A crushing win for India
India’s young group has proven its mettle in the first T20I by comprehensively beating Bangladesh. It was an all-round effort with both bat and ball. Arshdeep SIngh and Varun Chakaravarthy, returning to the national team after three years, picked three wickets each, while Mayank Yadav impressed with his pace yet again on his international debut, most notably starting his career with a maiden over before picking his first wicket. With Bangladesh restricted to 127, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya’s blistering knocks ensured India overhauled the target with 49 balls left. The next game is scheduled for October 9 in Delhi, before the series concludes in Hyderabad on October 12.
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Player-of-the-match: Arshdeep Singh 3/14 (3.5)
There’s breeze from the end I was playing. I didn’t get the wicket the way I wanted, but the ball is coming good from the hand. It is minor changes in the wrist. I keep learning and exploring things. The experience is there, the more you play the better you get. Everyone played well. Mayank [Yadav] was very good. I guess in this format the best thing is how well you can adapt to the situation, to the wicket and the ground dimensions as well. My motive is to adapt as quickly.
Relive the winning moment!
Varun Chakaravarthy on his India return
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 a few tournaments and one of those was TNPL. It’s a very good tournament and of 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.
IND 132/3 in 11.5 overs
Taskin comes back. Yorker, Hardik cannot put bat on ball and he will scamper through for one leg-bye. FOUR! Absolute nonchalance! Short, and Hardik ramps it behind the keeper without even looking back and finds the boundary. FOUR! Hardik finds the boundary behind point even though his hand flies out of his hand on falls on the leg-side of the field. SIX! Swatted over deep midwicket for a maximum by Hardik and that’s it! India wins by seven wickets with plenty to spare.
IND 116/3 in 11 overs
Rishad again. Nitish takes a single off the first ball. Hardik swings big outside off, gets a thick outside edge behind point and completes a couple. Hardik gets a bottom edge trying to cut the ball and it hits Mehidy on the boot in the slips. SIX! Swatted over deep point by Hardik for a maximum.
IND 106/3 in 10 overs
Mustafizur again. FOUR! Hundred comes up for India as Hardik leans back and guides the ball over short third-man for a boundary. With one ball left in the over, the drinks break has been taken. India 102/3 in 9.5 overs.
FOUR! Another boundary to end the over as Hardik goes inside out over extra-cover.
IND 94/3 in 9 overs
Rishad continues. SIX! Nitish ends the over with his first maximum in international cricket. It was tossed up on middle stump and Nitish clubbed it over long-on.
IND 84/3 in 8 overs
Mehidy Hasan Miraz into the attack. Nitish starts off with a couple of dot balls and he defends solidly. He then goes back in his crease and works the ball to the fine-leg fielder for a couple more. Nitish steps out and pushes the ball to long-on for a single. OUT! Samson takes the aerial route and finds the fielder at deep midwicket as he doesn’t connect this hoick on leg-side well.
FOUR! In comes Hardik Pandya and starts off with a boundary to end the over.
Sanju Samson c Rishad Hossain b Mehidy Hasan Miraz 29 (19b 6x4)
IND 77/2 in 7 overs
Leg-spinner Rishad Hossain into the attack. Samson is beaten outside off first ball of the over. Nitish miscues the reverse-sweep and almost hands a catch to the slip fielder. Driven by Nitish through cover for one more. FOUR! Punched off the backfoot by Samson and he beats deep point to find the boundary.
IND 71/2 in 6 overs
Mustafizur continues. SIX! Suryakumar clears the long-on boundary this time as Mustafizur pitches it too full. OUT! Pick up shot again but this time Suryakumar finds the fine-leg fielder and has to go.
In comes debutant Nitish Reddy and starts off with a single at mid-off. FOUR! Samson pushes this off the back foot and finds the boundary through the midwicket area.
Suryakumar Yadav c Jaker Ali b Mustafizur Rahman 29 (14b 2x4 3x6)
IND 58/1 in 5 overs
Taskin with the ball again. Suryakumar misses his pick-up shot on leg-side a couple of times as Taskin bowls it outside off. FOUR! He goes for the same shot again and succeeds on the third attempt, finding the fine-leg boundary. FOUR! Too full and flicked away by Suryakumar for another boundary at fine-leg. SIX! This is whipped behind square-leg by Suryakumar for his trademark shot and this goes all the way.
