India’s sidearm thrower Raghu wins heart for his outstanding work in India-Bangladesh clash in 20-20 World Cup 2022
India sealed a thrilling 5-run win over Bangladesh.
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Nov 3, 2022 1:46 pm
Team India’s Sidearm thrower Raghu (Source: Twitter)
The India vs Bangladesh match in the 20-20 World Cup 2022 was full of drama as ‘Men-in-Blue’ registered a 5-run win over the Bangla Tigers. The match was even interrupted by rain after the seventh over of the second innings which made the conditions worse for the Indian fielders. To counter the tough conditions in the wet outfield, Team management came up with a brilliant idea and sent the team India’s sidearm thrower Raghu near the boundary.
Raghu was seen carrying a brush in his hand to make sure everything was in order and was constantly running to the players to clean their shoes with the brush. The entire thing was being carried out to avoid the Indian players from falling during bowling or fielding. Raghu was hailed for his effort and won the hearts of fans on social media.
Coming back to the match, India were invited to bat first at the Adelaide Oval after Bangladesh Captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss. In reply to India’s total, Bangladesh got off to a flier as Litton Das smashed the Indian bowlers all around the park. Bangladesh were cruising after 7 overs as they were 66/0 courtesy of a 21-ball half-century from Litton Das. The rain came pouring down and Bangladesh were 17 runs ahead of the DLS par score which meant that Bangladesh would’ve been announced as winners if no further play was possible.
Bangladesh surrender after rain delay
The entire Indian dugout looked frantic as the rain continued to sweep over the entire stadium. However, the rain gods answered the prayers of Indian fans and the play resumed with the match shortened to 16 overs and Bangladesh were given a target of 151 to chase. It took India just two balls to send the dangerous Litton Das back into the pavilion as KL Rahul inflicted a run-out with his direct hit. He scored a magnificent 60 off 27 balls to give his team a blistering start.
Das’ wicket brought a flurry of dismissals for India as they made a strong comeback into the match with Bangladesh going from 68/0 to 108/6 in a space of 35 balls. Nurul Hasan and Taskin Ahmed tried their best to take their team home with their cameos but eventually fell 5 runs short of India’s total. Arshdeep Singh and Hardik Pandya picked up two wickets each for India.
