New Delhi: This ODI series against Bangladesh is going to be very important for the Indian team. All eyes will be on captain Rohit Sharma and especially KL Rahul. Both these players were seen struggling a lot in recent times. As for the Bangladesh team, they enter this series without regular captain Tamim Iqbal. Also Bangladesh’s recent performance has not been anything special. In such a situation, the distance of the Indian team is looking heavy.
KL Rahul returns to form and scores a half century. Rahul completed his fifty in 49 balls with three fours and three sixes. India’s score has also crossed 150 now.
India’s hundred runs completed
The game of 25 overs has been completed. At this time India’s score is 105 runs for four wickets. KL Rahul is unbeaten with 21 and Washington Sundar with 7 runs. India will have to save wickets while increasing the run rate from here.
Fourth blow to India
The Indian team has lost four wickets. Now Shreyas Iyer has also returned to the pavilion. Ibadat Hussain Shreyas was caught behind the wicket by Mushfiqur Rahim. Shreyas played an innings of 24 runs. Now the Indian team is under pressure. India – 96/4 in 21.4 overs. KL Rahul is playing 16 and Washington Sundar is playing three runs.
India score – 80/3
At the end of 17 overs, India’s score is 80 runs for three wickets. Shreyas Iyer is playing with 16 runs and wicketkeeper KL Rahul 11 runs. The two players have shared a 32-run partnership so far.
India lost three wickets
The Indian team has suffered a double blow in a single over. The wickets of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have fallen. Both these wickets have been taken by Shakib Al Hasan. Rohit contributed 27 and Kohli 9 runs. Shakib bowled Rohit Sharma first. After that, after one ball, Virat Kohli also gave a catch to Liton Das. India’s score is 49 for three after 11 overs. Shreyas Iyer is playing with 1 and KL Rahul scoring 0 runs.
Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bowl
The Indian team has been invited to bat first in the first ODI against Bangladesh. Bangladesh captain Liton Das won the toss. Kuldeep Sen has got a chance to debut from India. At the same time, Rishabh Pant did not get a chance. He has been ruled out of the entire series on the advice of the medical team. KL Rahul will take charge of wicketkeeping.
India’s playing-11
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Mohammad Siraj, Kuldeep Sen.
Playing-11 of Bangladesh
Bangladesh (Playing XI): Liton Das (C), Anamul Haq, Najmul Hussain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (wicketman), Mahmudullah, Afif Hussain, Mehdi Hasan Miraj, Hasan Mahmood, Mustafizur Rahman, Ibadat Hussain.