Ashwin, Iyer maintain nerves as India pull off Christmas miracle to win Mirpur Test in opposition to Bangladesh

India tour of Bangladesh: India accomplished the two-match Test sequence win over Bangladesh 2-0 after Ravichandran Ashwin and Shreyas Iyer held their nerves on Day 4 of the 2nd Test in Mirpur.

New Delhi ,UPDATED: Dec 25, 2022 10:48 IST

India’s Shreyas Iyer batting in opposition to Bangladesh within the 2nd Test. (AP Photo)

By India Today Web Desk: Ravichandran Ashwin and Shreyas Iyer held their nerves as India beat Bangladesh by three wickets within the 2nd Test to win the two-match sequence on Christmas.

India suffered an early collapse whereas chasing the goal of 145 runs. Mehidy struck thrice to maintain Bangladesh’s hopes alive of levelling the two-test sequence as India posted 45/4 at stumps on the third day.

Stand-in captain KL Rahul continued to wrestle within the sequence as Shakib Al Hasan dismissed him cheaply for 2. Mehidy then despatched Cheteshwar Pujara (6), Shubman Gill (7), Virat Kohli (1) again to the dressing room in fast succession. India promoted Axar Patel to quantity 4 with night-watchman Jaydev Unadkat to see off the day.

On Day 4, India misplaced night-watchman Unadkat as Shakib trapped him in entrance for 13. The dismissal led to a flurry of wickets, with the guests dropping Rishabh Pant (9) and Axar (34) within the area of 9 balls.

Earlier, Litton Das and Zakir Hasan’s fifties lifted Bangladesh to publish 231 of their second innings. Zakir, who scored a century within the first Test, held one finish as Bangladesh misplaced early wickets, together with Shakib for 13. India’s tempo trio Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat and Mohammed Siraj ensured to maintain the hosts on the backfoot.

Litton tried to maintain the scoreboard ticking however simply when he threatened to go huge, Siraj bowled him for 73. Axar and Ashwin then cleaned up the tail-enders to complete with three and two wickets respectively.

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Dec 25, 2022