India's Win over Bangladesh in 1st T20 - Key Takeaways

After dominating Bangladesh in the red-ball format, Team India has continued their winning streak in the shortest format of the game as well. They defeated the visitors in the 1st T20 fixture of the India vs Bangladesh T20 series at Gwalior on Sunday.

Team India won the toss and elected to bat first. The decision worked in favour of the team as the batter completed the chase comfortably. However, the onus of the win goes to the Indian bowlers as they controlled the fixture from the first ball and didn't allow the opposition batters to score a big number.

Arshdeep Singh started his T20 campaign on a positive note. He scalped 3 wickets in 3.5 overs at an economy of 3.65. Two early wickets from Singh gave momentum to the team and the rhythm continued in the middle overs as well.

The return of Varun Chakravarty was the highlight of the game. He also picked up 3 wickets in the match at an economy of 7.75 in 4 overs. Varun has the potential and if he continues the consistency, he might have a long-term prospect with the team this time.

The first T20 fixture also saw the return of Hardik Pandya. After some negative media headlines, it seems like Hardik Pandya is on his way to redemption. He contributed with a single wicket and scored 39 off 16 balls at a strike rate of 243.75. The fire is still burning in Pandya which might go a long way in the upcoming fixtures.

The match prediction for the 2nd T20 fixture between India and Bangladesh has been uploaded.

Head coach Gautam Gambhir and skipper Suryakumar Yadav have made some major changes in the team regarding the batting lineup that worked in favour of the men in blue. There are a few takeaways from India’s win and in this article, we have done a detailed analysis of the same.

The Indian betting apps have already uploaded the odds for the 2nd T20 fixture between India and Bangladesh.

India vs Bangladesh 1st T20 - Key Takeaways

1) Sanju Samson - A Top Order Prospect

One of the biggest changes in the batting lineup of Team India during the 1st T20 fixture was Sanju Samson's opening of the match for Team India. He gave a balanced start to the team and can be thought of as an opening batsman for future T20 fixtures.

While playing against Bangladesh, Sanju Samson scored 29 off 19 balls at a strike rate of 152.63. His innings included 6 boundaries and that put the bowlers on the back foot.

Sanju Samson T20i Batting Stats

2) Varun Chakravarthy’s Impressive Return

Varun Chakravarthy made his return to the T20 format for Team India after a huge gap of 3 years. He is known for his mystery spin bowling and that was visible on the ground against Bangladesh.

He is a late bloomer but even at the age of 33, Varun can play a key role for Team India. Varun was also the 2nd highest wicket-taker in IPL 2024.

Varun Chakravarthy T20i Bowling Stats

Varun Chakravarthy IPL 2024 Bowling Stats

3) Hardik Pandya Is Still a Match Winner

Hardik Pandya returned to team India after a few months of absence. He was out of action because of some personal issues and missed out on some crucial fixtures.

After going through a rough patch in his personal life, Hardik seems to have worked on himself and has clearly done wonders against Bangladesh.

Hardik Pandya 2024 T20i Bowling Stats

Hardik Pandya 2024 T20i Batting Stats

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