NEW DELHI (AP) — All-rounder Nitish Reddy slammed a maiden half-century in 26 balls as India thumped Bangladesh by 86 runs in the second T20 on Wednesday to seal the series 2-0. Reddy smacked seven sixes and four fours in scoring 74 runs off 34 balls as India scored a tall 221-9 in 20 overs after Bangladesh opted to bowl. The hosts were down to 41-3 in 5.
3 overs when Rinku Singh played a rescuing hand with 53 off 29 balls, before Reddy took over. In reply, Bangladesh was restricted to 135-9 in 20 overs. Reddy completed his all-round performance, picking 2-23 in four overs.
Mystery leg spinner Varun Chakravarthy also took 2-19. India had won the first T20 in Gwalior by seven wickets. The third and final T20 will be played in Hyderabad on Saturday.
Initially, India struggled to get going. Sanju Samson failed once again – out for 10. Big hitting Abhishek Sharma (15) and skipper Suryakumar Yadav (8) were back in the hut cheaply as well.
Reddy then took charge, along with Singh, and the duo put on 108 runs off just 49 balls. The all-rounder, who debuted in the first T20, showcased his hitting prowess amply and lit up the Delhi sky, as India recovered to go past 100 in the 10th over. RELATED COVERAGE India thumps Sri Lanka for its biggest win at Women’s T20 World Cup Record-breaking Root and Brook lead England to a strong 492-3 against Pakistan in 1st test Root surpasses Cook as leading England run-scorer in test cricket.
His next big target is Tendulkar He fell to Mustafizur.