India defeated Bangladesh comprehensively by seven wickets in the 2nd Test 2024 at Kanpur. Needing just 95 runs to win, the India national cricket team chased down the target with ease to seal a 2-0 series sweep over the Bangladesh national cricket team and continue their dominance in Test cricket at home. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 51 runs off 45 balls while Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant saw the team through to the victory. The Test match seemed to be headed towards a draw with the second and third days seeing no action at all due to rain and wet outfield at Kanpur's Green Park Stadium. But the India national cricket team breathed fresh life into this contest with their T20-style batting effort that saw them smash 285/9 in 34.4 overs and declaring their innings. That batting performance enabled India to not just gain a slender lead over Bangladesh but also open up this contest as they aimed at pushing for a result. A 2-0 series win does a world of good to the India national cricket team's hopes of qualifying for the ICC WTC 2023-25 final. ICC World Test Championship 2023–25 Points Table Updated: India Remain on Top After 2–0 Series Win Against Bangladesh.

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Bangladesh began Day 5 at 26/2, trailing by 26 runs and after a half-century by Shadman Islam and a 55-run stand between him and captain Najmul Hossain Shanto, the Indian bowlers struck at regular intervals. From 91/3, Bangladesh were reduced to 94/7 and later, 130/9 at one stage. They were eventually bowled out for just 146 with Jasprit Bumrah, Ravi Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja taking three wickets each. This series was Gautam Gambhir's first Test assignment and he has had a fantastic start. With a home Test series against New Zealand coming up and the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 against Australia Down Under later on this year, he and the India national cricket team will take a lot of confidence from this series sweep. India vs Bangladesh T20I Series 2024 Schedule: Get IND vs BAN Fixtures, Time Table With Match Timings in IST, Squads and Venue Details.

Day 1 of the IND vs BAN 2nd Test 2024 saw just 35 overs of action with Bangladesh scoring 107/3 the weather intervened. After two whole days of complete cricketing inactivity, the IND vs BAN 2nd Test sprung to life on Day 4. Bangladesh saw Mominul Haque score his 13th Test century, helping his team post 233 runs. Jasprit Bumrah was the best India national cricket team bowler with three wickets in the first innings as well where Ravindra Jadeja achieved the memorable feat of completing 300 wickets in Test cricket, becoming the first Indian left-arm spinner to get to the mark. India's first innings was characterised by aggressive batting and not letting the momentum slip away despite regular loss of wickets. Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul hit half-centuries and almost everyone chipped in with their contributions to India's quickfire 285/9d, an innings where the team scored the fastest 50, 100, 150, 200 and 250 in Test cricket history. India had earlier won the first Test in Chennai by 280 runs.

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