India totally destroyed Bangladesh in the first T20I of three-match series at Gwalior on Sunday, October 6. Chasing 128, hosts roared through 132 for 3 in just 11.5 overs, mainly due to few explosive hits from Hardik Pandya. He remained unbeaten with 39 from 16 balls, he hit five fours and two sixes that was all that was needed for victory winning with a six. Suryakumar Yadav too, made a respectable score, 29 off 14 balls with two fours and three sixes. Indian bowlers totally shattered the Bangladeshi line-up as they bowled the host out for 127 in 19.5 overs. The T20I skipper, Suryakumar utilized six bowlers. He heaved high praise on bowling depth and said that it makes it tough to decide on the field.

Suryakumar Yadav On Selection Of Bowlers

“We just tried to back our skills and what we decided in our team meetings, it worked out. The way the guys showed character playing on a new ground and the way we batted, it was great. It’s a good headache to have when you are on the field on whom to bowl. Every time you have an extra option, it’s a good thing. You learn something new every new game. There are always a few areas to improve on, we will sit down and talk about it in the next game,” he said.

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Arshdeep Singh and Varun Chakravarthy snatched three wickets each for India. Chakravarthy achieved his career-best T20I figures of 3 for 31 on a return to international cricket after 1,066 days. Hardik Pandya and Washington Sundar shared one scalp each. Debutant Mayank Yadav opened his account with a wicket. Nitish Kumar Reddy also bowled two overs as part of the Indian cricket side.