India vs Bangladesh Highlights, T20 World Cup 2022: IND beat BAN by 5 runs, climb top of Group 2 table

The players of both the sides walk in the middle to start with the pre-match rituals. The action will start shortly.

“We would have batted first. Runs on the board would matter.”

“We are well prepared today. Boys are gelling well.”

India: KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik(w), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh

Bangladesh: Najmul Hossain Shanto, Litton Das, Shakib Al Hasan(c), Afif Hossain, Yasir Ali, Mosaddek Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Nurul Hasan(w), Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Taskin Ahmed

Shakib Al Hasan wins toss, and opts to bowl

The weather at the moment is bit cloudy, but it is not yet raining and lets hope it remains the same.

Shane Watson says the X-Factors from the Indian camp will be Arshdeep Singh and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. He justifies his selection by highlighting the overcast conditions, and the struggles of Bangladesh top order.

Virat Kohli has already scored two half-centuries in the tournament and will be aiming for a third at Adelaide. 

If we look at his stats, the talismanic India batter has so far accumulated 156 runs from three outings. He had scored an unbeaten 82 against Pakistan in India's first match at the World Cup.

Shakib Al Hasan gave a very bizarre statement ahead of the clash as he mentioned that Bangladesh are here not to win the World Cup. 

However, he added that India are here to win the World Cup and they will aim to create an upset.

Soon after the statement, Shakib was brutally trolled by fans on social media.

Bangladesh: Najmul Hossain Shanto, Soumya Sarkar, Litton Das, Shakib Al Hasan(c), Afif Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, Nurul Hasan(w), Yasir Ali, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Taskin Ahmed, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Ebadot Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Nasum Ahmed

India: KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Deepak Hooda, Dinesh Karthik(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal

One reason behind India's great campaign at the ongoing T20 World Cup has been their pacers. The Men In Blue have maintained an economy rate of 4.61 so far, which is the best by any team at the Super 12 stage.

Virat Kohli has surely enjoyed batting at this venue. Kohli has so far scored five tons across formats at the Adelaide Oval, which is the most he's scored in a particular ground. 

Is there another 100 from Kohli loading?

The player to watch out from the opposition camp is their young pacer Taskin Ahmed. The bowler has so far been very impressive and has scalped 8 wickets from 3 matches. 

Musatfizur Rahman is the second name, who Indian batters should be cautious against. The bowler has hardly leaked runs, and has an economy of 5 runs per over in the three matches.

The two sides have met 11 times in the shorter format, with India emerging victorious on 10 occasions. Bangladesh have won just one time. 

In the T20 World Cup, the team have played thrice and India have won all the three encounters.

As KL Rahul struggles to find the rhythm, Rahul Dravid has provided a word of assurance to the star opener. 

"We have a lot of conversations with players, it is hard to reveal exact details. Rest assured, both in words and in action, over the last year, he knows he has our support," said Dravid at the press conference on Tuesday.

Rishabh Pant, who was not included in the playing XI for the match against South Africa, had donned the gloves as Dinesh Karthik was forced to leave the field due to a spasm. 

Has Karthik regained fitness?

Well India head coach in the pre-match post conference on Tuesday said Karthik has shown good progress but a final call will be taken on the morning of the match day.

Now it's interesting to see, who will India field today.

R Ashwin in particular was very expensive in the previous encounter against South Africa. He conceded 43 runs in his 10 overs, and the management can try Yuzvendra Chahal for this encounter. 

Since the dimensions are longer towards the straight boundaries, Chahal can offer flight and try out his googlies, tempting the Bangladesh batter to hit him straight, which could prove to be a wicket-taking opportunity for both, the spinner and India.

Zimbabwe and Netherlands are playing in Adelaide at the moment and Zimbabwe are currently struggling batting first, having lost 8 wickets with 101 on the board.

However, the average first innings total at the venue in the Big Bash League since the 2019-20 season is 164. 

The teams batting first have won 16 times as compared to 9 wins, which came during run chases. 

The clash between India and Bangladesh is the second match being played at the venue. 

If we look at the field dimensions, the straight boundaries are longer as compared to others.  

The weather might play a huge role in the clash. As per the forecast, rains are likely to hit 7 pm local time. The match starts at 06:30 pm local time. However, the good news is that the match won't get entirely washed out. 

A win will take India back to top of the Group 2 table, which is currently occupied by South Africa. The valuable two points will also take India close to a final four spot. 

Hello and welcome to the LIVE coverage of the Super 12 encounter between India and Bangladesh in Adelaide. 

The match is scheduled to start at 1:30 pm IST and the toss for the same will take place half an hour before. Stay tuned for all the updates related to the match!