| 0.0 : The Super Four stage kicks off today with India and Bangladesh playing the first game in Dubai. At the same time, in Abu Dhabi, Afghanistan and Pakistan will be playing the second match. It is going to be a tough contest for both Bangladesh and Afghanistan, since each played last night. However, if you look at Bangladesh - boy, they have had to travel from Abu Dhabi this morning to Dubai. Without a doubt, they will be under extreme pressure. Hopefully, we do not get a damp squib. |
| India might be affected by injuries with Hardik Pandya being the most prominent one of those. However, their replacement squad looks equally strong. They might have invoked ire by their performance against Hong Kong but the Men In Blue have played the perfect trick by properly rotating the players. Bangladesh, on the other hand, are also reeling under injuries. Mushfiqur Rahim is not 100 percent fit and neither is his skipper Mortaza. Shakib did decently last night against Afghanistan but will h |
| Okay. The PITCH REPORT first. Russel Arnold says that a fresh one is in use for today. Observes that there is hardly any grass and the track is very very even. A bit of cracks here and there but they are bound together. What that tells us is - do not try to blast the bowlers but accumulate runs and try and bat longer. Reckons that if you bat first and score 250, it should be a winning total. |
| TOSS - We are ready for the spin of the coin. Rohit Sharma flips the specially minted coin, the call is Heads from Mortaza but it is a tail. Surprisingly, INDIA ELECT TO CHASE. |
| Rohit Sharma says that chasing suits India. Observes that it gets a bit better under lights. Stresses that they do not know what is an ideal score here, hence they would want a target in front of them. On the tracks, the skipper says that they are more or less the same as to those in India but the conditions are way too hot. However, he also says that having played a couple of games here, they have got used to the conditions. Informs that there is only one change with Ravindra Jadeja replacing t |
| Mashrafe Mortaza says that he was looking to bat first anyways. Observes that the track looks good to bat on and hopes that his batters do their job. On the previous night, Mashrafe says that one of the good things of playing so soon is there is no time to think what happened in that bad game. On the team news, he says that Rahim and Mustafizur are back in place of Mominul Haque and Abu Hider. |
| Time for the national anthems. Bangladesh first up. |
| Done and dusted. Let's play now. The Indian team gets into a huddle. Out come the Bangladesh openers. Liton Das and Nazmul Hossain Shanto will aim to see off the new balls first. Finally, the Indians disperse. Who will bowl first up? Bhuvi? Yes. Das is on strike. Here we go! |
| 0.1 : B Kumar to L Das, Edged first up! But safe. What a start from Kumar. On a length outside off, hitting the deck hard, Das stays back to defend but the ball bounces steeply and then shapes away. Catches Liton by surprise who gets squared up. Just fends at it and luckily for him, the edge flies wide of the man at first slip towards third man. Bangladesh are away, though not in the most convincing fashion. |
| 0.2 : B Kumar to Hossain Shanto, On a length outside off, pushed towards point. |
| 0.3 : B Kumar to Hossain Shanto, Both openers are underway now. Shanto waits for the ball to come to him and steers it to third man for a single. |
| 0.4 : B Kumar to L Das, Very tight and straight, defended solidly. |
| 0.5 : B Kumar to L Das, On middle and off, flicked straight to mid on. |
| 0.6 : B Kumar to L Das, WIDE. Bhuvi is not happy. It was definitely a touch wide outside off but was it that far off? Replays show that it was not even close to the wide guideline. |
| B Kumar to L Das, Full and outside off, pushed wide of mid off for a quick single. Excellent opening over from Bhuvneshwar. |
| Jasprit Bumrah to bowl with the second new ball. |
| 1.1 : J Bumrah to L Das, He too, hits the deck hard straightaway. No looseners. 135 kph, on a length, extra bounce, outside off, fended to the leg side. |
| 1.2 : J Bumrah to L Das, Fuller, coming in, Das comes forward to work it to the leg side but is unable to counter the late movement. It goes off the inner edge towards mid-wicket. |
