Gwalior, India

India beat Bangladesh by seven wickets in the first T20I in Gwalior on Sunday (Oct 6) to take a 1-0 lead in the three-T20I series. India made short work of the 128-run target, achieving it in about 12 overs.

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The new-look team under Suryakumar Yadav started the chase incredibly well as Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson scored 25 runs for the first wicket in just 11 balls before a mix up led to Sharma's run out.

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Skipper Surya then joined Samson at the crease and the duo added quickfire 40 runs, with Surya (29) scoring most of them  before falling as India finished the powerplay at 71/2.

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Samson also departed 15 runs later on the personal score of 29 off just 19 balls, but by then India needed just 48 runs in more than 12 overs remaining.

Debutant Nitish Kumar Reddy (20 not out) and Hardik Pandya (39 off 16 not out) then added rest of the runs and took the team home in convincing fashion.

Earlier, Suryakumar Yadav won his first toss as the new India T20I skipper and elected to bowl first. The decision was proved right quickly as Arshdeep sent back Litton Das on the fifth ball of the first over itself. Arshdeep struck again in the third over, sending back Parvez Hossain Emon as Bangladesh finished powerplay at 39/2.

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Mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy then struck in the first over after the powerplay, sending back Towhid Hridoy before Mayank Yadav struck on debut as Bangladesh lost four wickets for less than 50.

India continued to take wickets at regular intervals, with Varun taking two of the next four wickets and Washington Sundar taking one. A run out and a wicket in the 18th over bowled by Hardik Pandya kept Bangladesh tied up even as Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who scored 35 not out, held one end firmly.

Bangladesh ended the innings on 127 in 19.5 overs after Arshdeep (3/14) dismissed Mustafizur Rahman as the last wicket.