India sealed the series with a second T20 win in Delhi. The second T20 was played between India and Bangladesh in Delhi on 9 October. Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bowl first, but India made them feel that bowling first was not a good decision for them. Bangladesh has had a very successful first six overs, as they got 3 key wickets of the Indian cricket team. But at the end, India won this match by 86 runs.
India’s Quality Batting
In the first 6 overs, India lost its 3 main batsmen: Samson (10), Abhishek Sharma (15), and Sky (8). Samson continued his bad form. But Nitish Reddy and Rinku Singh had other plans for Bangladesh. They stunned the opposition with their aggressive batting. Nitish made 74 (34), and Rinku Singh made 53 (29). Later, Hardik Pandya came and made 32 in just 19 balls. And In the end, Riyan Parag Showed 6 balls, cameo made 15 runs with 2 sixes in the 19th over.
Bangladesh’s Bowing
After 6 overs, Bangladesh’s bowler lost their command on the Indian batter. The spin department couldn’t do much in the game. Nitish and Rinku batted very well in front of spin bowling. Mehidy Hasan Miraz Gave 46 runs In just 3 overs and took 1 wicket . Taskin Ahmed was a very economical bowler; he just gave up 16 runs and took 2 wickets in 4 overs. Tanzim Hasan Sakib and Rishad Hossain were the very expensive bowlers; both gave up 50+ runs in their 4 overs and took 2 and 3 wickets.
Top Performers
- Hardik Pandya scored 39 runs
- Suryakumar Yadav scored 29 runs
- Sanju Samson scored 29 runs
- Arshdeep Singh took 3 wickets with an economy of 3.65
Game-Changing Moments
- Varun Chakravarthy’s comeback to the national squad after a 3-year gap, taking 3 wickets
- Arshdeep Singh’s impressive bowling, earning him the ‘Player of the Match’ title
India sealed the series with a second T20 win in Delhi