| 1.3 : J Bumrah to L Das, In the air... safe! No fielder manning that gully region. A short ball outside off, Liton looks to pull but the ball bounces extra, takes the outside edge, hits the shoulder and lobs in the air. However, there is no man at gully and by the time Ravindra Jadeja can get to it from backward point, the ball lands safely. A quick single taken. |
| 1.4 : J Bumrah to Hossain Shanto, A length ball around leg stump, steep bounce again, uncomfortably fended down the track. |
| 1.5 : J Bumrah to Hossain Shanto, Fuller, driven back to the bowler who acrobatically leaps to his right and stops it with one hand. |
| 1.6 : J Bumrah to Hossain Shanto, Very straight, around middle, blocked towards point. |
| 2.1 : B Kumar to L Das, Nearly a catch! Full and outside off, Das leans and drives it uppishly. It almost goes straight to the man at short extra cover but drops short. |
| 2.2 : B Kumar to L Das, Outside off, steered to third man for a single. |
| 2.3 : B Kumar to Hossain Shanto, On middle and off, defended back to the bowler. |
| 2.4 : B Kumar to Hossain Shanto, Full and outside off, driven straight to mid off. |
| 2.5 : B Kumar to Hossain Shanto, Comes down the track and pulls it through mid on. But Rohit dives to his left and makes a half-stop. Just a single. |
| 2.6 : B Kumar to L Das, Oopss... but a great call from the umpire. Das jumps down the track and Bhuvi's response is to bowl a bouncer, way outside off. Das lets it go but since he was way down the track, he is not wided. |
| 3.1 : J Bumrah to Hossain Shanto, A full toss outside off, Shanto drives it through the covers. Mid off gives it a good chase and gets to the ball before it reaches the boundary. He slides and pulls the ball back. Three runs taken. |
| 3.2 : J Bumrah to L Das, That is a beauty. Landed on a length outside off, coming in, Das feels for it but is beaten by the inward movement. |
| 3.3 : J Bumrah to L Das, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 3.4 : J Bumrah to L Das, FOUR! BRUTAL! First boundary of the innings. A short ball outside off, Das swivels back and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary! |
| 3.5 : J Bumrah to L Das, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 3.6 : J Bumrah to L Das, Very straight, around middle, blocked towards point. |
| 4.1 : B Kumar to Hossain Shanto, Getting itchy now. The batsmen want to get on with it. A length ball outside off, angling away, Nazmul backs away, then charges out and cracks a square cut. But the fielder at point puts in a full length dive and makes a terrific stop. |
| 4.2 : B Kumar to Hossain Shanto, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. They pick up a single. |
| 4.3 : B Kumar to L Das, OUT! There goes the first wicket! Das is bounced out. India get their first scalp. A short ball outside off, Das is compelled into the pull shot but the height of the bouncer is probably a bit too steep for him. He tries his best to keep it down but the pace and bounce are too much for him. The top edge flies down to long leg where Kedar Jadhav covers good ground to his left and takes an excellent catch diving sidewards. Early breakthrough. |
| In walks Shakib Al Hasan at number 3, replacing Das. |
| 4.4 : B Kumar to Hossain Shanto, On middle, pushed towards short mid-wicket. |
| 4.5 : B Kumar to Hossain Shanto, Outside off, a touch shorter, steered behind point towards third man for a single. |
| 4.6 : B Kumar to Al Hasan, Full and just outside off, Shakib comes forward and pushes it towards mid off. Just 2 runs and a wicket from that over, Bhuvi's figures read 3-0-8-1. |
| 5.1 : J Bumrah to Hossain Shanto, OUT! Edged, dropped but caught in the second attempt! One wicket brings the fall of another. Short and outside off, Shanto slashes hard at that, on seeing the width. But there is no feet movement and all it results is in a thick outside edge. The ball flies to first slip where Shikhar Dhawan fumbles initially as the ball bursts through his right palm. But it lobs straight up and he catches it in the second attempt. He then celebrates by clapping his thigh. |
| 0.0 : Mushfiqur Rahim walks in at number 4, replacing Nazmul. |
| 5.2 : J Bumrah to M Rahim, On middle and leg, played towards short mid-wicket. |
| 5.3 : J Bumrah to M Rahim, Mushy is away. On the pads, flicked behind square leg for a single. |
| 5.4 : J Bumrah to Al Hasan, Full and straight, driven straight back. |
