India vs Bangladesh Live Score 3rd T20I: Follow the latest updates in Hyderabad.

Suryakumar Yadav and Co. are looking to extend their dominance over Bangladesh in the final T20I of the series at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. Team India put in a great performance in the first two matches and blew away the Bangla Tigers who failed to match the intensity. The Indian batters adopted a fearless batting approach as the Bangladesh bowlers were completely clueless on how to counter them.

The only thing that didn’t work for India in the first two matches was the opening pair as the pressure now mounts heavily on Samson to prove his worth in the final T20I. Samson has failed to prove his consistency in Indian colours, and once again he is on the verge of being dropped. Samson played a desperate aerial shot to break free but failed to judge the ball and only managed to bowl it straight to Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto for just 10 mid-way through the match. The wicketkeeper-batsman also failed to get a turn a good start into a big lead. scored in the series opener and was dismissed for 29.

Meanwhile, Abhishek also failed to get going in the first two matches and will now be desperate to unleash his fearless batting approach in Hyderabad, where he has scored a plethora of runs in IPL this year. The Indian team’s think tank will decide whether to outsource the match to some other worthy names on the bench such as leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi and all-rounder Harshit Rana.

It is understood that Gambhir and his backroom colleagues have initiated the process of finding suitable support for frontline players, keeping in mind the long-term goals such as the ICC event next year.

Be it pacer Mayank Yadav or spinner Varun Chakravarthy, Gambhir wants to take a closer look at them and assess whether they are ready for the tougher tests ahead.

They have not disappointed in this series either.

Mayank, who missed a lot of action since IPL 2024 due to injury, bowled over 150 clicks while Chakravarthy returned with a three-wicket haul in his first outing in blue in three years at Gwalior.

Meanwhile, it will be the last T20I match for former Bangladesh skipper Mahmudullah, who has announced his retirement from the shortest format.

The 38-year-old claimed that even before the start of the series, he had decided to bid adieu to the shortest format as he will now shift his focus entirely to ODIs.

“I am retiring from T20I cricket after the last match of this series. I was determined even before I came here,” Mahmudullah said. “I have had a conversation with my family. I have also spoken to the coach (Chandika Hathurusinghe), captain (Najmul Hossain Shanto), chief selector (Gazi Ashraf Hossain) and the board chairman (Faruque Ahmed). I think this is the right decision is.” It is time for me and the team to leave this format behind. Especially with the World Cup around the corner in less than two years, I will focus on the one-day game,” he said on the eve of the second T20I against India.

Key Highlights of India vs Bangladesh 3rd T20I

– No debut for Harshit Rana as he is battling a viral infection. Ravi Bishnoi replaced Arshdeep Singh

– Suryakumar Yadav chosen to bat first in Hyderabad