REPORT
India overcame a stumbling start with the bat to beat Bangladesh by 86 runs at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Wednesday to secure a series win.
BAN 135/9 in 20 overs
OUT! Mahmadullah gets the height but not the distance. Long on runs in and takes the catch. Last man walks in - Mustafizur.
Mahmudullah c Parag b Nitish Kumar Reddy 41 (39b 0x4 3x6)
Misses everything and rolls away to the ropes for four byes. Parag does well in the deep to prevent another four. Ends with a dot.
INDIA WINS!
BAN 127/8 in 19 overs
Loud shout for LBW. Umpire wasn’t interested but looks like India is reviewing it. Ball tracking shows it pitching well outside leg. Arshdeep resumes. Fuller on the length and keeps it tight. Five runs off the over.
BAN 122/8 in 18 overs
Nitish returns. An inside edge into the pads but sneaks in a run. Tanzim hits it into the air but it lands safe. A couple of singles taken. And OUT! Tanzim looked to go big but finds Hardik in the deep.
Tanzim Hasan Sakib c Pandya b Nitish Kumar Reddy 8 (10b 1x4 0x6)
Taskin is the new batter in. A couple of singles to end the over.
BAN 117/7 in 17 overs
Mayank to bowl out. FOUR! A slower ball from Mayank this time and Tanzim does well to judge that. Straight to long-off fence.
BAN 110/7 in 16 overs
In the air but goesjust over Suryakumar at covers. SIX! Mahmdullah makes no mistake and hits it over long on for a maximum. Two dots to end the over.
BAN 102/7 in 15 overs
Mayank with the ball. Hits Mahmadullah on the abdomen. That looked like it hurt but he continues. Certainly didn’t affect Mahmadullah too much because he picks the fourth ball well, goes for a SIX!
Stunner!
Stunning catch! Dragged back by Varun. Rishad tries to clear mid wicket fence. But Hardik covers a lot of ground to make a brilliant diving catch.
BAN 95/7 in 14 overs
BAN 93/6 in 13 overs
Rishad Hossain with a full-blooded slog sweep. Pierces the gap for a four. Just two singles other than that boundary.
Another wicket!
Mayank Yadav is the latest to add one to the wicket column, Shorter one. Jaker Ali edges it to Washington Sundar in the deep.
BAN 87/6 in 12 overs
Parag gets a wicket!
Riyan Parag is the latest Indian bowler in. Fuller from him to start with and Mahmudullah tonks it away for a six over long on. Fuller one now. Mehidy Hasan times it straight to long off.
BAN 80/5 in 11 overs
BAN 70/4 in 10 overs
First over of the day for Mayank Yadav. Gives away a no ball early in the over. Mahmudullah can’t make the freehit count. Just a single. Bouncer from Mayank. Mahmudullah top edges it. Good effort by Washington Sundar at the deep fine boundary to prevent a six.
BAN 61/4 in 9 overs
Clever bowling from Abhishek. Drags the length back to prevent Bangladesh batters from going over the top. No boundaries from the over.
BAN 54/4 in 8 overs
Varun Chakaravarthy continues. Leg-sideish from the spinner and Mehidy Hasan sweeps it for a four. Eight runs from the eighth over.
Abhishek Sharma joins in!
Abhishek Sharma gets a chance with the ball now and he too gets a wicket in his first over. Tosses it up and induces an inside edge, which rattles the stumps. BOWLED!
BAN 46/4 in 7 overs
Chakaravarthy on target!
First ball of the innings and Varun Chakaravarthy has a wicket. Drifts one in and Litton misses it completely. BOWLED!! Economical over from the spinner. Just a single from it.
Washinton strikes!
Washington Sundar into the attack and he strikes immediately. Fuller one and Shanto mistimes it. Easy catch for Hardik at long on.
BAN 42/2 in 5 overs
BAN 38/1 in 4 overs
Nitish gets a second over. Width from the medium pacer. Liton slices it past point for a couple of runs. Good fielding by Rinku Singh there to prevent a four. Into the slot by Nitish. Blasted over long on for a six by Litton Das.
BAN 29/1 in 3 overs
Knuckle ball to take the pace off. Bounces just short of Sky at mid on. OUT! Inside edge by Emon that knocks his off stump.
Parvez Hossain Emon b Arshdeep Singh 16 (12b 3x4 0x6)
Shanto starts with back-to-back FOURS! Guides it behind fine leg for the first and pulls it over covers for the second.
BAN 20/0 in 2 overs
Nitish into the attack. Bangladesh openers unable to clear the fielders. Gets an inside edge on to the pads on the fifth. A couple to end the six-run over.
