5476 – Balls bowled by Kuldeep Yadav in ODIs before bowling his first front-foot no-ball, in his first over against Bangladesh. Kuldeep had played 108 ODIs before Thursday but had never overstepped.
51 – Innings that Shubman Gill needed to score his eighth ODI century, the fewest for any India batter. Shikhar Dhawan was the previous fastest to eight ODI tons, needing 57 innings. Gill has 2688 runs so far in his ODI career, the most by any batter after 51 innings, bettering Hashim Amla’s 2538.
5th – Innings in which India did not take a wicket in the middle overs (11-40) of a men’s ODI since 2002. It is also the only fifth time Bangladesh batted through the middle overs without losing a wicket. India, however, restricted Bangladesh to only 126 runs in those 30 overs.
10 – Catches dropped by Rohit Sharma in ODIs since the start of 2023, as per the ESPNcricinfo’s ball-by-ball logs, the second most after Tom Latham (11). Rohit’s catching efficiency in that period is 54.55%, having taken only 12 out of 22 chances. It is the lowest among the 26 fielders with 20-plus catching chances in men’s ODIs since 2023.
8 – Wickets taken by India’s pacers on Thursday in the 21.4 overs they bowled while going at 4.80 runs per over. In contrast, the Bangladesh pacers took only two wickets in the 26.3 overs they bowled and were expensive as well: economy rate 5.88.
Their spinners, however, tied down the India batters, with an economy rate of 3.75 in the 20 overs they bowled. India’s spinners went at 4.39 runs per over.
30 – Difference in the powerplay totals of India and Bangladesh on Thursday, and it played a significant role in the match result. India scored 69 runs in their first ten overs for the loss of one wicket, while Bangladesh scored only 39 and lost half their side.
Bangladesh bowlers restricted the India batters in the middle overs, conceding only 120 runs and taking three wickets. During the same phase, Bangladesh did not lose a wicket but scored only six runs more than India.
This article was updated at the end of the match.
