After facing defeat against South Africa, India bounced back on Wednesday after defeating Bangladesh by 5 runs (DLS method) in the Cricket T20 World Cup 2022. India has now reached the top of the points table with this win.
The match was interrupted by expected rains, which destabilized the impressive start of the innings by Bangladesh. Litton Das was playing a blinder knock against India and made 60 runs in just 27 balls.
When the rain interrupted the match, Bangladesh was 17 runs ahead of the DLS par score. The match resumed at 4:50 PM IST, with Bangladesh setting a revised target of 151 in 16 overs. Das, who gave Bangladesh a promising start in the powerplay, was out in the eighth over by KL Rahul who struck a brilliant direct hit to dismiss the on-song batter.
Virat Kohli once again remained undefeated and played a beautiful inning of 64 runs. Indian opener KL Rahul was back in much-required form as he completed contributed 50 runs on 32 balls. India came in a comfortable position after a stable partnership between Kohli and Rahul.
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