India will square off against Bangladesh in the third T20I at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad on Saturday. The home team took an unassailable lead of 2-0 in the series after winning the previous match by 86 runs.
Nitish Reddy and Rinku Singh were able to deliver the goods with the bat after India were reduced to 41-3. Reddy scored a fine knock of 74 runs whereas Singh added 53 runs. Furthermore, the Indian bowlers were right on the money once again.
Bangladesh, on the other hand, need to come up with an improved performance with the bat.
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Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav needs 31 runs to reach the 2500-run mark in T20Is.
Rinku Singh needs 29 runs to complete 500 runs in T20Is.
Ravi Bishnoi needs two wickets to complete 50 wickets in T20Is.
Sanju Samson needs 17 runs to complete 500 runs in T20Is.
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto needs 54 runs to complete 1000 runs in T20Is.
Litton Das needs 38 runs to complete 2000 runs in the shortest format. The right-hander also requires one more boundary to reach 200 fours in T20Is.
Shoriful Islam needs four wickets to complete 50 scalps in T20Is.
India Squad: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (WK), Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Riyan Parag, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakaravarthy, JItesh Sharma (WK), Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Mayank Yadav.
Bangladesh squad: Najmul Hossain Shanto (Captain), Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Parvez Hossain Emon, Tawhid Hridoy, Mahmud Ullah, Litton Kumer Das, Jaker Ali Anik, Mehidy Hassan Miraz, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Rakibul Hasan.
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