Cricket, Bangladesh tour of India: Hosts secure series sweep with seven-wicket win in Kanpur

India continued their domination in Tests at home as they cruised to a seven-wicket win in the second Test against Bangladesh in Kanpur. This meant that the hosts swept the series 2-0 after winning the first Test in Chennai by 280 runs to cement their place at the top of the World Test Championship rankings.

It was a splendid effort from the Indian bowlers with Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah leading the way to bowl out Bangladesh for 146. Shadman Islam held on to score a solid half-century while Mushfiqur Rahim, lower down the order, helped to add some extra runs before being dismissed by a Bumrah special right before lunch.

With a target of 95 to win, openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma came out with a similar intent as to their first-innings approach on Day 4.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz was the only Bangladesh bowler who managed to make inroads, picking up the wickets of the Indian captain Sharma and Shubman Gill cheaply.

However, Jaiswal along with Virat Kohli ensured that there wouldn’t be any hiccups in the chase. Although Jaiswal fell to Taijul Islam right after he reached his half-century in 43 balls, Rishabh Pant struck the winning runs with a lofted...

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