ICC World Test Championship Points Table, WTC Table After India vs Bangladesh 1st Test

ICC World Test Championship Points Table, WTC Table After India vs Bangladesh 1st Test. In the first Test of the two-match series at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram, the KL Rahul-captained India National Cricket Team defeated the Shakib Al Hasan-captained Bangladesh National Cricket Team by 188 runs. India gained significant ICC World Test Championship points and moved up to No. 3 on the points chart with the victory in the Test match.

India won the toss and decided to bat first in the game. Their playing XI included a combination of two pacers and three spinners. The same team was used by Bangladesh, and Zakir Hasan, who had the most runs scored in the National Cricket League that had just ended, received his first cap.

Day 1 of the game was all about comebacks. First, India rallied back strongly after being reduced to 48/3 thanks to partnerships between Cheteshwar Pujara, Rishabh Pant, and Shreyas Iyer, and then Bangladesh took two late wickets to put India in trouble.

To assist India to reach 278 for 6 at the end of the play, Rishabh Pant hit a blistering 46 runs, Shreyas Iyer scored an unbroken 82 runs, and Cheteshwar Pujara played a superb 90-run performance.

Kuldeep Yadav and KL Rahul. (PC-Getty Images)

India took the lead on Day 2 thanks to Kuldeep Yadav’s all-around performance, Ravichandran Ashwin’s fifty, and Mohammed Siraj’s three-wicket haul. India’s first innings ended with a score of 404.

While Ravichandran Ashwin produced a stunning 58 runs, Kuldeep Yadav scored a career-high 40 runs and claimed a 4-wicket haul. Mohammed Siraj also took off Bangladesh’s top order and took home a three-wicket haul. Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Ebadot Hossain were remained unbeaten at 133/8 in 44 overs at Day 2’s stumps, but Bangladesh was still 271 runs adrift.

India Put Up A Mammoth 513 Target For Bangladesh

Cheteshwar Pujara. Pic Credits: Twitter.

Bangladesh only added 17 runs on Day 3 before being bowled out for 150 as Kuldeep Yadav finished off his third 5-wicket haul in Test cricket. Shubman Gill scored his first Test century in the third inning, and Cheteshwar Pujara scored his first Test century after 52 innings.

As India declared on 258 for 2, posting an enormous mark of 513 for Bangladesh, Gill scored 110 and Pujara batted 102. Bangladesh was 42/0 at the time of stumps, requiring 471 runs to win.

On Day 4, rookie Zakir Hasan scored a century and partnered brilliantly with Najmul Hossain Shanto for a century. To enable India to get closer to winning the first Test at Chattogram, Indian bowlers made a comeback and struck out six hitters. Bangladesh had a score of 272/6 at stumps.

India won the game in 50 minutes on the last day. Mehidy Hasan Miraz was struck out by Mohammed Siraj, and outstanding run scorer Shakib Al Hasan was bowled out by Kuldeep Yadav. The Bangla Tigers were dismissed for 324 as Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel each claimed the final two wickets. The two-match Test series now has a 1-0 advantage held by the visitors.