It was another batting debacle of Bangladesh at Gwalior when six Tigers’ batters could not manage even a double digit and team’s top score was only 35 runs in their first T20 of three-match series.
Bangladesh again exhibited disgraceful parade when having the opportunity to bat first at the batting friendly wickets, folded their innings for paltry 127. India, who oozing with fresh talent, bundled out Bangladesh for a below par 127 before the batters played an array of audacious strokes to gun down the target in 11.5 overs to power past the Tigers, as their bowlers also failed to prove their mettle.
Bangladesh batters hardly ever looked capable of providing a fight, as after departing the opening stand only for 14 runs by 2.1 over, thousands of Tigers’ fans saw the batters’ ugly procession towards the dressing room.
So, for rest of the two matches of the series, concern remained with the batting and as well as bowling side.
Bangladesh, who started steadily but were dealt an early blow with the loss of openers inside the third over (2.1 over).
A young Indian side, without nine players of the national team just outgunned an experienced Bangladesh to start off the series.
Two debutants in their XI, only three men retained from the side that won the T20 World Cup earlier this year, but India were too good for Bangladesh, who wore the same look of the side from the World Cup.
The way the Tigers’ batter showed their character playing it was just ordinary show from both the batters and the bowlers. It's a big headache to have whether Bangladesh are on the field on whom to bowl and as well as for the batters play against the bowlers.
Litton Das was the first man to get out only four runs when his opening partner young Pervej Emon was clean bowled for eight runs when the scoreboard read 14 for two.
Came to recover the early damage, captain Nazmul Hossain Shanto and Twohid Hridoy could add only 26 runs from as many deliveries before the latter got out for 12 after playing 18 balls.
As morning shows the day, the top order batters of Bangladesh also just tipped off that how long they would go.
Actually, the real picture of the Bangladesh batters exposed when they lost six wickets after scoring 75 runs off 72 balls (12) overs), it never goes with the character of T20 format when India scored 132 runs by 11.5 overs.
Mehidy Miraz was the highest scored with 35 runs with playing 32 balls with boundaries and
there was no six when Hardik Pandya finished off a ruthless Indian run-chase with some extraordinary fireworks smashing 39 runs off 16 balls.
