| 2.5 : 2.5: M Rahman to S Dhawan, OUT! Yes, something has happened. Something big. Bangladesh have got the first breakthrough. Mustafizur has got the reward for troubling Dhawan throughout this over. Length ball pitching around off and coming in to the southpaw. Dhawan looks to flick it but misses and gets hit on the pads. Bangladesh players put in a big appeal and the umpire after a few thought raises his finger. Dhawan does not take the review. Good decision as it looked plumb. Hawk Eye later on rol |
| 4.4 : 4.4: M Rahman to V Kohli, FOUR! Edge and between the second slip and the keeper. All the Indian supporters had their heart in the mouth there. Length ball moving away from the batsman. It is on the off stump line. Kohli has had issues facing such deliveries in the past. Mustafizur does everything right but the first slip region is vacant and Kohli gets a boundary |
| 7.3 : 7.3: M Mortaza to R Sharma, FOUR! This will boost his confidence. Full on off, Rohit drives it through mid off. The fielder there misfields it. The boundaries are big on that side of the field but such is the timing of Rohit Sharma that it still crosses the ropes. |
| 13.3: R Hossain to R Sharma, OUT! Chopped on! Rohit's tough stay in the middle has been brought to an end by Rubel Hossain. The change of bowling has worked. A short length ball outside off, Rohit plays a lazy pull but the ball does not bounce as much as he expects. Also looks like he was a little late on that shot. The ball goes off the under edge and onto the stumps. Bangladesh have a good grip on the game now. |
| 14.4 : 14.4: M Saifuddin to V Kohli, FOUR! That is the shot of the day! Outside off on a length, hit on the up by Kohli through cover. The timing is such that even if the boundary is a long one, the sweeper still does not have a chance to reach that one. |
| 15.3 : 15.3: R Hossain to V Kohli, FOUR! That was a deliberate shot but was too close for comfort! A length ball outside off, Kohli wanted to run this down to third man but it goes uppishly and too close to the slip fielder. The fielder though cannot get a hand to the ball despite the dive and it runs away to the third man boundary. |
| 15.6 : 15.6: R Hossain to V Kohli, FOUR! Poor ball and Kohli takes full toll. On the middle and leg stump line, easy pickings for a batsman of this caliber. Virat comes inside the line and glances it away to deep fine leg for a boundary. |
| 17.5 : 17.5: R Hossain to V Kohli, FOUR! Rubel bowls it full on the pads. He was asking to be hit there. Kohli obligies and thrashes his flick through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 18.4 : 18.4: M Saifuddin to V Kohli, OUT! The Indian supporters here in Cardiff have gone silent here. Saifuddin bowls it full on middle and off, Virat comes ahead, shuffles across and looks to flick but it goes off the inside edge, flicks his pad and goes onto disturb the stumps. Saifuddin is ecstatic and why wouldn't he be? The Indian skipper who was looking so good out in the middle departs. Huge moment in the game! |
| 19.3 : 19.3: R Hossain to L Rahul, FOUR! Short, wide and punished. Rubel bowls it outside off, Rahul frees his arm and slashes it over covers for a boundary. |
| 20.1 : 20.1: M Saifuddin to L Rahul, FOUR! That was four the moment he hit it. Saifuddin bowls it on a length on off, Rahul picks the length early and pulls it over square leg wide of the fielder in the deep for a boundary. |
| 21.4 : 21.4: R Hossain to L Rahul, FOUR! Rahul is looking incredible in the middle. Short on off, Rahul stands tall and pulls this away with ease wide of deep mid-wicket. It was well-controlled. He is not going to be dictated terms to. The 100 comes up for India. |
| 21.6 : 21.6: R Hossain to V Shankar, OUT! Shankar departs. He has lost the opportunity to claim for a place in the playing eleven. A length ball outside off, Vijay looks to punch this off the back foot but gets an outside edge on its way through to the keeper. Rubel strikes for the second time today. Another budding partnership has been nipped. Bangladesh wresting good control in this game. |
