Bangladesh vs India Test Series : India wins the first test at Chittagong

Bangladesh vs India Test Series : India wins the first test at Chittagong

Fifth day highlights

India won the match by 113 runs providing its 102nd test win. It also represents India’s 33rd away win and seventh win by a margin of 100 plus runs.

No Team Result Runs Toss Opp Ground Mon/Year
1 India won 272 lost NZl Auckland Mar 1968
2 India won 222 won Aus Melbourne Dec 1977
3 India won 279 won Eng Leeds Jun 1986
4 India won 235 won Srl Col-SSC Jul 1993
5 India won 123 won SAF Jo’burg Dec 2006
6 India won 170 won Srl Galle Jul 2008
7 India won 113 lost Ban Chittagong Jan 2010

India’s win by 113 runs represents its second win by runs margin after they were inserted by the opposition. The first occasion was against New Zealand at Auckland in Mar 1968.

Mushfiqur Rahim’s 101 in this test represent the 191st occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in the fourth innings of a test match.

Mushfiqur Rahim’s 101 in this test represent the third occasion of a Bangladesh batsman scoring a hundred in the fourth innings of a test match. The other two are – 121 by Nafees Iqbal against Zimbabwe at Dhaka in Jan 2005 and 101 by Mohammad Ashraful against Sri Lanka at Dhaka in Dec 2008.

With his score of 101 in this test, Mushfiqur Rahim became the fourth wicket keeper batsman and the first Bangladesh wicket keeper batsman to score a hundred in the fourth innings of a test match. The other three are – APE Knott of England {106* vs Australia at Adelaide in Jan 75, Moin Khan of Pakistan {117* vs Sri Lanka at Sialkot in Sep 95} and AC Gilchrist {149* vs Pakistan at Hobart in Nov 99}

Mushfiqur Rahim’s 101 in this test represent the 12th occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred in the fourth innings of a test match. All the twelve occasions are listed below.

No Batsmen Team Runs Ground Mon/Year
1 JB Stollmeyer Win 104* Port of Spain Feb 1953
2 AL Mann Aus 105 Perth Dec 1977
3 RL Dias Srl 106 Kandy Sep 1985
4 LRD Mendis Srl 124 Kandy Sep 1985
5 IVA Richards Win 109* Delhi Nov 1987
6 DL Haynes Win 112* Bridgetown Apr 1989
7 DJ Cullinan SAF 122* Johannesburg Jan 1997
8 MA Taylor Aus 102* Bangalore Mar 1998
9 KP Pietersen Eng 101 The Oval Aug 2007
10 Younis Khan Pak 107* Kolkata Nov 2007
11 LRPL Taylor NZl 107 Wellington Apr 2009
12 MushfiqurRahim Ban 101 Chittagong Jan 2010

Mushfiqur Rahim’s 101 in this test was in a losing cause and provides the 56th occasion of a batsman’s fourth innings hundred going in vain in the annals of test cricket. It also represents the second occasion of a Bangaladesh batsman’s fourth innings hundred going in vain, the first being Mohammad Ashraful’s 101 against Sri Lanka at Dhaka in Dec 2008.

Mushfiqur Rahim’s 101 in this test remain the only fourth innings hundred that has gone in vain against India.

Bangladesh’s 301 in the fourth innings of this test represent the second occasion of Bangladesh posting at total of 300 plus in the fourth innings. The other occasion was its 413 against Sri Lanka at Dhaka in Dec 2008.

Mushfiqur Rahim’s 101 represent the 11th occasion of Bangaldesh batsman’s hundred in a losing cause.

Mushfiqur Rahim’s 101 represent the 16th occasion of Bangladesh batsman scoring hundred in a test innings. It also represents the second hundred by a Bangladesh wicketkeeper batsman scoring a hundred in a test innings. Khaled Mashud who scored 103 not out against West Indies at Gros Islet in May 2004 is the first Bangladesh wicket keeper batsman to register a hundred in a test innings,

Mushfiqur Rahim’s 101 represent the 157th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a hundred in the annals of test cricket. It also represents the 22nd occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a hundred against India.

Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field and lost the test providing the 155th occasion of a team losing the test after it had inserted the opposition in the annals of test cricket

Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field and lost the test by 113 runs providing the 70th occasion of a team losing the test by 100 plus runs margin after it had inserted the opposition in the annals of test cricket

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