Men in Blue led by captain Rohit Sharma have registered a thumping victory against Bangladesh by 7 wickets in the second test. Indian team has won the two match series 2-0. In the rain-hit match played at Green Park Stadium in Kanpur, India chased down the target of 95 runs in 17.2 overs on the fifth and final day to secure a big win.
Yashaswi Jaiswal followed up his first innings half century with 51, while Virat Kohli remained unbeaten on 29. The young Indian opener had scored 72 in 51 balls in India’s first innings. The two half-centuries came on the back of 56 in the Chennai Test.
The Tuesday victory helped India strengthen its position at the top of the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 points table. They have 74.24 PCT% now. Defending champion Australia is in 2nd place with 62.50 PCT%, and the two finalists of the 2023 WTC are followed by Sri Lanka (55.56 PCT%), England (42.19 PCT%), South Africa (38.89 PCT%), and New Zealand (37.50 PCT%).
Early in the day India bowled out Bangladesh for 146 in their second innings.
