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India captain Suryakumar Yadav after beating Bangladesh (AP)
Suryakumar Yadav lauded his side for maintaing that ‘no one is bigger than the team’ and how ‘everyone has to chip in’ attitude.
Suryakumar Yadav was a happy man after India completed a 3-0 series sweep after thrashing Bangladesh by 133 runs in the third and final T20I at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Saturday.
“We achieved a lot as a team. I want to have selfless cricketers. We want to enjoy each others’ success. We are having some fun,” Suryakumar Yadav said at the post-match presentation.
“No one is bigger than the team. We have to be very flexible. Everyone has to chip in. The way they showed it in this series, it has been commendable. Just maintain the good habits and be the same,” he added.
India vs Bangladesh: 3rd T20I – HIGHLIGHTS
After a spectacular maiden T20I century by Sanju Samson – 111 off 47 balls — and captain SKY’s scintillating 75 took India to a record-breaking 297/6, their highest-ever total in T20Is, Bishnoi and other bowlers chipped in to ensure Bangladesh were restricted to 164/7.
The winning margin of 133 runs, secured in front of a Dusshera holiday crowd, is also India’s third-biggest win by runs in men’s T20Is. Mayank Yadav struck on the first ball of the chase when Parvez Hossain Emon went for a pull, but the ball lobbed off the glove to first slip.
Washington Sundar was the next bowler to strike when Tanzid Hasan went for a cut but edged to short third. It was followed by Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto trying to reverse-sweep off Ravi Bishnoi but got a top edge behind to the keeper.
Litton Das and Towhid Hridoy joined forces for a 53-run partnership before the former was caught at deep mid-wicket off Bishnoi for 42 off 25 balls, as the leg-spinner became the joint-third fastest Indian to pick 50 men’s T20I wickets. Mahmudullah’s final T20I innings ended at eight when he holed out to long-on off Mayank.
Mahedi Hasan went for the big hit, but holed out in the deep off Nitish Kumar Reddy, while Bishnoi got his third scalp as Rishad Hossain gave a simple catch to long-off.
Amidst all this, Hridoy reached his fifty by pulling Bishnoi for six and remained unbeaten on 63 in what was a proper demolition job of the visitors’ by a dominating Indian team.
(With inputs from Agencies)
