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After defeating their arch-rivals Pakistan in a World Cup 2023 game at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Saturday, the Indian team reached Pune to take part in the next game against Bangladesh. The Men in Blue under the leadership of Rohit Sharma won three consecutive games in the ongoing World Cup and they will look to continue the same momentum when they play against the Bangla Tigers on Thursday at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.
Fans welcomed the Indian team after they came out of the airport terminal and also chanted ‘India, India.’
VIDEO | Indian cricket team arrives in Pune for their upcoming World Cup match with Bangladesh on October 19.
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Previously, the Men in Blue recorded a dominating performance against Pakistan as they outplayed them by seven wickets in a one-sided affair in Ahmedabad. The Indian bowlers delivered a superb spell as they bundled out the Pakistani team to just 191 runs in just 43 overs. For Pakistan, Babar Azam (50) and Mohammad Rizwan (49) tried to put them in a spot to achieve a total of around 300 but their innings collapsed and they could not even play the 50 overs.
Bowlers like Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Siraj, and Ravindra Jadeja scalped two wickets each as Pakistan lost eight wickets from 155/2 for just 39 runs. For India, skipper Rohit Sharma was the pick of the batters, smashing 86 runs. On the back of Rohit’s innings, India chased down the target in 30.3 overs. For Pakistan, left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi picked up two wickets while Hasan Ali took one.
Bangladesh on the other hand are standing at the sixth spot in the points table, kudos to their win over Afghanistan in their tournament opener. Their next big face-off will be against table-toppers India on Thursday in Pune.
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