India Tour of Bangladesh Tests December 2022: India Win 2-0 — Pujara 90 and 102* (Player of Series, 222 Runs), Kuldeep Yadav 5/40, Gill 110, Zakir Hasan Debut Century (4th Bangladeshi), Ashwin 42* Match-Winner at Mirpur, Mehidy 5/63

India won the 2-Test series in Bangladesh in December 2022 by 2-0 — a solid result achieved in testing subcontinental away conditions. Player of the Series: Cheteshwar Pujara (222 series runs). 1st Test Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium Chattogram (December 14-18, 2022): India won by 188 runs — India 404 & 258/2 declared; Bangladesh 150 & 324. India's 1st innings of 404 featured contributions from Cheteshwar Pujara (90), Shreyas Iyer (86), R. Ashwin (58), Kuldeep Yadav (40), and Rishabh Pant (46). India declared their 2nd innings at 258/2, with Shubman Gill scoring 110 and Pujara an unbeaten 102 — the pair adding 113 for the 2nd wicket. Kuldeep Yadav took 5/40 in Bangladesh's 1st innings and 3/73 in the 2nd innings (8 match wickets) and was Player of the Match. Axar Patel took 4/77 in Bangladesh's 2nd innings. Bangladesh's highlight in the match was a debut century from Zakir Hasan — 100 in Bangladesh's 2nd innings (2nd innings, chasing 513) — making him the 4th Bangladeshi to score a Test century on debut. Shakib Al Hasan made 84 and Najmul Hossain Shanto made 67 in Bangladesh's 2nd innings as they reached 324, but fell 188 runs short of India's target. 2nd Test Shere Bangla National Stadium Mirpur, Dhaka (December 22-25, 2022): India won by 3 wickets — Bangladesh 227 & 231; India 314 & 145/7. Bangladesh's 1st innings of 227 featured Mominul Haque's 84. Umesh Yadav took 4/25 and Ashwin 4/71 in Bangladesh's 1st innings. India's 314 (Pant 93, Iyer 87) gave them an 87-run lead. Bangladesh's 2nd innings of 231 (Liton Das 73, Zakir Hasan 51) meant India needed 145 to win. Mehidy Hasan Miraz took 5/63 in India's chase as they struggled to 145/7 — but Ashwin's unbeaten 42, supported by Axar Patel (34), saw India home by 3 wickets. Ashwin was Player of the Match for his 4/71 in the 1st innings and 42* in the match-winning chase.

Pujara's 90 and 102*: The Backbone of India's Chattogram Win

Cheteshwar Pujara's Chattogram performance — 90 in India's 1st innings (off 203 balls, 11 fours) and 102* in the 2nd innings declaration (130 balls, 13 fours) — illustrated his enduring value as India's anchor batter in away Tests in subcontinental conditions. His 2nd innings century, combined with Shubman Gill's 110, underpinned India's declaration at 258/2 and gave India the platform to set Bangladesh a target of 513. With 222 series runs in total, Pujara was comfortably the Player of the Series. The Chattogram pitch rewarded patience and technique; Pujara's ability to construct long innings while leaving the counterattack to Pant, Iyer, and Gill remained central to India's Test match strategy in conditions where the ball turns from early in a match.

Zakir Hasan's Debut Century and Mehidy's Five-For: Bangladesh's Individual Highlights

Despite losing 2-0, Bangladesh had notable individual performances across the series. Zakir Hasan's century on debut (100 in Chattogram's 2nd innings) was the most celebrated — he became the 4th Bangladeshi to score a century on Test debut (after Aminul Islam, Mohammad Ashraful, and Abul Hasan). His 100 came from 224 balls in a rear-guard performance that could not prevent Bangladesh's 188-run defeat but showed technique and temperament in difficult circumstances. At Mirpur, Mehidy Hasan Miraz's 5/63 in India's 2nd-innings chase almost produced a famous Bangladesh Test win — he took 5 wickets as India slumped to what could have been a crisis chase, but Ashwin's 42* held the innings together. Mehidy was Bangladesh's best bowler across both Tests with match returns across 4 innings that kept Bangladesh competitive in both matches; his 4/112 in Chattogram's 1st innings and 5/63 in the Mirpur chase were the highlights.