India and Bangladesh have confronted one another for the primary time in India at the moment within the format since 1998. The match is being performed on the MCA Stadium in Pune and the hosts have been put below strain by the openers after Bangladesh skipper received the toss and opted to bat first. Litton Das and Tanzid Hasan batted nicely upfront so as to add 93 runs for the primary wicket.
Both batters scored half-centuries earlier than getting out and additionally bought the group off to a incredible begin. They grew to become the fourth pair of openers within the historical past of World Cup to attain fifties against India. England openers Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow was the final pair of openers to cross the 50-run mark against India in World Cup 2019. Interestingly, the primary pair to attain this feat was Andrew Hudson and Peter Kirsten of South Africa in 1992. While Hudson had scored 53 runs, his partnership was capable of muster 84 runs throughout his keep within the center.
Another fascinating reality with this file is India have misplaced on all three earlier events once they have conceded half-centuries from each openers.
| Openers | World Cup version |
| Andrew Hudson (53) & P Kirsten (84) (South Africa) | 1992 |
| Mark Waugh (126) & Mark Taylor (59) (Australia) | 1996 |
| Jason Roy (66) & Jonny Bairstow (111) (England) | 2019 |
| Tanzid Hasan (51) & Litton Das (66) (Bangladesh) | 2023 |
India prohibit Bangladesh to 256
Meanwhile, regardless of beginning poorly with the ball, group India has executed a terrific job limiting Bangladesh to simply 256Â runs. The Tigers wasted a superb begin from the openers and misplaced wickets at common intervals. The spin duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja bowled beautifully within the center overs to strike a number of occasions. The pacers made a good comeback as nicely on the backend of the innings serving to India prohibit the opposition to a below-par complete.
