"Feeling great with this (50 T20I wickets) small milestone. Is good pressure when you have a healthy competition in the team. I wanted to make the most of this opportunity. It feels good to see the game from the outside as well. You need to work on yourself and work on things accordingly. I had a break for a few days, so I tried to make the most of it," said Ravi Bishnoi.

India have won the game by 133 runs. Another dominating performance from the side and they deservedly bag the series 3-0. The match was over for Bangladesh in the first innings itself when India posted a total close to 300. No offence to the Bangladesh batters, but chasing 278 against India's bowling line-up on any track is definitely a tough job. 

IND 297/6 (20)
BAN 164/7 (20)

A short ball outside off stump from Nitish Reddy and Towhid Hridoy has slammed it away for a four over the point. India are only five balls away from a victory in the game and a 3-0 series sweep.

BAN 160/7 (19.1)

Another one bites the dust! Ravi Bishnoi has got the wicket of Rishad Hossain and Bangladesh are slowly and gradually reaching a defeat. Bangladesh need 159 runs in 16 balls. 

Nitish Reddy gets Mahedi Hasan. It was a fuller ball from Reddy but he was smart to bowl a cutter. Mahedi could not time it well and ended up handing a catch to Riyan Parag at long-on. Bangladesh need 160 runs in 21 balls.

Mayank Yadav bowled a delivery with a pace of 150.3 kmph during his third over. He has finally delivered the pace that was expected out of him. Bangladesh need 165 runs in 30 balls. Notably, his fastest recorded delivery is 156.7 kmph. 

Another one bites the dust! Mahmudullah is gone and it the second wicket in the game for Mayank Yadav, who is making a really good comeback here. Bangladesh need 168 runs in 34 balls.

Bangladesh need 177 runs in 40 balls. The asking rate for them is over 26 and they seem to have already surrendered. A series sweep for India looks like a matter of time only.

Another wicket for Ravi Bishnoi! This is the 50th T20I wicket for Ravi Bishnoi and he is eletaed over the feat. It was a short of length ball from Bishnoi and Litton Das hit it straight into the hands of Tilak Varma at cow corner. Bangladesh need 186 runs in 50 balls.

BAN 112/4 (11.4)

Abhishek Sharma was handed the bowl and he gave away only 8 runs in the over. Towhid Hridoy hit a beautiful inside out shot on the final ball of the over through extra cover for a four. Bangladesh need 204 runs in 60 balls. The asking rate for them has gone over 20.

This is a superb shot from Towhid Hridoy. It was a fuller ball from Varun Chakaravarthy on the leg stump and Hridoy played a slog sweep on it over deep mid-wicket for an 84-metre six. Bangladesh need many more like this to stay alive in the hunt.

A sensational start for Ravi Bishnoi. While Bangladesh were flying high, he was handed the ball and the spinner returned with a wicket-maiden. Bangladesh need 239 runs in 84 balls. The asking rate has gone over 17. They need to keep firing to stay alive in this game or it will soon be a formality.

BAN 59/3 (6)

Ravi Bishnoi strikes on the second ball of his over. Najmul Hossain Shanto wanted to play a revserse sweep and edged the ball in the air. Sanju Samson completed the formalities by running to his right and taking the catch.

BAN 59/3 (5.2)

20 came off Nitish Reddy's first over. Litton Das slammed him for five fours. All were proper cricketing shots from Litton.

Washington Sundar strikes on the first ball of his first over. It was tad short from Sundar and Tanzid Hasan cut it right into the hands of Varun Chakaravarthy at first slip. India are once again on top of the game. 

BAN 35/2 (3.1)

Mayank Yadav has leaked 18 runs in his second over. Najmul Hossain Shanto hit a six and a four by his bat in the over while one four came through leg byes.

BAN 35/1 (3)

On the fifth ball of the over bowled by Hardik Pandya, Tanzid Hasan played a pull shot at deep mid-wicket. What could have been a regulation catch was dropped by Washington Sundar as he dropped it. Sundar over-ran and saw it slip away for a four.

Mayank Yadav struck on the first ball of the innings. It was a bouncer from the India pacer and he cramped Bangladesh opener Parvez Hossain Emon for room. The southpaw misthit the ball in the air and Riyan Parag took the easy catch. Mayank conceded five runs in the over.

