Saturday, June 1: From the get-go, India showed they meant business. Pant and Hardik smashed boundaries left and right, and our bowlers were spot on, not missing a single opportunity. Meanwhile, Bangladesh had a few slip-ups, losing crucial wickets and matches. But despite their efforts, India emerged victorious by a whopping 60 runs. The match was a real crowd-pleaser, getting us all hyped up for the T20 World Cup ahead! Stay tuned for more updates
Saturday, June 1: From the get-go, India showed they meant business. Pant and Hardik smashed boundaries left and right, and our bowlers were spot on, not missing a single opportunity. Meanwhile, Bangladesh had a few slip-ups, losing crucial wickets and matches. But despite their efforts, India emerged victorious by a whopping 60 runs. The match was a real crowd-pleaser, getting us all hyped up for the T20 World Cup ahead! Stay tuned for more updates
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj.
Bangladesh: Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Taskin Ahmed, Litton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Shakib Al Hasan, Tawhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah Riyad, Jaker Ali Anik, Tanvir Islam, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib.
It is expected to be a nice sunny outing in New York today with the temperature around 25 C during the match time. As per local time the match begins at 10:30 AM, 8:00pm IST.
As per the weather forecast, there is no chance of rain in New York today. Humidity during the match time will be around 30%.
Monday, May 27
Canada vs Nepal, 1st Warm Up Match at Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas. Canada won by 63 runs.
Papua New Guinea vs Oman, 2nd Match at Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad Oman won by three wickets.
Uganda vs Namibia, 3rd Match at Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad Namibia won by five wickets.
Tuesday, May 28
Netherlands vs Sri Lanka, 4th Match at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill, Florida. Netherlands won by 20 runs.
Bangladesh vs United States, 5th Match at Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas. The match got abandoned.
Namibia vs Australia, 6th Match at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad. Australia won by seven wickets.
Wednesday, May 29
Oman vs Afghanistan, 7th Match at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad. There was no result.
Thursday, May 30
United States vs Nepal, 8th Match at Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas. The match got abandoned without a ball bowled post toss.
Uganda vs Scotland, 9th Match at Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad. The match got to no result - due to rain.
Netherlands vs Canada, 10th Match at Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas. The match got abandoned without a ball bowled (no toss).
Papua New Guinea vs Namibia, 11th Match at Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad. Namibia won by three runs (DLS method).
West Indies vs Australia, 12th Match at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad. West Indies won by 35 runs.
Friday, May 31
Sri Lanka vs Ireland, 13th Match at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill, Florida. Sri Lanka won by 41 runs.
Afghanistan vs Scotland, 14th Match at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad. Afghanistan won by 55 runs.
India win the toss and chose to bat.
We will bat. Not for any particular reason, conditions here look a bit challenging. Virat arrived yesterday, he's going to miss out, the rest are all available and we'll see how to use them. We arrived quite early, so the body clock has adjusted, we just have to see how well we can adjust to these conditions.
Mahedi Hasan opens the bowling attack as Sanju Samson and Rohit Sharma step up to kick off India's batting innings.
India 5/0
After five wides! The ball strays down the leg side, evading Samson's attempted flick and the wicketkeeper, resulting in five runs. Samson tries to flick again but hits it straight to the short fine-leg fielder. Another shot by Samson, this time to extra-cover, but straight to the fielder. Samson falls early.
India 19/1
Rohit Sharma's shot was a sight to behold as he effortlessly flicked the ball over long leg, sending it soaring for a SIX. With a smooth pick-up and shovel technique, he expertly maneuvered the shot, allowing the ball to come to him before executing the stroke with precision. It was a display of sheer skill and timing from the Indian batsman, delighting fans with his impeccable shot-making ability.
In the match, as Shakib Al Hasan bowled his second over, Rishabh Pant showcased his aggressive batting prowess. Pant smashed three consecutive sixes off Shakib's bowling, propelling India's score past the fifty-run mark. The first six came from a powerful shot over square leg, followed by a reverse sweep behind point for the second, and a third six to end the over in style. Pant's onslaught added 22 valuable runs to India's total in just one over.
