IND Vs BAN: Bangladesh is a strong team at home and that is why they won two back-to-back series of the one-day international format against India, which is a powerhouse team in all three formats.
The Bangla Tigers have been competitive in the shortest format as well. When they played against India in the T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia, the Tigers gave a brilliant fight.
But still, India won that game by a close margin of five runs. That win came mainly because of the rain interruptions. However, when we speak about Test Cricket, which is also the traditional format of the gentlemen's game, Bangladesh has a poor record against India. The Bangla Tigers have not won a single Test match till now.
After India's win in the first Test match which was played at Chattogram from 14th December to 18th December 2022, the visitors will aim to clinch the two-match series in the red ball format.
This series win will come after the loss of the one-day international series. We have already listed the 11Sixes Fantasy Team in the preview article.
Before the final Test match starts tomorrow at Dhaka, today we shall mention the head-to-head records in Test match cricket between India and Bangladesh.
Overall Test Match from 2000 to 2022 – 12
India has won Ten Test Matches
Two Test Matches have been Drawn
Bangladesh hasn’t won any Matches till now.
India won by 188 Runs (Chattogram in 2022)
India won by an innings and 130 Runs (Indore in 2019)
India won by 208 Runs (Hyderabad in 2017)
Match was Drawn (Fatullah in 2015)
India won by Ten Wickets (Mirpur in 2010)
India won by 113 Runs (Chattogram in 2010)
India won by an innings and 239 runs (Mirpur in 2007)
Match was Drawn (Chattogram in 2007)
India won by an innings and 83 Runs (Chattogram in 2004)
India won by an innings and 140 Runs (Dhaka in 2004)
India won by Nine Wickets in (Dhaka in 2000)
The Test specialist batsman of India, Cheteshwar Pujara has scored the most runs against Bangladesh amongst the current set of Indian players.
In the overall list, The Master Blaster, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, has scored the most runs. The God of Cricket has amassed 820 runs against Bangladesh.
Pujara has been a backbone for Team India in the red ball format. He has scored 438 runs in four Test matches and six Test innings against the Bangla Tigers.
The number three batter of India has also smashed five half-centuries and one century, which came in the last Test match at Chattogram.
Pujara has an average of 109.50 and a strike rate of 58.75. He is the third-highest run scorer for India against Bangladesh in red ball cricket.
The legendary wicket-keeper batter of the Bangladeshi team is the highest run-getter for his country against the men in blue team in the red ball format.
Bangladesh will need runs from Rahim to get their first win against India in the Test matches. Mushi has been the pillar of the Bangla Tigers side.
Till now, he has played seven red ball matches and 13 Test match innings against India. He has scored 569 runs which is the most by any player in the Bangladeshi team.
Rahim has an average of 47.41, which is the third highest one and his strike rate is 52.73. He has also smashed the most hundreds and second most fifties against India. Mushfiqur has scored two centuries and two half-centuries so far.
The spin bowling all-rounder, Ravichandran Ashwin, has picked up the most wickets amongst the current set of the men in blue players. Ashwin is the fourth bowler in the overall list of highest wicket-takers against Bangladesh.
Zaheer Khan has picked up the most wickets with the red cherry. Zak has picked up 31 scalps to his name against the Tigers in seven Test matches.
Ashwin is the premiere all-rounder of the Indian Test Team. He has played five Test matches and nine Test innings so far.
He has got 17 wickets overall with an average of 28.17, an economy rate of 2.94 and a strike rate of 57.4. His best match figures are six for 171 and his best innings figure is five for 87 runs.
The skipper of the team is also the premiere all-rounder of the Bangladeshi side. Shakib Al Hasan has picked up 15 wickets and he is with Mohammad Rafique, who is in the top spot.
Shakib has picked up 15 scalps in seven matches and ten innings. While Rafique did this in five Test matches and seven innings.
Shakib can go past Rafique in the second Test match against India. But he needs to bowl more overs than he did in the first Test match. Shakib has an average of 44.53, a strike rate of 77 and an economy rate of 3.46.
Only two players have picked up a five-wicket haul against India in the red ball format and Shakib is one of them. His best innings figure is five for 62 runs and his best match figures are seven for 172 runs.
