India defeated Bangladesh by 9 wickets in the semi-finals, confirmed the medal, Tilak Verma scored a half-century
India vs Bangladesh Asian Games 2023: Bangladeshi batsmen could not stand against the Indian bowlers and could score only 96 runs after losing 9 wickets in 20 overs. In response, India achieved this target in 9.2 overs by losing one wicket. Tilak Verma and Rituraj Gaikwad batted brilliantly for India.
The semi-final match of the men's cricket tournament in the 19th Asian Games was played between India and Bangladesh. In this low-scoring match played at Pingfeng Campus Cricket Field in Hangzhou, India defeated Bangladesh by 9 wickets to reach the final. With this victory, India's silver medal in the Asian Games is confirmed. India will face the winner of the Afghanistan and Pakistan match in the final.
In this match, Indian captain Ruturaj Gaikwad won the toss and decided to bat first. Bangladeshi batsmen could not stand against the Indian bowlers and could score only 96 runs after losing 9 wickets in 20 overs. For Bangladeshi, Zakir Ali scored 24 not out and Parvez Hussain scored 23 runs. Apart from these two, only Rakibul Hasan (14 runs) could cross the double figures.
Seven batsmen of Bangladesh could not reach double figures. Two batsmen could not even open their account. Five batsmen were out between the score of seven and one run. Ravi Sai Kishore took three wickets for India. Washington Sundar got two wickets. Arshdeep Singh, Tilak Verma, Ravi Bishnoi, and Shahbaz Ahmed got one wicket each.