IND 44/1 in 4 overs
SIX! Mustafizur Rahman into the attack and Suryakumar deposits the first ball for a maximum over deep midwicket. FOUR! Now, Samson attacks, with more finesse as he drives down the ground again for another boundary.
IND 32/1 in 3 overs
Here comes skipper Suryakumar Yadav. Shoriful will continue. Suryakumar is off the mark with a single, driving the ball to extra-cover. Driven by Samson to mid-off for one over. Yorker and tucked away by Suryakumar for another single. FOUR! Chipped over mid-off by Samson and he finds the boundary.
IND 25/1 in 2 overs
Taskin Ahmed from the other end. SIX! Abhishek stands and delivers and clears the long-off boundary with ease. Pitched up outside off and Abhishek hits through the line, slicing the ball slightly. FOUR! Slashed hard outside off by Abhishek and that runs away to the third-man boundary. FOUR! Lucky runs. Inside edge as Abhishek steps down the track eyeing the leg-side boundary and the ball runs away behind the wicketkeeper. Guided to deep third by Abhishek for a single. OUT! Abhishek is run out at the non-striker’s end as Hridoy completes a direct hit. There was never a single there and not sure what Abhishek was thinking.
Abhishek Sharma run out (Towhid Hridoy) 16 (7b 2x4 1x6)
IND 10/0 in 1 over
Shoriful Islam with the ball. Samson is off the mark with a single first ball as Shoriful strays on the pads. Back of a length and guided to point by Abhishek. Low bounce on offer and Abhishek almost chops onto his stumps looking to cut the ball on the off-side. FOUR! Exquisite straight-drive by Samson and that’s a boundary. Defended solidly back to the bowler next ball by Samson. FOUR! Beats mid-off and that’s two boundaries from the over for Samson.
All set for the chase
India will need 128 runs to win from 120 balls. Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson will get India’s chase underway. This should be a breeze for the hosts, but you never know with cricket.
BAN 127 all out in 19.5 overs
Arshdeep will finish the innings. Starts off with an excellent yorker to Miraz and it is a dot. FOUR! Miraz gets an inside edge trying to whip this on leg-side and the ball goes between his legs before racing away to the boundary behind. Miraz steps out next ball and slices this over the in-field on the off-side for two more. Arshdeep comes around the wicket to Miraz, digs it in short and Miraz’s pull goes to fine-leg on the bounce for just a single.
OUT! Stumps are shattered as Arshdeep Singh darts in the perfect yorker to No. 11 Mustafizur.
Mustafizur Rahman b Arshdeep Singh 1 (5b)
BAN 120/9 in 19 overs
Mayank will bowl out. Yorker at 145.6 first up and Miraz digs it out. Slower one and muscled to deep midwicket by Miraz and he surprisingly takes the single, exposing the No. 11 to Mayank’s pace. Mustafizur does well to flick it off his shoes for a single at deep square. Slower one again, Miraz is looking to muscle it but only gets an outside edge for a single. A couple of dot balls to end the over and Mayank bowls out with 1/21 from 4 overs.
BAN 117/9 in 18 overs
Hardik again. Taskin gets a top-edge to long-off trying to pull and only gets a single. OUT! Swatted by Miraz to deep square, he wants a second but Taskin takes time to leave the crease from the batter’s crease and is run out at the bowler’s end. Shoriful Islam is the next man in. Miraz gets a single at long-off. Shoriful then misses the first ball he faces as he is cramped for room on leg-side. OUT! Off-stump uprooted and Shoriful has to go. He exposed all the three stumps and was done in by a yorker.
Shoriful Islam b Hardik Pandya 0 (2b)
Taskin Ahmed run out (Arshdeep Singh/Hardik Pandya) 12 (13b 1x4)
BAN 114/7 in 17 overs
Arshdeep is back. Starts with a low full-toss, going for the yorker and Taskin squeezes out a single. One more for Miraz next ball. Arshdeep then goes full before darting in a bouncer and restricts the batters with two dot balls. Yorker to end the over and just three singles from it.