BAN 5/1 (1)

Rinku Singh finishes India's innings with a big six over long-on and India remain only three runs short of the 300-run mark. What an incredible batting show this was from the T20 World Cup champions.

IND 297/6 (20)

An attempt for an scoop shot from Riyan Parag and he has nicked it to Bangladesh wicketkeeper Litton Das. Taskin Ahmed gets him. India lose their fourth wicket. Parag departs after scoring 34 off 13 balls.

IND 276/4 (18.4)

This is a brutal shot from Hardik Pandya. How good a batter he is! The length was there to be hit but Hardik did it in a great fashion. He played a lofted drive with a powerful extention to hit a massive six down the ground.

IND 267/3 (18)

Another expensive over from Bangladesh! 18 came off the over from Mahedi Hasan. Riyan Parag slammed the spinner for two sixes and a four. One of them even went on to 101 metres. 250 is up for India and they could even target 300 from this point.

Hardik Pandya is butchering the Bangladesh bowlers with his usual attitude. Smashing the bowlers all around the park and then behaving as if nothing has happened. He hit Tanzim Hasan for two fours and two sixes in the 16th over.

Suryakumar Yadav is OUT! He departs after a handsome knock of 75 off 35 balls with the help of 8 fours and 5 sixes. Rishad Hossain took the catch at deep mid-wicket. Bangladesh have made a mini comeback here with two quick wickets. 

13.4 - A slower ball from Mustafizur Rahman did the trick for Bangladesh. Samson mistimed his pull shot into the hands of Mahedi Hasan at deep square leg. He departs after scoring 111 runs off only 47 balls with the help of 11 fours and 8 sixes.

IND 201/2 (14)

Sanju Samson started the 13th over with a four and raced to his maiden T20I century with it off only 40 balls. 11 came off the over from Mahedi Hasan and it could be said a decent one considering the way Suryakumar and Samson are going at the moment. 

IND 190/1 (13)

A captain's knock from Suryakumar Yadav. He has raced to his half-century in 23 balls. Surya got there with a six over deep mid-wicket. wo singles came off the next two balls.

IND 166/1 (11)

Sanju Samson is simply at his best form. Rishad Hossain was the bowler who fell victim to Samson's hitting. Rishad started his over with a dot ball and that was the only time the ball had some rest as Samson slammed the spinner for five consecutive sixes after that. India are flying high at the moment.

IND 152/1 (10)

The floodlight, which had stopped working, was made functional and the action has resumed. Only three singles came post resumption. India's scoring rate is 13.56. With nine wickets still in hand, they should not settle for anything less than 250 on this track.

IND 122/1 (9)

The match has been halted for a moment as one of the floodlights has stopped working. We are likely to witness a bit of a delay here.

Sanju Samson raced to his half-century in 22 balls. He slammed Rishad Hossain for consecutive fours before slamming a six to race to his fifty in style. Samson followed it up with a fiery celebration. 16 runs came off the 7th over.

IND 98/1 (7)

What a start from India this is! The first powerplay has been dominated by them as they have scored 82 runs in it and lost only one wicket. 19 runs came off the Tanzim Hasan Sakib over. Suryakumar Yadav hit three fours and a six in it.

IND 82/1 (6)

Suryakumar Yadav also wants to keep going. A short ball from Taskin Ahmed outside off stump but call it the class of Suryakumar that he still pulls it over the backward square leg for a six. Easy things for SKY these are!

Better late than never! This is the best of Sanju Samson one would have seen. He is simply smashing the Bangladesh bowlers all over the park for fun. All classy shots. Oh dear Samson, where were you thus far?

Suryakumar Yadav, who has just come to the crease, is batting at the score of 10 off 4 balls with the help of a four and a six. Despite losing Abhishek Sharma, India are going really good in the game.

Abhishek Sharma is GONE! A short ball from Tanzim Hasan Sakib and Abhishek failed to time his pull shot on it. Mahedi Hasan took an easy catch at mid-wicket.

