Team India beat Bangladesh by 50 runs in a one-sided manner at the ground in Antigua. Batting first, the Indian team made a huge score of 196 runs in 20 overs and in reply, the Bangladesh team could only score 146 runs. Hardik Pandya and Kuldeep Yadav were the heroes of Team India’s victory. Along with scoring a half-century, Hardik also took a wicket. While in bowling, Kuldeep Yadav bowled great spin bowling and took 3 wickets for just 19 runs in 4 overs.
Semi-final entry confirmed
With a big win against Bangladesh, now Team India is certain to reach the semi-finals. Team India has won 2 matches and their net run rate is also excellent. Now the Indian team will face Australia on June 24. However, Team India will want to win this match as well, so that they can stay at the top of the points table, which can give them an advantage in the semi-finals.
Hardik-Kuldeep became the heroes of the victory
Hardik Pandya has written the script of Team India’s victory. The player scored an unbeaten 50 in just 27 balls and after this he also managed to give Team India their first success. Hardik dismissed Liton Das. After Hardik, Kuldeep didn’t even let the Bangladeshi batsmen breathe. The Chinaman bowler took the important wickets of Tanjeed Hasan, Shakib Al Hasan and Tauhid Hardoy. Kuldeep did not allow Bangladesh to play freely in the middle overs, resulting in a big win for Team India.
Team India played fearless cricket
After losing the toss in Antigua, the Indian team batted first and Rohit and Co. played fearless cricket. Rohit Sharma gave Team India a quick start. The Indian captain hit 3 fours and a six but his pace proved costly. Rohit Sharma was out after scoring 23 runs in 11 balls. Virat Kohli batted brilliantly after Rohit’s dismissal. This player scored 37 runs with the help of 3 sixes and one four. Rishabh Pant scored 36 runs in 24 balls. While Shivam Dubey scored 34 off 24 balls and Hardik Pandya scored an unbeaten half-century.
A strong performance by the bowlers
Indian bowlers are doing great in this tournament. Jasprit Bumrah took 2 wickets for 13 runs in 4 overs. Kuldeep Yadav took 3 wickets for 19 runs in 4 overs. Arshdeep Singh took 2 wickets for 30 runs in 4 overs. Hardik Pandya took one wicket. Looking at the way India’s batting and bowling units are performing, this team seems very difficult to beat.