What happened last time when India took on Bangladesh in T20I game in New Delhi?

India and Bangladesh got down to action to play the three-match T20I series on Sunday in Gwalior. Suryakumar Yadav and his men won the game by 7 wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the series. The second game of the series will be played on Wednesday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. 

The venue has a lot of happy memories for the visiting side. It is at the same stadium that Bangladesh beat India for the first time in a T20I game. Bangladesh had won the game by 7 wickets to take an early lead in the three-match series. 

Rohit Sharma was leading team India with Virat Kohli being rested for the series. Mahmudullah was leading the visiting side as he won the toss and chose to bowl first. Interestingly, Washington Sundar is the only player from India who is still part of the 2024 series. 

Bangladesh’s only T20I win against India takes place in New Delhi

After being put into bat, India managed to score 148/6 from their 20 overs. Skipper Rohit Sharma scored 9 off 5 balls before he was out LBW to Shaiful Islam. KL Rahul batting at 3 scored 15 off 17 balls with 2 fours being dismissed by Aminul Islam. 

Shreyas Iyer and Shikhar Dhawan added 34 runs for the 3rd wicket in 23 balls. That stand was broken when Aminul Islam had Iyer caught by Mohammad Naim. Shreyas Iyer scored 22 runs from 13 balls with 2 fours and a six, 

India’s best batter was Shikhar Dhawan who scored 41 before he was run out. His knock came off 42 balls with 3 fours and a six. Rishabh Pant scored 27 off 26 balls but couldn’t get going. Shafiul Islam got Pant’s wicket in the 19th over before Krunal Pandya and Washington Sundar gave the home team the finishing touches. 

Deepak Chahar gave India its first wicket when he had Litton Das caught by KL Rahul for 7. Mohammad Naim and Soumya Sarkar added 46 runs for the 2nd wicket to put Bangladesh on track. Yuzvendra Chahal broke that stand when he had Naim caught by Dhawan for 26. 

Soumya Sarkar was joined by Mushfiqur Rahim as the pair added 60 runs for the 3rd wicket in 49 balls. Khaleel Ahmed castled Sarkar for 39 runs from 35 balls with one four and 2 sixes. 

Mushfiqur Rahim was the best batter for Bangladesh as he was not out on 60 off 43 balls with 8 fours and a six. Mahmudullah the skipper for visiting side scored 15 off 7 balls with one four and one six to help Bangladesh record their only win against India in the T20I format.