India vs Bangladesh 1st Test, Day 4 Stats Review – Ashwin becomes oldest player to score century, take fifer in a Test match

In the first Test held at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, India defeated Bangladesh by 280 runs. Bangladesh continued their innings from Day 3 where they were 158/4. It was only a matter of time before Ravichandran Ashwin returned to bowl and that saw Bangladesh getting all out soon.

Ashwin took his 37th five-for in Tests, equalling the joint second-most five-fors by a bowler in Test Cricket. Bangladesh looked promising in this innings compared to the first. Their skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto 82(127) finally came back to form, scoring a fifty after 11 innings. He was looking good and was eyeing a ton but was dismissed by Ashwin. Not too long after, Bangladesh was bundled out for 234 and India won the match by 280 runs.

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Here are all the stats and milestones from this game -

4 - Ravichandran Ashwin became the second player to score a century and to take a fifer in the same Test most times (4 times)

37 - Ravichandran Ashwin now has joint second-most fifers in Test cricket (37).

7 - Ravichandran Ashwin now has the joint second-most fifers in Test cricket in 4th Innings (7).

522 - Ravichandran Ashwin surpasses Courtney Walsh to become the 8th highest wicket-taker in Test Cricket history (522).

1 - Ravichandran Ashwin became the oldest player to take a fifer for India in Tests

1 - Ravichandran Ashwin became the oldest player to take a fifer in WTC.

1 - Ravichandran Ashwin became the oldest player to score a century and take a fifer in a Test match.

179 - For the first time in their 92-year-old Test cricket history, India has more wins (179) than defeats (178).

99 - Ravichandran Ashwin now has the most wickets in the fourth innings for India (99).