‘Gold se neeche kuch nahi lenge’ – Fans react as Team India clinches victory over Bangladesh during Asian Games 2022 semi-final

Team India faced Bangladesh in the semi-finals of Asian Games 2023. They were hoping to win the game to have a shot at the gold medal in the final on Saturday. Skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad won the toss and chose to field first because of the sticky wicket. India brought in an extra spinner in the form of Shahbaz Ahmed in place of Avesh Khan.

The team’s decision to bowl first proved handy as they had Bangladesh on the ropes. The Bangladesh batters were struggling to time the ball. In an attempt to score runs the batters were giving away wickets easily. Sai Kishore was the pick of the bowlers as he gave away just 12 runs. He scalped three wickets during his four-over spell. 

Washington Sundar was also amongst the wickets as he was able to take two during his spell. Arshdeep Singh, Tilak Varma, Shahbaz Ahmed and Ravi Bishnoi each got one wicket. These incredible spells help India to restrict Bangladesh to a mediocre total of 97 runs.

Tilak Varma shines as he guides India to final

Yashasvi Jaiswal, who scored his maiden T20I century in the quarter finals, departed during the first over itself. This gave Bangladesh a glimmer of hope of making an extraordinary comeback. But the magnificent partnership between Tilak Varma and Ruturaj Gaikwad took the game away from the opposition.

The southpaw combined with the skipper to score handy runs for his side. Tilak Varma was playing shots at an incredible strike rate. He scored runs all over the park as he hit six sixes during his innings. Even the spinners who had assistance from the pitch were unable to faze the batter. 

Ruturaj Gaikwad played an anchor knock and ensured that he got the team over the line during this crucial semi-final clash. He finished the match with 64 balls to spare which states the dominating win for Team India. India would now be facing the winner of the second semi-final of the Asian Games 2023 between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

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