| 22.1 : 22.1: Abu Jayed to L Rahul, FOUR! What a shot! A length ball wide outside off, cut away hard by Rahul after backing away. The ball flies wide of point and beats third man with ease. Such control. |
| 22.6 : 22.6: Abu Jayed to L Rahul, FOUR! Fabulous shot! Overpitched by Abu this time on off, driven past mid off by Rahul. The timing and placement is such that it reaches the boundary with ease. India reach Nelson. |
| 23.2 : 23.2: R Hossain to MS Dhoni, FOUR! Dhoni is off the mark in style. What a shot. A length ball just outside off, nothing wrong with the ball. Dhoni just quite remarkably just comes ahead and pushes this ball in the gap through covers. The ball is so well-timed the only running the fielders had to do was to get the ball back from the other side of the rope. |
| 24.1 : 24.1: Al Hasan to L Rahul, SIX! Welcome to the attack, Shakib. A short ball on middle, Rahul goes back and pulls this way over deep mid-wicket. He has his eye well in here and will not miss out on half-trackers like that. |
| 25.1: Abu Jayed to L Rahul, FOUR! Terrific shot. Rahul plays yet another gorgeous drive. This time to the right of the bowler. A half-volley but it has to be put away nonetheless. The ball is driven past mid on with such calmness. |
| 25.5 : 25.5: Abu Jayed to L Rahul, FOUR! No one moves when Rahul hits the ball like that. A length ball outside off, Lokesh leans into the drive as he just pushes the ball past extra-cover with superlative timing. Picks up another boundary. |
| 28.3 : 28.3: Al Hasan to MS Dhoni, FOUR! Dhoni decides enough is enough and runs down the track to this ball. He finds the gap wide of long on even though he does not time the ball as well as he would have liked to. Gets into double figures with that four. |
| 30.3: Al Hasan to L Rahul, FOUR! Shot! A flatter one on the pads, Rahul comes inside the line early before lifting it over deep backward square leg. The ball reaches the boundary. The 50-run stand comes up between these two. |
| 30.4 : 30.4: Al Hasan to L Rahul, SIX! That has gone out of the ground! Rahul, you beauty. This is some striking. A flighted ball outside off, Lokesh takes full toll of the overpitched nature of the delivery and flies above the sightscreen and out of the park. Huge! The ball will take some retrieving. 2 boundaries in 2 balls, Shakib will be wondering what to bowl now. |
| 30.6 : 30.6: Al Hasan to L Rahul, FOUR! Make it 15 off the over! A really expensive one from Shakib. A flatter ball on the pads, Rahul comes inside the line and then sweeps it over deep backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 31.1 : 31.1: M Hasan to MS Dhoni, SIX! Dhoni's time to go big now! Looks like the Indians have decided to attack the spinners. A flatter one on middle, MS lifts it with his traditional shot over wide long on. The ball ends up in the stands. |
| 32.2 : 32.2: M Hossain to MS Dhoni, FOUR! What a shot! Dhoni comes down the track and whips it wide of short fine leg for a boundary. |
| 33.3 : 33.3: M Hasan to L Rahul, FOUR! Mehidy bowls it short outside off. He serves it on the plate for Rahul cuts it through point for a boundary. |
| 34.6 : 34.6: M Hossain to MS Dhoni, FOUR! Flatter on middle, Dhoni comes down the track and lifts this ball over mid-wicket. It flies away to the deep mid-wicket boundary. The acceleration is well and truly on from the Indians, 9 runs off this over. 1 shy of 200 now. |
| 35.2 : 35.2: M Hasan to MS Dhoni, SIX! Don't bother looking this is out of here. Tossed up on off, it is under Dhoni's bat and he whacks it over mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 35.5 : 35.5: M Hasan to L Rahul, FOUR! Makes the full use of the free hit. He gets a floated ball on off, Rahul plays the reverse sweep through the third man region for a boundary. |
