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'Catch Drop Is Always Costly': Taskin Ahmed Blames Litton Das For Nitish Kumar Reddy's Dropped Catch

Rajgeeta Yadav

Nitish Kumar Reddy was the star of the show in second T20I against Bangladesh [Source: @CrickitbyHT/X.com]Nitish Kumar Reddy was the star of the show in second T20I against Bangladesh [Source: @CrickitbyHT/X.com]

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India cruised to an 86-run victory over Bangladesh in the second T20I at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi. Nitish Kumar Reddy was the star of the show, putting in a spectacular all-round performance with both the bat and ball.

Nitish Kumar Reddy, who had just made his international debut, was in blistering form. Coming in early after India lost three quick wickets, Nitish smashed 74 runs off 34 balls, including 4 fours and 7 sixes. His innings began cautiously but took off after a no-ball from Mahmudullah. A free-hit six energized the young player, and he never looked back. His partnership with Rinku Singh, who contributed 53 off 29 balls, helped India build a massive total of 221/9.

Reddy's outstanding performance earned him the Player of the Match award, marking a memorable moment in just his second international game.

Taskin Ahmed Reflects On Bangladesh’s Missed Opportunity

Bangladesh’s fast bowler Taskin Ahmed pointed to a key moment in the match that could have turned things in their favour. Nitish Reddy was dropped by wicketkeeper Litton Das when he was just on 5 runs. This missed opportunity proved costly, as Nitish went on to dominate the Indian innings. Taskin, who was the most economical bowler for Bangladesh with figures of 2 for 16, stressed how significant the drop was in their defeat.

"Catch drop is always costly, especially against an opponent like them who are best in the world. The margin of error is very small and so it was costly," Taskin said.

Chasing 222 was always going to be difficult, and Bangladesh never really got going. They lost three early wickets in the powerplay, and despite Mahmudullah’s 41 off 39 balls, they could only manage 135/9 in their 20 overs. India’s bowlers, led by Nitish Reddy (2/23) and Varun Chakaravarthy (2/19), made sure Bangladesh had no room to recover.

Taskin also highlighted how the dew on the field made it difficult for Bangladesh’s spinners to control the ball. He emphasised the need for improvement in their batting, particularly when facing big targets. 

"Look, in the powerplay we did well but they batted well in the end and unfortunately spinners had a bad day. Normally we don't have this kind of bad days but in T20 anything can happen on any day. The spinners could not grip the ball as there was dew. We were in the game till the 11th or 12th over and on this wicket, if we had kept them under 180 runs, it was chaseable," he added.

India’s dominant win secured the series 2-0, and Bangladesh will need to regroup before the final match.