Well, the cricketing world had its antennas poised towards the much-anticipated India Vs Bangladesh today and what an extravaganza it was!This match was held at the famous ground of eden gardens in kolkata – and as usual – it was a coloured interesting match that swung both ways and kept the spirits of the viewers alive with each ball. Now time to recap the compelling aspects and significant incidents of this vigorous tussle.
India Vs Bangladesh
The build up to the match was charged, visitors could feel the excitement in the air. With this game packed with many hopes, India Vs Bangladesh as a cricket giant also arrived after exhibiting excellent performance in this tournament. Bangladesh, for instance, is regarded as the newcomers, which by virtue of their rain, as portrayed by their energetic displays, sought to stand up to their powerful neighbours.
Throw and Team Line-ups
The Indian team won the toss and decided to bat first, which received favourable reaction from the home fans. The pitch at Eden Garden gave the impression of being best suited for batting, allowing for big scores.
Playing XI of India:
- Rohit Sharma (c)
- Shubman Gill
- Virat Kohli
- Suryakumar Yadav
- KL Rahul (wk)
- Hardik Pandya
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Shardul Thakur
- Kuldeep Yadav
- Mohammed Shami
- Jasprit Bumrah
Bangladesh XI:
- Tamim Iqbal (c)
- Liton Das (wk)
- Shakib Al Hasan
- Mushfiqur Rahim
- Mahmudullah
- Afif Hossain
- Mehidy Hasan
- Taskin Ahmed
- Mustafizur Rahman
- Hasan Mahmud
- Ebadot Hossain
India’s Innings
India Vs Bangladesh top order of Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill played a substantial opening pair. Gill came in and played like a pro, his elegance was the perfect foil to Rohit’s aggression, and the two reached the 100 run mark in no time. Rohit was dismissed for 68 and this was followed by the KWrg, Virat Kohli, to continue with this elegant batting into a fabulous fifty.
However, there was some turbulence in the middle and lower-order, especially when Suryakumar Yadav and KL Rahul perished early. Then Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja took command and took the score past this mark with a pinch of power play. Indies were eventually all out to 327 in seven wickets—a target Bangladesh could not attempt, apparently.
Bangladesh’s Chase
In the Bangladeshi chase Tamim Iqbal and Liton Das ensured a slow start for which they were getting appreciated by their fans and teammates. However, some early chase canoes were offered to the Indian team on a platter by the two pacers in the form of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami. Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim answered the stellar bowling display in the most brilliant way possible for the team as both of them went on to score much-needed half-centuries of their own and ensured to slow down the acceleration towards the target.
The roller-coaster moment was when Shakib for 73 was brilliantly run out then came the rot and all said and done a word of praise for Mahmudullah to almost save the show but for some late eventers came from Mehidy Hasan to stick on for 310/9 thrilling till the end.
Key Performances
Rohit Sharma: Scored a brilliant 68, thus putting up a brilliant start for India Vs Bangladesh and exhibited captain like performance.
Virat Kohli: A little over a half-century for the Indian master on a pitch where most struggled as he stabilized the middle order.
Jasprit Bumrah: Playing at a young age, some of his early moments and the aptitude to deliver at the death were necessary for the team to sustain the choke hold on Bangladesh.
Shakib Al Hasan: Yasir Ali shining through with both bat and ball; it was brilliant from the Bangladeshi all-round player.
Conclusion
Ultimately, the vic winner was India Vs Bangladesh by 15 runs, this was another unforgettable performance that cements India’s position as cricket giants. Some critics nodded, stating that Bangladesh’s spirit to fight and to win also won many hearts. This is the nature of cricket where, in a span of few overs, the magnitude of wholesale change could occur. With this performance today, one thing is definitely for sure: In light of this, one must notice that the rivalry between India and Bangladesh is going to intensify now, which the fans would have been happily watching and offering their comments on.
