Yashasvi Jaiswal hit another fifty while Rishabh Pant scored the winning runs in Kanpur as India defied both wet weather and time constraints to hand Bangladesh after winning the second Test. India knocked off the 95-run target in the post-lunch session to secure a 7-wicket win over the visitors.
Bangladesh entered the series from a historic 2-0 win in Pakistan. The carnage that unfolded on the field was beyond their expectations. India bagged its pole position in the World Test Championship (WTC) standings with an eye on a third successive Test Championship final. Under the leadership of Rohit Sharma, the team overcome not just the challenges posed by Bangladesh but also the elements themselves.
The hosts completed their win in just six sessions after two full days were washed out due to a wet outfield at Green Park. With a 95-run target, India again came out all guns blazing as Bangladesh didn’t use any pace in search of wickets. Rohit missed a big swing to the leg side in the first over and when he middled a sweep, he found long leg in Mehidy’s second over.
Shubman Gill was trapped lbw for 6 by Mehidy to a delivery to the one that kept low and dismissed Rohit on Monday. Jaiswal muscled his back-foot punches and came down the track to smash a few boundaries, including a six, down the ground. His partnership of 58 with Virat Kohli saw India through except that Jaiswal miscued a swing to the off side with only three runs required.
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