T20 World Cup 2024: Hardik's Fifty and Kuldeep's Three-Fer, India vs Bangladesh Match Highlights
India posted 196/5 and later restricted Bangladesh to 146/8 to register a 50-run win at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound on Saturday.
India lost one wicket of Rohit Sharma during the Powerplay. The Indian skipper scored 23 off 11 before being dismissed by Shakib.
Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant added 35+ runs each to keep the innings going steadily.
Tanzim Hasan Sakib dismissed Pant and one ball later dismissed Suryakumar for cheap. He took 2 crucial Indian wickets in 3 balls.
Shivam Dubey's 34 (24) and Hardik Pandya's first fifty of the tournament helped India post 196/5.
In their chase, the Bangladeshi openers Litton Das and Tanzid Hasan were dismissed by Hardik and Kuldeep at 13 and 29.
Skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto top-scored for his side with 40 (32), hitting 3 sixes, before being dismissed by Bumrah.
The middle-order was crushed by Kuldeep and Arshdeep as they picked up three and two wickets respectively, restricting Bangladesh at 146/8 (20).
When winning seemed almost impossible for BAN, Rishad Hossain tried bringing his side as close to the target as possible to avoid a huge-margin loss with his 24 (10).