Bangladesh captain Nazmul Shanto won the toss and bowled first at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.
India seemed set for a dominant performance as Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli started the day, reaching 29/0 in just three overs. However, Rohit fell to Shakib al Hasan, marking Shakib’s 50th wicket in T20 World Cup history. Kohli continued to score until the ninth over when Tanzim Hasan Sakib bowled him out for 37. Rishabh Pant then took over, delivering a strong cameo of 36 runs before attempting a reverse sweep off Rishad Hossain, only to be caught by Tanzim, leaving India at 108/4. Rishad Hossain later clean-bowled Shivam Dube, who had been poised to finish the innings with his three sixes but was dismissed for 34 while attempting another big hit. Ultimately, Hardik Pandya guided India to victory with a half-century off 27 balls, supported by Axar Patel who stayed with him until the end of the innings. At the end of the first innings, India scored 196 in 120 balls.
