India’s Ravichandran Ashwin shows the ball in his hand as he celebrates his 5-wicket haul on the fourth day of the first cricket test match between India and Bangladesh, in Chennai, India, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

Bangladesh 149 (Bumrah 4-50) & 234 (Shanto 82; Ashwin 6-88) India won by 280 runs Ravichandran Ashwin took six wickets in Bangladesh's second innings as India cruised to victory by 280 runs in the first Test in Chennai.

Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja staged an impressive recovery for India against Bangladesh in Chennai. From a precarious position at 144 for six, their unbroken 195-run stand propelled India to 339 for six by day's close.

Ravichandran Ashwin's six for 88 wrecked Bangladesh as India romped to a 280-run victory in the opening test on Sunday to grab a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. Chasing a mammoth victory target of 515,

For the first hour on Sunday, Najmul Hossain Shanto and Shakib Al Hasan rode their luck and showed plenty of pluck to keep a rampant Mohammed Siraj and India at bay. Then, Rohit Sharma summoned his ace in the pack immediately after the drinks interval and the first Test quickly unravelled towards its expected denouement at the MA Chidambaram Stadium here.

Ravichandran Ashwin claimed six wickets after a first-innings century with the bat to inspire India to a 280-run thrashing of Bangladesh in the first Test on Sunday. Bangladesh pace bowler Hasan Mahmud claimed five wickets in the first innings and reduced India to 34-3 in the first hour of play.