India vs Bangladesh Man of the Series Tests: Who won IND vs BAN Man of the Series 2nd Test today?

India have defeated Bangladesh by 3 wickets in a cliffhanger of a finish. The recently concluded second Test match could have easily resulted in the favour of Bangladesh as all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz (5-63) and captain Shakib Al Hasan (2-50) had almost bowled them to a victory whilst defending 145 runs in the fourth innings.

Although former captain Mominul Haque was exceptional at short leg throughout the match, had he not dropped India all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin (42*) this morning, Bangladesh could have won their first-ever Test match against India.

Ashwin, who top-scored for his team at the most crucial of junctures of this tour, hit four fours and a six to even outperform batter Shreyas Iyer (29*) in a low-scoring thriller. Both the right-handed batters joined hands to put together a match-winning 71-run eighth-wicket stand at the Shere Bangla National Stadium today.

Spin will always assure an AshWIN. #INDvBAN

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India vs Bangladesh Man of the Series

In spite of not contributing a lot in the second Test, India vice-captain Cheteshwar Pujara was declared the Player of the Series for being the highest run-scorer in the series. Readers must note that Pujara pinned down other top performers in Iyer and Miraz to win this award.

Pujara, who scored his fastest Test century in the first Test in Chattogram, scored a total of 222 runs at an average of 74 in two Tests. In what is only the second such award for Pujara at the highest level, this one has come after a four-year period. Pujara, whose last Test century had come during the tour of Australia in 2018, had last won a Test series award back then.

“It’s been a great competitive series. Played lot of first-class cricket and then worked a lot on my game, that’s what helped me score these runs. I think playing first-class cricket is really important for improving. You need to be mentally prepared and I believe that if you are strong mentally, and prepare well, you’ll be good,” Pujara told the host broadcaster during the post-match presentation ceremony on Sunday.

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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