World Cup 2019: Four things that might have gone unnoticed from India vs Bangladesh match

The 40th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 concluded with India beating Bangladesh by 28 runs. By virtue of this victory, India progressed to the semifinal stage whereas Bangladesh now stand eliminated. On winning the toss, Indian captain Virat Kohli elected to bat first on a pitch which had little to no help for the bowlers. The Indian openers also justified their captain's decision as they shared a fantastic partnership of 180 runs.

Rohit Sharma completed his 26th ODI hundred, fourth in this World Cup, while KL Rahul ably supported him with a 92-ball 77. However, India lost its steam towards the end, though Rishabh Pant's 41-ball 48 blitz and Dhoni's 33-ball 35 helped India post a target of 315.

Chasing the target against a brilliant Indian bowling attack was going to be difficult and the Bangladeshi openers started cautiously, thus negating the new-ball threat posed by Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. At times, the Bangladesh batsmen legitimately threatened to upset the Indian applecart but India always remained the favorites to claim victory.

Despite a lot of fight, the Bangladeshis kept losing wickets at regular intervals that proved decisive in the end. While Shakib top-scored with a 74-ball-66, hos team fell short of by 28 runs. Jasprit Bumrah was the pick of the bowlers as he finished with figures of 10-1-55-4.

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Now, let's have a look at four things that might have gone unnoticed from this match.

The Indian openers showed their intent right from the beginning.

#1. India scored their highest first power-play score in this WC

After facing severe criticism from critics over their slow scoring during the first power play, the Indian openers showed intent right from the first ball. The duo showed their attacking instincts as India raced to 69 for no loss in 10 overs - their highest in this World Cup. The Indian openers hit seven fours and two sixes during this phase.

#2. Rohit became 2nd Indian to score 500+ runs in one edition of the Cup

Rohit is currently leading run-scorer of this World Cup.

Rohit Sharma's golden run of form continued as he completed his fourth hundred in this World Cup. However, he needs to thank his luck as well for the feat as he was dropped early in his innings.

With this, Rohit equaled Kumar Sangakkara's record of most hundreds in a single edition of the World Cup and with him in the form of his life, he looks well on his way to break the Sri Lankan's record.

He also became the second Indian batsman after Sachin Tendulkar to score 500+ runs in a single edition of the World Cup. Sachin had scored 523 runs in the 1996 edition of the World Cup, and had amassed 673 runs in the 2003 edition. Currently, Rohit has 544 runs in this World Cup and is currently leading the batting charts.

#3. Hardik Pandya completed 50 ODI Wickets

Hardik Pandya scalped three wickets against Bangladesh

Although, India all-rounder Hardik Pandya failed to make a mark with the bat, he compensated for it with his performance with the ball.

Pandya was expected to propel the run rate at a crucial juncture of the match like he had done on a few earlier occasions, but fell to a great delivery from Mustafizur Rahman for a duck.

However, with the wicket of Soumya Sarkar in the 16th over of the Bangladesh innings, Hardik completed 50 ODI wickets.He also scalped the wicket of Liton Das and with the dismissal of the dangerous Shakib-Al-Hasan, Hardik pushed the Bangladeshi team on to the backfoot.

Captain Virat Kohli has been using Pandya regularly as a bowler and its paying dividends. Pandya's potent mix of short balls and pace variations proved productive on Tuesday despite him being a tad expensive. He nowhas 52 wickets in 52 ODIs.

#4. Virat and Rohit completed 1000 ODI runs in 2019

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.

The captain and the vice-captain of the Indian team have completed 1000 ODI runs in the year 2019. Indian captain Virat Kohli has scored 1019 runs at an impressive average of 56.61 in 18 ODIs this year, which includes three centuries and six half-centuries with a highest score of 123.

Vice-captain Rohit Sharma has scored 1100 runs at an average of 57.89 in 20 innings. This includes five centuries and five half-centuries with a highest score of 140.

The two batsmen have been the cornerstones of the Indian batting effort this World Cup and have had to shoulder a lot of responsibility with the middle and lower middle-order being inconsistent. Due to this, the two have often curbed their natural attacking instincts, especially in the middle overs. Often, their departures have led to a significant slowdown in India's run rate. The two will be vital in the business end of the tournament as well.