India vs Bangladesh Highlights 3rd T20I: A record-breaking night for India in Hyderabad here as Sanju Samson (111) and Suryakumar Yadav (75) powered the Men in Blue to the highest T20I score by a Test-playing nation – 297/6 in 20 overs. The Bangladesh batters had a tall task ahead of themselves and they crumbled under pressure and went on to lose the match by 133 runs.
Samson breached his triple-figure mark in a mere 40 balls as he finished with 111 off 47 balls with eight sixes and 11 fours, putting on 173 runs from 70 balls with skipper Suryakumar Yadav (75).
Towards the end, Hardik Pandya (47 off 18 balls, 4x4s, 4x6s) and Riyan Parag (34 off 13 balls, 1x4s, 4x6s) punished the Bangladesh bowlers further, putting on 70 runs for the fourth wicket.
In reply, Bangladesh managed 164-7 to go down by 133 runs in what was former skipper Mahmudullah Riyad’s last T20 for the nation.
Mahmudullah made eight before he fell to speedster Mayank Yadav and walked off with a smile and pat on the back by India skipper Suryakumar Yadav.
India captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and elected to bat against Bangladesh in their third T20I. India made one change to their playing XI with Ravi Bishnoi replacing seamer Arshdeep Singh, while Bangladesh made two changes.
“Mr. Harshit Rana was unavailable for selection for the third T20I due to a viral infection and did not travel with the team to the stadium,” the BCCI informed shortly after the toss.
Suryakumar Yadav and Co. look to extend their domination over Bangladesh in the final T20I of the series at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. Team India produced stellar performances in the first two matches to blow away the Bangla Tigers, who failed to match the intensity. The Indian batters adopted a fearless batting approach as the Bangladesh bowlers were completely clueless about countering them.
The only thing which didn’t work for India in the first two matches was the opening pair, as the pressure is now mounting heavily on Samson to prove his worth in the last T20I. Samson has not been able to prove his consistency in the Indian colours, and once again, he is on the cusp of getting dropped. Samson played a desperate aerial shot to break free but didn’t judge the ball and only managed to chip it straight to Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto at mid-off for just 10. The wicketkeeper batter also failed to convert a good start into a big score in the series opener and was dismissed for 29.
Meanwhile, Abhishek also failed to get going in the first two matches and now will be desperate to unleash his fearless batting approach in Hyderabad, where he scored a plethora of runs in IPL this year. The Indian team think-tank will decide whether to hand a match to some other worthy names on the bench like leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi and all-rounder Harshit Rana.
It’s clear that Gambhir and his colleagues in the backroom have set in motion the process of finding able support cast to frontline players keeping in mind the long-term goals such as the ICC event next year.
Be it pacer Mayank Yadav or spinner Varun Chakravarthy, Gambhir wants to take a closer look at them and assess their readiness for the sterner assays ahead.
They haven’t been disappointing either in this series.
Mayank, who missed a lot of action since IPL 2024 due to an injury, bowled at over 150 clicks while Chakravarthy returned with a three-wicket haul in his first outing in blue in three years at Gwalior.
Meanwhile, it is going to be the last T20I match of former Bangladesh skipper Mahmudullah who has announced his retirement from the shortest format.
The 38-year-old asserted that he had already decided to bid adieu to the shortest format before the start of the series, as he will now shift his focus completely to ODIs.
“I am retiring from T20I cricket after the last game of this series. I was pre-decided before coming here,” Mahmudullah said. “I had a chat with my family. I spoke to the coach [Chandika Hathurusinghe], captain [Najmul Hossain Shanto], chief selector [Gazi Ashraf Hossain] and the board president [Faruque Ahmed] as well. I think it is the right time to move on from this format for me and the team. Especially with the World Cup coming up in less than two years. I will concentrate on the one-day game,” he told reporters on the eve of the 2nd T20I against India.
Key Highlights of India vs Bangladesh 3rd T20I
– India (297/6) beat Bangladesh (164/7) by 133 runs to complete a 3-0 series sweep
– Mayank Yadav struck on the first ball of the Bangladesh innings and dismissed Parvez Hossain Emon for a golden duck.
– India post 297/6 (S Samson 111, S Yadav 75; T Sakib 3/66) in 20 overs vs Bangladesh in Hyderabad. The Men in Blue registered the highest team total in T20Is by a Test-playing nation.
– Sanju Samson slammed a 40-ball century in the 13th over.
– Suryakumar Yadav smashed 23-ball fifty.
– Sanju Samson smashed Rishad Hossain for five sixes in an over.
– Sanju Samson smashed 22-ball half-century.
– 82 runs in powerplay for India.
– No debut for Harshit Rana as he is down with a viral infection. Ravi Bishnoi replaced Arshdeep Singh.
– Suryakumar Yadav elected to bat first in Hyderabad.