BAN 111/7 in 16 overs
Hardik returns for his third over. Pace-off delivery to start and Miraz can’t get it past the cover fielder. FOUR! Thick outside edge for Miraz as he goes for a drive outside off, but finds the third-man boundary instead. Tucked away behind square by Miraz for one more. Hardik comes around the wicket to Taskin and goes down leg-side to concede a wide. He comes back immediately over the wicket. A couple for Taskin as he gently pushes this to long-on and has enough time to come back for the second. Bouncer, Taskin ducks under it, and that’s one for the over. Taskin gets a leading edge that falls safely as he looks to tuck a length ball on leg-stump through square-leg.
BAN 102/7 in 15 overs
Here is Washington again. Three singles to start the over. Taskin with a solid defensive shot off the fourth ball. And another one off the fifth ball. FOUR! Taskin sweeps, gets it off the inside half of the bat and finds the boundary at fine-leg. That’s 100 up for Bangladesh in 15 overs.
BAN 95/7 in 14 overs
Varun bowls out. He keeps it tight, allowing just three singles off the first four deliveries. OUT! The pressure was building and Rishad went for a hoick on leg-side but could only top-edge it to Hardik at deep midwicket.
Taskin Ahmed is in next and starts off with a couple of runs.
Rishad Hossain c Hardik Pandya b Varun Chakaravarthy 11 (5b 1x4 1x6)
BAN 90/6 in 13 overs
Mayank is back for his third over. Miraz gets an inside edge and almost plops a catch to the mid-on fielder. FOUR! Short and outside off, Miraz does well to cut this in the air and find the boundary at third-man. Full toss and put away by Miraz for a single. SIX! Short again and Rishad Hossain gets a first-ball six as he uppercuts this behind the keeper. FOUR! Thumped down the ground, not off the middle of the bat, but Rishad will still get a boundary. Mayank goes short again and Rishad misses this time trying to play the ramp again.
BAN 75/6 in 12 overs
Washington Sundar into the attack. Miraz goes on the back foot and punches it to deep midwicket for a single. Shanto gets forward and flicks to deep midwicket for one more. Swept away by Miraz to deep square-leg for a couple more. Tucked off the back foot by Miraz for one more at square-leg. Shanto is cramped for room as he backs away outside leg-stump and Washington follows him. OUT! Soft dismissal. Slightly slower and tossed up and Shanto steps out and chips it straight back to the bowler.
Najmul Hossain Shanto c & b Washington Sundar 27 (25b 1x4 1x6)
BAN 70/5 in 11 overs
Nitish continues. A couple of singles off the first two balls. He also comes around the wicket to leftie Shanto. He then goes down leg-side as Miraz shuffles across and it is called a wide. Driven through cover by Miraz for just one as Rinku cuts it off. Five singles and a wide from the over; just six from it.
BAN 64/5 in 10 overs
Varun bowls his third over. He gets away with a loose full-toss first ball as Shanto flicks it away for a single. OUT! Jaker is cleaned up and Varun has his second. That went through bat and pad as Jaker strode forward to defend.
Here comes Mehidy Hasan Miraz. FOUR! Plays the ball very late and collects a boundary first ball in the third-man region. A paddle sweep to fine-leg for a single next ball. A couple of singles more to end the over.
Jaker Ali b Varun Chakaravarthy 8 (6b 1x6)
BAN 56/4 in 9 overs
Here comes Nitish Kumar Reddy into the attack. Fullish and on the stumps and solidly defended back to the bowler by Shanto. Cut away hard by Shanto, point gets a good hand to it and keeps it down to a couple of runs. Thick outside edge as Shanto swings his bat outside off, the ball goes in the air and on the bounce to third-man; just a single. Flicked away for one more by Jaker next ball. Slow and full, Shanto steps out to squeeze a single through the off-side field. That’s 50 up for Bangladesh in 8.5 overs. SIX! Massive six for Jaker to end the over as he clears long-on with ease.
