NEW DELHI: Hardik Pandya blasted an unbeaten 16-ball 39 after a stunning present from the top-order batters within the Powerplay as India romped to a straightforward seven-wicket win over Bangladesh within the T20I sequence opener in Gwalior on Sunday.
Chasing a modest goal of 128, India batters went out all weapons blazing towards the Bangladesh bowlers, taking the aspect throughout the finish-line in mere 11.5 overs in a lop-sided contest.
Within the chase, swashbuckling Hardik was at his best possible as he took the opposition bowlers to the cleaners, whacking 5 fours and two sixes in his blitz that got here at a strike charge of over 243.
In his brutal assault, Hardik’s one explicit no-look ramp shot impressed everybody.
With India approaching the goal, Bangladesh bowler Taskin Ahmed dug in a pointy bouncer, angling in and Hardik, with absolute ease and perfection, executed the no-look ramp over the keeper.
Understanding that he had delivered an ideal shot, Hardik did not even look again and as an alternative saved his eyes on the bowler.
Following his cool no-look shot, Hardik fired a few extra boundaries to wrap up India’s chase and seal a 1-0 lead within the three-match sequence.
Earlier, world champions India, having rested a number of first-choice gamers, bowled out Bangladesh for 127.
Put in to bat within the sequence opener, Bangladesh batters faltered one after one other as left-arm seamer Arshdeep Singh (3/14) and comeback man Varun Chakravarthy (3/31) bagged three-fors.
Touring captain Najmul Shanto made 27 and Mehidy Hasan made 35* however didn’t get any help from others.
India misplaced opener Abhishek Sharma (16) within the second over however Sanju Samson and skipper Suryakumar Yadav chipped in with breezy totals of 29 runs every in India’s dazzling present in Powerplay.
Debutant Nitish Kumar Reddy remained unbeaten on 16 and watched from the opposite finish as Pandya completed the sport in model.
