New Delhi. The Indian team captained by Rohit Sharma will face Bangladesh on Saturday. India would like to strengthen its claim for the semi-finals by registering a win in its second match of Super 8 of T20 World Cup 2024. Bangladesh will be out of the race for the semi-finals with the defeat. India defeated Afghanistan by 47 runs in its first match of Super 8 while Bangladesh was defeated by Australia in its first match of Super 8. The Indian team will face Bangladesh in Antigua.
India has the upper hand in the records of both the teams against each other. But Bangladesh (IND vs BAN) is expert in causing upsets. And Team India is well aware of this. The Indian team, a strong contender for the title, performed well in the first match of the Super Eight phase against Afghanistan. There is not much gap between the remaining two matches, so captain Rohit Sharma will be hoping that his star players return to form.
Kohli and Rohit are continuously flopping
Virat Kohli and Rohit started well but have not been able to play big innings yet. Left-handed batsman Shivam Dubey was kept in the team to hit sixes in the middle and death overs. But till now he has not lived up to the expectations. The form due to which he was given a place in the Indian team in the IPL has not been seen yet. He scored unbeaten 31 runs in the group match against America but due to the efforts of Suryakumar Yadav, India won. If he fails once again, the team management may decide to field Sanju Samson.
Nice feeling of Pandya returning to form.
It was pleasant for Hardik Pandya to return to batting form in the match against Afghanistan. India can field the same combination in bowling. Left arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav got his first chance against Afghanistan and he proved to be effective. India’s only aim in the West Indies is to win the title and a good performance against Bangladesh will be the next step in that direction as they face Australia on June 24.
Bangladeshi batsmen disappointed
Bangladesh’s batsmen have disappointed so far. To maintain hopes, he will have to win at any cost. He is missing power hitters in the team. The poor performance of openers Liton Das and Tanjid Khan has also increased his problems. The challenge before the Bangladesh batsmen is to face Jasprit Bumrah who is in excellent form so far and his economy rate is 3. Has been 46.
Tags: ICC T20 World Cup, India vs Bangladesh, Rohit Sharma
FIRST PUBLISHED: June 21, 2024, 16:26 IST