India’s thrilling Victory: Pandya and Pant Shine in Warm-Up Match Against Bangladesh

The march towards the T20 World Cup 2024 in India started on a positive note for Rohit Sharma and his men. They would go on to register a comfortable 60-run victory against Bangladesh in the only warm-up fixture that was completed before the rain intervened.

This dominant performance occurred in New York, where the Indian team was in full control on a challenging pitch to bat on. Thus fulfilling their dominance over the Najmul Hossain Shanto-led side.

Stellar performances by Pandya and Pant

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Having returned to international cricket after a break, both Hardik Pandya with the bat and Rishabh Pant continued to excel with the willow. But Pandya especially fired into a declaration, followed by his unbeaten 40 at just 23 balls, including three sixes from Tanvir Islam.

This aggressive knock put a complete lid on all his doubtful commentators and asserted his value for the Indian team in the white-ball format. Pandya also came up with a contribution through his bowling, taking a wicket.

Virat Kohli reached New York just a day prior to the match and was not fit to be drafted into the playing XI’s. Undeterred by the situation. India went for the aggressive approach of including Sanju Samson to open the batting. This decision, even though Yashasvi Jaiswal is part of the team, gives the impression that the Indian team intends to open with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the upcoming Group A matches.

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Mixed Outing for Shivam Dube

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Shivam Dube was decent on the field, though he had some good and bad moments on the field. There, he struggled with the bat, making only 14 runs out of 16 balls before getting out by Mahedi Hasan, captured by a magnificent boundary by Mahmudullah.

Dube was able to also bounce back and do a good job with the ball, especially getting two key wickets. For not bowling in any of the IPL 2024 seasons. Dube performance in this warm-up match may well lead to him being used as a bowler in the T20 World Cup.

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India’s Bowling Highlights and Team Strategy

In bowling last night’s, only Axar Patel got a wicket, with Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav bowling two wicket-less overs each. Coming on to bowling, the absence of Yuzvendra Chahal must be noted as he did not bowl a single delivery in that match.

Consequently, believing that the slow tracks will continue to be low in the USA, the management and the team India captain, Rohit Sharma with head coach Rahul Dravid might push the three-spinners into the playing eleven and Chahal sits at the last in this list.

This warm-up match victory puts India on the right path they will be taking as they begin their T20 World Cup journey. At this time, both Hardik Pandya and Rishabh Pant will have success in batting, an a, and some key decisions will be taken on the field which seems set for further battle. People would await the official matches hoping that the side would raise their performance, just like this.

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