CUTTACK: India defeated Bangladesh by seven wickets to safe their third consecutive win within the third T20 Cricket World Cup for the Blind on the Barabati Stadium on Tuesday.
Opting to discipline, India made early inroads by dismissing Bangladesh openers Salman and Abid inside three overs.
Bangladesh captain Md. Ashiqur Rahman and Md. Arif rebuilt their innings and stitched collectively 84 runs for the third wicket. The partnership was damaged within the thirteenth over when Arif was run out after scoring run-a-ball 33.
Ashiqur Rahman was then joined by Tanzil within the center and the pair batted until the top of the innings taking the overall to 166 with a partnership of 61 runs.
Ashiqur Rahman was dismissed within the final ball of the innings after scoring a nicely made 75 off 53 balls. Tanzil remained unbeaten at 20.
In reply, the Indian openers T Durga Rao and Nakula Badanayak made a rapid begin and scored 95 runs of 8.3 overs.
Nakula was the primary to be dismissed after scoring a fast 36 off 24 balls. Durga Rao (73) continued to attain runs at a brisk tempo. When he retired out within the twelfth over, India had been simply 15 runs away from the goal.
Captain Ajay Kumar Reddy and Sunil Ramesh completed the match with none additional hassle in 13.1 overs.
Brief Scores:
Bangladesh: 166 for 4 in 20 overs (Md. Ashiqur Rahman 75, Md. Arif 33) misplaced to India 167 for 3 in 13.1 overs (T Durga Rao 73, Nakula Badanayak 36).
Opting to discipline, India made early inroads by dismissing Bangladesh openers Salman and Abid inside three overs.
Bangladesh captain Md. Ashiqur Rahman and Md. Arif rebuilt their innings and stitched collectively 84 runs for the third wicket. The partnership was damaged within the thirteenth over when Arif was run out after scoring run-a-ball 33.
Ashiqur Rahman was then joined by Tanzil within the center and the pair batted until the top of the innings taking the overall to 166 with a partnership of 61 runs.
Ashiqur Rahman was dismissed within the final ball of the innings after scoring a nicely made 75 off 53 balls. Tanzil remained unbeaten at 20.
In reply, the Indian openers T Durga Rao and Nakula Badanayak made a rapid begin and scored 95 runs of 8.3 overs.
Nakula was the primary to be dismissed after scoring a fast 36 off 24 balls. Durga Rao (73) continued to attain runs at a brisk tempo. When he retired out within the twelfth over, India had been simply 15 runs away from the goal.
Captain Ajay Kumar Reddy and Sunil Ramesh completed the match with none additional hassle in 13.1 overs.
Brief Scores:
Bangladesh: 166 for 4 in 20 overs (Md. Ashiqur Rahman 75, Md. Arif 33) misplaced to India 167 for 3 in 13.1 overs (T Durga Rao 73, Nakula Badanayak 36).