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Ashwin took a five-wicket haul along with a century in the Chennai Test match.
The first match of the two-Test series between India and Bangladesh was played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. In this match, three batsmen scored centuries for Team India in difficult situations. R Ashwin pulled India out of trouble by scoring 113 runs in the first innings. He played this innings at a time when the team had lost 6 wickets at a score of 144.
After this, in the second innings, Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill took charge of the team when India was in trouble after losing three wickets at a score of 67. In such a situation, all three batsmen were entitled to the Player of the Match award, but Ashwin showed amazing bowling on the third and fourth day and became the hero of the match by defeating Pant-Gill in this list. Ashwin took 6 wickets in the second innings against Bangladesh. He was given the Player of the Match award for this all-round performance.
This is Ashwin’s 9th Player of the Match award in his Test career and he has become the sixth player to win this award the most number of times for India. In this list, Sachin Tendulkar (14), Rahul Dravid (11), Ravindra Jadeja (10), Virat Kohli (10) and Anil Kumble (10) are ahead of him.
Ashwin also made many records on the basis of his excellent performance against Bangladesh. Ashwin took 6 wickets in the fourth innings of the Chennai Test. With this, he has become the bowler to take the most 99 wickets in the fourth innings for India. He has left behind the legendary Anil Kumble in this list.
Indian bowlers who took the most wickets in the fourth innings of a Test match
99 R Ashwin
94 Anil Kumble
60 Bishan Bedi
54 Ishant Sharma/Ravindra Jadeja
Off-spinner Ashwin is the only player in the world to score a century in Test cricket twice on the same ground and also take a five-wicket haul. Ashwin scored 106 runs and took 5 wickets for 43 runs against England in Chennai in 2021. In this match, he scored 113 runs in 133 balls and took 6 wickets for 88 runs.