India 61/2
Rohit Sharma got caught by Rishad Hossain! That's the second wicket for Bangladesh - tossed up invitingly by Mahmudullah, Rohit couldn't resist the big lofted drive, but the ball dropped in front of him and he can't quite get the elevation needed on the shot, hammers it flat and right down Rishad's throat at long-on.
Both Rishabh Pant and Surya Kumar Yadav are batting brilliantly for India, pushing the team towards 100 runs. They're playing smart, hitting boundaries whenever they get the chance. Their partnership is getting stronger, and they're showing great teamwork on the field.
Shakib bowls a delivery pitched up at the stumps, and Pant capitalizes by heaving it towards the left of long-on for a boundary, securing fifty on his return to the national team. After bringing India to 100, he retires and walks out.
Superb catch in the deep by Mahmudullah! Shivam Dube advance down the track. He does on this occasion to get closer to the length of the ball and slaps it down the ground. Long-on moves to his right and takes a good shoulder high catch that was travelling quickly towards him. Realises he might fall over, throws the ball up and then adjusts once again to complete the catch.
After Ravindra Jadeja's first ball, there was an appeal for stumping. Seems out, Jadeja had no part behind the line. Given not out. The camera angles aren't the best here, so benefit seems to have gone towards Jadeja. The batter got benefit of the doubt.
Hardik Pandya looks in great from. He showcased his prowess as he expertly maneuvered Shoriful Islam's short-length delivery, targeting the region near the rib cage. With precision, he consistently located the spaces between fielders, confidently striking boundaries for his team.
India set a good target for Bangladesh, now it's time for them to chase. Will Bangladesh successfully chase the target against their South Asian rivals, or will India conclude the warm-up match on a dominating note?
Tanzid Hasan and Soumya Sarkar begin Bangladesh's chase. But Arshdeep got better plans for India. Arshdeep Singh bowls to Soumya Sarkar, who is caught by Pant! Sarkar tries to drive but gets a thin edge. Pant takes the catch easily. Sarkar goes for a duck, giving India an ideal beginning.
Bangladesh 6/1
After trapping Soumya Sarkar, Litton Das falls victim to Arshdeep Singh's delivery, bowled out as he chops on! The ball nipped back in sharply from a length, catching Litton off guard as he was late to bring his bat down. Playing with an angle, he managed to graze the inside edge, only to see the ball crash into the top of off-stump.
Bangladesh 19/3
Three wides, a disappointing delivery from Axar, darted quicker and well down leg, even a diving Pant can't get to it - it's a slow outfield and the ball is hauled back, three wides added to the total.
Bangladesh 39/3
Just in 8th over and Bangladesh have lost half their side. On a good length and just outside off, bowled into the pitch and Tanzid doesn't get any power behind the lofted drive, tamely lobs it up. Pandya sets the trap and Arshdeep does the rest, running to his right at mid-off.
Bangladesh 50/5
Shakib goes for a paddle sweep first ball and get a couple of runs. Cut away through point by Mahmudullah for a single and 50 up for Bangladesh in 10.3 overs. FOUR! Reverse-sweep by Mahmudullah and he gets a boundary at third-man. Eleven runs from Kuldeep’s first over.
Bangladesh 66/5
One six and two fours, Mahmudullah is giving it his all to bring Bangladesh back into the chase with a six and two fours. Despite his valiant efforts, India is still leading, maintaining their strong position in the match.
Bangladesh 119/8
Shivam Dube into the attack, sends a bowl to Mahedi Hasan. He gets caught by Axar! Pace off and very full from Dube, Mahedi tries to get it and hoist it down the ground. Axar who was backtracking from long-on and takes a good catch above his shoulders. Mahedi Hasan c Axar b Shivam Dube 1(4)
Bangladesh 120/9
Right from the start, India ran the show. Pant and Hardik hammered boundaries while the Indian bowlers were spot-on, never missing a beat. Meanwhile, Bangladesh had their share of fumbles, losing wickets and ground. But in the end, India triumphed by a solid 60 runs.
Signing off for the day! With the warm-up matches wrapped up, the teams will move on to the group stage from Sunday, June 2. Stay tuned right here for all the latest T20 World Cup updates. See you soon!