Guwahati: India defeated Bangladesh by a margin of five runs thanks to fifty-plus scores from Virat Kohli and KL Rahul as well as outstanding bowling performances from the bowlers in a rain-shortened Group 2, Super 12 match of the 2018 ICC T20 World Cup on Wednesday in Adelaide.
Litton Das ignited Bangladesh’s chase in a 16-over rain-shortened game with his 60 off 27 balls, but the hitter was unable to lead his team to victory. Arshdeep Singh and Hardik Pandya both claimed two wickets for India.
India leads the Group 2 table with six points after having won three of their last four games. Bangladesh, on the other hand, is in third place with four points.
Bangladesh’s opener Litton Das pounded Indian spinners all over the field as they began chasing a score of 185.
In the third over of the innings, Litton crushed Bhuvneshwar Kumar for 16 runs while also hitting a six and two consecutive fours. In the game’s sixth over, Litton, who was in excellent form, single-handedly propelled his team’s total above the 50-run threshold.
Litton, the opening batsman for Bangladesh, reached his 21-ball half-century by hitting a breathtaking six off a delivery from Mohammed Shami.
Bangladesh required 119 runs in 78 balls after the game’s first seven overs due to rain, with Litton Das at 59* and Najmul Hossain Shanto playing at an unbeaten 7 off 16 balls. Bangladesh received a score of 66 without a loss in seven overs.
At that stage Bangladesh were 17 runs ahead of the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method. The play resumed and Bangladesh’s revised target was 151 in 16 overs – they need another 85 in nine overs with all wickets in hand.
Team India struck in the first over after the rain break. Litton Das was sent packing after scoring 60 off 27 balls by KL Rahul who delivered a brilliant direct hit to run out Bangladesh’s opener to keep India in the game.
Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan then came out to bat. Mohammed Shami was brought back into the attack and the Indian veteran pacer gave another blow to Bangladesh as he removed Shanto for 21 off 25 balls.
Afif Hossain, a left-handed batsman, next came out to bat at the crease. In order to relieve some of the burden on his squad, Shakib then blasted Ravichandran Ashwin for 11 runs with two fours in the eleventh over of the innings.
Arshdeep Singh, a young speedster, dealt the Bangladesh Tigers a twin blow by ejecting Hossain and Shakib, allowing India to retake the lead and left the hosts at 101/4.
Yasir Ali and Nurul Hasan, two new batters, then approached the crease. When Yasir Ali, a Bangladeshi hitter, was sent back to the pavilion by Hardik Pandya after scoring just one run, Bangladesh continued to lose wickets. Mosaddek Hossain was out for six runs in the same over after Pandya struck again, giving Bangladesh a score of 108/6.
As a result, Bangladesh needed to score 31 runs off of 12 balls. Taskin Ahmed hit Pandya for one four and one six in the second-to-last over, but the Indian all-rounder managed the pressure to end the over with Bangladesh needing 20 runs in six balls.
When Arshdeep was given the ball to bowl the final over of the game, Nurul Hasan hit a six on the first delivery.
The youthful speedster maintained his composure when Bangladesh needed 7 runs in 1 ball, but Arshdeep ended the game and gave Team India a 5-run victory in the 16-over contest that was postponed due to rain.
Earlier, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul both scored 50 to help India reach a formidable 184/6 in their 20 overs in their Group match.
Virat (64*) had a historic outing as not only his score powered India to a huge total, but he also became highest run scorer in T20 WC history. KL Rahul (50) also found form. Hasan Mahmud (3/47) was pick of the bowlers for Bangladesh.BRM Government Law College