Bangladesh defeated Team India in Asia Cup 2023
Cricket Fantasy Prediction: Bangladesh defeated Team India in Asia Cup 2023, Shakib Al Hasan had already been ruled out of the Asia Cup, making Friday’s match a routine affair for India. However, for Bangladesh, it held great significance as a matter of honor. That’s why Mustafizur Rahman gave his all, and he reaped the rewards. In this farewell match, Shakibara came onto the field with the spirit of a Bengal Tiger, but it was Shubman Gill’s brilliant century that ultimately stole the show.
Bangladesh: 265/8 (Shakib-80, Hriday-54, Shardul-65/3)
India: 259/10 (Shubman-121, Akshar-42)
Bangladesh won by 6 runs
Rohit Sharma’s ticket to the final of the ongoing tournament had already been secured. Nevertheless, this match was not any less important for the Indian team. It presented a golden opportunity to assess the bench strength ahead of the ODI World Cup. In pursuit of this objective, Captain Rohit Sharma made five changes to the team, resting key players like Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, and Hardik Pandya. In their place, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Shami, and Shardul Thakur found themselves in the starting eleven. Despite the changes, victory eluded India, owing to the resilience of the Bangladeshi bowlers.
Rohit won the toss and chose to field first. Despite early wickets falling to Indian fast bowlers, Shakib played a captain’s innings, contributing 80 runs to Bangladesh’s total. Hridoy added 54 runs, setting a target of 266 runs for India. In the chase, Shubman Gill’s brilliant century wasn’t enough to secure victory for India.
As one Indian batsman after another struggled to make an impact, Shubman Gill stood tall, almost single-handedly holding up the innings. His century on that day also saw him join the ranks of Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli, crossing the 1000-run mark in a calendar year in the ODI format. Gill became the 13th Indian to achieve this milestone. Even without the support of the young talents, Akshar Patel battled on until the end. However, the efforts of Mustafizur (50/3), Mehdi Hasan (50/2), and debutant Tanzeem Hasan Shakib (32/2) curtailed India’s total to 259 runs.
It was reminiscent of a match 11 years ago when Bangladesh had defeated India at home in the Asia Cup, with Sachin Tendulkar scoring a century. Victory had seemed distant even on that day. Gill, on this day, followed in Sachin’s footsteps, but it wasn’t enough to secure a win. Despite these disappointments, Team India now has its sights set on the final against Sri Lanka on Sunday.
