India vs Bangladesh, Asia Cup 2023: The Indian team had to face defeat by 6 runs against Bangladesh in the Super-4 of Asia Cup 2023. In this match, Team India had a target of 266 runs to win, but the team was limited to 259 runs. Due to the defeat in this match, a big question has definitely been raised on the preparations of the Indian team for the World Cup. In this Asia Cup, Team India got a chance to chase the target for the first time in the match after Nepal, but except Shubman Gill, all the other batsmen disappointed with their performance.
Except Gill, no other batsman could show amazing performance.
While chasing the target against Bangladesh, Team India lost its first wicket in the form of captain Rohit Sharma who returned to the pavilion without opening the account. Tilak Verma, who was debuting in ODI, was also out after scoring 5 runs. KL Rahul also lost his wicket under the pressure of continuously increasing run rate. Ishan Kishan was clearly seen struggling against the spin bowlers of Bangladesh.
Whereas Suryakumar Yadav, who got the chance after a long time, also lost his wicket at the crucial time. Barring Gill, this performance of the team’s important batsmen while chasing the target is definitely a matter of concern for everyone.
Bowlers gave Bangladesh a chance to make a comeback
In this match, Bangladesh team had lost 4 wickets at one time on the score of 59. But from here the team managed to reach the score of 265 in 50 overs. The biggest reason for this was that Team India’s bowlers were not able to put significant pressure on Bangladesh’s batsmen in the middle overs and this gave them a chance to make a comeback.
Poor fielding, dropped catches at crucial times
Team India’s fielding was also very poor in this match. Tilak Verma and Suryakumar Yadav dropped easy catches at crucial moments. At the same time, KL Rahul, playing the role of wicketkeeper, also left an easy catch of Shakib Al Hasan behind the wicket. After which he managed to make a century partnership with Hridaya and also played an inning of 80 runs.
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