| Brett Lee on air observes the run-up of Bumrah. The Aussie speedster counts the number of steps taken by Jasprit and he gets to 10 or 11. Now, Binga is not particularly happy with that. He says while it is okay for now, in the long run, this short run-up could cause injuries to Bumrah. As a fast bowler, you need pace in your run-up as well, says Lee. So, more the number of steps, more is the pace. However, with this method, the body needs that extra effort to push for more pace. |
| 5.5 : J Bumrah to Al Hasan, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 5.6 : J Bumrah to Al Hasan, FOUR! HANDSOME! The support seems to be tremendous for Bangladesh today. A half volley outside off, Shakib leans and drives it through the covers for a boundary! 5 runs and a wicket from that over, Bumrah's figures read 3-1-12-1. |
| 6.1 : B Kumar to M Rahim, Around off, watchfully defended. |
| 6.2 : B Kumar to M Rahim, Fuller, driven towards mid on this time. |
| 6.3 : B Kumar to M Rahim, Closer to the off stump, Rahim walks down the track, gets across but then shoulders arms. |
| 6.4 : B Kumar to M Rahim, Fine shot, but an excellent stop. Full and outside off, Mushfiqur walks down the track and plays a brilliant straight drive. But mid off dives full length to his right and makes a clean stop. |
| 6.5 : B Kumar to M Rahim, On a length around off, coming in, tightly defended. |
| 6.6 : B Kumar to M Rahim, The length is fuller this time and the response is to come a step forward and push it towards cover. A MAIDEN FOR BHUVI, his first, India's second. |
| 7.1 : J Bumrah to Al Hasan, Full on middle and leg, worked wide of mid on for a single. |
| 7.2 : J Bumrah to M Rahim, Slightly shorter than a fuller length, Rahim waits on the back foot this time, allows the ball to come in and then dabs it towards point. Shakib wants a single but Rahim sends him back with clear calls of 'NO! NO!' |
| 7.3 : J Bumrah to M Rahim, Similar delivery, closer to the off stump, Mushfiqur defends watchfully. |
| 7.4 : J Bumrah to M Rahim, INSIDE EDGE, PAST DHONI, FOUR! Unbelievable delivery from Bumrah. How does he get so much movement? Even in these conditions? Does anyone remember Keaton Jennings' LBW dismissal in England in one of the Tests where he shouldered arms and was out LBW? Well, this was similar, only the other way. On a length, but wide outside off. Now, Rahim looks to push at that, a bit away from his body, probably looking to tap and run. But the ball comes in a long way, takes the inside |
| 7.5 : J Bumrah to M Rahim, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 7.6 : J Bumrah to M Rahim, Nips back in again, Rahim looks to defend but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads. |
| First sign of spin. Here's Yuzvendra Chahal. |
| 8.1 : Y Chahal to Al Hasan, On middle and leg, flicked through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 8.2 : Y Chahal to M Rahim, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 8.3 : Y Chahal to M Rahim, TOP EDGE, SAFE! More luck for Rahim. Tossed up outside off, the Bangladesh keeper-batsman tries to sweep against the spin. However, a top edge is induced and it flies in the air. Short fine leg runs across to his left while deep mid-wicket runs in, but the ball lands in between. A single taken. |
| 8.4 : Y Chahal to Al Hasan, On middle, worked wide of mid on for a run. |
| 8.5 : Y Chahal to M Rahim, Full and outside off, driven through mid off for one more. |
| 8.6 : Y Chahal to Al Hasan, Driven through mid off by the batsman. They pick up a single. |
| Spin from both ends. Ravindra Jadeja to bowl for the first time in this Asia Cup. |
| 9.1 : R Jadeja to Al Hasan, The batsman has nudged the ball fine down the leg side. One run added to the total. |
| 9.2 : R Jadeja to M Rahim, NO BALL! That is surprising. Jaddu has overstepped. That is a massive one too. Pushed wide of mid off for a single. |
| FREE HIT TIME! Hang on, what is happening out there? Jadeja bowled a full toss on the Free Hit and Shakib slapped it towards mid off. But while the bowler was delivering, the umpire was stopping him. However, by that time, Jaddu had already delivered. Now, the umpire signals a dead ball. Rohit Sharma is not happy and has a long discussion with the umpire but Ahsan Raza is firm. So the Free Hit continues... |
| R Jadeja to Al Hasan, FOUR! Full toll of that extra ball. Tossed up outside off, Shakib leans and lofts it over cover for a boundary! |