IND 23/1 (2.1)

This is Sanju Samson at its best! It was a short of length ball on the body but Samson beautifully used his wrist to get a four through the mid-wicket region. A hat-trick of fours. Make it four in a row as Samson hits another one through the square leg.

IND 23/0 (2)

WOW! That is a superb shot from Sanju Samson. He created room for himself and drove the fuller delivery through the gap between extra cover and mid-off. Another shot goes through the same region.

Abhishek Sharma dances down the track and hits it over the extra cover for a classy four. No run comes off the next ball. A total of 7 came off the first over.

IND 7/0 (1)

Sanju Samson is on the strike, Abhishek Sharma is at the other end. Mahedi Hasan will bowl the first over. Here we go...

"I am happy to bowl first, toss doesn't matter. We have two changes. Tamim and Mahedi are in. We need to take responsibilities as batters. We need to improve, need to execute our plans. Hopefully we do something special in the 40 overs.," said Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto.

India (Playing XI): Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Nitish Reddy, Hardik Pandya, Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav

Bangladesh (Playing XI): Parvez Hossain Emon, Litton Das(w), Najmul Hossain Shanto(c), Tanzid Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Tanzim Hasan Sakib

Harshit Rana was unavailable for selection as he missed out the game due to a viral infection, informed BCCI in a release. "Mr. Harshit Rana was unavailable for selection for the third T20I due to a viral infection and did not travel with the team to the stadium," wrote BCCI on social media.

UPDATE: Mr. Harshit Rana was unavailable for selection for the third T20I due to a viral infection and did not travel with the team to the stadium.#TeamIndia | #INDvBAN | @IDFCFIRSTBank

— BCCI (@BCCI) October 12, 2024

"We would like to bat firsst, looks a good wicket. These are the things we want to do. Set a target and defend the total with dew around. I think it's important to continue with the good habits, it will have a good impact on us. We just want to give freedom, the guys want to make an impact. Happy with the way the guys are playing. Arshdeep misses out, Bishnoi comes in," said India capatain Suryakumar Yadav.

India captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and opted to bat first against Bangladesh in the third T20I in Hyderabad. While speaking after the toss, Surya was part of a funny moment as he informed that Arshdeep Singh has been rested but missed out the replacement, only to remember after a brief pause.

We are only two minutes away from the toss for India vs Bangladesh third T20I.

The Indian team think-tank will decide whether to hand a match to some other worthy names on the bench like leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi and all-rounder Harshit Rana.

Among the slivers of positives, the outings of Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma stick out like a sore thumb. Samson has given a chance to open the innings in this series and it's a godsend in T20s, giving the batter a chance to exploit the six power play overs. But the Kerala man has two modest outings to show so far - a 19-ball 29, a missed chance to make a fifty in a small chase of 128, and a 7-ball 10. Similarly, the backroom staff would want a substantial outing from Abhishek who too has produced lukewarm 15 and 16 in the last two matches. The failure of openers has put a bit of strain on the middle-order, as the hosts were 41 for three inside the power play segment before the middle-order bailed them out in the second T20I.

India are unlikely to show any laxity in this game too as a 3-0 sweep will sit nicely along with the 2-0 margin in the preceding Test series. Beyond the obvious, India will also look to add new pieces to their white ball jigsaw puzzle ahead of some important assignments such as the Champions Trophy. So, in a season teeming with showpiece events globally as well as bilaterally, it's critical for the team to have multiple backup options.

India have already bagged the series 2-0 after wins at Gwalior and New Delhi. This Indian bunch under Gautam Gambhir has shown an insatiable hunger for victory, and doubters can glance back at its result-oriented approach during the rain-marred Kanpur Test against the same opposition a few days ago.

Despite its inconsequential nature, India will be eagerly pursuing the twin goals of a series sweep and monitoring the progress of impressive second-line players during the third and final T20I against Bangladesh in Hyderabad on Saturday.

India Squad: Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Nitish Reddy, Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Riyan Parag, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Mayank Yadav, Harshit Rana, Ravi Bishnoi, Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma

Bangladesh Squad: Parvez Hossain Emon, Litton Das(w), Najmul Hossain Shanto(c), Towhid Hridoy, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Mahedi Hasan, Shoriful Islam, Tanzid Hasan, Rakibul Hasan

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