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The experienced bowling duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Umesh Yadav helped India to wrap up Bangladesh with only a score of 227 runs in the first innings. Ashwin scalped four wickets by conceding 71 runs in 21.5 overs whereas the latter scalped as many wickets as Ashwin by conceding only 25 runs in his 15 overs.
Notably, Ashwin wasn’t in the expected form with the ball for the last couple of days in international cricket. But the morning in Mirpur came up as a relieving one for the 36-year-old veteran spinner.
Speaking of Umesh, the Bangla batter succumbed to his sheer pace and excellent bowling on accurate lengths. The fans were also impressed with the magnificent performances from both the senior players and took to Twitter to post some hilarious and funny memes. Subsequently, the fans also mocked the Bangladesh batting order for being poor with the bat.
Here’re the memes posted by fans on social media following the end of Bangladesh’s innings:
Interestingly, the Mirpur Test between Bangladesh and India is also remarkable for the Indian pacer Jaydev Unadkat as he has made a comeback to the Test squad after a long wait of 12 years. The 31-year-old veteran domestic pacer played his first and only Test against South Africa in Centurion on the 16th of December in 2010.
Talking about the importance of the series win in two Tests for India, the inaugural edition’s runners-up will lock horns with Australia in a full-fledged Test series of four matches scheduled in February. It would also be the last Test series between India and Australia which will consist of four matches.
Indian team is ought to win the ongoing Test match against Bangladesh to keep their hopes alive in the contention for the World Test Championship Final. Whereas, they will require to win at least 3 out of the four-match Test series against Australia.