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DHAKA : India's stand-in captain KL Rahul heaped praise on middle order batsman Shreyas Iyer after their thrilling victory in the second test against Bangladesh while home captain Shakib Al Hasan was left to rue missed opportunities.
Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav wrapped up Bangladesh's tail to give India an emphatic 188-run win in the first test of the two-match series at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram. India moved to the third spot in the ICC World Test Championship table with this win as Bangladesh succumbed to the brilliant blowing of India's spinners losing their four wickets within an hour of the first session of the fifth day. The spin duo of Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav accounted for seven wickets to dismantle the hosts.
:Spinner Kuldeep Yadav and seamer Mohammed Siraj wreaked havoc with the ball sharing seven Bangladesh wickets between them to put India in the box seat in the opening test in Chittagong on Thursday.
Brilliant half-centuries from Shreyas Iyer and Cheteshwar Pujara with a partnership stand of 149-run guide India to 278/6 against Bangladesh on the first day of the opening Test of the two-match series in Chattogram at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Wednesday. At the end of day one, Iyer was batting unbeaten at 82 runs in 169 balls. Iyer and Pujara rise to the occasion and scored crucial half-centuries at a time when India was down and out.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz hit his maiden one-day international century and took two key wickets as Bangladesh prevailed in a five-run win over India that clinched the series on Wednesday.
India batter Shreyas Iyer admitted that a "few things didn't go their way" in the opening ODI against New Zealand and as a team, they need to "introspect" and comeback stronger in the remaining two games of the series. Tom Latham hit an attacking unbeaten 145 off 104 balls while skipper Kane Williamson struck an unconquered 94 off 98 deliveries as New Zealand chased down India's 307-run target with seven wickets in hand and 17 balls to spare. Iyer, who scored a 76-ball 80, said 306 for 7 posted by India was a commendable total but the visitors were blown away by the unconquered 221-run fourth wicket partnership between Latham and Williamson.
Indian batter Shreyas Iyer climbed three spots to reach number 33 and spinner Kuldeep Yadav also jumped five places to enter the top 25 in the latest ICC Men's ODI Players Rankings issued on Wednesday. Shreyas Iyer finished as the leading run-scorer in the recently-concluded ODI series against South Africa, scoring 191 runs in three matches with a century and fifty. Kuldeep Yadav also emerged out of the series as the leading wicket-taker with six scalps in three matches.
India's skipper Shikhar Dhawan had some fun time with teammates after their 2-1 ODI series win over South Africa on Tuesday. The Indian side defeated the Proteas by 7 wickets in the third and deciding ODI match at Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium to bag the series. From bringing out his trademark thigh celebration after receiving the winner's trophy to dancing with teammates to cherish the moment, India's stand in skipper for the series, Shikhar Dhawan found it really hard to control his happiness. So was the case of his teammates!