Team India (IND) will take on Bangladesh (BAN) in the second Test of the series on Friday, September 27, at the renowned Green Park Stadium, in Kanpur.
India won the first match of the series comfortably, Thus, the hosts would like to continue their winning momentum in this match and win the series. On the other, the Bangla Tigers would like to make a comeback to winning ways after a very good effort in which they were able to trouble end in the 1st Innings. Thus, Bangladesh would like to grab a win and level the series by 1-1.
Speaking about the last match of India, In the First Innings, Ravichandran Ashwin 113(133) played a magnificent Innings under pressure and stitched a superb partnership of 199 which took India to a very comfortable position. In the Second Innings, Rishabh Pant (109 off 128) and Shubman Gill (119* off 176) played superbly and scored a fantastic hundred which helped India to set a huge target of 515.
Speaking about the Bowling, In the First Innings, Jasprit Bumrah (4/50) bowled superbly as a result Bangladesh got bundled out for just 149. In the Second Innings, Ravichandran Ashwin (6/88) got back to his best and took his 37th 5-Fer which was joint second most in Tests as a result of this Bangladesh was able to score only 234 and India won the game by 280 Runs. Indians will hope all these will continue their good form.
Speaking about the last match of Bangladesh, They had a very poor outing with the bat in the first Innings. Still, in the second Innings, Skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto 82(127) played beautifully and was looking good to score his hundred But he didn’t get support from other Bangladeshi batters.
Speaking about the Bowling, In the First Innings, Hasan Mahmud (5/83) bowled beautifully and troubled Indian top-order batters with his swing where Bangladesh dominated the game. But he didn’t get support from other Bangladeshi bowlers. In the Second Innings, They had a very poor outing with the ball as a result they conceded many runs and had to chase a huge total. Bangladesh will hope these two will continue their good form and also good support from other batters and bowlers.
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Meanwhile, let us look at the stats and numbers ahead of the 2nd IND vs BAN Test:
– Rohit Sharma (48) is two centuries away from 50 centuries in international cricket.
– Virat Kohli (8871) is just 129 runs away from reaching 9,000 Test runs.
– Virat Kohli (26965) needs just 35 runs to reach 27,000 international runs.
– Virat Kohli (99) needs one century to complete 100 centuries in professional cricket.
– Ravindra Jadeja (299) is just one wicket away from reaching 300 Test wickets.
– Kuldeep Yadav (294) needs another six wickets to complete 300 Wickets in International Cricket.
– Mushfiqur Rahim (5913) is 87 runs away from reaching 6,000 Test runs.
– Ravindra Jadeja (299) needs another wicket to join the elite “3000 Runs and 300 Wickets” Club.
– Rohit Sharma (84) needs seven sixes to achieve the record for most sixes by an Indian batter in test cricket.
– Rohit Sharma (84) needs sixteen maximums to become the first Indian batter to hit 100 test sixes.
– Taijul Islam (195) is five wickets away from 200 Test wickets.
– Mehidy Hasan Miraz (296) needs another four wickets to complete 300 Wickets in International Cricket.