Chasing 145, India recovered to four runs with 45 runs but lost three smalls before Shreyas Iyer (29 not out) and Ravichandran Ashwin (42 not out) kept the fort on 47 to lead the visitors home. Door.
Posted Date – 11:24 AM, Sun – 12/25/22

Indians Ravichandran Ashwin (L) and Shreyas Iyer celebrate their team victory during the fourth day of the second test cricket match between Bangladesh and India in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, December 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Surjeet Yadav).
Dhaka: A staggering 71-match unbeaten partnership between Ravichandran Ashwin and Shreyas Iyer took India to the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Sunday A wicket win over Bangladesh in the second Test.
On day four, India required 100 runs and had six wickets on hand. But Shakib Al Hasan and Mehidy Hasan Miraz took three wickets in the first hour to leave India at 74/7. The wicket from Bangladesh was delivered in a straighter fashion on a pitch that was a huge help to the spinners, making life difficult for India.
But Ashwin and Iyer, India’s last recognized batting duo, defended solidly before bringing out a string of boundaries at the end to send the visitors over the line and sweep the series 2-0 in a tight Test match. While Ashwin is unbeaten in 42 games, Iyer is unbeaten in 29 games.
Brief score: Bangladesh 73.5 overs 227, 70.2 overs 231 lost to India 86.3 overs 314 overs, 47 overs 145/7 (Ravichandran Ashwin 42 not out, Axar Patel 34; Mehidy Hasan Miraz 5/63, Shakib Al Hasan 2 /50) Three wickets