Vinay Kumar
The match played between India and Bangladesh on Wednesday, November 2 was very exciting and breath taking. The last ball had made the hearts of crores of sports lovers fast and this ball gave victory to Team India. However, while chasing runs for 6 overs of a power play, Bangladesh opener two scored 60 runs at an average of 10 runs per over. Due to which Team India got sweaty. Let’s find out the biggest turning point of this photo finish win.
Batting first in today’s match of India vs Bangladesh T20 World Cup, India scored 184 runs in 20 overs for the loss of 6 wickets and gave Bangladesh a target of 185 runs in 20 overs to win. But, chasing the target, Bangladesh’s opener pair of Liton Das and Nazmul Hossain Shanto scored 66 runs in 7 overs without losing any wicket. But, then the rain disturbed. After which the match was stopped for some time due to rain and the match was reduced to 16 overs and Bangladesh got the target of 151 runs.
Liton Das completed his half-century in just 21 balls while batting with a bang. He scored a total of 60 runs in 27 balls and was run out. After that the Indian bowlers wreaked havoc on Bangladesh. Wickets started falling. After the game that started after 66 runs, 6 wickets were taken during the 79 runs.
KL Rahul’s direct hit became the turning point of the match
When the game resumed after rain, on the second ball of the 8th over of the innings, Liton Das fell victim to a direct hit throw by KL Rahul for taking 2 runs with a shot towards deep midwicket. He got run out. This throw of KL Rahul was the spark of victory for Team India, which later proved to be the torch of victory. Liton Das played an inning of 60 runs in 27 balls. India broke the pair of openers who were batting dangerously. Then there was a flurry of wickets.
In this match, India had given a big target to Bangladesh. Virat Kohli’s bat roared once again from India’s side. In this match, he scored 64 runs in 44 balls at a strike rate of 145.45 with the help of 1 six and 8 fours and remained not out. This also became a foundation for India’s victory. For this outstanding performance, he was awarded the Virat Kohli ‘Player of the Match T20 World Cup, 2022’.
The dangerous bowling of Arshdeep Singh quickly opened the door to India’s victory. He took 2 wickets. Yes, KL Rahul, who failed in three matches, returned to form in this match and hit a fifty. He scored 50 runs in 32 balls with the help of 3 fours and 4 sixes and contributed a lot in giving a big target to Bangladesh. The deadly bowling of Hardik Pandya also brought a new twist in the victory. Hardik raised the bed of Bangladesh by taking 2 wickets.