New Delhi: Ravichandran Ashwin claimed all the spotlight as India defeated Bangladesh by 280 runs on Sunday. in the first Test of the two-match series that was played at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Ashwin took complete advantage of his home ground, first making headlines with a quickfire hundred to revive his team and then clinching a six-wicket haul to hand India a major and record win.
The 38-year-old bagged several records in what was his 101st Test match. Having already achieved the milestone of 500 Test wickets earlier this year, it seemed like he was bound to add more to his elite list because of the homely conditions. Although he went wicketless in the first innings, he went on to pick six scalps in the second innings, adding to Bangladesh’s misery and helping his team bundle them out on 234/10 in 62.1 overs.
Earlier on Day 1, when the Indian top order was left rattled by Bangladesh pacer Hasan Mahmud, Ashwin rose to the occasion alongside Ravindra Jadeja and smashed a ton on the very first day. His innings was a pure example of how well one knows his own den as his masterful knock showcased skillful and timely shot selections. He scored 113 off 133 balls, hitting 11 fours and two sixes and with the ball registered 0/29 in the first and 6/88 in the second innings.
With his all-round heroics for Team India, he entered several record lists and was bound to receive the Player of the Match award as well.
A game-changing TON 💯 & 6⃣ Wickets! 👌 👌
For his brilliant all-round show on his home ground, R Ashwin bags the Player of the Match award 👏 👏
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— BCCI (@BCCI) September 22, 2024
Here’s a look at all the records Ashwin achieved in the IND vs BAN 1st Test –
Most five-fers in Tests
67 – Muttiah Muralitharan (133 Tests)
37 – Ravichandran Ashwin (101 Tests)
37 – Shane Warne (145 Tests)
36 – Richard Hadlee (86 Tests)
35 – Anil Kumble (132 Tests)
Century & five-fer in the same Test most times
5 – Ian Botham
4 – Ravichandran Ashwin
2 – Gary Sobers, Mushtaq Mohammad, Jacques Kallis, Shakib Al Hasan, Ravindra Jadeja.
Ashwin is the first player to achieve this feat twice at the same venue having scored 106 and took 5/43 against England in Chennai in 2021.
Moreover, it was a seventh five-fer for Ashwin in fourth innings of Tests which is the joint second most alongside Warne and Muralitharan and only behind Rangana Herath’s 12.
Most wickets in fourth innings for India
99 – Ravichandran Ashwin
94 – Anil Kumble
60 – Bishan Singh Bedi
54 = Ishant Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja
It was a record outing for Ravichandran Ashwin who was playing his 101st Test of the career, that too at his home as India went 1-0 up in the two-Test series against Bangladesh on Sunday. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