| 36.1 : 36.1: M Hossain to MS Dhoni, FOUR! That brings up the FIFTY FOR DHONI! What a way to get to it as well. Also, what a time for him to get into such form. A flatter one on the pads, Dhoni whips it over deep backward square leg for a boundary. Such a vital knock for the team and personally. |
| 36.2 : 36.2: M Hossain to MS Dhoni, SIX! Four first, now six! Vintage Dhoni time. A flighted ball on middle, Dhoni gives this a full swing of the bat, down on one knee. That was six from the time it left the bat. Ends up going out of the park over cow corner. |
| 38.1 : 38.1: M Rahman to L Rahul, FOUR! Edge but they will take it however it comes. Length ball outside off, Rahul loks to slash it but gets an outside edge through the vacant slip cordon for a boundary. |
| 40.6 : 40.6: M Rahman to L Rahul, SIX! 250 comes up with that maximum. Also, Rahul moves to 98 with that maximum. It is shorter in length, Rahul plays the pull and whacks it over square leg for a maximum. |
| 42.6: M Rahman to L Rahul, SIX! As soon as the ball hit the bat it was six. The sound it made was as sweet as sugar. Back of a length ball on off, Rahul pulls it over the square leg fence for a biggie. |
| 43.2 : 43.2: S Rahman to L Rahul, OUT! Rahul has been bowled. A terrific knock comes to an end. Sabbir gets the centurion. A flatter one on leg, Rahul tries to come inside the line and sweep it over deep square leg but the ball keeps low and gets him on the glove before going onto the stumps. This has been a lovely innings though and makes a lot of things simpler in the Indian camp. Also, in the context of this game, India has moved to a strong position with the help of Lokesh's 100! |
| 44.4 : 44.4: R Hossain to MS Dhoni, SIX! That has been deposited on the sightscreen. A half-volley outside off, Dhoni just reaches out and jabs this ball over long on. Huge! And that too with such ease. |
| 45.1 : 45.1: S Rahman to H Pandya, FOUR! Jeez! That was hit with venom. Short and straight outside off, Hardik smacks it straight through the legs of the bowler for a boundary. |
| 45.3 : 45.3: S Rahman to MS Dhoni, DROPPED AND FOUR! Liton Das has dropped the dangerous MS Dhoni here. Tossed up on middle and off, Dhoni looks to go over the man at long on. The bat flips in his hand as he tries to hit it. Liton Das there runs to his right and gets to the ball but cannot hold onto it. The ball hits his hand and goes through him. The ball bounces in front of the ropes and crosses for a boundary. |
| 45.4 : 45.4: S Rahman to MS Dhoni, FOUR! This is a clean strike. He is demolishing the bowlers here. Short outside off, Dhoni smashes it over mid off for a boundary. |
| 46.2 : 46.2: R Hossain to MS Dhoni, SIX! That is out of the park again! A half-volley from Rubel, Dhoni has his eyes in and easily lifts this ball over long on. No doubt where the ball was going, always the other side of the rope. 300 up for India! Also, Dhoni is into his 90s now. |
| 46.6 : 46.6: R Hossain to MS Dhoni, FOUR! Moves to 99! Length ball on the body, Dhoni pulls it through backward square leg for a boundary with ease. He will have to wait though a bit for his 100 as the over is done. 13 off it in the end. |
| 47.1 : 47.1: Al Hasan to H Pandya, SIX! That is out of here. Shakib tosses it up on middle and leg, Hardik swings his bat at it and whacks it over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum. |
| 47.2 : 47.2: Al Hasan to H Pandya, FOUR! In the air but in the gap. Floated on middle and leg, Hardik smashes it between deep mid-wicket and long on for a boundary. |
| 47.3 : 47.3: Al Hasan to H Pandya, OUT! Hardik holes out. His cameo comes to an end. Shakib after bowling two wides finally gets his line correct and tosses it up on middle and leg, Hardik swings his bat at it and looks to clear the man at long on. He hits it to the right of Sabbir Rahman but does not get the elevation he was looking for. Sabbir runs to his right and takes a good running catch. |
