India beat Bangladesh by 41 runs in the T20I Super Fours match at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on Wednesday evening.
Chasing a decent 169-run target for victory, Bangladesh kept losing wickets at regular intervals. They were bundled out for 127 in 19.3 overs.
Saif Hassan remained the top scorer for Bangladesh with 69 off 51 balls. He hit three fours and five maximums. Parvez Hossain Emon contributed 21 off 19 balls with the help of two fours and one six. No other batter could enter the double figures.
Kuldeep Yadav took three wickets, Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakravarthi two each. Axar Patel and Tilak Varma one each. Skipper Jaker Ali went back run out. Match committee named Abhishek Sharma as player of the match.
India Innings:
India set a decent 169-run target for Bangladesh in the T20I Super Fours match at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on Wednesday evening.
After being put into bat by Bangladesh skipper Jaker Ali, Abhishek Sharma (75) and Shubman Gill provides a solid start. They developed a 77-run opening partnership.
Hardik Pandya contributed a valuable 38 off 29 balls, and Axar Patel 10 off 15 balls.
Rishad Hossain bagged two wickets, and Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rehman and Mohammad Saifuddin one each. Abhishek Sharma: run out.
Earlier, Bangladesh skipper Jaker Ali has won the toss and elected to bowl first against India in the T20I Super Fours match at Dubai Cricket Stadium.
Cricket pundits see India as strong favourite but Bangladesh can also make an upset as it has already defeated Sri Lanka in their first Super Four contest.
Bangladesh Playing XI: Saif Hassan, Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Towhid Hridoy. Jaker Ali (capt & wk), Shamim Hossain, Rishad Hossain, Nasum Ahmed. Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mustafizur Rahman
India Playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (capt). Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel. Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy
