Ravichandran Ashwin equals Muttiah Muralitharan's great record in Test

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Tezzbuzz|02-10-2024

Delhi: The first three days of play were affected due to rain at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur, but India performed well in the last two days and defeated Bangladesh by 7 wickets to win the two-match Test series 2-0. On the fifth and last day, Bangladesh's second innings was reduced to 146 runs, after which India achieved the target of 95 runs by scoring 98 runs after losing three wickets. Yashasvi Jaiswal also played brilliantly in the second innings, scoring 51 runs in 45 balls with the help of 8 fours and a six, while Virat Kohli (28* runs not out) also played a match-winning inning.

However, captain Rohit Sharma (8) and Shubman Gill (6) returned to the pavilion early, but the partnership of Jaiswal and Virat ensured the victory. In the end, Rishabh Pant played an important role in helping India win its 18th consecutive Test series at home by hitting the winning four.

At the same time, Ravichandran Ashwin received the Player of the Series award for his excellent performance. This was the 11th Man of the Series award of his career, making him equal to former Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, who had achieved this feat in 60 series, whereas Ashwin achieved this in only 39 series.

Great performance of Indian team

On the first day of the match, Bangladesh had scored 107 runs for three wickets, but due to rain, play could not be played for the next two days. On the fourth day, Indian bowlers bowled out Bangladesh for 233 runs. After this, India batted fast and declared the innings after scoring 285 runs for 9 wickets and took a lead of 52 runs. In the second innings, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja took three wickets each and Bangladesh was all out for 146 runs.

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Ashwin told the team winning two IPL titles Made significant contribution. Ashwin's breakthrough season came in 2010, when he took 13 wickets to help CSK win their first IPL title.

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