| 48.1 : 48.1: Abu Jayed to MS Dhoni, SIX! Dhoni gets to his century! What a way to get to the mark. MAHENDRA SINGH DHONI! Stand up and salute this man. A length ball on off, Dhoni smashes this way over the bowler's head and into the stands there. An excellent innings that will give him a massive boost going into the mega-tournament. |
| 48.3 : 48.3: Abu Jayed to D Karthik, FOUR! Karthik gets into the act now. A fuller one on middle, Dinesh goes really deep in the crease so that he can get under the ball. Hits it through mid-wicket and splits the gap between the two men in the deep. Boundary. |
| 48.5 : 48.5: Abu Jayed to MS Dhoni, SIX! YES IT IS A MAXIMUM! Over fine leg! A short ball on the body, Dhoni swivels and pulls it away over deep fine leg. The boundary is really short there and the ball ends up in the crowd. Carnage! |
| 49.2 : 49.2: Al Hasan to MS Dhoni, OUT! Bowled! End of an excellent knock from MS Dhoni. Once again Dhoni looks to come down the track and heave it over the bowler's head. He misses it and the ball goes onto disturb the timber. Shakib has something to be relieved at. Dhoni's knock comes to an end and he walks off to a huge ovation from the crowd. He raises his bat to appreciate the crowd's applause. With this innings he has sent a warning to the rest of the teams just before the start of the showpiece |
| 49.4 : 49.4: Al Hasan to R Jadeja, SIX! Jadeja has no time to settle and he needs none. Shakib bowls a tossed up ball on middle and leg, Jadeja takes the full toll of it and smokes it over the long on fence for a maximum. |
| 49.5 : 49.5: Al Hasan to R Jadeja, FOUR! Now follows the maximum with a boundary. 10 runs off the last two balls. Shakib floats it on the pads, Jadeja sweeps it wide of short fine leg for a boundary. |
| 0.5 : 0.5: M Shami to S Sarkar, FOUR! What a way to get off the mark. Shami overpitches it on off, Sarkar gets on his front foot and drives it exquisitely through mid off for a boundary. |
| 0.6 : 0.6: M Shami to S Sarkar, SIX! This is even better! Shami overcompensates his length and bowls it short. Sarkar was waiting for it and he just guides it over the slip's head over the third man fence for a maximum. 12 runs off the first over. Solid start from Bangladesh. |
| 2.3 : 2.3: M Shami to L Das, FOUR! Good shot. Length ball outside off, Das hits it over point. He was in control of that shot all along and gets a boundary. |
| 3.3: J Bumrah to S Sarkar, FOUR! Full on off, Sarkar picks the length early and drives it through cover-point. The fielder gives it a chase but comes second best as the ball beats him to the fence. |
| 3.4 : 3.4: J Bumrah to S Sarkar, FOUR! Edged but Sarkar won't mind. Good length ball going away from the southpaw. Sarkar looks to drive but gets a thick outside edge which flies through the second slip for a boundary. |
| 7.2 : 7.2: J Bumrah to L Das, FOUR! Excellent shot! Full outside off, Liton saw the mid off was inside the circle so he just drives it through mid off for a boundary. |
| 7.3 : 7.3: J Bumrah to L Das, FOUR! The idea to intimidate Das with a bouncer backfires. Bumrah bangs it in short, Liton gets on top of the bounce and whacks his pull over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 9.4 : 9.4: J Bumrah to S Sarkar, OUT! Bumrah strikes! Just like he has in so many occasions. Good length ball outside off, the ball comes in after pitching. Sarkar looks to cut but gets a feather of an inside edge. Dinesh Karthik behind the stumps takes an easy catch. Bumrah and all the other Indian players go up in appeal. The umpire thinks for a bit but then finally raises his finger. They check for the no ball and it is clean so Sarkar continues his walk back. |
