India pulled off a stunning win against Bangladesh in the second Test at Kanpur to win the Test series 2-0.

The second test win has helped Team India to increase their points in the World Test Championship (WTC) table.

With this win, India currently stands at the top of the WTC Points table.

The Second Test Match – Kanpur

After almost Two and half days of play being disrupted due to rain and wet conditions, Team India decided to make a game of the second test match which was crawling towards a tame draw by playing some amazing aggressive brand of cricket.

The first blood was drawn when Bangladesh was dismissed for 233 runs in their first innings.

Mominul Haque was the player for Bangladesh with a beautifully crafted century but did not get support from the other end.

Amongst the bowlers, all bowlers contributed with Jasprit Bumrah taking 3 wickets.

With only 2 days to go, the game was heading to a dull draw but Rohit Sharma and Team India had an out-of-the-box strategy to not only look for an improbable India victory but also get the much-needed 8 WTC points.

With only 2 days of play left, time however was not in India’s favor for a result.

The Moving/Turning Day of the Test Match

On Day 4, India not only took the crucial early wickets, they managed to skittle the Bangladesh first innings for 233.

Though this was now the 4^th day of the Test match, it was technically a 2nd-day pitch as the pitch was under covers on the second and third day and still great for batting.

What followed next was something Indian cricket and Indian fans had never witnessed.

Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma went into ultra-aggressive mode with 3 consecutive fours from Jaiswal and 2 consecutive Sixers by Rohit Sharma in the first 2 overs of the India first innings. A message was sent to the opposition that India meant business.

The openers made a strong statement and it was evident that India was going out for an improbable win.

After Rohit’s dismissal, others followed a similar approach and, in the process, piled in 285 runs in just 34.4 overs.

Yashasvi Jaiswal led the batting onslaught with a well-made 72 runs. A total of 12 fours and 2 sixers. There were useful contributions from Virat Kohli (47) and KL Rahul (62) too.

Bangladesh Bowlers were stunned by this never-before-seen onslaught and Bangladeshi shoulders started to drop.

The Indian first innings total also broke the record for the fastest Team 50, 100, 150, and 200 runs in Test match cricket.

The 285 First innings total also gave the much needed 52 run lead to play with

With few overs of the 4th day remaining and the whole 5^th day left of the Test match, Indian bowlers had their task cut off.

They had to bundle out the Bangladesh second innings as quickly as possible and ensure that the overall Bangladesh lead was comfortable for a 4^th inning chase.

After the Bangladesh opener Zakhir Hasan and night watchman Hasan Mahmud were dismissed, Bangladesh had to play out a major portion of day 5 to play for a draw.

Day 5 did start promising for Team India and the first innings centurion was dismissed cheaply to Ravichandran Ashwin.

After the initial wickets, there was a brief fightback from the Bangladesh middle order with opener Shadman Islam (50) and captain Najmul Shanto showing good application against a desperately looking Indian bowling to close out the Bangladesh innings.

At 91/3, Bangladesh looked to weather the storm quite well when Rohit Sharma brought in Ravindra Jadeja who again turned the match on its head with 3 quick wickets. Another wicket from an impressive Akashdeep saw Bangladesh struggling at 94/7.

It was veteran Musfiqur Rahim with the tail that helped Bangladesh’s second innings score to crawl to 146 Runs leaving India to chase a relatively easy target of 95 runs to win the second test and a series whitewash.

All three Indian veteran bowlers, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Ravindra Jadeja took 3 wickets each with Akashdeep taking one in the Bangladesh second innings.

Brief Scores

Bangladesh 1^st Innings – 233

India 1^st Innings – 285/9 decl.

Bangladesh 2nd Innings -146

India 2^nd Innings – 98/3

India won by 7 wickets

With Time being the biggest hurdle, India not only managed to win the Test match but also had 45 overs to spare on the 5^th day of play.

What went wrong for Team Bangladesh in this series?

Bangladesh cricket team was on a high after winning their maiden Test match and series against Pakistan in Pakistan.

What went wrong for Bangladesh in India?

Bangladesh team did expect turners in the Indian series, instead, they were surprised to see a true wicket with an advantage for both bat and ball. India went with an unconventional 3 pacer – 2 spinner combination which decimated the visiting side in both test matches.

While the first test was convincingly won by team India, the second test saw a stunned Bangladesh not having answers to the Indian batting onslaught and lost the test match in a matter of 2 days.

Bangladesh’s famed bowling attack except for Mehidy Hasan looked very average and their batters failed to apply themselves and not adapt to Test cricket discipline. They were going for glory shots.