Yashasvi Jaiswal scored another half-century as India defeated Bangladesh by seven wickets in the weather-hit second Test to make a clean sweep of the two-Test series in Kanpur on Tuesday.India, after dismissing Bangladesh for 146 runs in the second innings, thanks to three-wicket hauls by Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah, achieved the victory target of 95 runs in 17.2 overs, with Jaiswal and Kohli scoring 51 and unbeaten 29 runs respectively.Earlier, Ashwin (3/50), Jadeja (3/34) and Bumrah (3/17) broke the back of the Bangladesh batting, allowing them the addition of just 120 runs to their overnight total of 26/2.
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In the chase, India started on an aggressive note but lost two early wickets. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 51, Virat Kohli 29 and Rishabh Pant took India home with seven wickets in hand. With this win, India has swept the two-match series 2-0. With this win, India has solidified its top position in the 2023-2025 World Test Championship and earned an additional 12 points, raising its points percentage to 74.24 after 11 matches, well ahead of both Australia and Sri Lanka.
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