The result of the India vs Bangladesh Test match at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur may have come on the fifth day, but as per rules, the match was decided in just two days of play. India cleaned up the series 2-0.
The second Test match of the India vs Bangladesh two-match series started on 27 September and only 35 overs were played till the third day. There was 35 overs of play on the first day, while not a single ball could be bowled on the second and third days. When play started on the fourth day, it seemed that the match would be a draw. Captain Rohit Sharma and the Indian Think Tank, however, had something else in mind. The manner in which Team India won the Kanpur Test will be remembered for years. The attacking approach with which Team India won this test match will be kept as an example in front of other teams. After winning the first Test in Chennai by 280 runs, Team India won the second Test by seven wickets and made a clean sweep of the series 2-0 and further strengthened its position at number one in the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 points table. Took. India achieved the target of 95 runs even before 18 overs were completed. With Rishabh Pant’s four, India won the series 2-0.
The special thing about this win was that no one disappointed and contributed in some way or the other throughout the match. The amazing bowling, fielding and batting done by Team India on the fourth and fifth day will be remembered for centuries. The four special things about this victory are as follows-
Aggressive approach of captain and Team India
Rohit may be a very cool captain, but when it comes to match strategy, his approach becomes quite aggressive and we have seen this before. KL Rahul had told before the fifth day of the match that when Team India had to come out for batting on the fourth day, Rohit had given a clear message, if you get out then so be it, but do whatever you can in the remaining time. Is. Every batsman of the Indian team had agreed to this. India declared the innings at 285 runs for 9 wickets in 34.4 overs. Out of the 10 batsmen who came on the field, there were only three whose strike rate was 100 or above. Captain Rohit himself had set an example for the rest by starting his innings with two sixes. India also made the world record of scoring the fastest 50, 100, 150, 200 and 250 in the first innings in the history of Test cricket in this match.
No relaxation given in bowling
Mushfiqur Rahim and Mominul Haq were batting closely in the first innings for Bangladesh. On the fourth day, when Team India came out for bowling, captain Rohit also set the attacking field and also rotated the bowlers in an excellent manner. In Bangladesh’s first innings, Jasprit Bumrah took three wickets, Mohammed Siraj, R Ashwin, Akash Deep took two wickets each and Ravindra Jadeja took one wicket. The bowlers performed well as a unit and the captain also made brilliant bowling changes from time to time.
The smell of victory has started coming.
With the second innings of Bangladesh, India started getting the smell of victory. Zakir Hasan, Hasan Mahmood and Mominul Haq were sent to the pavilion by R Ashwin for 36 runs. Shadman Islam and captain Nazmul Shanto managed Bangladesh’s innings for some time, but as soon as Ravindra Jadeja broke Shanto’s defense and clean bowled him, Team India again did not give any chance to Bangladesh to make a comeback. Bangladesh was all out for 146 runs in the second innings. Shadman played an inning of 50 runs, while Shanto contributed 19 runs and Mushfiqur Rahim contributed 37 runs. In the second innings, Bumrah, Ashwin and Jadeja took three wickets each and one wicket went to the account of Akash Deep.
Yashasvi showed his fierce form in the second innings also
Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 72 runs on 51 balls in the first innings, while his bat moved fast in the second innings also. Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill were dismissed cheaply, but there was no break in Yashasvi’s bat from anywhere. In the second innings, Yashasvi hit a fifty in 43 balls. Jaiswal was out in the second innings after scoring 51 runs in 45 balls, but by then he had taken Team India to the threshold of victory.
