Indian cricket team defeated Bangladesh in a dominant fashion by 208 runs in the first Test of the two-match series which was being played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, on September 22 (Sunday). Rohit Sharma-led side outclassed the visitors in all departments and got a perfect start to their red-ball season. With this stunning victory, they have also retained their spot on top of the World Test Championship 2023-25 points table.
Top five teams in WTC points table
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| Teams | Matches | Win | Loss | Draw | Points | PCT |
| India | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 86 | 71.67 |
| Australia | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 90 | 62.50 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 50.00 |
| Sri Lanka | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 42.86 |
| England | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 81 | 42.19 |
India beat Bangladesh by 280 runs
India put on another dominant performance as they stopped Bangladesh, a side that was coming here after a historic 2-0 triumph over Pakistan. Batting first India put 376 on the board with the help of Ashwin's century and fifties from Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ravindra Jadeja. Later Indian bowling line-up led by Jasprit Bumrah bowled out the visitors on a paltry score of 149 and gave India a massive first innings lead which was turned humongous by tons from Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill. Then Ashwin once again stole the show with a six-fer and helped India win the match by 280 runs.
India squad for 2nd Test: Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Yash Dayal
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