BAN 45/4 in 8 overs
Mayank continues. Single for Shanto and that’s the first run conceded by Mayank in his international career. That was bowled at 148.7 kmph. OUT! Mayank has his first wicket and Mahmudullah has to go. This was wide outside off, at 146.1 kmph, and Mahmudullah ended up slicing it to deep point.
In comes Jaker Ali and he is greeted with a 149.9 kmph thunderbolt and he gets a single off it. Slower one to Shanto and driven away for a single. Good bouncer, at 142.7 kmph, and left alone by Jaker. Another short and quick delivery to end the over and Jaker doesn’t want to get in the ball’s way.
Mahmudullah c Washington Sundar b Mayank Yadav 1 (2b)
BAN 42/3 in 7 overs
Varun will continue after the PowerPlay. Shanto sweeps but finds the short fine-leg fielder. He sweeps next ball again but just a single at deep square-leg. Beaten! Hridoy looks to cut this close to his body but misses. OUT! Hridoy looks to clear the long-on boundary but finds Hardik on the rope and Varun has his first wicket.
Mahmudullah comes in next and starts off with a single. Flicked off the toes for one more by Shanto to end the over.
Towhid Hridoy c Hardik Pandya b Varun Chakaravarthy 12 (18b 2x4)
BAN 39/2 in 6 overs
And here comes Mayank Yadav finally. Starts off with a 141.8 kmph delivery outside off and Hridoy leaves it. This is 145.7 kmph, shaping in a bit and defended by Hridoy for two consecutive dot balls. The third ball is at 137.9 kmph and another dot ball. This is 147.3, the fastest so far, and Hridoy is happy to defend. The fifth delivery is at 135.1. Mayank ends the yorker with an excellent yorker and that’s a maiden over.
BAN 39/2 in 5 overs
Here comes Varun Chakaravarthy, back in action for the first time in national colours since the 2021 T20 World Cup.
Starts off with a dot ball. DROPPED and FOUR! Debutant Nitish lets the ball go through his hands at deep square-leg as Hridoy goes for the slog sweep and doesn’t really time it. FOUR! This is short and pulled away by Hridoy for another boundary.
SIX! Shanto ends the over with a reverse-sweep that sends the bail sailing just over the rope at deep point for a maximum. 15 runs from Varun’s first over.
BAN 24/2 in 4 overs
Hardik continues. FOUR! Slower one angling away just outside off-stump, and Shanto has to wait for it before pulling it through midwicket for a boundary. Two singles off the next two deliveries. Back of a length on leg-stump, Shanto looks to swivel and pull it behind the keeper, it goes off his thigh pad and Samson does very well behind the stumps to dive to his right and keep it down to just one leg-bye. Another single for Hridoy to end the over. Eight runs from it.
BAN 16/2 in 3 overs
Arshdeep continues. OUT! Bowled him and Emon has to go. He chops on trying to cut the ball away hard. Arshdeep has removed both openers in his first two overs.
Towhid Hridoy is the next man in. He starts off with a single at third-man. Searing bouncer to Shanto and the skipper does well to duck under it. Slower low full-toss and flicked away for a single by Shanto.
A couple of dot balls to end the over as Arshdeep angles the ball away from Hridoy. Just two runs and the wicket from the over.
Parvez Hossain Emon b Arshdeep Singh 8 (9b 1x6)
BAN 14/1 in 2 overs
Hardik Pandya will share the new ball. Tucked away off the hips behind deep square-leg by Shanto for a single. SIX! Full on leg-stump and Emon flicks this over fine-leg for the first maximum of the match. Next ball is short from Hardik and that’s one bouncer for the over. Beaten! Back of a length, angling away just outside off and Emon missing trying to punch it off the back foot. Low full-toss and just a single for Emon at mid-off to end the over.
BAN 6/1 in 1 over
Arshdeep Singh has the ball. Parvez Hossain Emon and Litton Das will open the batting for Bangladesh. One slip in place for Emon. Shaping away a bit and Emon pushes this straight to the mid-off fielder for a dot ball. Driven well by Emon but straight to point. No runs yet after two balls. Full on middle and driven to mid-on, a misfield by Hardik Pandya and Emon is off the mark with a single. FOUR! Litton starts off with a boundary. Thick outside edge and the ball races away to the third-man boundary.
