India hope to put on superlative show with an opportunity to seal T20I series win

Team India maintained their clinical run against Bangladesh with an emphatic win in the T20I series opener. Brilliance in the all-round department allowed the hosts to run roughshod over the visitors and they will be hopeful of maintaining a similar upward trajectory against their struggling neighbours.

Despite new faces coming in, exemplary leadership combined with precision from the youngsters to the plans in place saw India securing a comfortable win. The Men in Blue will be eyeing to secure the series with the perfect blend of youth and experience. With SKY and Hardik being the seniors, they have managed the batting department with perfection while Abhishek Sharma combined with Sanju Samson gave India a fiery start.

Bangladesh, on the contrary, will have some serious catching up to do after their defeat in the opener. They were outplayed in every single department despite bursts of promise. As the caravan shifts to Delhi, one can expect a flurry of fireworks to take centerstage, particularly considering the kind of matches that Delhi has hosted before.

Venue Watch:

The surface is a great one to bat on and bowlers will have to come up with something extraordinary. As it is an evening game, expect dew to come in later which will make batting even easier in the second half. With the kind of firepower that both the teams come in with, one can expect something close to 180 to be the par score in each innings.

Head to Head:

Matches played: 15

India: 14

Bangladesh: 1

Match Details:

Match – India vs Bangladesh, 2nd T20I

Venue: Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi

Date: 9th October, 2024

Time: 7:00 PM

Squads:

India: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Riyan Parag, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Mayank Yadav, Tilak Varma

Bangladesh: Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Parvez Hossain Emon, Tawhid Hridoy, Mahmud Ullah, Litton Kumer Das, Jaker Ali Anik, Mehidy Hassan Miraz, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Rakibul Hasan.