It was a must-win game for India, and Team India delevered Positive result with their stunning performance.
They defeated Bangladesh by 5 Runs (DLS) and almost confirmed their ticket to Semi Finals.
Virat Kohli’s love affair Continues with Adelaide, he scored his 3rd fifty of this Tournament in just 4 innings.
KL Rahul gives stunning performance with the Bat as he scored his first fifty of the Tournament.
Losing Captain, Shakib Al Hasan said:
It’s been the story when we play against India. We are always there but we never get over the line. It was a great game of cricket. Everyone enjoyed it. Someone had to lose. He’s probably our best batter going around. The way we batted in the first six overs, it gave us the momentum and belief that we can win this game. If you look at India’s top four, they are really dangerous. We wanted to get them out early and that’s why we stuck with Taskin. He didn’t pick up wickets but I think he was unlucky with that. He was economical and did really well. We’ve been very relaxed in the dressing room. We wanted to enjoy the World Cup. We have been enjoying our cricket and there’s one more game to go after this, so we’ll look to do just that.
Winning Captain, Rohit Sharma said:
I was calm and nervous at the same time. It was important for the group to tp stay calm and execute the plans. I thought we held our nerves pretty well after the resumption. It was a good win in the end. (Arshdeep Singh) When he came into the scene, we asked him to do that job for us. With Bumrah not there, someone had to step up to take that role. For someone to come in and do that is not easy. (Final over) There was a choice between Shami and him but I had to back someone who is doing the job for us regularly. (Virat Kohli back to his best?) In my opinion, he was always there. It was only a matter of a few innings, which he got in the Asia Cup and he hasn’t looked back since. We never had any kind of doubts about him. He’s a player who has so much experience in so many major tournaments. We know what he brings to the group. Also impressed with how KL batted as well. If the bats the way he does, it puts the team in a great situation. (Fielding today) Our fielding was brilliant. Some of the catches we took under pressure were great to see. It shows the character of the guys as well. I had no doubts about our fielding, you can have those off days but we were really good today.
Player of the Match, Virat Kohli said:
Pretty close game. Not as close as we would have liked it to be. Another good day with the bat. I was just trying to play myself into the innings. I was watching the ball well and I did not want to let a few mistakes curb my instincts. I am just in a happy place. Don’t want to compare anything. What is in the past is in the past. Don’t want to compare. As soon as I knew the World Cup is in Australia, I was grinning from ear to ear. I knew good cricketing shots would be key. I have always done that and it is just an extension and I knew my experience would come in handy in Australia. (About his record at Adelaide) Love playing at this ground. Even right from the nets at the back. Just makes me feel at home. That knock at MCG was meant to be. At Adelaide, I feel I am meant to bat this way.