| 9.5 : 9.5: J Bumrah to Al Hasan, OUT! Bowled 'em! That is some ball from Bumrah. It is not the first time he has bowled a superb yorker but whenever he does it is just awesome to watch. It is on middle and leg, Shakib looks to play it but gets beaten comprehensively. He goes without troubling the scorers. It has been a rare bad day for Shakib with both the bat and ball. Luckily for Bangladesh it has come in a warmup game and not the actual tournament. Bumrah is on a hat-trick now. |
| 12.4 : 12.4: B Kumar to M Rahim, FOUR! Short ball! Not enough pace to trouble the batsman and Rahim pulls this away through mid-wicket with ease. Finds the fence. |
| 14.1 : 14.1: B Kumar to L Das, FOUR! Short on middle, Liton pulls this away over mid-wicket. The ball reaches the boundary even though it is not too well-timed. |
| 16.2 : 16.2: B Kumar to M Rahim, FOUR! Rahim takes the risk and it pays off. A length ball on off, Mushfiqur runs down the track before lifting the ball over mid off. It takes a couple of bounces before going to the rope. |
| 18.1 : 18.1: V Shankar to M Rahim, FOUR! Poor start from Shankar. He bowls a length ball outside off, Mushfiqur just easily guides it down to the vacant third man region for a boundary. |
| 19.3 : 19.3: K Yadav to L Das, FOUR! Good use of the feet but it was an opportunity for the bowler. Liton comes down the ground to this flighted ball outside off, |
| 23.4 : 23.4: Y Chahal to L Das, FOUR! Fifty for Liton Das. He does not get there in a convincing fashion but he will take it. Shorter leg spinner pitching around off, Das looks to cut but gets a thick outside edge. It goes wide of the first slip and to the vacant third man region for a boundary. |
| 23.6 : 23.6: Y Chahal to L Das, FOUR! Swept and swept hard. Chahal tosses it up on off, Das gets on his knee and sweeps it wide of Dhawan at deep square leg. He was well inside the rope. Had he been on the edge he might have had a chance. |
| 24.1 : 24.1: V Shankar to M Rahim, SIX! Rahim comes down the track and smacks this length ball from Shankar over the long off fence for a maximum. |
| 24.3 : 24.3: V Shankar to M Rahim, FOUR! What a shot! Nothing wrong with the delivery. He bowls it on a length around off. But Rahim is in such good form that he makes this look like a bad ball and drives it through covers for a boundary. |
| 25.4 : 25.4: Y Chahal to L Das, FOUR! Once again Das plays the sweep and gets a boundary. He gets a tossed up ball on off, Liton sweeps it towards backward square leg and gets a boundary. |
| 26.5 : 26.5: R Jadeja to L Das, FOUR! That is a lovely shot. Flighted on middle, Liton comes down the track and lifts the ball over mid-wicket. The ball beats the fielder in the deep easily. Liton is looking really good here. |
| 27.1 : 27.1: Y Chahal to L Das, FOUR! Short and pulled away. A drag down from Chahal on middle, Das goes back in his crease before pulling it away wide of deep mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 31.1: Y Chahal to M Rahim, FOUR! Swept away wide of deep mid-wicket. A flighted ball on middle, Rahim gets really low and plays the sweep beautifully in front of square. Beats the fielder in the deep. |
| 31.3 : 31.3: Y Chahal to L Das, OUT! Stumped! The blow has caused a loss in concentration from Liton Das. A flighted leg spinner outside off, Das comes down the ground to lift it over covers but the ball spins away and beats his bat. Dhoni completes the formalities as Liton has no chance of coming back. The stand of 120 is broken! It was a good stand but off the pace required from it a bit. |
| 31.4 : 31.4: Y Chahal to M Mithun, OUT! Two in two balls, the second time this innings. Mithun departs on the first ball he faces and Chahal gets his second wicket. A googly first up landing outside off and spinning inward, Mohammad looks to flick it away but misses the ball. Gets rapped low and right in front of middle stump on the back pad. The finger goes up in an instant. Double blow for the Tigers. |
| 32.4: R Jadeja to M Rahim, FOUR! Top edge and four! Good ball from Jadeja but goes in vain. Flighted outside off, Rahim looks to sweep it away but the ball goes off the top edge and over Dhoni. The ball races away from Kuldeep who gives chase. |
