India create HISTORY with dominating victory over Bangladesh, achieve this unique FEAT

India came back to Test cricket after an 8-month gap, wining the Bangladesh to whitewash 2-0 series. There was a lot of commotion for the second Test as India lost two days in play due to rain but then again defeated Bangladesh at Dhaka by 7 wickets. The reason behind this victory also being history was because India became the first team of Test cricket history that had been established over 147 years to win the Test match where two full days were entirely washed away.

India scored 289/9 in just 34.4 overs of the first innings and chased down a target of 95 in only 17.2 overs of the second innings. Their combined run rate across both innings has been a staggering 7.36, marking the highest ever attained run rate through both innings of a Test match. It is also the first that a team is playing over 7 runs combined throughout both innings.

The previous record for the highest combined run rate in a Test match was held by South Africa, who achieved a run rate of 6.80 in both innings against Zimbabwe in 2005 at Cape Town.

Teams with highest run rate in both innings of a Test match combined:

7.36 – India vs Bangladesh, Kanpur, 2024

6.80 – South Africa vs Zimbabwe, Cape Town, 2005

6.73 – England vs Pakistan, Rawalpindi, 2022

6.43 – England vs Ireland, Lord’s, 2023

5.73 – England vs Bangladesh, Chester-le-Street, 2005

Heavy rains at Sher-e-Bangla Stadium heavily disrupted the second test between India and Bangladesh as only 35 overs were bowled on Day 1, Day 2 was completely washed out without one single ball being bowled and Day 3 got no play either.

Bangladesh had been bowled out for 233 in the first innings with Mominul Haque scoring century and three wickets taken by Jasprit Bumrah. In return, the Indian team began attacking and reached 289/9 with half-centuries from Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul, to declare the innings. In doing this, records were marked by India of entering the record books the fastest to score 50, 100, 150, 200, and 250 runs in a Test match.

In their second innings, Bangladesh were bowled out for 146, with Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja, and Ravichandran Ashwin each taking three wickets. India needed just 95 runs to win and chased it down in 17.2 overs, securing a 7-wicket victory and completing a 2-0 whitewash over Bangladesh.