New Delhi, Sept 22: Dominant Team India crushed Bangladesh by 280 runs on the fourth day of the opening Test to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series here on Sunday.
The stunnig victory was bagged as ace off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin completed a memorable all-round outing with a six-wicket haul.
Set an improbable target of 515, Bangladesh were bowled out for 234 in their second innings, with first-inning centurion Ashwin (6/88) doing the bulk of the damage at his home ground at the Chepauk.
Ravindra Jadeja picked up 3/58.
Skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto top-scored for Bangladesh with an 82 off 127 balls.
The visitors were 158/4 when bad light had stopped play on day three.
India declared their second innings at 287 for 4 riding on twin hundreds from Rishabh Pant (109) and Shubman Gill (119) for an overall lead of 514.
The Team India earned 376 and 287/4 in 64 overs (Shubman Gill 119 not out, Rishabh Pant 109).
On the other hand, the Bangladesh team yielded 149 and 234 all out in 62.1 overs (Najmul Hossain Shanto 82, Shadman Islam 35, Zakir Hasan 33; Ravichandran Ashwin 6/88).