| 9.3 : R Jadeja to Al Hasan, FOUR! Consecutive boundaries! Full and on middle, Shakib gets down and mows it through square leg. Jasprit Bumrah races to his left from deep mid-wicket and puts in a desperate dive but in vain. |
| 9.4 : R Jadeja to Al Hasan, OUT! Gone this time! Poor cricket from Shakib. On the previous boundary, the ball had travelled aerially through square leg. And then, Rohit placed a man exactly at square leg. Shakib again repeated his last shot. Only this was tossed a bit wider outside off. Shakib had to reach out, to try and fetch that. He aimed to go over square leg but instead, handed a simple catch to Shikhar Dhawan. Bangladesh in deep, deep trouble. |
| Mohammad Mithun is the new man in at number 5, replacing Shakib. |
| 9.5 : R Jadeja to M Mithun, Driven towards the mid off region. One run added to the total. |
| 9.6 : R Jadeja to M Rahim, Action replay of the previous delivery. 13 runs but a wicket as well from that over. Bangladesh end Powerplay 1 with their score reading 44/3. |
| POWERPLAY 2 time. 4 fielders allowed outside the 30-yard circle till the 40th over. Kuldeep Yadav to bowl as well. |
| 10.1 : K Yadav to M Rahim, Full and outside off, watchfully defended. |
| 10.2 : K Yadav to M Rahim, Driven towards the mid on region. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 10.3 : K Yadav to M Mithun, Full and outside off, Mithun drives it through the covers but Ambati Rayudu dives full length to his right and makes an excellent stop. |
| 10.4 : K Yadav to M Mithun, On middle, pushed wide of long on for a single. |
| 10.5 : K Yadav to M Rahim, A tough short outside off, spinning in, Rahim attempts to play a late cut but finds backward point. |
| 10.6 : K Yadav to M Rahim, Very dangerous shot. Full and in line of the stumps and Rahim attempted the sweep. Now, had he missed, he would have been dead LBW. But he does not miss and the bat comes down to direct the ball towards fine leg. A single taken. |
| 11.1 : R Jadeja to M Rahim, Full and wide outside off, driven through the covers for a single. |
| 11.2 : R Jadeja to M Mithun, Beaten! How close was that? Very. Around off, Mithun looks to play inside the line but the ball holds its shape and misses both, the outside edge and the off stump by a whisker! |
| 11.3 : R Jadeja to M Mithun, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 11.4 : R Jadeja to M Mithun, Short and outside off, cut straight to point. |
| 11.5 : R Jadeja to M Mithun, OUCH! Rahim is hurt. But not by Mithun's shot. Landed around middle, Mithun punches this towards long on. Now, Jadeja tries to get across to his right to stop the ball but in the process, his right elbow punches Rahim in his tummy. The Bangladesh keeper-batsman is not happy. |
| 11.6 : R Jadeja to M Mithun, Punched off the back foot by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 12.1 : K Yadav to M Mithun, Huge LBW shout, but not out. India do not review. Very full, probably pitching outside leg, which is why the fielding side might not have bothered about a second look. Mithun went for the sweep but missed and was hit on the pads. Well, Hawk Eye shows the ball to be pitching in line but projects the ball to be spinning down and clipping the leg stump. So the decision would have stayed. |
| 12.2 : K Yadav to M Mithun, Full and outside off, driven through the covers for a single. 50 UP FOR BANGLADESH. Been a struggle. |
| 12.3 : K Yadav to M Rahim, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 12.4 : K Yadav to M Rahim, Tossed up, driven wide of mid off for a run. |
| 12.5 : K Yadav to M Mithun, Action reply of the previous delivery. |
| 12.6 : K Yadav to M Rahim, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. |
| 13.1 : R Jadeja to M Mithun, Full and straight, Mithun gets a big stride forward and defends. |
| 13.2 : R Jadeja to M Mithun, On middle and leg, helped to the leg side. |
| 13.3 : R Jadeja to M Mithun, Floated generously outside off, Mithun drives this towards long off but Jadeja himself gets across to his left to stop the ball. |
| 13.4 : R Jadeja to M Mithun, Quicker one, bunted back to the bowler. |
| 13.5 : R Jadeja to M Mithun, FOUR! This one comes as a full toss and Mithun gets out the reverse lap. The ball races past short third man and races to the fence. |
