Hardik Pandya played an explosive innings He became the first Indian to do so
New Delhi. Veteran all-rounder Hardik Pandya bowled out the Bangladeshi bowlers in his second match of the T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8. Pandya hit fours and sixes at the Sir Vivian Richard Stadium in Antigua. While on this pitch, veteran batsmen like captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli missed their half-centuries, Pandya thrashed the Bangladeshi bowlers. Pandya became the first Indian to take 300+ runs and 20+ wickets in T20 World Cup history.
Hardik Pandya scored an unbeaten 50 runs against Bangladesh in 27 balls with the help of 4 fours and 3 sixes. He shared a partnership of 53 runs with Shivam Dube while with Akshar Patel he added 35 not out in 17 balls. Based on this explosive innings of Pandya, India scored 196 runs for 5 wickets. Pandya took 7 wickets before the match against Bangladesh in this World Cup. Hardik Pandya is performing well in batting, bowling and fielding in this World Cup.
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Bangladesh won the toss and invited India to bat first.
Earlier, Bangladesh won the toss and asked India to bat first. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli shared a partnership of 39 runs for the first wicket. Rohit returned to the pavilion with 23 off 11 balls while Virat was dismissed for the second wicket. Suryakumar Yadav hit a six on the first ball as soon as he came in, but was caught out by the wicketkeeper on the second ball. Rishabh Pant was out after scoring 36 runs in 24 balls. India lost 4 wickets for 108 runs. Shivam Dube was dismissed for 34 runs while Akshar returned unbeaten for 3 runs.
India will reach the top with a win
Team India can reach the semi-finals by defeating Bangladesh. Team India beat Afghanistan by 47 runs in their first Super 8 match. Bangladesh lost the first match. Australia beat Bangladesh in the Super 8 using the Duckworth-Lewis rule. In such a situation, winning this match, the Indian team will reach the top of Group A with 4 points. The return to form of Shivam Dubey and Hardik Pandya bodes well for the Indian team. Team India will face Australia in their third and final Super 8 match on June 24.
Tags: Hardik Pandya, ICC T20 World Cup, India vs Bangladesh
First published: June 22, 2024, 22:02 IST