A near-perfect game for India to go 1-0 up in the series. It was exciting to see Mayank Yadav in operation at the international stage. Raw pace always excites and he bowled with good rhythm and control. The other debutant, Nitish Reddy, is also a good prospect with both bat and ball. It was impressive the way India controlled the game with both ball and bat. Bangladesh were once again found wanting with the bat. Too many rash shots led to their downfall. They would want to put up a more disciplined performance going forward. That's it from our side. Hope you enjoyed our coverage. Join us after a couple of days for the second T20I from Delhi. If the recent IPL matches are to go by, expect a run-fest there. Until next time, goodbye and cheers!
Arshdeep Singh | Player of the Match: There's breeze from the end I was bowling. I didn't get the wicket the way I wanted but the ball is coming good from the hand. It's minor changes in the run-up, in the wrist, I keep learning and exploring things. The experience is there, the more you play the better you get. Everyone bowled well, especially Mayank was very good. I guess the best thing in this format is how well you can adapt to the situation, to the wicket and to the ground dimensions as well. My motive is how well I can adapt and how quickly I can adapt.
Suryakumar Yadav: We just tried to back our skills and what we decided in our team meetings, it worked out. The way the guys showed character playing on a new ground and the way we batted, it was great. It's a good headache to have when you are on the field on whom to bowl. Every time you have an extra option, it's a good thing. You learn something new every new game. There are always a few areas to improve on, we will sit down and talk about it in the next game.
Najmul Hossain Shanto: Yes, I think we didn't start well. In T20, first six overs is important but we didn't do well. The plan was to play positive cricket but we had to manage some overs how we want to approach. Looks like we didn't have much plan but we need to do proper plan in the next match. We need to focus on rotating the strike, T20 is not only about hitting. If we keep wickets in hand, we can get a good score. We didn't score many runs. Rishad bowled well and Fizz was also good but we didn't have enough runs.
Varun Chakravarthy: After three long years, it was definitely emotional for me. Feels nice to be back in the Blues. It feels like a rebirth, I just want to stick to the process, that's what I have been following in the IPL as well, I don't want to go beyond what's there and I just want to stay in the present, that's why I don't want to think too much or express too much. After IPL I played few tournaments and one of those was TNPL, it's a very good tournament and high standard as well. That's a place where I work a lot, with Ash (Ashwin) bhai also, we won the championship as well, That gave me the confidence here. It was a good preparation for me for this series. (A dropped catch off his bowling in his 1st over) It could have gone my way, but that's how cricket is, I can't complain, thankful to God. There have been many (challenges), once you are not in the Indian side, people tend to write you off very easily. You need to stay in the highest level, again and again you need to keep knocking the door, thankfully this time it happened, hopefully I can keep continuing my good work.
Most successive T20I wins for India (including Super Over wins) 12 wins bw Nov 2021 - Feb 2022 12 wins bw Dec 2023 - Jun 2024 9 wins bw Jan - Dec 2020 8 wins bw Jul 2024 - present *
India winning with most balls to spare in T20Is (Target: 100+) 49 vs Ban Gwalior 2024 (Tar: 128) 41 vs Zim Harare 2016 (Tar: 100) 31 vs Afg Gros Islet 2010 (Tar: 116) 30 vs Zim Harare 2010 (Tar: 112)
21:55 Local Time, 16:25 GMT, 21:55 IST: India have sailed through to a convincing victory with consummate ease.
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Taskin Ahmed to Hardik Pandya, SIX, to deep mid-wicket, the partnership between Hardik Pandya and Nitish Reddy is now
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Taskin Ahmed to Hardik Pandya, FOUR, to deep backward point
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Taskin Ahmed to Hardik Pandya, FOUR, no look shot from Hardik Pandya! He oozed confidence there. Back of a length ball angling in on middle and leg, Hardik Pandya arches back and ramps it over the keeper's head.
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Taskin Ahmed to Nitish Reddy, 1 run, very full ball tailing
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