IND vs BAN: India breaks Australia’s world record in shortest format of the game

After losing the first T20I at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, the Rohit Sharma-led Indian side made a strong comeback against Bangladesh in the 2nd T20I at Rajkot on Thursday.

The Men in Blue registered an emphatic 8-wicket win over the visitors and drew level, pushing the three-match series to the decider in Nagpur on Sunday. 

India chased down the 154-run target in just 15.4 overs.

This victory over Bangladesh was India’s 41st win while chasing in T20Is and is now a world record. 

India broke Australia’s record of 40 victories while chasing in the shortest format of the game. 

Team India not only beat Australia in the number of wins but also have a better win percentage when it comes to chasing. 

While India have chased 61 times in T20Is and have ended up winning on 41 occasions, Australia have successfully chased 40 times out of 69 attempts. 

The third in the list is Pakistan with 36 successful chases in 67 matches.

The star of the match was stand-in captain Rohit Sharma who scored 85 off just 43 balls. Earlier, Indian bowlers made an impressive comeback to restrict Bangladesh to a sub-par 153 for 6.

The two sides will now meet on Sunday for the series-deciding third T20I at Nagpur.

(Inputs from PTI)