India secured a commanding 280-run victory over Bangladesh in the first Test, held in Chennai. Ravichandran Ashwin was the star, excelling with both bat and ball.
After scoring a century in India’s first innings (113), he took six wickets for 88 runs in Bangladesh’s second innings, equaling Shane Warne’s record of 37 five-wicket hauls in Tests.
Ravindra Jadeja also contributed significantly, taking three wickets and falling just one wicket short of 300 career Test wickets.
India declared their second innings at 287/4, thanks to centuries from Shubman Gill (119*) and Rishabh Pant (109), giving Bangladesh an imposing target of 515 runs. Bangladesh started day four at 158/4, but Ashwin and Jadeja wrapped up the innings quickly, bowling them out for 234. Skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto top-scored for Bangladesh with 82 runs .
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