India beats Bangladesh by 3 wickets in final Test match to win series 2-0

India defeated Bangladesh by three wickets in the second and final Test to clinch the series 2-0 right here on Sunday.

Chasing 145, India resumed at 45 for 4 however misplaced three wickets early earlier than Shreyas Iyer (29 not out) and Ravichandran Ashwin (42 not out) held fort to information the guests house in 47 overs.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz (5/63) was the highest performer with the ball for Bangladesh.

Earlier, India dismissed Bangladesh for 231 in their second innings to set themselves a goal of 145.

Litton Das (73) led Bangladesh’s fightback on the third day with seven fours in his 98-ball innings.

For India, Umesh Yadav (1/32) eliminated the damaging Zakir Hasan (51) simply after the southpaw struck a fifty, whereas Axar (3/58) claimed the scalps of Mehidy (0) and Nurul Hasan (31) in the second session.

India gained the primary Test by 188 runs.

Brief Scores:

Bangladesh: 227 & 231 all out in 70.2 overs (Litton Das 73, Zakir Hasan 51; Axar Patel 3/68).

India: 314 and 145 for 7 in 47 overs (Ravichandran Ashwin 42 not out, Axar Patel 26, Shreyas Iyer 29 not out; Mehidy Hasan Miraz 5/63).

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