India Finally Have More Wins Than Losses After 580 Tests, Pakistan Did it in Just 16

The Indian men’s cricket team defeated Bangladesh in the first Test of the two-match series at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday. Hence, Team India now finally have more wins in the longest format of the game than losses in their 92-year-old history.

India registered their 179th Test win, just more than 178 losses, having played 580 matches.

India’s Test Record

Matches: 580

Won: 179

Lost: 178

Draw: 222

Tied: 1

India joined the likes of Australia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, England, West Indies and South Africa to have more wins than defeats in Test matches. New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, and Ireland have yet to achieve this feat.

Test Matches to Have More Wins Than Loses

Ravichandran Ashwin claimed six wickets after a first-innings century with the bat to inspire India to a 280-run thrashing of Bangladesh and take 1-0 lead in the series.

The tourists, who began day four in an overcast Chennai on 158-4 and chasing 515 for victory, were bowled out for 234 in the first session with skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto scoring 82.

Hometown hero Ashwin struck first to end a stubborn overnight stand by getting Shakib Al Hasan caught at short-leg for 25.

The spinner, who took three wickets on day three, then dismissed Mehidy Hasan Miraz for one to bag his 37th five-wicket haul.

The feat added to his heroics after his 113 guided the hosts to 376 in the first innings.

Shakib put on 48 runs with skipper Najmul after the pair started cautiously.

Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja removed Litton Das for one after the wicketkeeper-batsman edged the ball to skipper Rohit Sharma at first slip.

Jadeja ended Najmul’s valiant stand and took three wickets for the innings.

Spin twins Ashwin and Jadeja had played a key batting role in the first innings when their 199-run seventh-wicket stand lifted India from a precarious 144-6 to a challenging total on the first day.

India declared their second innings at 287-4 on day three after centuries from Shubman Gill, who hit an unbeaten 119, and returning Rishabh Pant, who made 109, flattened the opposition.

Gill and the left-handed Pant, who is playing his first Test since a serious car crash in December 2022, put on 167 runs for the fourth wicket.

Bowlers led by Jasprit Bumrah handed India an early advantage after they bundled out Bangladesh for 149 in their first innings.

(With inputs from Agencies)