It is the much-awaited match between Bangladesh National Cricket Team and India National Cricket Team in the tournament of ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Both of the teams had few showdowns in the past that were ultimate nail-biting, and thus, this time was not an exception either as India won the match by a margin of 50 runs. The match summary would include the performances and match-changing moments of the game. Let deep dive about the Bangladesh National Cricket Team vs India National Cricket Team Match Scorecard.
India’s Dominant Innings
India elected to bat first, which ensured them an attacking opening given their aggressive approach in the initial overs. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli opened the innings, trying to get things right from the start. Rohit Sharma, one for his attacking ways, did not waste much time before getting the scoreboard ticking. He hit three boundaries and a big six before getting out to the experience of Bangladesh skipper, Shakib Al Hasan, for 23 off just 11 balls.
Left to his own, Kohli took charge of the innings. His beautiful strokeworking and timing on full display, Kohli thrilled the viewers with a majestic 81-meter six. Kohli did the best he could as Bangladesh responded well when Tanzim Hasan Sakib bowled magnificently sending dangerman Suryakumar Yadav for 6 and putting India under slight pressure at 83/3.
However, it was middle overs stability that India required thanks to Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya. Pant gave the much-needed bursts of runs by some audacious strokes along with aggressive 36 off 24 balls but fell to Rishad Hossain while going for a reverse sweep. Pandya then took charge, applying the power-hitting ability in the death overs. Racing to an unbeaten 50 off just 27 deliveries, he helped India to a formidable total of 196/5 at the end of 20 overs.
Key Partnerships in India’s innings
- Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli: They put up an early biggie to set a total big score.
- Hardik Pandya and Rishabh Pant: Partnership middle over them was well needed after some initial lost wickets as they took the match to the final overs for the Indians.
Bangladesh’s Struggle in the Chase
With a daunting target of 197, Bangladesh opener Litton Das and Shamim Hossain took off cautiously. Still, the Indian bowling was just too potent for the Bangladeshi batsmen as an arsenal of Kuldeep Yadav’s crafty spin did trouble them immensely. Soon enough, he penetrated the batsmen to send back Litton Das and the key wicket that of Shakib Al Hasan.
The Bangladeshi middle-order did exhibit some flutters of resistance, including a gritty lead from Shakib that aggregated 34 runs; however, the pressure of piling up in order to achieve the required run rate was mounting on them, and at least wickets began to fall regularly thereafter. In such a situation, four wickets fell due to master bowling by Kuldeep Yadav and curtailed the opportunities for Bangladesh to score runs, leaving them in disarray.
Hardik Pandya, who had done his job with the bat, added all-round value to the match-winning performance by picking two vital wickets. That took all fun out of Bangladesh’s chances for a revival. Bangladesh’s batting line-up, cracking under pressure, was bowled out for 146 in 18.3 overs. India had thus won by a margin of some consequence.
Key Bowling Performances
Kuldeep Yadav: The match-winning spell of 4/22 from Yadav completely dismantled the batting lineup of Bangladesh. The dismissals he made of Litton Das and Shakib Al Hasan played a very important role for India to win that game.
Hardik Pandya: Continuation of all-round brilliance, Pandya took 2 wickets and built such tight lines that Bangladesh never could build any substantial partnerships.
Match Summary
- India: 196/5 in 20 overs
- (Hardik Pandya 50*, Rishabh Pant 36, Tanzim Hasan Sakib 2/24)
- Bangladesh: 146 all out in 18.3 overs
- Shakib Al Hasan 34, Kuldeep Yadav 4/22, Hardik Pandya 2/19
Result: India won by 50 runs
- India 205 and 181 for 8 (Pandya 50*, Yadav 4/22) defeat Bangladesh 89 and 148 for 8 by 50 runs.
- Man of the Match -Hardik Pandya. He scored 50* and bagged two wickets.
Turning points and highlights
- Shakib Al Hasan shattered the moment ahead when he dropped Rohit Sharma back to the pavilion, which ultimately dropped the rather crueller momentum of India in the first innings.
- Kuldeep Yadav’s magic spell knocks down Bangladesh’s top and middle order as well as sealed their fate.
- It was a brilliant game where Hardik Pandya played all-round cricket, both as a batsman and a bowler, to make the win look effortless from India’s end.
Conclusion
A match to remember for the Indians, the Bangladesh-India match in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 will prove unforgettable because of Indians’ performances. Brilliant bowling by Kuldeep Yadav added to the all-round brilliance of Hardik Pandya proved too much for Bangladesh under the mounting pressure against them. Still, Bangladesh showed some spirited fights but was never going to triumph over the overall strength of the Indian team.
India’s victory set them up very well in the Super 8 phase of the tournament, although Bangladesh will have to rediscover their rhythm in the remaining matches. Both teams would continue to look to tweak their strategies as the tournament wears on and try their best to win even more games.
The contest is sure to be even more thrilling as it will unleash the excitement of T20 cricket with some excellent performances from both teams and its promise to be one of the crucial highlights of the 2024 World Cup.