Indian all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin claimed 6 wickets in Bangladesh’s 2nd innings which helped Team India secure a thumping victory of 280 runs at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
Bangladesh started Day 4 with 158-4 and required 357 runs with an additional day remaining. On the other side, Rohit Sharma’s led side needed just 6 wickets to wrap up the innings on the same day. As a result, the competition of 357 runs vs 6 wickets became much more intriguing.
However, Ashwin’s 6-wicket haul, conceding just 88 runs in 21 overs at an economy of 4.20, made it impossible for Bangladeshi batters to chase a mammoth target of 515 runs.
Rohit Sharma and his men continue their 12-year winning streak in test matches on homeground.
Ravichandran Ashwin was named the Player of the match for his brilliant performance in terms of batting and bowling. He scored his 6th test hundred and grabbed 6 wickets in the same test that steered India to a 1-0 lead in the 2-match test series.
Interestingly, the 38-year-old all-rounder has claimed an overall 522 wickets and bagged his back-to-back Player of the Match award in his hometown in 2021 and 2024 in test cricket.
Let’s find out the interesting moments of India and Bangladesh’s innings that highlight the facts of how Ashwin created a sensation by achieving numerous records in the first test match.
Important Moments of India vs Bangladesh 1st Test Match
Despite a collapsing start, India concluded Day 1 on a dominating note, and here are the main highlights you need to know:
India’s 1st Innings: Ashwin, Jaiswal and Jadeja’s show
Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal’s 118-ball-56-run knock (including 9 fours) helped India cross the 100-run mark after losing the wickets of Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, and Rishabh Pant.
After Jaiswal’s dismissal, Bangladeshi bowlers seemed to gain domination over Indian batters, but it was short-lived. Ravichandran Ashwin’s century of 113 runs from 133 balls (including 11 fours and 2 sixes) at a strike rate of 84.96 along with Ravindra Jadeja’s 86 runs from 124 balls (including 10 fours and 2 sixes) at a strike rate of 69.35 proved to be the game-changing moments.
The 199-run partnership between Ashwin and Jadeja guided India to reach above 300 runs.
Even after Hasan Mahmud’s 5-wicket haul supported by Taskin Ahmed’s 3-fer, India concluded its innings with 376-10 in 91.2 overs.
Bangladesh’s 1st Innings: Indian Bowler’s Domination
Bangladeshi all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was the only highest scorer of his side scoring 32 runs from 64 balls, while the rest of the batters weren’t able to tackle the powerful bowling attack of these bowlers:
- Jasprit Bumrah: 4-50 in 11 overs.
- Mohammed Siraj: 2-30 in 10.1 overs.
- Akash Deep: 2-19 in 5 overs.
- Ravindra Jadeja: 2-19 in 8 overs.
Bangladesh’s innings was bundled up to just 149 runs in 47.1 overs. However, Ashwin wasn’t able to shine on Day 2 as he was the only wicketless bowler.
India’s 2nd Innings: Pant and Gill’s exceptional centuries
Once again India’s top batters faltered with the instant dismissals of Rohit Sharma (10 runs), Yashasvi Jaiswal (5 runs), and Virat Kohli (17 runs). But, Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant made a remarkable comeback by scoring centuries each and stitched a crucial 167-run partnership.
Pant’s 109 runs from 128 balls (including 13 fours and 4 sixes) and Gill’s unbeaten 119 runs from 176 balls (including 10 fours and 4 sixes), ensured India was leading with 515 runs. Consequently, the skipper Rohit Sharma declared India’s 2nd innings at 287-4 in 64 overs.
Bangladesh’s 2nd Innings: Ashwin’s 6-fer too tough for opponent batters
Bangladesh’s captain Najmul Hossain Shanto’s lone battle of 82 runs from 127 balls (including 8 fours and 3 sixes) went in vain as he wasn’t able to single-handedly save his team ending up with a total of 234-10 in 62.1 overs. Most importantly, Ravichandran Ashwin’s 6-fer made it tough for other Bangladeshi batters to offer support to Najmul’s knock.
