T20 WC 2022 Match 35 Stats Review: Litton Das’ feat, India’s highest total against Bangladesh in T20Is, and other stats

Virat Kohli’s yet another half-century, his third of the campaign, overshadowed Litton Das’s whirlwind innings of 60 off just 27 as India registered a famous five-run victory by DL method over Bangladesh in Match 35 at the Adelaide Oval. Kohli struck an unbeaten 64 off 44 with eight fours and a six while KL Rahul also returned to form with his half-century. The Men in Blue recorded their highest total of 184/6 in 20 overs before rain reduced the target to 151 in 16 overs for Bangladesh. A terrible collapse from the Bangla Tigers post-rain-break saw them fall short of the target narrowly.

Speaking about how the exciting contest panned out, skipper Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and opted to field first in chilly conditions. India captain Rohit Sharma went cheaply for just two but his opening partner Rahul struck form. He amassed 50 off 32 with three fours and four maximums. Suryakumar Yadav played another eye-catching innings of 30 off 16 while Hardik Pandya and Dinesh Karthik managed single-digit scores. The run-machine Kohli kept going yet again and recorded his third fifty in four matches in this edition.

Chasing 185, Litton Das came out with all guns blazing as he smashed the Indian bowlers all around the park. The right-handed batter brought up his half-century in just 21 deliveries, the second-fastest by a Bangladeshi in the format. Courtesy of Das, Bangladesh cruised to 60/0 after the completion of the powerplay. With the score at 66/0 after seven overs, the heavens opened up as the match got stalled.

After the rain stopped, the Bangla Tigers were set a target of 151 in 16 overs and then the Indian team triggered a collapse on their opposition. Rahul got Das run out from a direct hit and from there on it was all about the Men in Blue. Bangladesh lost wickets in clusters as they did a Déjà vu of Bangalore 2016. For his match-winning fifty, Kohli grabbed the Player of the Match award.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers from Match 35 in the Super 12 Round in Group 2 between India and Bangladesh in the T20 WC 2022:

1065 – Virat Kohli is now the leading run-getter with 1065 runs in the T20 World Cups. He went past Mahela Jayawardene’s tally of 1016 runs.

21 – Litton Das smashed the second-fastest fifty for Bangladesh in 21 deliveries in T20 internationals. Mohammad Ashraful tops the chart for his 20-ball fifty against West Indies in 2007.

21 – Kohli is now joint-top with Sachin Tendulkar for the most 50-plus scores (21) in World Cups (ODI & T20).

184/6 – India registered their highest total of 184/6 against Bangladesh in T20Is. Their previous best was 180/5 in Nottingham in 2009.

164 – Suryakumar Yadav has now scored the most runs (164) for India at no.4 or lower in a T20 WC edition. He surpassed MS Dhoni’s tally of 154 runs in the 2007 campaign.

8 – Das is now tied with Tamim Iqbal in the second spot for the most 50-plus scores (8) for Bangladesh in T20 internationals. Shakib Al Hasan is on top for hitting 12 such scores.

20 – Rohit equaled Babar Azam at the top for winning the most T20Is (20) as captain in a calendar year. Babar won as many games in the year 2021.

9 – Kohli is now joint-top with AB de Villiers, Mahela Jayawardene, and Sachin Tendulkar for winning the most POTM awards (9) in World Cups. (ODI & T20).

11 – India have now won 11 out of the 12 T20 internationals against Bangladesh.

75.58 – Kohli has scored 907 runs in 14 innings at a solid average of 75.58 with five centuries and three fifties in international cricket in Adelaide.

127 – Shakib Al Hasan is now joint-top with Tim Southee for most wickets (127) in T20Is.

71 – Dinesh Karthik has amassed just 71 runs in eight innings at a poor average of 8.87 in T20 World Cups.