IND Vs BAN, 1st Test Day 2 Stats Highlights: Rare 199-Run Stand Double And Other Facts

On an intriguing day of Test cricket, India and Bangladesh collectively sacrificed 17 wickets in Chennai. Here's a look at key stats from Day 2 of the first IND vs BAN Test

HR Gopala Krishna

Updated on: 20 September 2024 7:55 pm

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India's Ravichandran Ashwin stood tall on day 1 of the first Test match against Bangladesh. Photo: AP/Mahesh Kumar A.

Ravichandran Ashwin was dismissed for 113 in the first innings of the first Test between India and Bangladesh at Chepauk, Chennai. This was his second-best score on home soil. His highest score at home was 124 against the West Indies at Eden Gardens, Kolkata in 2013. (Day 2 Highlights | Day 2 Report | More Cricket News)

Ashwin was involved in a 199-run partnership for the seventh wicket thus providing the ninth occasion of batters posting an exact 199-run stand in a Test innings. This also marked the second occasion of a team posting an exact 199-run stand for the seventh wicket in an innings.

India thus became the third team to post an exact 199-run stand in a Test innings on two occasions. Australia and South Africa are the other two teams to have done so.

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	AC Bannerman, PS McDonnell	4	199	AUS	ENG	Sydney	03-Mar-1882
2	CG Greenidge, RB Richardson	3	199	WI	AUS	Bridgetown	19-Apr-91
3	MJ Slater, SR Waugh	5	199	AUS	NZ	Wellington	24-Mar-00
4	JH Kallis, G Kirsten	2	199	RSA	ZIM	Harare	7-Sep-01
5	SP Fleming, L Vincent	3	199	NZ	AUS	Perth	30-Nov-01
6	HM Amla, GC Smith	2	199	RSA	WI	Durban	10-Jan-08
7	CA Pujara, WP Saha	7	199	IND	AUS	Ranchi	16-Mar-17
8	LD Chandimal, AD Mathews	6	199	SL	BAN	Mirpur	23-May-22
9	R Ashwin, RA Jadeja	7	199	IND	BAN	Chennai	19-Sep-24

The 199-run stand between Ashwin and Jadeja provided the third occasion of a three-figure partnership for the seventh wicket by Indian batters against Bangladesh. This partnership is also the record stand by Indian batters against Bangladesh for the seventh wicket.

India's previous best partnership for the seventh wicket against Bangladesh was 121 between Sourav Ganguly and Sunil Joshi at Dhaka in 2010. In India, the best was 118 runs between Jadeja and Wriddhiman Saha at Hyderabad in 2017.

India's Ravichandran Ashwin celebrates after scoring a century on the first day of the first cricket test match between India and Bangladesh, in Chennai, India, Thursday, Sept.19, 2024. - AP/Mahesh Kumar A.

India Vs Bangladesh, 1st Test: 10 Unmissable Stats From First Innings Ft R Ashwin, Hasan Mahmud

BY Outlook Sports Desk

Hasan Mahmud captured five for 63 in India’s first innings to provide the fifth occasion of a Bangladesh bowler taking five or more wickets in a Test innings against India. In the process, he has become the first Bangladeshi bowler to take a five-wicket haul in India. The previous best was 4 for 108 by Abu Javed at Indore in 2019.

No	Player	O	M	R	W	Ground	Start Date
1	Naimur Rahman	44.3	9	132	6	Dhaka	10-Nov-00
2	Shakib Al Hasan	29.5	10	62	5	Chattogram	17-Jan-10
3	Mehidy Hasan Miraz	19	4	63	5	Mirpur	22-Dec-22
4	Shahadat Hossain	18	2	71	5	Chattogram	17-Jan-10
5	Hasan Mahmud	22.4	4	63	5	Chennai	19-Sep-24

Najman Hussain Shanto took three catches in India’s innings to provide the second occasion of a Bangladesh fielder pouching three or more catches against India. This is also the first occasion of a Bangladesh captain taking three or more catches against India. Al Sahariar took three catches against India at Dhaka in 2000.

Bangladesh were dismissed for 149 in their first innings. This was the 25th instance of Bangladesh getting all out against India, and the seventh in India in this fixture. Overall, they have been dismissed 247 times.

India were all out for 376 in their first innings. This was the 708th occasion of India getting all out in an innings.