- News
- Sports News
- Cricket News
- IND vs BAN T20 World Cup Highlights: All-round India ease past Bangladesh in warm-up game
IND vs BAN T20 World Cup Highlights: All-round India ease past Bangladesh in warm-up game
Pant's 53 (32b, 4x4, 4x6), who was making his India comeback after that horrific car accident in December 2022, and Hardik Pandya's equally pleasing (40 not out, 23b, 2x4, 4x6) led India to a competitive 182 for five after opting to bat first.
India faced little trouble in defending the total as left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh found his bowling wares, leading the restriction of Bangladesh to 122 for nine.
There was a token fightback from Mahmudullah Riyaz (40 retired out; 28b, 4x4, 1x6) and Shakib Al Hasan (28), who milked 75 runs for the sixth-wicket.
But it helped Bangladesh only to reduce the margin of defeat after they were reduced to 41 for five.
Arshdeep, who had a less than satisfactory outing in the IPL for Punjab Kings, struck twice inside the Power Play, ousting Soumya Sarkar, caught behind by Pant, and Litton Das, who was bowled by a lovely in-curler from over the wicket.
Fellow pacer Mohammed Siraj added the wicket of Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto (0) as they slipped to 10 for three in 3.5 overs, and it was too deep a hole to claw back against a competent bowling unit, which has good variety through the ranks.
The Indian bowlers also showed excellent skills to exploit a slow pitch which was also aided by an equally sluggish outfield where the ball did not roll along. Pacer Shivam Dube also chipped in with two wickets (2/11).
For Bangladesh, the defeat was a continuation of their gloomy build-up to the World Cup as they had recently lost the three-match T20I series against the USA 1-2.
The insipid batting effort by Bangladesh also provided a better perspective to the innings of Pant and Pandya earlier.
It was their gumption that led India to an above-par score on a slow pitch, and something that will come very handy once India embrace the tournament proper from June 5 with a match against Ireland at this venue.
Pant retired after making 53 but not before nullifying a plethora of Bangladeshi slow bowlers.
But the knock has certainly given him an edge over Sanju Samson in the perceived competition for the wicketkeeper-batter slot.
Samson came in as opener ahead of Yashasvi Jaiswal along with skipper Rohit Sharma (23, 19b, 2x4, 1x6) as Virat Kohli, who was expected to open, skipped the match after he arrived here only on Friday.
However, Samson, who had a fine run in the IPL for Rajasthan Royals, was trapped in front of the wicket for a 6-ball 1 by left-arm pacer Shoriful Islam as he struggled to come to terms with the nature of the track.
There were also handy contributions by Suryakumar Yadav (31, 18b, 4x4) and Pandya (40) as India moved to a competitive total despite not having any single big partnership in their innings.
But the primary architect of that fighting total was Pant.
Pant, who returned to competitive cricket during the IPL 2024, had shown excellent touch for Delhi Capitals while making 287 runs from 13 matches with three fifties and at a strike-rate of 155.
The left-hander continued his fine touch here too, carting Bangladesh bowlers around.
There were those typical Pant shots, which are hard to describe, such as a stand-still flick off medium-pacer Soumya to fine-leg for a boundary or that one-handed six while he was out of balance off off-spinner Mahmudullah Riyadh.
Pant, who smashed Shakib Al Hasan for two successive sixes, brought his fifty in 32 balls with a boundary off Shakib before retiring to the pavilion.
Dube, who was dropped on four, could not exploit the let-off and was dismissed for a 16-ball 14 and at that stage India were 130 for four after 14.4 overs.
India were in need of some acceleration and Pandya provided just that.
Pandya, who was dropped on 26, slammed three consecutive sixes off left-arm spinner Tanvir Islam which were a treat to watch for their power and neat execution.
His innings and confidence might have immensely pleased the team management and himself after a modest outing as Mumbai Indians' captain in a season where he was subjected to intense professional and personal scrutiny.
Bangladesh also suffered an injury scare as Shoriful walked off just before bowling the final ball of the innings, as Tanzim Hasan completed the over.
- Towhid Hridoy 12 (11)
- Tanzid Hasan 5 (9)
Axar Patel to Towhid Hridoy, Floated, full and on middle, Towhid Hridoy goes for the slog-sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads.
Axar Patel to Tanzid Hasan, Uppish but safe! Flatter, short and on midle, Tanzid Hasan mistimes his pull in the air but it lands safely in front of deep square leg. They cross.
Axar Patel to Towhid Hridoy, Shortish and on middle, Towhid Hridoy works it through square leg for one.
Axar Patel to Towhid Hridoy, Quicker, full and angling down the leg side, Towhid Hridoy tries to sweep it away but misses and Rishabh Pant also fails to stop it. It is called a wide and two byes are taken.
Axar Patel to Towhid Hridoy, Another short and outside off, Towhid Hridoy cuts it straight to point.
