‘Mayank Yadav has been the highlight for me’ - Parthiv Patel reflects on Mayank Yadav’s stellar debut

Team India got off to a brilliant start to the T20I series against Bangladesh, defeating the side in a recent two-game Test series, and the Men in Blue have managed to continue their form in the shortest format as well. In the first T20I against Bangladesh, India were led by Suryakumar Yadav, and the game saw many new faces in the squad. 

One of the most prominent ones was star pacer Mayank Yadav. The 22-year-old rose to fame through his fiery pace in the IPL 2024 for Lucknow Super Giants, and making his India debut, the youngster did not disappoint. Bowling four overs, Mayank Yadav conceded 21 runs and took one wicket, even bowling a maiden over. 

Among the many people impressed by his debut was also former India cricketer Parthiv Patel, who took centre stage and highlighted how brilliantly Mayank Yadav handled the pressure.

“The highlight for me is Mayank Yadav. I think the way he made his debut, to play with lot of expectations and reputation is not easy. When you’re expecting 150-plus, if you want to bowl at 150 kmph that is a hard task, just to show no nerves, I think Mayank Yadav has been the highlight for me today,” said Parthiv on Sports18.

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India defeat Bangladesh by seven wickets

Speaking of the first T20I between India and Bangladesh, the clash began with Bangladesh batting first. The side opened with Parvez Hossain Emon and Litton Das scoring eight and four runs, respectively. Najmul Hossain Shanto added 27 runs on the board, with Mehidy Hasan Miraz staying unbeaten on 35 as Bangladesh posted a total of 127 runs in the first innings. 

As for India, Arshdeep Singh and Varun Chakravarthy were the highest wicket-takers, with three wickets each to their names. Hardik Pandya, Mayank Yadav, and Washington Sundar took one wicket each as well. 

Aiming to chase down the target, India opened their innings with Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma scoring 29 and 16 runs, respectively. Suryakumar Yadav added 29 runs on the board, with Nitish Kumar Reddy and Hardik Pandya staying unbeaten on 16 and 39, respectively, as India won the game by seven wickets.