BAN 14/0 in 1 over
Arshdeep to begin. Emon starts with a FOUR! Clears cover and runs away to the ropes. Leaves the next and takes a couple off the third. A beautiful delivery just outside off. But responds with back-to-back fours!
IND 222/9 in 20 overs
A wide and a wicket! Hardik is caught at deep extra cover.
Hardik Pandya c Mehidy Hasan Miraz b Rishad Hossain 32 (19b 2x4 2x6)
New batter Chakravarthy departs for a duck. Straight to the man at long-off.
Varun Chakravarthy c Parvez Hossain Emon b Rishad Hossain 0 (2b 0x4 0x6)
Arshdeep starts with a cracking SIX! But gets out in the next. Gets a thick edge on it and the keeper takes the catch.
Arshdeep Singh c †Litton Das b Rishad Hossain 6 (2b 0x4 1x6)
Mayank Yadav takes a single to end India’s innings at 221.
RECORD ALERT! HIGHEST T20I TOTAL AGAINST BANGLADESH FOR INDIA
India recorded its highest T20I score against Bangladesh in the second match between the two side at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Wednesday.
19 overs
Tanzim to bowl out. Hardik places it perfectly between long on and deep-midwicket for a FOUR! Takes a single to give Parag the strike. Back-to-back Sixes!
Doesn’t get a lot on the ball this time. OUT!
Riyan Parag c Mahmudullah b Tanzim Hasan Sakib 15 (6b 0x4 2x6)
IND 195/5 in 18 overs
Hardik launches it over long-on for a SIX! Parag gets off the mark with a single.Mustafizur restricts it to singles. Ends his spell with a 10-run over.
IND 185/5 in 17 overs
Taskin to bowl out. Taking the pace off the ball in the third. Rinku trying to find a gap. Finds the fielder this time. OUT! He finds the fielder at deep mid-wicket.
Rinku Singh c Jaker Ali b Taskin Ahmed 53 (29b 5x4 3x6)
IND 182/4 in 16 overs
Tanzim with the ball. FOUR! Rinku ends the train of singles with a shot beatingshort fine leg. Follows it up with another four and a maximum! He hits it over the keeper’s head and to the boundary rope. Fifty for Rinku!
IND 165/4 15 overs
Rishad returns. Hardik hits it straight down for a FOUR! Next ball, SIX! Sails just wide of long-off. Three more singles taking it to 13 runs this over.
IND 152/4 in 14 overs
Mustafizur into the attack. OUT! Nitish mistimes it and gets an edge; lands safely in Miraz’s arms. Mushtafizur with the crucial breakthrough.
Nitish Kumar Reddy c Mehidy Hasan Miraz b Mustafizur Rahman 74 (34b 4x4 7x6)
Hardik is the new batter in. Just four runs off the over.
IND 148/3 in 13 overs
Another SIX for Nitish! And he follows it up with a four to the leg side. Swings it to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. Another maximum for Nitish which brings up the 100-run partnership. Ends the over with another six! An expensive Miraz over.
IND 122/3 in 12 overs
Taskin with the ball. Two singles to start it off. FOUR! Nitish goes over mid-off. And he brings up his fifty with a single. First international half-century for Nitish Reddy!
IND 114/3 in 11 overs
Mustafizur returns. Nitish takes a quick single. Rinku works it to deep square leg for a single. Mustafizur with a slow ball that beats Nitish. But punishes the next ball. SIX! Rinku ends the over with a four tucked behind.
IND 101/3 in 10 overs
Rishad with a length ball to start the over. Rinku cuts it fine of point for a four. Fuller from Rishad. Nitish goes one better. Smokes it straight back the bowler for a 92-metre six. Rishad pushes it to a leg stump line. Nitish gets underneath the ball again. Over deep mid wicket for another six. Rishad now drags it back. Rinku slams it for another leg side fence. ANOTHER SIX!!
IND 77/3 in 9 overs
Mahmudullah into the attack. Back of a length from the off spinner. Nitish fails to get any timing on it. Just a single. Mahmudullah over steps. Nitish gets hold off the freehit. Launches it over long on for his first six of the day.
Mahmudullah responds with an arm ball. Nitish tries a reverse sweep, but is hit on the pads. Bangladesh burns a review looking for a wicket.
IND 62/3 in 8 overs
Rishad Hossain gets his first over of the day. Fuller length from he leg spinner. But the Indian batters can’t get under it, until Rinku Singh brings out the slog sweep. Clears the fence. SIX!!
