at Jadeja final ball of an over, however the wily spinner bowled huge to attract a wicket-taking thick edge. It was solely a matter of time after that. A minor element was that what may have been Ashwin’s seventh wicket – not given and never reviewed – ended up changing into Jadeja’s third within the subsequent over.