IND vs BAN 2nd T20 highlights: Nitish, Rinku shine in India's 86-run win

India vs Bangladesh 2nd T20 Highlights: India displayed a commanding performance yet again and took an unassailable 2-0 lead in a three-match series before heading to Hyderabad for the third T20

Bangladesh's dismal India tour continued as Najmul Hossain Shanto's side suffered an 86-run defeat against India at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Wednesday (October 19). Despite Shanto candidly admitting after their shambolic defeat in Gwalior that his team did not know how to chase 180 runs, their approach while chasing 222 runs in this match clearly demonstrated the need for a better strategy if they hope to compete against strong teams like India.

"We play on 140-150-run wickets at home. Our batters don't know how to score 180 runs. I won't solely blame the wickets, but we have to consider both skills and mentality," Shanto said in the post-match press conference following their defeat in Gwalior.

Chasing the large target, the Bangla Tigers made a sedate start, with openers Parvez Hossain Emon and Litton Das putting together 20 runs in 15 balls before Arshdeep Singh bowled Emon. Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto was dismissed by Washington Sundar, while Litton Das was clean-bowled by Varun Chakravarthy, leaving Bangladesh at 42-3 inside six overs. The visitors' chase never gained momentum after that, and they continued losing wickets at regular intervals.

Bangladesh eventually managed to score 135-9 in their 20 overs.

Bangladesh Inning
135-9 (20 ov) CRR:6.75
Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Parvez Hossain Emon	b A Singh	16	12	3	0	133.33
Litton Das (WK)	b V Chakravarthy	14	11	0	1	127.27
Najmul Hossain Shanto (C)	c H Pandya b W Sundar	11	7	2	0	157.14
Towhid Hridoy	b A Sharma	2	6	0	0	33.33
Mehidy Hasan Miraz	c (sub R Bishnoi) b R Parag	16	16	1	0	100
Mahmudullah	c R Parag b N K Reddy	41	39	0	3	105.13
Jaker Ali Anik	c W Sundar b M Yadav	1	2	0	0	50
Rishad Hossain	c H Pandya b V Chakravarthy	9	10	2	0	90
Tanzim Sakib	c H Pandya b N K Reddy	8	10	1	0	80
Taskin Ahmed	Not out	5	7	0	0	71.43
Mustafizur Rahman	Not out	1	2	0	0	50
Extras	11 (b 4, Ib 3, w 2, nb 2, p 0)
Total	135 (9 wkts, 20 Ov)
Bowler	O	R	W	NB	WD	ECO
Arshdeep Singh	3	26	1	0	0	8.67
Nitish Kumar Reddy	4	23	2	0	0	5.75
Washington Sundar	1	4	1	0	0	4
Varun Chakravarthy	4	19	2	0	0	4.75
Abhishek Sharma	2	10	1	0	0	5
Mayank Yadav	4	30	1	1	2	7.5
Riyan Parag	2	16	1	1	0	8

India’s biggest win in T20I by runs
Opponent	Margin of victory	Year
New Zealand	168	2023
Ireland	143	2018
India	101	2022
Sri Lanka	93	2017
Sri Lanka	91	2023
England	90	2012
Sri Lanka	88	2017

Put into bat, Sanju Samson blasted two boundaries, and Abhishek Sharma hit one in the first over against Mehidy Hasan Miraz. However, when the pacers bowled in tandem, the pitch revealed its dual nature, making it difficult for the batters to hit through the line. Samson became a victim of the dual-paced Kotla wicket, as he was caught at mid-off while attempting to hit Taskin Ahmed for a boundary in the second over.

Samson's opening partner, Abhishek Sharma, hit three boundaries before being clean-bowled by Tanzim Hasan Sakib's raw pace (147.2 kmph). India captain Suryakumar Yadav also struggled with the dual nature of the wicket, and his 10-ball innings of 8 runs was cut short when Mustafizur Rahman had him caught by Shanto at mid-off.

With three top-order batters back in the pavilion, youngsters Nitish Kumar Reddy and Rinku Singh steadied the innings by milking the Bangladeshi bowlers for singles and taking 10-15 balls to stabilise the Indian innings. Meanwhile, the Kotla wicket, which had last hosted a match a month ago, began to settle. A no-ball from Tanzid started India’s resurgence. Nitish Reddy, who hit that no-ball for six, did not stop there. He was 13 off 13 balls but scored 37 runs in his next 14 deliveries, completing his maiden international fifty.

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Rinku also joined the assault, taking the Bangladeshi bowlers to task, forming a 108-run partnership off 49 balls for the fourth wicket with Reddy.

Nitish returned to the pavilion after scoring 74 runs off 34 balls, including seven sixes and four boundaries. Rinku reached his fifty in 29 balls, hitting five fours and three sixes.

By the 17th over, both Nitish and Rinku were back in the pavilion, having provided an ideal platform for Hardik Pandya and Riyan Parag.

The duo made full use of this foundation, hammering the Bangladeshi bowlers all over the park. Hardik continued his form from Gwalior, scoring 32 off 19 balls (two fours and two sixes).

Parag smashed two sixes before being dismissed by Tanzim Hasan Sakib.

Rishad Hossain bowled the 20th over and picked three wickets—Hardik Pandya, Varun Chakravarthy, and Arshdeep Singh—conceding only eight runs, including a six to Arshdeep.

India Inning
221-9 (20 ov) CRR:11.05
Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Sanju Samson (WK)	c NH Shanto b T Ahmed	10	7	2	0	142.86
Abhishek Sharma	b T Sakib	15	11	3	0	136.36
Suryakumar Yadav (C)	c NH Shanto b M Rahman	8	10	1	0	80
Nitish Kumar Reddy	c MH Miraz b M Rahman	74	34	4	7	217.65
Rinku Singh	c J Ali b T Ahmed	53	29	5	3	182.76
Hardik Pandya	c MH Miraz b MR Hossain	32	19	2	2	168.42
Riyan Parag	c M Mahmudullah b T Sakib	15	6	0	2	250
Washington Sundar	Not out	0	0	0	0	0
Varun Chakravarthy	c PH Emon b MR Hossain