
Date: October 9, 2024
Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Time: 7:00 PM IST
Toss: 6:30 PM IST
India, led by Suryakumar Yadav, thrashed Bangladesh in the 1st T20I and will aim for a series win in the 2nd T20I to be played on October 9, 2024.
At Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi. Then a stunning 7-wicket victory in Gwalior, India will surely expect itself to go similarly against a disoriented Bangladeshi team, which badly requires a turnaround.
Venue and Match Timing
Arun Jaitley stadium in Delhi became the venue for the unconventional T20I between India and Bangladesh.
The match will begin at 7:00 pm IST, and the toss is scheduled for 6:30 pm IST on Wednesday, October 9. After the ferocious, dominating win from India in the first game, all stakeholders acutely followed Bangladesh to see if they could level up the series.
India in the Driver’s Seat
“India thrashed Bangladesh by 7 wickets in the first match and is now eyeing a series win.”
The bowlers and fielders put up a clinical show in the first match, although Mayank Yadav and Nitish Kumar Reddy are debutants.
Indian Players | Key Performance |
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Arshdeep Singh | Bowled exceptionally well |
Washington Sundar | Effective with the ball |
Ravi Bishnoi | Put pressure on Bangladesh’s batters |
Winning with a bulk of 128, the Indian side never really pushed for it, barring the middle-order all-rounder Hardik Pandya. Suryakumar Yadav, who led the side through this series, will be eager to win the series while playing the final match.
Arshdeep Singh and Washington Sundar performed exceptionally through Indian bowling and Ravi Bishnoi was successful in putting the Bangladeshi batters under pressure.
India is planning to test their bench strength, especially for the two major tournaments coming up soon; Rinku Singh and Tilak Varma are most likely to have a prime role in the next match.
“Suryakumar Yadav’s side dominated in the first T20I, and they are now focused on sealing the series in Delhi.”
A terrific struggle to stay alive
Bangladeshi Players | Areas of Concern |
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Tanzid Hasan & Parvez Hossain Emon | Must step up as openers |
Mahmudullah & Mehidy Hasan Miraz | Need to stabilize the middle order |
Bangladesh is in a must-win situation to level the series which is to be led by Najmul Hossain Shanto.
Their top-order underperformed in the first match, and none of the scorers could post a big total. Tanzid Hasan and Parvez Hossain Emon will be the players who will need to come to the forefront.
On the same token Mahmudullah and Mehidy Hasan Miraz will be crucial for injecting some stability to the middle order.
Nonetheless, Bangladesh’s bowling arose just one successful bowler, Taskin Ahmed, and could not get any breakthrough against India’s batting.
The team management would again be forced to come up with new strategies, especially because Indians have appeared to ease against Das when chasing totals on slow wickets like the one in the recent ODI at Delhi.
India is placed in a commanding position to win the series. However, Bangladesh will be more desperate not to get defeated in a series.
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References:
IndianExpress.com
