India vs Bangladesh 2024, 1st T20I: Toss result and playing 11s for today’s match, umpires list, and pitch report
India will take on Bangladesh in the first T20I of the three-match series at the New Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Stadium in Gwalior on Sunday, October 6. The game will mark international cricket's return to Gwalior after 14 years. The last time an international game was played in the city, Sachin Tendulkar scored the first ODI double ton against South Africa at the Captain Roop Singh Stadium.
The Men in Blue will look to continue the impressive form they displayed under Suryakumar Yadav in Sri Lanka. The captain has been in tremendous form in the T20I format over the last couple of years. The hosts, however, will be without a number of their big names, which could pose a challenge to the skipper.
With the regulars being rested, Sanju Samson will get an opportunity to open the innings. Further, the likes of Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, and Riyan Parag would love to grab their chances. The selectors have also handed a maiden India call-up to speedster Mayank Yadav, who made a big impact in IPL 2024 despite playing only a handful of games.
Today's IND vs BAN toss result
India have won the toss and have opted to bowl first. Suryakumar Yadav said:
“Looks little humid and I don't think there's going to be any change [in the pitch] later on.”
The Men in Blue have handed debut caps to Mayank Yadav and Nitish Kumar Reddy. Bangladesh are going in with three seamers and two spinners.
IND vs BAN - Today's match playing XIs
India: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Suryakumar Yadav (c), Nitish Reddy, Hardik Pandya, Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Mayank Yadav
Bangladesh: Litton Das (wk), Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Parvez Hossain Emon, Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam
Today's IND vs BAN pitch report
In his pitch report, Abhinav Mukund says that the wicket looks like a typical central Indian surface - black soil pitch with grass on top, which looks quite dry. The pitch looks quite firm, he adds. Mukund reckons that batting first would be a brave decision since it's a fresh pitch. Teams would love to bowl first, he concludes.
Today's IND vs BAN match players list
India squad: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Riyan Parag, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Nitish Reddy, Harshit Rana, Jitesh Sharma
Bangladesh squad: Tanzid Hasan, Litton Das (wk), Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Rakibul Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mahedi Hasan, Shoriful Islam
IND vs BAN - Today's match umpires
Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal, KN Ananthapadmanabhan
Third umpire: Virender Sharma
Match Referee: Jeff Crowe