Asian Games 2023: Team India one step away from gold, beats Bangladesh in 9.2 overs in semi-finals

 

The Indian cricket team has entered the final by defeating Bangladesh by 9 wickets in the semi-final match of the Asian Games Men's T-20 International 2023 being played at the Pingfeng Campus Cricket Field in Guangzhou on Friday (6 October). India won by scoring 97 runs at the loss of 1 wicket in 9.2 overs.

Chasing the target, India suffered a setback in the very first over and Yashasvi Jaiswal (0), who had scored a century in the last match, returned to the pavilion without opening the account. After this, the pair of captain Ruturaj Gaikwad and Tilav Verma batted in a stormy manner and made a winning partnership of 97 runs for the second wicket. Tilak completed his half-century in 25 balls and played an unbeaten inning of 55 runs, in which he hit 2 fours and 6 sixes. Whereas Gaikwad scored unbeaten 40 runs in 26 balls with the help of 2 fours and 3 sixes. 

After losing the toss and being invited to bat first, Bangladesh had a slow and poor start and suffered the first blow at a total score of 18 runs. After this, wickets kept falling at short intervals. Top scorer Jakar Ali scored unbeaten 24 runs and Parvez Hussain Emon scored 23 runs, while Raqibul Hasan scored 14 runs. Apart from this, no other batsman from Bangladesh could reach double figures. Due to which Bangladesh scored 96 runs at the loss of 9 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs.

While bowling brilliantly for India, R Sai Kishore took 3 wickets, Washington Sundar took 2 wickets, Tilak Verma, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh and Shahbaz Ahmed took 1 wicket each.