India’s very aggressive strategy in Kanpur paid off as they achieved a notable win over Bangladesh. With this victory, they strengthened their lead at the top of the WTC standings, raising their points percentage to 74.24.
For Bangladesh, this defeat dropped their points percentage to 34.38, placing them seventh behind South Africa and New Zealand.
Bangladesh’s first innings stretched over four days, as rain affected Day 1, and Days 2 and 3 were completely lost due to bad weather and a wet pitch. They managed to finish with a score of 233, thanks to Mominul Haque’s 107 runs.
With limited time left in the match, India adopted an all-out attacking strategy, scoring the fastest Test team 50, 100, 150, 200, and 250. After gaining a lead of 52 runs over Bangladesh in just 34.4 overs, Rohit Sharma declared India’s innings. Yashasvi Jaiswal contributed 72 runs from 51 balls, and KL Rahul scored 68 runs off 43 balls.
Rohit’s team charged forward on the final day, with Ravichandran Ashwin (3 wickets for 50 runs) taking an early wicket. Bangladesh showed resilience with a partnership between Shadman Islam (50) and Najmul Hossain Shanto, but Ravindra Jadeja (3 wickets for 34 runs) changed the game with an amazing spell, taking three critical wickets in his first three overs.
Jasprit Bumrah (3 wickets for 17 runs) quickly wrapped up the lower order and Bangladesh was eventually bowled out for 146 runs. India continued to dominate in their fourth innings chasing down a target of 95 runs with seven wickets remaining.
