Team India Create ‘HISTORY’: Indian cricket team defeated Bangladesh by 280 runs in the first test of the two-match series. With this win, the team has achieved a special feat by ending its 92-year-long wait in the history of cricket, let us tell you that for the first time in Test cricket, the number of wins of the Indian team has become more than the number of losses. India played its first Test in 1932 under the leadership of CK Naidu, but had to face defeat by 158 runs. Since that match, India has never managed to achieve more wins than the number of losses.
It is worth noting that the Indian cricket team has played 581 Test matches so far. Out of these, India has now achieved the 179th Test win. At the same time, they have faced defeat in Test cricket 178 times. 222 matches have been drawn, while one match was tied. India has now reached the joint third position among the teams with the most wins in Test cricket. In such a situation, let us know which are the top-5 teams that have faced the most wins and losses in Test cricket history.
CountryWinLossAustralia414232England397325South Africa179161India179178Pakistan148144
What happened in the match?
India defeated Bangladesh by 280 runs in the first Test played in Chennai and took a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. While chasing the target of 515 runs, Bangladesh’s second innings was reduced to 234 runs.
Chennai’s local boy Ravichandran Ashwin wreaked havoc in this match by taking six wickets. This was his 37th five-wicket haul in Tests and he equaled the great Shane Warne in this matter. Nazmul Hussain Shanto scored the highest 82 runs from Bangladesh. Batting first after losing the toss, India scored 376 runs in the first innings. In reply, Bangladesh’s first innings ended at 149 runs. The Indian team did not ask Bangladesh to follow on and batted in the second innings with a lead of 227 runs. India declared its second innings at 287 runs for four wickets and got a total lead of 514 runs.
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