On Wednesday, India defeated Bangladesh by five runs (DLS) in a rain-affected Super 12 match. It was held at the Adelaide Oval in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2022. This helped India to lift from the second to the top spot on the Group 2 table and took their overall tally to six points from four games.
In the case of 185, Bangladesh was off to a flier thanks to Litton Das for peppering the boundary to bring up a blistering half-century. Das also oversaw the opening stand and took the team’s score to 60/0 in the Powerplay with 56 of those coming from his bat while Najmul Santo contributed just four.
At 66/0 in 7 overs, Bangladesh was evolving along nicely in the chase but then the rain arrived in Adelaide and once it subsided, a revised target was set. Bangladesh now needed to score 151 from 16 overs meaning they required 85 runs from 54 deliveries.
Advertisement
Advertisement
However, the contest went down to the rope with Bangladesh requiring 20 off the final over. Left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh admitted a single off the first before Nurul Hasan undertook the second high into the night sky for a six to keep the contest alive.
India was put in to bat first after Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and they lost the opener, Rohit Sharma, cheaply on 2. However, Rahul was then joined by the in-form Virat Kohli and the pair repaired the early damage by adding 67 runs for the second wicket.
Notably, both the teams will now return to action on Sunday for their respective final Super 12 matches – India will face Zimbabwe while Bangladesh will be up against Pakistan.
Advertisement
