North Voice. The Indian team continued their winning campaign in the ICC T20 World Cup with a one-sided win against Bangladesh. Hardik Pandya laid the foundation for India’s victory with a blistering half-century in the Super Eight of the ICC T20 World Cup. The all-rounder, who was instrumental in the 50-run win against Bangladesh, credited the win to a team effort.
Batting first after losing the toss, the Indian team made a big score against Afghanistan on the basis of Hardik Pandya’s fifty and Rishabh Pant’s quick innings. Chasing India’s target of 197 runs, the Bangladesh team could only manage 146 runs for eight wickets against the sharp bowling of Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh.
In this match, Pandya (50 not out, 27 balls, four fours, three sixes) scored a brilliant half-century while Virat Kohli (37), Rishabh Pant (36) and Shivam Dubey (34) played useful innings, which took India to 100 runs. won. Reached 196 runs for five wickets. Pandya also took a wicket. Pandya said after the match, “I think we played very good cricket. We performed as a team and executed our plans well.
The Indian team was in trouble by losing wickets continuously. In the end, Hardik Pandya came in and scored a brilliant fifty and played an important role in taking Team India to a big score. “In some circumstances everybody has to step up and take responsibility,” he said.
Talking about bowling, he said, “I understand that batsmen want to use the wind.” “I just had to make sure I didn’t let him hit the downwind shot, it was one step ahead of the batsman,” Pandya said.
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First published: June 23, 2024, 07:01 IST