Team India is poised to face Bangladesh in the third T20I of the three-match series at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on October 12. Having already clinched the series, India aim to complete a clean sweep with a victory in the third T20I.
India's new T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav has the chance to achieve a series win for the second time in a row. He has the opportunity to make history and break a record currently held by Virat Kohli.
Suryakumar Yadav chases history
Suryakumar Yadav has a strong record at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, having scored 69 runs in T20Is. This is the second-highest number of runs by a player at the ground in the shortest format. If Yadav scores 89 runs in the third T20I against Bangladesh, his total runs at the venue will reach 158. This would surpass Virat Kohli's current record for the most runs by a batter at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
List of batters with most runs in T20Is in in Hyderabad:
Virat Kohli-157
Suryakumar Yadav- 69
KL Rahul- 63
Shimron Hetmyer- 56
Tim David - 54
India dominated Bangladesh in the second T20I, securing a convincing 86-run victory at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. This win clinched the series for India, with one match remaining.
The standout performer was Nitish Kumar Reddy, who earned the Player of the Match award for his exceptional contributions with both bat and ball. Reddy achieved a significant milestone by hitting the most number of sixes in an India vs Bangladesh T20I match. He surpassed the previous record held jointly by Rohit Sharma and Tilak Varma.
India vs Bangladesh T20I squads
India Squad: Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Nitish Reddy, Hardik Pandya, Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Mayank Yadav, Jitesh Sharma, Tilak Varma, Ravi Bishnoi, Harshit Rana.
Bangladesh Squad: Parvez Hossain Emon, Litton Das(w), Najmul Hossain Shanto(c), Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Mahedi Hasan, Tanzid Hasan, Rakibul Hasan, Tanzim Hasan Sakib.
