Towhid Hridoy Hits Bull's Eye to End Abhishek Sharma's Blistering Knock Early in India's Chase: WATCH

Young Indian opener Abhishek Sharma’s outing in the 1^st Bangladesh T20I was cut short by an unfortunate run-out in Gwalior. The left-hander had a terrific start to his innings as India chased a modest 128 against the Bangla Tigers. After going off the mark with a single, Abhishek smashed Taskin Ahmed for a six and a couple of boundaries—however, a miscommunication led to his dismissal at the non-striker’s end.

It was the final delivery of the second over when Sanju Samson hit the ball towards short mid-wicket. Sharma took off for a non-existent run but was eventually sent back by Samson. But it was too late by then as Towhid Hridoy picked up the ball and hit the bull’s eye to catch the southpaw well short.

Despite an early blow, India thrashed Bangladesh in just 11.5 overs to go 1-0 up in the series. Hardik Pandya’s swashbuckling 16-ball 39 not out after Arshdeep Singh and Varun Chakaravarthy’s dominating performances with the ball guided India to a seven-wicket win

Pandya and Reddy ensured India didn’t suffer any further hiccups in the chase. The senior batter took the charge on his shoulders and showcased his hard-hitting class to take India home. Reddy remained unbeaten on 16 as Pandya scored unbeaten 39*.

Earlier, Arshdeep Singh (3-14) and Varun Chakravarthy (3-31) clinched three wickets each to bowl out Bangladesh for 127.

Brief scores: Bangladesh 127/10 in 19.5 overs (Mehidy Hasan Miraz 35 not out, Najmul Hossain Shanto 27; Arshdeep Singh 3-14, Varun Chakravarthy 3-31) lost to India 132/3 in 11.5 overs (Hardik Pandya 39 not out, Suryakumar Yadav 29; Mehidy Hasan Miraz 1-7) by seven wickets.