Axar Patel to Tanzid Hasan, Short and on middle, Tanzid Hasan moves back and heaves it towards deep mid-wicket for a run.
Axar Patel to Towhid Hridoy, Axar Patel starts with a floated deliver, short and on leg, Towhid Hridoy backs away and pulls it through mid-wicket for a single.
- Towhid Hridoy 10 (7)
- Tanzid Hasan 3 (7)
Hardik Pandya to Towhid Hridoy, Tanzid survives a scare here! Hardik bowls it on a length, outside off, Towhid Hridoy covers his off-pole, knocks it to the covers, and looks for a quick single.Tanzid Hasan initially denies it but eventually obeys his partner and hurries to get in time at the striker's end. Puts in a full-stretched dive and gets home. A better throw at the striker's end could've been curtains for Tanzid Hasan.
Hardik Pandya to Towhid Hridoy, FOUR! This time he gets it right! Length-delivery, on the middle, Towhid Hridoy picks it up nicely with the wrists and gets it over square leg for a boundary.
Hardik Pandya to Towhid Hridoy, Stays low on the bounce outside off, Towhid Hridoy swings hard and misses.
Hardik Pandya to Towhid Hridoy, Back of a length, on off, Towhid Hridoy is early on the shot and picks it up over mid-wicket for a single. The ball lands behind mid-wicket where the fielder picks it up on a bounce and throws it back.
Hardik Pandya to Towhid Hridoy, Beaten! Injects it on a length, just on the top of the middle, Towhid Hridoy goes to swipe it across the line and gets beaten on the outside edge.
Hardik Pandya to Towhid Hridoy, Over the wicket, full and outside off, Towhid Hridoy mistimes the lofted shot over mid on for a brace.
Towhid Hridoy is the next man in.
- Towhid Hridoy 1 (1)
- Tanzid Hasan 3 (7)
Mohammed Siraj to Towhid Hridoy, Short, angling in on the pads, Towhid Hridoy whips it off the pads off the back foot towards deep backward square leg for a single to end the over.
Mohammed Siraj to Najmul Hossain Shanto, OUT! TAKEN! India is in a dominating position with this scalp. Mohammed Siraj gets his first. Bumps into the deck, short and on the top of the middle and off-channel, rises off the deck a bit as well. Najmul Hossain Shanto is a bit late on the pull shot and hits it with no timing off the toe-end of the blade, straight towards mid on where Hardik Pandya takes a good catch.
Mohammed Siraj to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Injects a length-delivery swinging minimally into the pads, Najmul Hossain Shanto outside edges to the slip cordon going for a flick shot.
Mohammed Siraj to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Bowls a conventional hard length ball, on the middle this time, Najmul Hossain Shanto alertly punches it off the back foot to point.
Mohammed Siraj to Najmul Hossain Shanto, On the back of a length again, across off, Najmul Hossain Shanto hops back and knocks it solidly off the back foot straight to cover.
Mohammed Siraj to Tanzid Hasan, Over the wicket, on the back of a length around off, Tanzid Hasan stays leg side of the ball, watches closely and cuts it late through backward point for a single.
- Tanzid Hasan 2 (6)
- Najmul Hossain Shanto 0 (2)
Arshdeep Singh to Tanzid Hasan, Pitches on off, good length, Tanzid Hasan pulls it from the top half of the bat in front of mid on and runs a quick single to end the over.
Arshdeep Singh to Tanzid Hasan, Hits the deck hard, aims the off stump, Tanzid Hasan gets in line of the ball, and solidly punches it back to the bowler.
Arshdeep Singh to Tanzid Hasan, Again a good away swinger on a hard length, outside off, Tanzid Hasan swings across and misses.
Arshdeep Singh to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Angles it into the batter on a hard length, Najmul Hossain Shanto skips ahead and weirdly tries to pull it away and gets no connection on the shot at all as he plays it too close to the body. The ball hits his chest and rolls to the square leg region. A leg bye taken though.
Arshdeep Singh to Najmul Hossain Shanto, Attacks the stumps on a length, Najmul Hossain Shanto hops on the back foot and punches it down to the pitch.
Najmul Hossain Shanto comes out to the middle now.
Arshdeep Singh to Litton Das, OUT! KNOCKED HIM OVER! Arshdeep Singh gets his second wicket and in what style! Steams in from over the wicket, lands it on a good length, on the off stump line and gets it to swing into the batter. Litton Das totally gets deceived by the inswinger and is cramped up for room. The ball sneaks through the gap between the pad and the bat and disrupts the furniture. Bangladesh in a huge trouble first up.
- Tanzid Hasan 1 (3)
- Litton Das 6 (7)
Jasprit Bumrah to Tanzid Hasan, A knee-length full toss on off, Tanzid Hasan knocks it straight to covers to end the over. Absolute ripper of an over from Jasprit Bumrah.
