India- Bangladesh Series
Shanto: We need a better plan for the next matches
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Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto calls out for ‘better plan’ for the next matches after being hammered by India in the T20 opener at Gwalior on Sunday.
Indian Left-arm quick Arshdeep Singh and returning Varun Chakravarthy took three wickets to help bowl out Bangladesh for 127, a total India overhauled with 49 balls to spare in Gwalior and lead the three-match series 1-0.
It was India's first win in the format at home after they were crowned T20 World Cup champions in Barbados in June.
Indian bowlers who made an early impression after the hosts elected to field first and Arshdeep backed his captain's decision with two wickets inside three overs.
Litton Das top-edged an angling delivery from Arshdeep to be caught at short cover and soon fellow opener Parvez Hossain Emon inside-edged the ball onto his stumps.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz fought hard with an unbeaten 35 but found little support and Arshdeep, named player of the match, ended the innings in 19.5 overs.
"We didn't start well. In T20s, the first six overs are very important but we didn't start well. The plan was to play positive cricket and play with intent from the first ball but we had to manage some overs. We need a better plan for the next matches," Shanto said in the presentation.
"If we had some wickets in hand, we could have scored 10-15 runs more. Bowling-wise, we didn't have enough runs on the board. Very hard for the bowlers on a pitch like this. We needed more runs. But I think Rishad [Hossain] bowled well and Fizz [Mustafizur Rahman] as well."
Bangladesh came into the T20 matches at the back of a 2-0 loss in the Tests. The next match is in the Indian capital New Delhi on Wednesday.