India defeated Bangladesh by 3 wickets in a close finish on Sunday, 25th of December and won the series 2-0.
India defeated Bangladesh by 3 wickets in a close finish on Sunday, 25th of December and won the series 2-0. Bangladesh came close to defeating India for the first time ever but a brilliant partnership between Iyer and Ashwin turned the tide towards India’s direction. Cheteshwar Pujara was declared the Player of the Series for being the highest run-scorer with 222 runs which came at an average of 74 in two Tests. Pujara scored an impressive century in the first Test at Chattogram as well. Let’s have a look at the top 3 run scorers and wicket takers for India.
Cheteshwar Pujara was the top run scorer with 222 followed by Shreyas Iyer who scored 202 runs. The 3rd highest run scorer for India was Shubman Gill who impressed once again in the longest format, he scored 157 runs. The top wicket-taker for India was Kuldeep Yadav who picked up 8 wickets, Axar Patel also bagged 8 wickets but he did this in 2 matches while Kuldeep did it in just one, he didn’t feature in the Playing XI in the 2nd test. Umesh Yadav and Ashwin both picked 2 wickets each. Ashwin made crucial contributions with the bat as well and bailed India out of precarious situations.
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TOP 5 Run scorers for India
| Player | Matches | Runs |
| 1. Cheteshwar Pujara | 2 | 222 |
| 2. Shreyas Iyer | 2 | 202 |
| 3. Shubman Gill | 2 | 157 |
| 4. Rishab Pant | 2 | 148 |
| 5. Ravi Ashwin | 2 | 112 |
TOP 5 Wicket takers for India
| Player | Matches | Wickets |
| 1. Kuldeep Yadav | 1 | 8 |
| 2. Axar Patel | 2 | 8 |
| 3. Umesh Yadav | 2 | 7 |
| 4. Ravi Ashwin | 2 | 7 |
| 5. Mohammad Siraj | 2 | 6 |
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