Jasprit Bumrah to Litton Das, Hard length again, outside off, Litton Das with no real timing drives it on the up for a single at widish cover.
Jasprit Bumrah to Litton Das, Hits the deck hard, and keeps it outside off, Litton Das lets it go this time.
Jasprit Bumrah to Litton Das, FOUR! Nicely played! Bowls it full and on the middle, Litton Das shuffles a bit across off and flicks it nicely with his wrists over square leg for a boundary.
Jasprit Bumrah to Litton Das, Beaten again! On the fourth stump line, on a length, Litton Das goes for a poke again and gets beaten on the outside edge. Rishabh Pant bends low to collect it on the knee length.
Jasprit Bumrah to Litton Das, To the point! Hard length, just in the corridor of uncertainty around off, nips away a shade, Litton Das gets beaten on the outside edge as he goes for a front foot defence.
Jasprit Bumrah to share the attack.
- Litton Das 1 (2)
- Tanzid Hasan 1 (2)
Arshdeep Singh to Litton Das, An excellent over from Arshdeep Singh! Nails a yoker on off, Litton Das just jams the bat down in time and hits it in front of mid off for a quick single to end the first over. A successful one for India.
Arshdeep Singh to Litton Das, Bowls it outside off, and gets it to swing in a bit, on a fuller length, Litton Das presents full face of the willow and drives it to covers.
Litton Das walks out to bat number 3.
Arshdeep Singh to Soumya Sarkar, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Arshdeep Singh strikes and India get the first wicket in the very first over. Holds onto that typical test match length, full and swings away from off neatly, Soumya Sarkar goes for a drive through the covers but again plays inside the line of the ball and it takes the faint outside edge of the blade. The ball carries well into the keeper's gloves and Rishabh Pant takes a regulation grab behind the wicket. Arshdeep Singh and India couldn't have asked for a better start here.
Arshdeep Singh to Soumya Sarkar, BEATEN! This is pitched up, on the off stump line, with a dramatic outswing again, Soumya Sarkar goes for a front foot defence but plays inside the line of the ball and gets beaten on the outside edge.
Arshdeep Singh to Tanzid Hasan, Bowls it closer to the body now, on a hard length with a bit of an away movement, Tanzid Hasan pats it off the back foot through gully for a single.
Arshdeep Singh to Tanzid Hasan, BEATEN! A screamer of a delivery first up from Arshdeep Singh! Swings it away from off on a length, Tanzid Hasan gets beaten on the outside edge.
We are back for the chase! The players are making their way out to the middle now. Tanzid Hasan and Soumya Sarkar are the two openers for Bangladesh. Arshdeep Singh to start proceedings with the ball. Here we go...
... THE RUN CHASE ...
Bangladesh, on the other hand will be a bit dissappointed with their effort in the field as they dropped a few chances and their bowlers also could not really be consistent with thier lines and lengths. Shoriful Islam also got injured in the last over and they will hope that it is not a serious injury. Mahedi Hasan, Mahmudullah, Shoriful, Tanvir Islam were the successful bowlers all picking up one wicket each. The wicket is a bit on the slowish side and the Indian spinners can come in hand while defending this totla. Join us in a bit for the second essay.
A solid batting performance from India! It started a bit slowly as Rohit Sharma and Sanju Samson took their time to adopt to the conditions but the latter was dismissed quite early. Then the skipper took matters in his own hands and played a few lusty blows but he too could not stick around for much long. It was then SKY and Rishabh Pant who looked like they were batting on a completely different surface and smashed it all around the park. Pant scored an excellent half-century and then retired out while SKY blasted 31 off just 18 balls. Shivam Dube struggled a bit out there but Hardik Pandya provided nice finishing touches with a smacking 40 off 23 to get India to a good total.
- Hardik Pandya 40 (23)
- Ravindra Jadeja 4 (6)
Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Hardik Pandya, Swing and a miss! Bangs it short but the ball dramatically keeps low on the bounce, just on the fourth stump line, Hardik Pandya throws the kitchen sink at it to heave it away over the leg side but misses and laughs. India finish at 182/5.
Halt! Shoriful Islam has hurt his fingers and unfortunately he is going out of the field now. It will be Tanzim Hasan Sakib to finish the last over.
Shoriful Islam to Hardik Pandya, Goes fuller this time, at the stumps, Hardik Pandya spanks the ball off the bottom half of the bat, straight to the bowler. Shoriful Islam surely looks in some pain out there as the ball stung the inner part of his left palm. That must have hurt Shoriful.
Shoriful Islam to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! Just short but a boundary whatsoever. Short in length, on the bodyline, Hardik Pandya swivels and pulls it over square leg for a boundary.
Shoriful Islam to Hardik Pandya, Takes the pace off from the ball, on a nagging length, on the top of the off-pole, Hardik Pandya gets on his toes and looks to cut it away but gets beaten on the outside edge.
Match Statistics
Venue
Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York
