The Indian team was defeated by 6 runs against Bangladesh in the Super 4 of the Asia Cup 2023. In this match, Team India had a target of winning by 266 runs, but the team was limited to 259 runs. Due to the loss in this match, the Indian team’s preparation for the World Cup is definitely in question. In this Asian Cup, Team India had a chance to chase the target after Nepal for the first time in the game but except Shubman Gill, all other batsmen were disappointed with their performance.
While chasing the target against Bangladesh, Team India lost their first wicket in the form of captain Rohit Sharma, who returned to the pavilion without opening the account. Tilak Verma, who made his ODI debut, also got out after scoring five runs. KL Rahul also lost his wicket under the pressure of the continuously increasing run rate. Ishan Kishan clearly struggled against the Bangladesh spin bowlers.
While Suryakumar Yadav, who got the chance after a long time, also lost his wicket at the crucial moment. Apart from Gill, this performance by the team’s key batsmen in pursuit of the target is definitely a cause for concern for everyone.
In this match, the Bangladesh team had lost 4 wickets at once, resulting in a score of 59. But from here the team managed to reach a score of 265 in 50 overs. The main reason for this was that Team India’s bowlers were unable to put any significant pressure on the Bangladesh batsmen in the middle overs, giving them a chance of a comeback.
Team India’s line-up was also very poor in this game. Tilak Verma and Suryakumar Yadav dropped easy catches at crucial moments. At the same time, KL Rahul, who played the role of wicketkeeper, left an easy catch from Shakib Al Hasan behind the wicket. After that, he managed to form a century partnership with Hridaya and also played an innings of 80 runs.