Ravindra Jadeja becomes the seventh Indian bowler to achieve 300 Test wickets.
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 30: Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja reached a significant milestone on Monday, becoming the seventh Indian bowler to take more than 300 Test wickets.
Jadeja achieved this feat on the fourth day of the second Test match between India and Bangladesh in Kanpur. During Bangladesh's first innings, he took one wicket while conceding 28 runs in 9.2 overs, dismissing Khaled Ahmed for a duck in the 75th over.
At 35 years old, Jadeja also became the second-fastest bowler to reach 300 Test wickets, following Ravichandran Ashwin. He accomplished this in 17,428 balls, while Ashwin achieved it in 15,636 balls.
Since making his Test debut in 2012 against England, Jadeja has played 73 matches and 138 innings, claiming 300 wickets at an economy rate of 2.47. He has also scored 3,122 runs across 106 Test innings.
In the match recap, India won the toss and chose to field first. Day one ended with Bangladesh at 107/3, while no play occurred on day two due to rain and on day three because of a wet outfield. Action resumed on day four, where Shadman Islam (24 off 36 balls, with four boundaries) and captain Najmul Hossain Shanto (31 off 57 balls, with six fours) showed positive intent. Mominul Haque played a pivotal role in the innings, scoring his 13th Test century as Bangladesh finished at 233 all out.
Jasprit Bumrah was the standout bowler for India with figures of 3/50, while Mohammed Siraj, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Akash Deep took two wickets each, and Jadeja claimed one.
India had previously won the first Test by 280 runs, setting a target of 515 runs for Bangladesh, who were bowled out for 234. Key performances included Ravichandran Ashwin (113 and 6/88), Shubman Gill (119*), Rishabh Pant (109), and Jasprit Bumrah (4/50 and 1/24).
India leads the two-match Test series 1-0.
India Playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (WK), KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
Bangladesh Playing XI: Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto (C), Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das (WK), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Hasan Mahmud, Khaled Ahmed.