OUT! Litton is gone next ball. Wide outside off delivery and he ends up slicing it high in the air and Rinku Singh takes a simple catch.
Skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto is off the mark with a quick single at mid-off.
Litton Das c Rinku Singh b Arshdeep Singh 4 (2b 1x4)
All set for live action
We are done with the anthems and the Indian team is in a huddle.
National anthems...
Both the teams are out for the national anthems in front of a packed house in Gwalior. Bangladesh is up first, followed by India.
BANGLADESH PLAYING XI
Litton Das(wk), Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Parvez Hossain Emon, Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam.
INDIA PLAYING XI
Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Suryakumar Yadav (c), Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Mayank Yadav, Arshdeep Singh.
TOSS TIME
Ravi Shastri is in the middle with the captains. India wins the toss and elects to bowl. Tilak Varma, Ravi Bishnoi, Harshit Rana and Jitesh Sharma are the ones who are on the bench today.
PITCH REPORT
The square boundaries are 64m and 65m long. It is a black-soil wicket, but there is some dry grass on top. The pitch is firm and there are plenty of runs on offer here. No dew at the venue over the last four days. However, Saba Karim says the pitch could be slow and keep slightly low.
And we have a second debutant
All-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has also been handed his maiden cap and he is set to play today.
All-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy is set to make his international debut after being named in India’s playing XI for the first T20I against Bangladesh, to be held held on Sunday in Gwalior.
And the wait is over...
Mayank Yadav is set to make his international debut today.
Mayank Yadav is set to make his T20I debut in the first match against Bangladesh, scheduled for Sunday in Gwalior.
Cricket returns to Gwalior after 14 years
The last international match held in Gwalior will always be etched in the memories of Indian cricket fans. Sachin Tendulkar became the first man in history to score a double-century in ODIs, as India thrashed South Africa by 153 runs in 2010 at the Captain Roop Singh Stadium. After 14 years, international cricket returns to the city, albeit at a different stadium. The Shrimant Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Stadium will host its first-ever international game today and will be the city’s primary venue going forward.
The Mayank Yadav ‘X-Factor’
Bangladesh middle-order batter Towhid Hridoy is expecting the pitch to play slow in the T20I series opener against India as both teams enter unknown territory with the Shrimant Madhavrao Stadium hosting its first international match on Sunday.
A last-minute change for India
India all-rounder Shivam Dube has been ruled out for the upcoming T20I series against Bangladesh, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced on Saturday.
IND vs BAN head-to-head in T20Is in India
Matches played: 4
India won: 3
Bangladesh won: 1
Last result: India won by 30 runs (Nagpur; 2019)
IND vs BAN head-to-head in T20Is
Matches played: 14
India won: 13
Bangladesh won: 1
Last result: India won by 50 runs (North Sound; 2024)
Last five results: IND won - 5; BAN won - 0
BANGLADESH PREDICTED XI
Litton Das (wk), Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Parvez Hossain Emon, Towhid Hridoy, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mahmudullah, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzim Hasan Sakib.
INDIA PREDICTED XI
Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Suryakumar Yadav (c), Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Arshdeep Singh.
IND vs BAN - 1st T20I Preview
Bangladesh was thoroughly outclassed by India and drew a blank in the Test series. The three T20Is, which commences with the first outing here on Sunday, presents the visitor a chance to avoid returning home empty handed.
LIVE STREAMING INFO
The first T20I between India and Bangladesh will be telecast live on the Sports18 Network in India. The match will also be streamed live on the JioCinema app and website.
THE SQUADS
INDIA: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Riyan Parag, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakaravarthy, JItesh Sharma (wk), Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Mayank Yadav, Tilak Varma.
BANGLADESH: Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Parvez Hossain Emon, Tawhid Hridoy, Mahmud Ullah, Litton Kumer Das, Jaker Ali Anik, Mehidy Hassan Miraz, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Rakibul Hasan.
