Team India’s claim to make it to the final of the World Test Championship (WTC) has got a big boost after defeating Bangladesh by 188 runs on the last day of the Chattogram Test. The win sees India leapfrog Sri Lanka in the WTC standings and are now third along with Australia and South Africa, the only teams sitting above India. The win now means India now need to win four of their last five WTC cycle matches.
India beat Bangladesh in the first hour of the fifth day
Bangladesh, needing 241 runs to win, were optimistic about their chances of winning the match, while India were in the driving seat after taking six wickets in the second innings on Day 4. of Mehdi hasan Miraj (13), Taijul Islam (4) and Ebadot Hossain (0) showed little resistance with the bat.
shakib al hassan Showed some fight but the climb was very tough for him as Bangladesh were bundled out for 324. Shakib scored 84 off 108 balls which included 6 sixes and 6 fours and looked positive before getting out.
match summary
After winning the toss, India decided to bat first and then scored a total of 404 runs. Cheteshwar PujaraAn inning of 90 runs helped India post a big score. In response, Bangladesh team was dismissed for 150 runs. Kuldeep Yadav A Fifty and Mohammad Siraj took three wickets. In the second innings, Shubman GillPujara’s 110-run knock with a century took India to 258/2 before they decided to declare their innings. Kuldeep Yadav took three wickets in the second innings while Akshar Patel also took four wickets to wrap up Bangladesh’s innings.
WTC Final Scenario
The win sees India leapfrog Sri Lanka in the WTC standings as they are now third on 55.77 PCT, with only South Africa and Australia sitting above the Indian team. India have five matches left in the WTC standings, including the four-match Test series against Australia in 2023, ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Season. India will have to win at least four of their five matches to make it to the final of the WTC.