IND 51/3 in 7 overs
Mehidy Hasan Miraz back into the attack. Nitish taps one to mid on and squeezes in a double. Good running from Nitsh and Rinku there. The off-spinner concedes no boundary in his second over.
SKY departs!
Mustafizur Rahman introduced. Fuller ball from the left-arm pacer. Suryakumar leans into the cover drive. A fumble by Mehidy Hasan at the fence allows a four.
Mustafizur with a cutter angling it away from the batter. Suryakumar can only chip it to mid off.
Suryakumar Yadav c Najmul Hossain Shanto b Mustafizur Rahman 8 (10b 1x4 0x6)
IND 45/3 in 6 overs
IND 36/2 in 5 overs
Another over for Tanzim. Nitish gets off the mark with a single. He gets his first boundary of the day with lofted cover drive, which trickles to the fence. Just another single from the over.
IND 29/2 in 4 overs.
Taskin continues. Suryakumar Yadav gets off the mark with a double. Nitish Kumar Reddy is the new batter for India. Suryakumar gets hold off a fuller one. Smacks it straight back. It ricochets off Nitish, who seems to be in pain.
Another wicket!
Tanzim Hasan Sakib with the third over. Off-stump line from the pacer. Abhishek looks to loft it. Inside edge and flies to third man fence. FOUR!! Wider from Tanzim. Smashed through covers for another four by Abhishek.
Tanzim hangs it outside the off stump again. Abhishek goes after it again. Inside edge. This time it deviates onto the stumps. India loses both openers early.
Samson falls!
Taskin into the attack. Sharp from the Bangladesh pacer to start with. Just a single from the first two balls. Straighter line to Abhishek. No room for the left-hander to work with. Only one single from the three balls.
Back of a length slower ball from Taskin. Samson fails to clear mid off. Early wicket for Bangladesh.
Sanju Samson c Najmul Hossain Shanto b Taskin Ahmed 10 (7b 2x4 0x6)
IND 15/0 in 1 over
Mehidy Hasan Miraz with the first ball of the day. Sanju Samson starts with a dot ball. Carves the next one through covers for a four. Make it two. Pushes a length ball again through covers for another four. A single to long on follows. Abhishek Sharma tries to go big first ball. Not the greatest connection. Over cover point for a couple of runs. Gets better timing this time. Thrashed through covers for a four.
DO YOU KNOW?
The only time Bangladesh has beaten India in T20 Internationals was at this very venue in November 2019.
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Playing XI
India: Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Nitish Reddy, Hardik Pandya, Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Mayank Yadav
Bangladesh: Parvez Hossain Emon, Litton Das(w), Najmul Hossain Shanto(c), Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman
Team update
India is unchanged.
Bangladesh has one change: Shoriful out, Tanzim in
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Bangladesh has won the toss and elects to bowl first.
TOSS UPDATE
Both captains are on the ground for the toss. They have exchanged team sheets and it’s time for the coin flip.
Pitch report
55m to the off-side for a right-handed batter and 63m to the leg side. A great pitch for runs and it has seen consistent 200+ scores in the IPL. It could be a nightmare for the bowlers. Batting teams have won more often than not, according to Abhinav Mukund.
IND vs BAn 2nd T20I Match timings
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The toss for the second T20I between India and Bangladesh will be held at 6:30 PM IST.
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The second T20I between India and Bangladesh will start at 7 PM IST.
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Matches played: 5
India won: 4
Bangladesh won: 1
Last result: India won by seven wickets (Gwalior; 2024)
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IND vs BAN head-to-head in T20Is
Matches played: 15
India won: 14
Bangladesh won: 1
Last result: India won by seven wickets (Gwalior; 2024)
Last five results: IND won - 5; BAN won - 0
Predicted XI
INDIA: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Suryakumar Yadav (c), Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Arshdeep Singh.
BANGLADESH: Litton Das (wk), Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Parvez Hossain Emon, Towhid Hridoy, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mahmudullah, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzim Hasan Sakib.
LIVE STREAMING INFO
The second T20I between India and Bangladesh will be telecast live on the Sports18 Network in India. The match will also be streamed live on the JioCinema app and website.
IND vs BAN 2nd T20I preview
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THE SQUADS
INDIA: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Riyan Parag, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakaravarthy, JItesh Sharma (wk), Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Mayank Yadav, Tilak Varma.
BANGLADESH: Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Parvez Hossain Emon, Tawhid Hridoy, Mahmud Ullah, Litton Kumer Das, Jaker Ali Anik, Mehidy Hassan Miraz, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Rakibul Hasan.
