Cricket: India beat Bangladesh by 280 runs to win first Test in Chennai
Al Jazeera
Bangladesh were all out for 234 on the fourth day in Chennai as hometown hero Ashwin took 10 wickets after his century.
Ravichandran Ashwin wrecked Bangladesh as he claimed six wickets in the second innings and bowled India to a comprehensive 280-run victory on the fourth day of the opening Test match in Chennai.
Chasing a mammoth 515 victory target, Bangladesh were all out for 234, with only skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto (82 runs) offering some resistance with the bat as India took a 1-0 lead in the two-match series on Sunday.
Playing at his home ground, the MA Chidambaram Stadium in India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, Ashwin followed up his first-day batting heroics (113 runs off 133 balls) by taking 10 wickets across the two Bangladesh innings. He was named player of the match.
Ashwin’s spin-bowling partner Ravindra Jadeja claimed three wickets on the final day after scoring 86 runs in a 99-run partnership with Ashwin in India’s first innings.
