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Cricket: India beat Bangladesh by 280 runs to win first Test in Chennai

India's Ravichandran Ashwin was named player of the match after he scored a century and took 10 wickets in the first Test against Bangladesh in Chennai [Mahesh Kumar A/AP]

Ravichandran Ashwin wrecked Bangladesh as he claimed six wickets in the second innings and bowled India to a comprehensive 280-run victory on the fourth day of the opening Test match in Chennai.

Chasing a mammoth 515 victory target, Bangladesh were all out for 234, with only skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto (82 runs) offering some resistance with the bat as India took a 1-0 lead in the two-match series on Sunday.

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