In the first T20 match against Bangladesh, India achieved a resounding victory. The match, part of a three-match T20 series, took place on Sunday in Gwalior, where Team India won by 7 wickets, successfully chasing down the target of 128 runs with 49 balls to spare.
After losing the toss and opting to bat first, Bangladesh was all out for 127 runs in 19.5 overs. Mehidy Hasan Miraz was the top scorer with 35 runs off 32 balls, including 3 fours. Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto contributed 27 runs from 25 balls, hitting 1 four and 1 six. Among the Indian bowlers, Varun Chakravarthy excelled with figures of 3/31, while Arshdeep Singh claimed 3 wickets for just 14 runs. Mayank Yadav, Washington Sundar, and Hardik Pandya each took one wicket.
In the batting department for India, Sanju Samson scored 29 runs, Abhishek Sharma contributed 16 runs, and Suryakumar Yadav also made 29 runs. Nitish Kumar Reddy finished not out with 16 runs, and Hardik Pandya played a crucial role, remaining unbeaten on 36 runs, leading the team to victory.
𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐤 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐲𝐚 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬! 🔥
A comfortable seven-wicket victory for Team India in the first T20I against Bangladesh at Gwalior! 🇮🇳🤝#INDvBAN #T20Is #Gwalior #Sportskeeda pic.twitter.com/48dGmNT2Il
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