January 21, 2010 8:42 PM

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Chittagong: India clinches first test with emphatic victory

India clinched the first cricket Test against Bangladesh with an emphatic 113-run victory to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series at Chittagong today. The Indians, who needed to pick up eight wickets on the last day, took just about two sessions to wrap up the game and make amends for their disappointing batting show in the first innings. Chasing an improbable 415-run victory target, the hosts resumed on 67 for two and rode on Mushfiqur Rahim's gutsy 101 and Tamim Iqbal's gritty 52 before folding for 301 in 75.2 overs. Amit Mishra (4 for 92), Ishant Sharma (3 for 48), and Zaheer Khan (2 fpr 90) struck at regular intervals to bowl out the hosts at the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. The baby-faced Rahim threw his bat at everything hurled at him but that was merely a desperate attempt by a number seven batsman to delay the inevitable. Both the team now moves to Mirpur for the last Test starting on Sunday.

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