IND vs BDESH 2024/25, IND vs BAN 2nd T20I Match Preview

The big picture: India’s attacking blueprint

Despite two debutants and many new faces in the team, India thrashed Bangladesh First T20I in GwaliorChasing 128 runs in 12 overs. Yes, India were always favorites but this also showed how far ahead they were Bangladesh is behind the curve In T20I cricket.

The way India played showed that Suryakumar Yadav and Gautam Gambhir are continuing the attacking pattern set by Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid that helped them win the T20 World Cup earlier this year. Apart from Nitish Kumar Reddy (16 not out off 15 balls), everyone batted at a strike rate above 150. Furthermore, they no longer suffer from the problem of their batsmen not performing well with the ball. His eleven in the first T20I had eight bowling options, which Suryakumar called a “happy headache”.

On the other hand, Bangladesh captain Nazmul Hussain Shanto Admitted that his batsmen don’t know how to score 180 runs in T20Is as they are used to playing on 140-150 pitches at home. But this is one hurdle they will have to overcome if they want to keep the series alive.

If he needs further motivation, Wednesday’s game will be Mahmudullah’s last in this format. He retires as Bangladesh’s most shadowed T20I player.

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In the spotlight: Hardik Pandya and Nazmul Hussain Shanto

After the 2022 T20 World Cup, when Rohit took a break from the format, hardik pandya Looked all set to replace him as India’s permanent T20I captain. That didn’t work out. Even after Rohit’s T20I retirement, the selectors went with Suryakumar. Meanwhile, Hardik had come into the role of anchor first in Gujarat Titans and then in the Indian team. But in Gwalior, he showed that he can still be as destructive as any batsman, scoring an unbeaten 39 off just 16 balls. Earlier, he opened the bowling and took 1 wicket for 26 runs in four overs.

If Hardik reflected India’s courageous approach, Shanto’s innings showed what Bangladesh needed to work on. Shanto, who came at number three, could score only 27 runs and two fours despite facing 25 balls. One reason behind their cautious approach could be that Bangladesh had lost two wickets inside the first three overs, but even then the strike rate of 108 was very low. To change the fortunes of Bangladesh, the captain will have to set an example.

Team News: Miraj will open?

To give opportunity to more players, India can bring in Tilak Verma in place of Reddy and Harshit Rana in place of Mayank Yadav.

India (Probable): 1 Sanju Samson (wk), 2 Abhishek Sharma, 3 Suryakumar Yadav (captain), 4 Tilak Verma, 5 Hardik Pandya, 6 Ryan Parag, 7 Rinku Singh, 8 Washington Sundar, 9 Harshit Rana, 10 Arshdeep Singh, 11 Varun Chakraborty

Tamim Iqbal, who is in India as a commentator and expert for the host broadcaster, said after the first T20I that he suggested Shanto to open with Mehidy Hasan Miraz. Will Bangladesh listen to their former captain, or stick with what they have, or replace Pervez Hossain Emon with Tanzeed Hasan?

bangladesh (Probable): 1 Pervez Hossain Emon/Tanzid Hasan, 2 Liton Das (wk), 3 Nazmul Hossain Shanto (captain), 4 Tauheed Hridoy, 5 Mahmudullah, 6 Zakir Ali, 7 Mehdi Hasan Miraj, 8 Rishad Hussain, 9 Taskin Ahmed , 10 Shoriful Islam, 11 Mustafizur Rahman

Pitch and conditions: A high-scoring venue

The 200-mark was crossed in five matches played at Arun Jaitley Stadium in IPL 2024. eight innings out of tenObviously, those teams had an extra batsman in the form of an impact player, but even without the luxury, expect a high-scoring game on Wednesday. The weather should remain clear and there is less chance of dew.

Statistics and Trivia: Double Dose of Suryakumar

Bangladesh has India was defeated only once In 15 meetings in T20Is. The only team against which Bangladesh has the worst record (minimum three T20Is) is South Africa: nine matches, nine losses.
Suryakumar hits an average of 2.01 sixes per innings (139 out of 69) in T20I cricket. of them Who has hit at least 50 sixes in T20IOnly Evin Lewis (2.13; 111 off 52) averages more than two sixes per innings.
Hardik (87) and Arshdeep Singh (86) are at fourth and fifth position respectively in this list. Most T20I wickets for India,
Liton Das is 53 runs short of becoming Bangladesh’s third batsman. To score 2000 T20I runsShanto needs 65 runs to reach 1000.

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“We (Punjab Kings) did not play here in this IPL, but after seeing the score I did not feel like seeing the wicket (laughing)But yes, we will come tomorrow and see what a good plan can be here. And of course, the captain and coach will check the wicket and share their plans.”
left arm fast bowler of india Arshdeep Singh on the Delhi pitch

Hemant Brar is sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo