Ravichandran Ashwin Shines with Century in Chennai Test Against Bangladesh
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 19: Star Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin scored his sixth Test century during the first Test against Bangladesh. At the end of day one, Ashwin was unbeaten with 102 runs off 112 balls, hitting 10 fours and 2 sixes.
Speaking about his performance, Ashwin said, “On a surface like this, it’s better to go hard like Rishabh does. It’s an old-school Chennai surface with bounce and carry… Love playing when there is bounce and carry, enjoyed myself today. Jadeja was of real help, there was a point where I was sweating and tiring but Jaddu helped me through the phase. He’s been solid and one of our best batters. He told me we don’t have to convert twos into threes, which was useful for me.”
Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bowl, reducing India to 34/3. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rishabh Pant formed a 62-run partnership, but India was struggling at 144/6. Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja then formed an unbeaten 195-run partnership, bringing India to 339/6 at stumps.
Hasan Mahmud was the standout bowler for Bangladesh, taking 4 wickets for 58 runs, including the dismissals of Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, and Virat Kohli.
Teams
| Bangladesh Playing XI | India Playing XI |
|---|---|
| Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto (C), Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das (Wk), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana | Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (Wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj |
Doubts Revealed
Ravichandran Ashwin -: Ravichandran Ashwin is a famous Indian cricketer known for his excellent bowling and batting skills.
Century -: In cricket, a century means a player has scored 100 or more runs in a single innings.
Chennai Test -: A Test match is a long cricket game, and this one is being played in Chennai, a city in India.
Bangladesh -: Bangladesh is a country in South Asia, and they have their own cricket team.
Unbeaten -: Unbeaten means the player was not out when the team’s innings ended.
Ravindra Jadeja -: Ravindra Jadeja is another famous Indian cricketer who is good at both batting and bowling.
Partnership -: In cricket, a partnership is when two players bat together and score runs.
Toss -: The toss is when the team captains flip a coin to decide who will bat or bowl first.
Stumps -: Stumps refer to the end of a day’s play in a Test match.
Hasan Mahmud -: Hasan Mahmud is a cricketer from Bangladesh who is known for his bowling.
Wickets -: In cricket, taking a wicket means getting a batsman out.
