ICC WT20:India need a big win against win Bangladesh to stay in competition

         

  Putting  New Zealand defeat behind them, India were vigorous in their practice session at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, looking very much like the pre-tournaments favourites, at least  everyone considered them to be before the Nagpur encounter. The win over Pakistan at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata has clearly had a galvanising effect on the team and Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men look eager to build on the momentum as they head to the business end of the Super 10 phase of the ICC World Twenty20. Notwithstanding their return to form against Pakistan, the fact remains that a even a little screw up  now and their aim of progressing to the semis would be severely dented.
         On March 23, India face a very familiar opponent, one whose rise as a limited-overs side over the last 12 months, they've have had the privilege of observing from close quarters. Ever since a Rohit Sharma ton edged Bangladesh out of the 2015 World Cup in the quarterfinal stage, the two have teams have batted on rather equal terms. Bangladesh struck back later that year to record their first bilateral ODI series win over India before the Dhoni & Co. braved tricky conditions and a raucous Mirpur crowd to register two successive wins in the T20 format, during the Asia Cup.
                The clash in Bengaluru, though, will be played under vastly different circumstances. The two sides have never met in a Twenty20 International on Indian soil. In fact, their last limited-overs game in India came back in 1998. And while Bangladesh are bracing themselves to avoid an unenviable 0-4 Super 10 record, India seek two points they dearly need to keep pace with the other teams in an already congested group table.
                 Mashrafe Mortaza & Co. have everything to gain from the clash, after their World T20 campaign was severely blighted by the untimely suspensions of Taskin Ahmed and Arafat Sunny. India, on the other hand, have all to lose. Dhoni will also keep tabs on the Net Run Rate situation, with as many as three teams (also including Pakistan and Australia) in the mix for a knockout berth, along with leaders New Zealand.