Team India won by 50 runs against Bangladesh in their second Super 8 match of the T20 World Cup 2024 at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda.
The Men in Blue are undefeated in this competition with five wins and are close to confirming their semi-final spot.
Bangladesh had a slow start to the chase as Indian bowlers kept their dominance over them. Litton Das (13) was the first man to depart in the fifth over by Hardik Pandya.
Meanwhile, captain Najmul Hossain Shanto looked compact but he didn’t get enough support from the other end. Spinner Kuldeep Yadav removed Tanzid Hasan (29) and Towhid Hridoy (4) to put more pressure on the Tigers.
Shakib Al Hasan tried to accelerate from ball one but he fell on 11 off 8 balls. He was also dismissed by Yadav.
Moreover, Najmul’s innings was ended by Jasprit Bumrah as he was unable to pick his slower delivery and the ball went up in the air. He scored 31-ball 40.
All-rounder Rishad Hossain tried to minimise the gap with quickfire 10-ball 24.
For India, Bumrah ended with figures of 2/13 while Arshdeep Singh bagged 2/30. Kuldeep was the pick of the bowlers, claiming 3/19.
Earlier, India scored 196/5 after being put into bat first.
Men in blue started aggressively with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli opening the innings. The Indian skipper smashed 11-ball 23 before being dismissed by Shakib Al Hasan.
However, the team managed 53/6 in powerplay, which is their best score in this competition. On the other hand, Tanzim Hasan Sakib pull things back for Bangladesh by removing Kohli (37) and Suryakumar Yadav (6) in space of three deliveries.
Wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant scored a brisk 36 from 24 balls with the help of four fours and two sixes.
Meanwhile, all-rounders Shivam Dube and Hardik Pandya put the step on the paddle and scored freely. Both added 53-run stand for fifth wicket.
Dube slammed 34 off 24 balls, powered by three sixes while Pandya remained unbeaten on 50 off 27 balls.
Men in Blue have won their first game of this round against Afghanistan, while the Tigers lost to Australia.
Bangladesh captain Najmul ul Hasan Shanto said they aim restricting India to 150-160.
"We would like to restrict them to a small total and chase it down. We know condition, the wind factor and hopefully we can execute.”
On the other hand, India's Rohit Sharma said he would have batted even if they won the toss. India are unchanged, whereas, Bangladesh have benched Taskin Ahmed and included Mustafizur Rahman
Playing XIs
Bangladesh: Tanzid Hasan, Litton Das (wk), Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Towhid Hridoy, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali, Rishad Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah.
India and Bangladesh have played 13 T20I games against each other. The men in blue have dominated the clashes as they have won 12 of these games, while the tigers have won only a single match.
