India vs Bangladesh: Recap of the rain-affected T20 World Cup clash from 2022
As India prepares to face Bangladesh in their second T20 World Cup 2024 Super-Eight match at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Saturday, June 22, we look back at their previous T20 World Cup clash in 2022.
India vs Bangladesh: rain-affected thriller in 2022??
In their last T20 World Cup clash in 2022, India and Bangladesh played a thrilling match that saw India hold their nerves in a rain-affected game.
The match took place at the Adelaide Oval, where Bangladesh won the toss and chose to field first. India started slowly, losing captain Rohit Sharma early in the fourth over for just two runs. KL Rahul and Virat Kohli then began to stabilize the innings, taking India to 37/1 after the powerplay.
Rahul picked up the pace, hitting Shoriful Islam for two sixes and a four in the ninth over. However, Shakib Al Hasan dismissed him for 50 off 32 balls in the following over.
Suryakumar Yadav joined Kohli and played a quickfire innings of 30 before getting out in the 14th over. Kohli took charge in the final overs, remaining unbeaten on 64 off 44 balls, with eight fours and a six, leading India to a total of 184 runs in their 20 overs.
Bangladesh came out all guns blazing in their response. Litton Das struck two fours and a six in the third over and brought up his fifty in just 21 balls. At 66/0 after seven overs, Bangladesh was 17 runs ahead of the DLS par score when rain interrupted play.?
The target was revised to 151 runs in 16 overs, requiring Bangladesh to score 85 runs from the remaining nine overs.?India struck immediately after the break, with a direct hit from KL Rahul running out the dangerous Litton Das for 60 off 27 balls. Mohammed Shami then dismissed Shanto in the 10th over, leaving Bangladesh needing 52 runs from the last five overs with eight wickets in hand.
Indian bowlers staged a strong comeback, with Arshdeep Singh and Hardik Pandya picking up crucial wickets, bringing the match to a nail-biting finish.?
In the last over, Bangladesh required 20 runs to win, but Arshdeep Singh held his nerve, ensuring India won the thrilling encounter by five runs.
Virat Kohli was named Player of the Match for his match-winning 64-run innings.
India & Bangladesh in Super 8 so far
As India faces Bangladesh again, they come in with high confidence after a convincing win against Afghanistan in their opening Super-Eight match. Batting first, India faced an early setback with the loss of captain Rohit Sharma. However, Rishabh Pant's quickfire 20 off 11 balls gave the innings momentum. Contributions from Suryakumar Yadav (53) and Hardik Pandya (32) helped India post a total of 181 runs. In response, Afghanistan faltered, losing wickets regularly. Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh shone with the ball, each picking up three wickets, securing India's 47-run victory.
On the other hand, Bangladesh struggled in their first Super-Eight match against Australia. Despite decent performances from Shanto (41) and Towhid Hridoy (40), they managed only 140 runs. Pat Cummins' hat-trick further compounded their woes. Australia chased the target comfortably, thanks to a fiery knock from David Warner, winning by 28 runs via DLS method.
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