India win the warm-up fixture against Bangladesh in New York
Rishabh Pant’s fifty and cameo by Hardik Pandya guided the men in blue to 182/5 in 20 overs. In reply, India restricted Bangladesh to 120/9 and won the game by 60 runs.
Team India’s journey in the United States of America began on a victorious note on Saturday. Rohit Sharma & Co. registered a comprehensive win against an underfire Bangladesh in the T20 World Cup 2024 warm-up fixture at Nassau County in New York.
Rishabh Pant’s blazing fifty and vice-captain Hardik Pandya’s 40-run cameo guided the men in blue to 182/5 in 20 overs. In reply, Arshdeep Singh and Shivam Dube picked up 2 wickets apiece as India restricted Bangladesh to 122/9 to win the game by 60 runs.
Pant reinforced his claim for a berth in India’s playing 11 for the T20 World Cup as the first-choice wicketkeeper batter with a flowing fifty. Making his international comeback after a horrific car crash in December 2022, the left-hand batter retired after making 53 of 32 balls on a slow track.
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The left-hander continued his fine touch here too, carting Bangladesh bowlers around.
There were those typical Pant shots, which are hard to describe, such as a stand-still flick off Sowmya Sarkar to fine-leg for a boundary or that one-handed six off off-spinner Mahmudullah Riyad. Pant, who smashed Shakib Al Hasan for two successive sixes, brought his fifty in 32 balls with a boundary off Shakib before walking back to the pavilion.
Shivam Dube, who was dropped on four, could not exploit the let-off and was dismissed for a 16-ball 14 and at that stage, India were 130 for four after 14.4 overs.
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India needed some acceleration and Pandya provided just that. Pandya, who was dropped on 26, slammed three consecutive sixes off left-arm spinner Tanvir Islam which were a treat to watch for their power and neat execution.
His innings and confidence might have immensely pleased the team management and himself after a modest outing as Mumbai Indians’ captain in a season where he was subjected to intense professional and personal scrutiny.
(With PTI Inputs)
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