IND vs BAN 1st ODI: The first ODI between Bangladesh and India was played at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka, in which Bangladesh defeated India in the first ODI in a thrilling match. Earlier, Bangladesh captain Litton Das decided to bowl after winning the toss. The first team to bat, Team India, only managed to score 186 runs in 41.2 overs. Bangladesh thus needed 187 runs to win the game. In 46 overs, Bangladesh took 9 wickets to reach the target. The final Bangladeshi pair won the game with a 51-run partnership. Indian bowlers were also unable to take the last wicket of Bangladesh. Let us know the 5 main reasons for the defeat of the Indian team
Bad fielding of fielders of Team India
The fielding of the Indian players was of a very low standard, on which a lot of questions are also being raised. Especially Indian wicketkeeper KL Rahul took a simple catch of Mehandi Hasan Miraj. Actually, this was the last pair of Bangladesh, but KL Rahul could not take the catch. Mehndi Hasan Miraj and Mustafizur Rahman then struck the match for Bangladesh.
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Poor bowling by Indian bowlers
In the final overs, Indian bowlers easily gave runs. Particularly, Bangladeshi batsmen had no trouble scoring off Kuldeep Sen’s deliveries. Kuldeep Sen, however, was taking part in his first game. As a result, it was obvious that Kuldeep Sen was under pressure. In addition to this, Deepak Chahar and Shardul Thakur were unsuccessful in getting wickets in the final over.
Third-class batting Performance by Indian batsmen
After losing the toss, batting first Indian team was disappointed a lot. Team India’s batsmen could not even able to play the full 50 overs. Indian team all out in 41.2 overs and only scored only 186 runs. Kl Rahul is the highest scorer from the Indian team, as he scored 73 in 70 balls. Bangladesh got an easy target of 187.
Mehandi Hasan Miraj played match-winning Inning
Mehdi Hasan Miraj, the Bangladeshi player, batted brilliantly. The batsmen for Bangladesh were losing wickets frequently, but Mehdi Hasan Miraj launched a counterattack that sealed the match for the Bangladesh team. Mustafizur Rahman also had a good performance alongside this.
A great partnership between Liton Das and Shakib
For Bangladesh, captain Liton Das played outstanding batting. By scoring 41 runs off of 63 balls, Liton Das helped Bangladesh remain in the game. The Bangladeshi captain and Shakib Al Hasan also had a strong partnership which laid the foundation for Bangladesh’s victory.