The India vs Bangladesh T20 World Cup 2024 warm-up on the Nassau County Worldwide Cricket Stadium, New York on Saturday had a number of constructive for Rohit Sharma and Co. Rishabh Pant was again in India colors for a very long time and he dazzled with a high quality half-century. Although Virat Kohli didn’t play, Pant’s innings in addition to some fiery bowling from Arshdeep Singh assured the Indian staff administration that they’re transferring in proper path. Suryakumar Yadav too did properly by scoring a 18-ball 31.
Nevertheless, the participant whose efficiency was most talked about was Hardik Pandya‘s. The Indian cricket staff vice-captain struggled with kind on the IPL 2024. However in opposition to Bangladesh, he struck a quick-fire 23-ball 40. Coming to bat at No. 6, Pandya’s innings included 4 sixes and two fours. The spotlight was his three straight sixes in opposition to Tanvir Islam.
The innings prompted the web to say that Pandya has left the Mumbai Indians days behind.
WELL PLAYED, HARDIK PANDYA..!!!
40* (23) with 2 fours and 4 sixes – smashed 3 sixes in a row, an awesome information for India simply earlier than the World Cup, in kind Hardik will probably be an awesome asset for India. pic.twitter.com/RKH31VBPXu
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) June 1, 2024
Hardik Pandya :-
For India >>>> For Mumbai Indians pic.twitter.com/PgiUwtjeAI
— Aufridi Chumtya (@ShuhidAufridi) June 1, 2024
HARDIK HIMANSHU PANDYA#HardikPandya#MumbaiIndians pic.twitter.com/cWIXo3Hoei
— 18 NATIONS (@18nations) June 1, 2024
Rishabh Pant strengthened his declare for a berth in India’s taking part in 11 for the T20 World Cup because the first-choice wicketkeeper batter when he made a flowing fifty to information his facet to 182 for 5 in opposition to Bangladesh in a warm-up match on Saturday.
Pant, who was making his India comeback after that horrific automobile accident in December 2022, retired after making 53 (32b, 4×4, 4×6) on a barely sluggish pitch.
However the knock has actually given him an edge over Sanju Samson within the perceived competitors for the wicketkeeper-batter slot.
Samson too performed the match as opener together with skipper Rohit Sharma (23, 19b, 2×4, 1×6) as Virat Kohli, who was anticipated to open, skipped the match after he arrived right here solely on Friday.
Nevertheless, Samson, who had a high quality run within the IPL for Rajasthan Royals, was trapped in entrance of the wicket for a 6-ball 1 by left-arm pacer Shoriful Islam.
There have been additionally useful contributions by Suryakumar Yadav (31, 18b, 4×4) and Hardik Pandya (40 not out, 23b, 2×4, 4×6) as India moved to a aggressive complete regardless of not having any single massive partnership of their innings.
With PTI inputs
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