SKY leads; India beat Bangladesh

India (Shar)made (Ra)VI changes to their playing eleven – Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Shivam Dube, Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj, and Khaleel Ahmed made way for Abhishek, two T20I debutants (Nitish Kumar Reddy and Mayank Yadav), Hardik Pandya, Varun Chakravarthy, and Arshdeep Singh (the player of the match).

Bangladesh made four changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – the Hasans (Tanzid and Mahedi), Shakib Al Hasan, and Tanzim Hasan Sakib made way for Parvez Hossain Emon, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, and Shoriful Islam.

On winning the toss, Suryakumar Yadav, India’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of Bangladesh’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 39, and lost a couple of wickets.

Litton Das, who faced a couple of balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Five balls into the match, he was caught by Rinku Singh. Arshdeep broke the run-a-ball stand.

Emon, whose nine-ball innings included a six, scored eight. Eight balls later, Arshdeep broke the nine-run stand.

Towhid Hridoy, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored a dozen. Twenty-seven balls later, he was caught by Hardik. Chakravarthy broke the 26-run stand.

Mahmudullah, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Four balls later, he was caught by Washington Sundar. Mayank Yadav broke the three-run stand.

Bangladesh scored 50 off 8.5 overs (53 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.

Jaker Ali, whose six-ball innings included a six, scored eight. A dozen balls later, Chakravarthy broke the 14-run stand.

Fifty-six balls (9.2 overs) into the match, the drinks break was taken. Bangladesh had scored 57 for the loss of five wickets at that point. Najmul Hossain Shanto, their skipper, had scored 23.

Shanto, whose 25-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 27. Sixteen balls after Jaker’s dismissal, he was caught by Sundar, who broke the 18-run stand.

Miraz, whose 32-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 35. He was unbeaten.

Rishad Hossain, whose five-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 11. Eleven balls after Shanto’s dismissal, he was caught by Hardik. Chakravarthy broke the 18-run stand.

Bangladesh scored 100 off 15 overs (90 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The eighth-wicket pair put on 23. Ahmed, whose 13-ball (Task)innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Twenty-one balls later, Arshdeep and Hardik ran him out.

Shoriful, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, Hardik ran him out.

Mustafizur Rahman, who faced five balls, scored a run. A dozen balls later, Arshdeep broke the 10-run stand.

India eventually conceded eight extras. Bangladesh were dismissed for 127 off 19.5 overs.

Reddy, the only wicketless bowler, bowled a couple of overs, conceding 17.

Sundar, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded a dozen. He picked up a wicket, as did Hardik and Mayank, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 26, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 21.

Arshdeep, who bowled 3.5 overs, conceded 14. He picked up three scalps, as did Chakravarthy, who bowled four overs, conceded 31.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 71, and lost a couple of wickets.

India’s openers put on 25. Though his innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, Abhishek had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored 16. A couple of overs into the match, Hridoy ran him out.

India scored 50 off 4.4 overs (28 balls). Bangladesh had conceded an extra at that point.

Suryakumar, whose 14-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes, scored 29. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Jaker. Rahman broke the 40-run stand.

Sanju Samson, whose 19-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 29. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Rishad. Miraz broke the 15-run stand.

India scored 100 off 9.3 overs (57 balls). Bangladesh had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Fifty-nine balls (9.5 overs) into the chase, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 102 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Reddy had scored 14, Hardik had scored a dozen.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 24 balls. While Reddy’s contribution to the partnership was 11, Hardik’s contribution to it was 39. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Reddy, whose 15-ball innings included a six, eventually scored 16. He was unbeaten, as was Hardik, who did not add to the aforementioned score. His 16-ball innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes.

Bangladesh eventually conceded three extras. India, who scored 132 for the loss of three wickets off 11.5 overs, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – they won with 49 balls to spare.

Shoriful bowled two wicketless overs, conceding 17.

Taskin bowled 2.5 wicketless overs, conceding 44.

Rishad bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 26.

Despite picking up a wicket, Miraz, who bowled an over, had no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Mustafizur bowled three overs, conceding 36. He picked up a wicket.

India led the three-match series 1-0.