Third T20: India eye series sweep: Team India will look to secure a clean sweep against Bangladesh in the third and final T20 international in Hyderabad today (Saturday). Surya Brigade won the series with ease in the first two matches. The match will start at 7 pm India time. India won 2-0 in both Test matches and will now leave no stone unturned to win 3-0 in the T20 series.
By resting some key players, the Indian team gave opportunities to young players in this T20 series, and they fully implemented head coach Gautam Gambhir’s strategy and showed a winning spirit. India’s aggressive cricketing approach to victory in the second Test against Bangladesh in Kanpur a few days ago was indicative of the team’s new approach.
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Gambhir keeps a close eye on these players
Considering that important competitions such as the Champions League will be held next year, the team management is also focusing on preparing some good options. Be it fast bowler Mayank Yadav or spin bowler Varun Chakraborty, Gambhir is keeping a close eye on their performance and these players have not disappointed their head coach.
Mayank will be unable to play most of the matches after IPL 2024 due to injury, but in this series, he showed his skills with the ball by bowling at a speed of 150 kmph. Chakraborty took 3 wickets in his first match in Gwalior and successfully returned to the national team after a gap of 3 years.
The team management will also keep a close eye on the performance of all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy, who besides smashing an explosive 74 runs in 34 balls in the second T20 in Delhi He took two wickets.
Amid these positives, the performance of Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma in the first round will be a matter of concern for the team. Samson was given the chance to open the batting but the Kerala wicketkeeper-batsman failed to capitalize on the opportunity. not yet. He scored 29 points in the first game and 10 points in the second game.
Sanju and Abhishek have to create an explosion
If Samson gets a chance here, he will have to exploit it at any cost as the team management can also give a chance to Jitesh Sharma, the other wicketkeeper-batsman in the team .
The team management is also expecting a good innings from Abhishek in the second opener, who has scored only 15 and 16 points in the first two games so far.
Apart from this, the Indian team management may also consider giving opportunities to leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi and all-rounder Harshit Rana.
As far as Bangladesh is concerned, the batsmen have let them down so far. Senior batsmen like captain Nazmul Hussain Shanto and Liton Das will have to perform well if they are to achieve their only victory in this tour.
The participating teams are as follows:
India: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Riyan Parag, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakraborty, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Mayank Yadav, Tilak Verma.
Bangladesh: Nazmul Hussain Shanto (captain), Tanjid Hassan Tamim, Parvez Hussain Amon, Tauhid Hridoy, Mahmoud Ullah, Liton Das, Jakhar Ali Anik, Mahdi Hasan Miraj, Rishad Hussain, Mustafizur Rahman , Taskin Ahmed, Shoreef Islam, Tanzeem Hassan Saqib, Rakibul Hassan.
