India vs Bangladesh, 3rd T20I - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: Bangladesh tour of India, 2019 Venue: Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur Date & Time: Nov 10, 07:00 PM LOCAL

India came back strong with the ball to clinch the series 2-1. © AFP

India clinch series

Heartbreak for Bangladesh again. I don't know how many more they can take against India. It keeps happening. Their hopes go up but then the pressure gets to them. They needed 69 from the final eight overs with eight wickets still remaining and would have backed themselves to get the job done. Naim in particular was going bonkers but then India came back strong. Dube picked two in two and then Chahar took over. Excellent comeback win for India. They lost the first game and then went on to win the next two to add another trophy to their collection.

Today exactly 19 years ago Bangladesh made their Test debut at Dhaka, also against India.

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Hello and welcome to the live blog of the third and final T20I between India and Bangladesh in Nagpur. With the series level, Bangladesh find themselves in a tough spot once again. The mauling in Rajkot, especially the assault from Rohit Sharma, can leave a side, any side, deflated. Now, not only do they need to show that the lessons from those eight defeats were absorbed well, they also will have to prove they've become a temperamentally better side.

In a par chase in Delhi, Mohammad Naim and Soumya Sarkar did just about enough to stay in the hunt before the seasoned campaigners drove home the win. However, when stuck in on a batting wicket, Bangladesh's top three were found out as their starts only led to the team posting 153. Head coach Russell Domingo admitted in Nagpur the side doesn't have the muscle to out-bat teams like England or West Indies but need to be smart to put the inexperienced Indian bowling under pressure. The resurgence, as is the norm, needs to come from the top three.

As India try to find the ideal support cast the established players for the 2020 ICC T20 World Cup, Khaleel Ahmed's form has only raised concerns. Rohit Sharma stressed he's one of the candidates identified for the pacer's role and can do the job for them but figures of 1 for 37 and 1 for 44 have only led to the side being under more pressure. Shreyas Iyer, slowly and steadily, is sealing the No. 4 spot but Shikhar Dhawan's returns have been very underwhelming. There may be a slim chance that India try opening with KL Rahul and give Manish Pandey a chance in the middle-order with Iyer taking up the No. 3 slot.