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India vs Bangladesh T20 WC 2016: Head to Head in T20Is, Match Records and Facts

India had defeated Bangladesh in the Asia Cup final

Team India who previously lost their opening match of this world cricketing event against New Zealand at Nagpur has come back strongly into the tournament after defeating their arch rivals, Pakistan by 6 wickets at the Eden Gardens.

Bangladesh, however, have their backs against the wall after having lost their first couple of matches of the Super 10 stage of the tournament. They lost their matches against Pakistan by 55 runs and Australia by 3 wickets and now find themselves in a spot of bother.

Here is an India-Bangladesh Overall Figure in T20Is:

TeamsSpanMatchesWonLostTiedNRW/LInningsHighest ScoreLowest Score
India2006-2016714326111.6156921874
Bangladesh2006-2016612039020.5266819078

Bangladesh has previously faced India four times. The ‘Men in Blue’ have emerged victorious on all four occasions, the most recent being at the final of Asia Cup 2016 in Dhaka where they clinched their sixth Asia Cup title by winning the ultimate match of the tournament by 8 wickets.

Here is the India vs Bangladesh Head-to-Head Statistic in T20Is:

ResultMarginTossFirst BattingGroundMatch Date
India won25 runsIndia wonIndiaNottingham6 June 2009
India won8 wicketsIndia wonBangladeshDhaka28 March 2014
India won45 runsBangladesh wonIndiaDhaka24 February 2016
India won8 wicketsIndia wonBangladeshDhaka6 March 2016
India won1 runBangladesh wonIndiaBangalore24 March 2016

Here are the summaries of a couple interesting matches between India vs Bangladesh: 

  1.  ICC T20 World Cup 2009, Group Stage match:

India encountered Bangladesh at the fourth match of the Group A fixture at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. The Indian skipper, MS Dhoni having won the toss decided to bat first. The Indians stacked up a total of 180 runs thanks to a brisk 50 by Gautam Gambhir, who along with Rohit Sharma provided India with a solid start. Yuvraj Singh's 41 off just 18 balls also helped the ‘Men in Blue’ to put a humongous total on the scoreboard.

In reply, the Bangladeshis could manage a mere 155. Junaid Siddique tried to put up some defense against the Indian bowling line-up but, unfortunately, succumbed to Pragyan Ojha. The left-arm spinner managed to scalp four Bangladeshi wickets as India won the match by 25 runs.

Brief scores: India 180/5 in 20 overs [Gautam Gambhir 50 (46), Yuvraj Singh 41 (18), Rohit Sharma 36 (23); Naeem Islam 3-0-32-2, Shakib Al Hasan 4-0-24-1, Shahadat Hossain 3-0-31-1] beat Bangladesh 155/8 in 20 overs [Junaid Siddique 41 (22), Naeem Islam 28 (17), Raqibul Hasan 16 (20); Pragyan Ojha 4-0-21-4, Ishant Sharma 4-0-34-2, Zaheer Khan 3-0-26-1]

  1. Asia Cup 2016, Group Stage match:

India and Bangladesh took on each other in the inaugural match of the Asia Cup 2016 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur. MS Dhoni, the captain once again won the toss and decided to have a go with the willow. The ‘Men in Blue’ were off to a shaky start following the early dismissal of Shikhar Dhawan. However, they managed to put on a respectable score of 166 runs on the board courtesy a 55-ball 80 from Rohit Sharma and an 18-ball 31 from Hardik Pandya. Al-Amin Hossain was the pick of the bowlers with a figure of 4-0-37-3.

The Bangladeshi batsmen stuttered throughout the run-chase as they could only put up 121 runs on the scoreboard. Sabbir Rahman's 32-ball 44 is the only innings worth mentioning as Mushfiqur Rahim was the second-highest run scorer of the innings with a mere 16. Ashish Nehra picked up three wickets in his allotted four overs while Bumrah, Pandya, and Ashwin chipped in with a wicket each.

Brief score: India 166/6 in 20 overs [Rohit Sharma 83 (55), Hardik Pandya 31 (18), Yuvraj Singh 15 (16); Al-Amin Hossain 4-0-37-3, Mahmudullah 2-0-9-1, Shakib Al-Hasan 3-0-15-1] beat Bangladesh 121/7 in 20 overs [Sabbir Rahman 44 (32), Mushfiqur Rahim 16* (17), Taskin Ahmed 15* (15); Ashish Nehra 4-0-23-3, Jaspreet Bumrah 4-0-23-1, Hardik Pandya 4-0-23-1]

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