IND vs BAN 1st T20I Live Score Updates: Bangladesh 50/4; Mayank Yadav gets maiden wicket, removes Mahmudullah

Here comes Nitish Kumar Reddy into the attack. Fullish and on the stumps and solidly defended back to the bowler by Shanto. Cut away hard by Shanto, point gets a good hand to it and keeps it down to a couple of runs. Thick outside edge as Shanto swings his bat outside off, the ball goes in the air and on the bounce to third-man; just a single. Flicked away for one more by Jaker next ball. Slow and full, Shanto steps out to squeeze a single through the off-side field. That’s 50 up for Bangladesh in 8.5 overs. 

Mayank continues. Single for Shanto and that’s the first run conceded by Mayank in his international career. That was bowled at 148.7 kmph. OUT! Mayank has his first wicket and Mahmudullah has to go. This was wide outside off, at 146.1 kmph, and Mahmudullah ended up slicing it to deep point. 

In comes Jaker Ali and he is greeted with a 149.9 kmph thunderbolt and he gets a single off it. Slower one to Shanto and driven away for a single. Good bouncer, at 142.7 kmph, and left alone by Jaker. Another short and quick delivery to end the over and Jaker doesn’t want to get in the ball’s way. 

Mahmudullah c Washington Sundar b Mayank Yadav 1 (2b)

Varun will continue after the PowerPlay. Shanto sweeps but finds the short fine-leg fielder. He sweeps next ball again but just a single at deep square-leg. Beaten! Hridoy looks to cut this close to his body but misses. OUT! Hridoy looks to clear the long-on boundary but finds Hardik on the rope and Varun has his first wicket. 

Mahmudullah comes in next and starts off with a single. Flicked off the toes for one more by Shanto to end the over. 

Towhid Hridoy c Hardik Pandya b Varun Chakaravarthy 12 (18b 2x4)

And here comes Mayank Yadav finally. Starts off with a 141.8 kmph delivery outside off and Hridoy leaves it. This is 145.7 kmph, shaping in a bit and defended by Hridoy for two consecutive dot balls. The third ball is at 137.9 kmph and another dot ball. This is 147.3, the fastest so far, and Hridoy is happy to defend. The fifth delivery is at 135.1. Mayank ends the yorker with an excellent yorker and that’s a maiden over. 

Here comes Varun Chakaravarthy, back in action for the first time in national colours since the 2021 T20 World Cup. 

Starts off with a dot ball. DROPPED and FOUR! Debutant Nitish lets the ball go through his hands at deep square-leg as Hridoy goes for the slog sweep and doesn’t really time it. FOUR! This is short and pulled away by Hridoy for another boundary. 

SIX! Shanto ends the over with a reverse-sweep that sends the bail sailing just over the rope at deep point for a maximum. 15 runs from Varun’s first over. 

Hardik continues. FOUR! Slower one angling away just outside off-stump, and Shanto has to wait for it before pulling it through midwicket for a boundary. Two singles off the next two deliveries. Back of a length on leg-stump, Shanto looks to swivel and pull it behind the keeper, it goes off his thigh pad and Samson does very well behind the stumps to dive to his right and keep it down to just one leg-bye. Another single for Hridoy to end the over. Eight runs from it. 

Arshdeep continues. OUT! Bowled him and Emon has to go. He chops on trying to cut the ball away hard. Arshdeep has removed both openers in his first two overs. 

Towhid Hridoy is the next man in. He starts off with a single at third-man. Searing bouncer to Shanto and the skipper does well to duck under it. Slower low full-toss and flicked away for a single by Shanto. 

A couple of dot balls to end the over as Arshdeep angles the ball away from Hridoy. Just two runs and the wicket from the over. 

Parvez Hossain Emon b Arshdeep Singh 8 (9b 1x6)

Hardik Pandya will share the new ball. Tucked away off the hips behind deep square-leg by Shanto for a single. SIX! Full on leg-stump and Emon flicks this over fine-leg for the first maximum of the match. Next ball is short from Hardik and that’s one bouncer for the over. Beaten! Back of a length, angling away just outside off and Emon missing trying to punch it off the back foot. Low full-toss and just a single for Emon at mid-off to end the over. 

Arshdeep Singh has the ball. Parvez Hossain Emon and Litton Das will open the batting for Bangladesh. One slip in place for Emon. Shaping away a bit and Emon pushes this straight to the mid-off fielder for a dot ball. Driven well by Emon but straight to point. No runs yet after two balls. Full on middle and driven to mid-on, a misfield by Hardik Pandya and Emon is off the mark with a single. FOUR! Litton starts off with a boundary. Thick outside edge and the ball races away to the third-man boundary. 

OUT! Litton is gone next ball. Wide outside off delivery and he ends up slicing it high in the air and Rinku Singh takes a simple catch. 

Skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto is off the mark with a quick single at mid-off. 

Litton Das c Rinku Singh b Arshdeep Singh 4 (2b 1x4)

We are done with the anthems and the Indian team is in a huddle. 

Both the teams are out for the national anthems in front of a packed house in Gwalior. Bangladesh is up first, followed by India. 

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. 

Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Suryakumar Yadav (c), Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Mayank Yadav, Arshdeep Singh.

Ravi Shastri is in the middle with the captains. India wins the toss and elects to bowl. Tilak Varma, Ravi Bishnoi, Harshit Rana and Jitesh Sharma are the ones who are on the bench today. 

The square boundaries are 64m and 65m long. It is a black-soil wicket, but there is some dry grass on top. The pitch is firm and there are plenty of runs on offer here. No dew at the venue over the last four days. However, Saba Karim says the pitch could be slow and keep slightly low. 

All-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has also been handed his maiden cap and he is set to play today. 

IND vs BAN: Nitish Kumar Reddy set to make India debut, named in playing XI for first T20I against Bangladesh

All-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy is set to make his international debut after being named in India’s playing XI for the first T20I against Bangladesh, to be held held on Sunday in Gwalior.

Mayank Yadav is set to make his international debut today. 

Mayank Yadav set to make India debut, named in playing XI for 1st T20I against Bangladesh

Mayank Yadav is set to make his T20I debut in the first match against Bangladesh, scheduled for Sunday in Gwalior.

The last international match held in Gwalior will always be etched in the memories of Indian cricket fans. Sachin Tendulkar became the first man in history to score a double-century in ODIs, as India thrashed South Africa by 153 runs in 2010 at the Captain Roop Singh Stadium. After 14 years, international cricket returns to the city, albeit at a different stadium. The Shrimant Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Stadium will host its first-ever international game today and will be the city’s primary venue going forward. 

Matches played: 4

India won: 3

Bangladesh won: 1

Last result: India won by 30 runs (Nagpur; 2019)

Matches played: 14

India won: 13

Bangladesh won: 1

Last result: India won by 50 runs (North Sound; 2024)

Last five results: IND won - 5; BAN won - 0

Litton Das (wk), Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Parvez Hossain Emon, Towhid Hridoy, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mahmudullah, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzim Hasan Sakib.

Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Suryakumar Yadav (c), Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Arshdeep Singh.

The first T20I between India and Bangladesh will be telecast live on the Sports18 Network in India. The match will also be streamed live on the JioCinema app and website. 

INDIA: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Riyan Parag, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakaravarthy, JItesh Sharma (wk), Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Mayank Yadav, Tilak Varma.

BANGLADESH: Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), 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.