India beat Bangladesh by seven wickets and took a 1-0 lead in the ongoing T20I series at Shrimant Madhavrao Scindia Stadium in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh on Sunday.
Pacer Mayank Yadav made a promising debut with spinner Varun Chakravarthy’s T20I comeback, India secured this lead over visitors Bangladesh.
India bowled out Bangladesh for 127 and then chased down the target of 128 with 49 balls to spare.
Asked to bat first, Bangladesh were in early trouble at 14 for two with left-arm seamer Arshdeep Singh (3/14) removing both openers Litton Das and Parvez Hossain Emon.
Skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto made 27 off 25 balls and Mehidy Hasan Miraz contributed 35 in 32 deliveries.
Varun Chakravarthy (3/31), Mayank Yadav (1/21) and Washington Sundar (1/12) picked up wickets in the middle overs to keep India in total control of the game.
The 22-year-old Yadav did not disappoint in his first competitive outing in over five months.
He displayed a serious pace in his opening bowl of 2-1-3-1.
Major concerns were raised about his long-term fitness following a side strain, however, his hitting speeds of 145.7 kmph and 148.7 kmph in his first two overs removed all the doubts.
Hardik Pandya too chipped in with a wicket towards the end.
With the bat, Pandya remained unbeaten for 39 runs off 16, while Sanju Samson and skipper Suryakumar Yadav both got out after scoring 29.
The match marked the return of international cricket to Gwalior after 14 years.
The man of the match of the first T20I was Arshdeep Singh.
Brief scores: Bangladesh: 127 all out in 19.5 overs (Najmul Hossain Shanto 27, Mehidy Hasan Miraz 35 not out; Arshdeep Singh 3/14, Varun Chakravarthy 3/31).
India: 132/3 in 11.5 overs (Hardik Pandya not out 39, Sanju Samson 29, Suryakumar Yadav 29).
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