How Can Bangladesh Qualify For T20 World Cup Semifinal After 50 Run Defeat To India?

how can bangladesh qualify for t20 world cup semifinal after 50 run defeat to india?

Bangladesh suffered a heavy 50-run defeat to India in their second Super 8 game of the T20 World Cup. This was Bangladesh's second defeat in the Super 8, having previously lost to Australia. The defeat has almost knocked Bangladesh out of the semifinal race. Chasing a target of 197, Bangladesh could only score 148-8. Najmul Hossain Shanto played a decent innings of 40, however, there was not much to talk about in terms of contribution with the bat from Bangladesh batters. For India, Kuldeep Yadav picked up three wickets for 19 runs while Bumrah was sensational as ever, taking a couple of wickets for 13 runs.

The chances of Bangladesh qualifying for the T20 World Cup semifinal are all but over after the big defeat to India, however, they are still in the race, only marginally though. For Bangladesh to qualify, they would need Afghanistan and India to beat Australia. Bangladesh would then need to beat Afghanistan in their final Super 8 game. This way Australia, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh would be tied on two points and the team with the better run rate would go through. Bangladesh have a poor run rate thus only a miracle can get them through to the semis.

Earlier, Bangladesh won the toss and opted to field. Bangladesh went in with a spin-heavy attack and opted to open with spinners, Mahedi Hasan and Shakib Al Hasan. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma looked in no trouble and got India off to a flying start. Rohit was dismissed by Shakib Al Hasan for 23 runs while Kohli fell for 37 to Tanzim Hasan. Rishabh Pant (36) and Shivam Dube (34) got India close to 150-run mark, however, the star of the innings was Hardik Pandya, who scored 50 in 27 balls to take India to an above-par score of 196-5.