A stubborn 71-run stand between Shreyas Iyer and Ravichandran Ashwin came to India’s aid as the visitors fought back from a hopeless situation to take a three-wicket win over Bangladesh in the second and final Test to end the series 2-0 here to bring in. Sunday. With India on 74 for seven chasing 145, Bangladesh were on course for their first ever test win against their formidable neighbors before Iyer (29 not out of 46) and Aswhin (42 not out of 62) denied them with an unbeaten 71-run stand of 105 balls.
Off-spinner Mehidy Hazan Miraz (5/63) gave it all on his way to a five wicket haul but it proved not to be enough.
The come-from-behind win meant India finished the series 2-0 to boost their chances of a second consecutive final in the World Test Championship.
Bangladesh spinners were all over the Indians after the start of play on Sunday. India resumed the innings at 45 for four, losing to Jaydev Unadkat (13) in the second over of the day.
After swiping Miraz for a six, Unadkat was caught perpendicular to the stumps with a slider from Shakib Al Hasan. Unadkat desperately took the review but ended up wasting it.
India’s crisis man Rishabh Pant moved to the center and tried to put pressure back on the opponent with his counterattack. The southpaw had changed the course of the first innings with his 93, but fell for nine on this occasion, with Miraz pinning him with his leg.
It was 74 for seven as a well set Axar Patel (34) took Miraz’s fifth wicket. It was the straighter again, thumping his pads before cutting off the leg stump.
India stared at their first defeat to Bangladesh before Iyer and Ashwin gave a glimmer of hope with a gritty stand.
The duo were initially happy to keep their wicket before Iyer turned the momentum with back-to-back boundaries from Shakib in the 41st over.
Miraz offered a loose ball in the next over and Iyer quickly made room and hit him through cover for another boundary.
Bangladesh resorted to pace in their attempt to break the grandstand, but the plan did not work. Dropped on one leg, Ashwin collected a few boundaries from right arm fellow Khaled Ahmed to cut the target to just 26 runs.
Miraz was brought on the offense as the last dice roll, but Aswhin pulled him for a six for back-to-back bounds, sealing the victory for the visitors.
Despite the victory, India has a lot to think about the home game against Australia. The shape of the top order is a major concern.
India dropped Kuldeep Yadav after his five-wicket haul in the previous match and also became a major talking point in the match.
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