| 33.3 : 33.3: Y Chahal to M Rahim, FOUR! He is a master of the square cut against spin yells Manjrekar on air and is he or what? A short ball outside off, Rahim backs away and slashes this ball wide of point. Finds the gap and the fence as well. |
| 35.3: K Yadav to Mahmudullah, FOUR! Not in control of the shot but gets a boundary. Kuldeep floats it on middle, Mahmudullah looks to play the upper cut but it goes off the edge but over the slip fielder's head for a boundary. |
| 35.4 : 35.4: K Yadav to Mahmudullah, OUT! Kuldeep gets a much-needed wicket. Beautifully bowled this by Kuldeep. He nicely tosses it up on off and the ball spins in wonderfully to the right-hander. Mahmuduallh comes down the track and looks to hit it over the bowler's head but gets nowhere close to the ball. The ball goes onto hit the leg stump. This might be the wicket that will end the debate regarding the spinner's form and will boost his confidence. |
| 37.2 : 37.2: K Yadav to S Rahman, FOUR! Tossed up on off, Sabbir gets on one knee and sweeps it through square leg for a boundary. |
| 38.1 : 38.1: R Jadeja to M Rahim, FOUR! A drag down from Jadeja, pulled away past short fine leg for a boundary by Rahim. Good shot. |
| 38.3 : 38.3: R Jadeja to M Rahim, SIX! 4, 2 and 6 off the first 3 balls! A flatter one on middle, Rahim comes well ahead before slog-sweeping this ball over deep square leg. The ball crosses the rope with ease. |
| 39.2 : 39.2: K Yadav to M Rahim, OUT! Mushfiqur Rahim departs in the nervous 90. Just as they say one brings another and that's the case here for Kuldeep. He wonderfully flights this one on middle and off. It spins in to the right-hander. Rahim looks to play the sweep but the ball goes between the bat and pad and onto the stumps. |
| 39.3 : 39.3: K Yadav to M Hossain, OUT! Two in two. Third time in this innings a bowler is on a hat-trick. The last one was flighted and spinning in to the right-hander. This one spins away from the batter. Hossain comes down the track to stroke it. He misses it completely and Dinesh Karthik behind the stumps takes the bails off in a flash. Third wicket in this game for Kuldeep. Dhoni with the bat and Kuldeep now with the ball. The warning has been sent the the rest of the teams. Can he get a hat-tric |
| 40.2 : 40.2: R Jadeja to S Rahman, OUT! They are falling like nine-pins now. A flatter one on off, fired in quick by Jadeja as he sees Sabbir backing away. The batsman wanted to cut this away but gets an inside edge onto the off stump. The Tigers have lost 3 wickets for no run! |
| 45.3 : 45.3: V Shankar to M Saifuddin, FOUR! Brute power here from Saifuddin. Shankar bowls it on a length outside off, Saifuddin smashes it through mid off for a boundary. |
| 46.6 : 46.6: Y Chahal to M Hasan, SIX! What a shot! Mehidy showing he is no mug with the bat. A flighted ball outside off, Hasan runs down the track and lifts the ball over the bowler's head. Into the sightscreen! |
| 48.4 : 48.4: Y Chahal to M Saifuddin, OUT! Chahal gets his third of the day. He tosses it up outside off, Saifuddin looks to heave it over the leg side but gets a top edge which lobs up towards the point region. Kuldeep runs to his left and takes a good catch. The wrist spinners have had a good game. |
| 49.3 : 49.3: R Jadeja to R Hossain, OUT! He is well short! Dinesh Karthik has removed the bails and the dive from Mehidy will not save him. INDIA WIN BY 95 RUNS!!! A flatter ball on middle, another huge swipe across the line from Rubel and he misses again. The ball goes off the pads and between slip and keeper. The batsmen complete 2 leg byes easily but Mehidy wants the third to come back on strike. The fielder in the deep throws to the keeper's end where Karthik removes the bails and appeals. The squa |
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