List of Records Broken by Ashwin in India vs Bangladesh 1st Test Match 2024: Interesting Stats Revealed
Here are a few mind-blowing records Ravichandran Ashwin achieved in the first test match against Bangladesh:
10 Player of the Match Awards in Test Career:
In 101 test matches, Ashwin won 10 Player of the Match (POTM) awards, making him rank in the third position among other Indian players who achieved the same number of awards in their test career such as:
- Ravindra Jadeja: 73 matches
- Virat Kohli: 105 matches
- Anil Kumble: 121 matches
Whereas the legendary Indian cricketer sachin Tendulkar (14 POTM awards in 200 matches) and Rahul Dravid (11 POTM in 163 matches) have won more awards in the red-ball format.
A Century and a 5-Fer in the Same Test Match:
This is the 4th time, Ashwin scored a century and achieved a 5-fer in the same test match, which is the 2nd most after the former English all-rounder Ian Botham, who has accomplished the same record 5 times in his career.
Equals Shane Warne’s Record of Most 5-wicket hauls in Tests:
Ashwin leveled the late Shane Warne’s record of most five-wicket hauls in test cricket by grabbing his 37th 5-fer. Currently, he ranks 2nd in the list after the former Sri Lankan legendary spinner Muthiah Muralidaran, who claimed 5-wicket hauls in 67 test matches
Most 5-Wicket Hauls in the History of WTC:
Ravichandran Ashwin bagged the most five-wicket hauls in the history of the World Test Championship (WTC) and ranks at the leading position in the list among these bowlers:
- Ashwin (INDIA): 11 five-wicket hauls
- Nathan Lyon (AUSTRALIA): 10 five wicket-hauls
- Pat Cummins (AUSTRALIA): 8 five wicket-hauls
- Jasprit Bumrah (INDIA): 7 five wicket-hauls
- Tim Southee (NEW ZEALAND): 6 five-wicket hauls
1000 Runs and 100 Wickets in WTC After Jadeja:
Ashwin’s 113-run knock and 6-wicket haul makes him the only second player in the World after Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja to achieve 1000 runs and 100 wickets in the WTC history so far.
2nd Highest Wicket Taker in WTC:
In 36 matches of the WTC played to date, Ashwin becomes the 2nd highest wicket taker by bagging 180 wickets and ranks behind Australian bowler Nathan Lyon (187 runs in 43 matches). Also, he overtakes Australian captain Pat Cummins’s position who claimed 175 wickets in 42 WTC matches.
8th Highest Wicket Taker in Test Cricket:
Ashwin ranks at the 8th position in the list of bowlers with the most wickets in a test career. In 101 matches, he took 522 wickets and smashed the former West Indies fast bowler Courtney Walsh’s record of 519 runs in 132 matches.
Oldest Indian Cricketer to achieve 5-wicket haul in tests:
At the age of 38 years and 5 days, Ashwin becomes the oldest Indian cricketer to record a five-wicket haul for his team and rewrites history by breaking the record of a former Indian cricketer that was held for 69 years. On Day 4, he surpassed the previous record of Vinoo Mankad who bagged a 5-wicket haul for the Indian cricket team in 1955, when he was 37 years and 306 days old.
Leading Wicket Taker for India in 4th Innings:
Ashwin overtook former Indian bowler Anil Kumble’s position to become the leading wicket-taker for India in 4th innings. He was able to achieve this feat by dismissing 6 Bangladeshi batters in the last innings of the 1st test. As a result, he tallied upto 99 wickets in the 4th innings of test matches for the Indian team, while Anil Kumble stands second on the list with 94 wickets.
Most Test Centuries for India Batting at No.7 or Below Position:
Ravichandran Ashwin equals the record of the former legendary cricketers MS Dhoni and Kapil Dev by scoring the most centuries in test cricket for India batting at No.7 spot or lower. By scoring his 4th test century in-home tests batting at the No.7 spot, he joins Dhoni and Kapil Dev in the list, who achieved the same feat performing at the lower order.