| 13.6 : R Jadeja to M Mithun, HOWZZAT? Jadeja reckons Mithun is a goner. The umpire doesn't. Rohit ponders about the review but does not take it. Full and around off, Mithun gets a big stride forward and looks to defend but seems to have been hit on the pads. Oh dear... replays show that the ball hit the pad, then the bat! And... Hawk Eye reckons it to be dead plumb! |
| 14.1 : K Yadav to M Rahim, Full and around off, watchfully defended. |
| 14.2 : K Yadav to M Rahim, Full and around leg, swept past the man at short fine leg for a couple. |
| 14.3 : K Yadav to M Rahim, Outside off, Mushfiqur looks to steer it to third man but misses. |
| 14.4 : K Yadav to M Rahim, On middle and leg, Rahim stays back and works it to the leg side. |
| 14.5 : K Yadav to M Rahim, This time he gets it in the gap on the leg side for a single. |
| 14.6 : K Yadav to M Mithun, Full and outside off, driven straight to mid off. |
| DRINKS BREAK. India's 70 minutes. No sweat, not much effort. Bangladesh have not been able to read the bounce, nor the seam movement, nor the spin. Bhuvi and Bumrah did superbly with the new balls while Jadeja and Kuldeep are now choking the run flow. In the other game, AFGHANISTAN ARE 57/2 IN 15 OVERS after opting to bat against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi. Rahmat Shah and Hashmatullah Shahidi are gracing the pitch for now. |
| 15.1 : R Jadeja to M Rahim, Full and outside off, pushed towards point. |
| 15.2 : R Jadeja to M Rahim, This one pitches around off, spins away, Rahim lunges to defend but gets a thick outside edge which goes towards short third man. |
| 15.3 : R Jadeja to M Rahim, Excellent stop again. Short and wide outside off, Mushfiqur cuts it hard towards point but Manish Pandey dives full length to his right and makes a half-stop. He is the substitute today as well. A single taken. |
| Jadeja strikes! Mithun has been adjudged LBW but he has reviewed it. Is it pad first or bat first? Seems to be pad first to the naked eye... |
| 15.4 : R Jadeja to M Mithun, OUT! Pad first it is and Mithun is a goner! Plumb LBW. The straight ball, as is always from Jaddu, Mithun looked to defend but got hit on the pads. The ball seemed to hit the bat and pad at the same time. Jadeja appealed, in fact, he was the lone one appealing as Dhoni was not too sure. The umpire thought for a while and then raised his finger. The two batsmen got together, had a small chat and then referred it upstairs. There was an element of doubt with the ball hit |
| Mahmudullah is the new man in at number 6, replacing Mithun. |
| 15.5 : R Jadeja to Mahmudullah, Full and around off, watchfully pushed to the off side. |
| 15.6 : R Jadeja to Mahmudullah, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. Just one run and a wicket from that over. The comeback man's figures read 4-0-20-2 at the moment. |
| Yuzvendra Chahal is back. Just the one over in Powerplay 1. |
| 16.1 : Y Chahal to M Rahim, Full and around leg, Rahim looks to defend but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads. It pops up but there is no short leg to catch it. Well, normally short legs are not in place in limited-overs cricket. |
| 0.0 : Is that out too? Dhoni reckons that he has Rahim stumped. Referred upstairs... |
| 16.2 : Y Chahal to M Rahim, NOT OUT. There did not seem to be enough evidence to rule Rahim out. A lovely big spinning leg spinner from the leg spinner Chahal, pitching around middle and then spinning away. Rahim got down and went for a sweep but missed. Dhoni collected and whipped off the bails and then appealed loudly. He reckoned that was out and had it referred upstairs. Plenty of replays were seen and eventually, it was too close to call. Not sure, hence not out. And now, delving into the nu |
| 16.3 : Y Chahal to M Rahim, Driven through mid off by the batsman. One run added to the total. |
| 16.4 : Y Chahal to Mahmudullah, LUCKY! Chahal nearly had one. The googly outside off, Mahmudullah looked to drive it through the covers but was taken aback by the ball spinning in. Clearly he did not read it, hence left a massive gap between bat and pad. However, luckily for him, the ball took the inside edge and just missed the leg stump! A single taken towards fine leg. |
| 16.5 : Y Chahal to M Rahim, Full and outside off, driven straight to mid off. |
| 16.6 : Y Chahal to M Rahim, The batsman has pushed it to the cover region. One run added to the total. |
| 17.1 : R Jadeja to M Rahim, Full and outside off, watchfully defended. |
| 17.2 : R Jadeja to M Rahim, Full and around off, Rahim gets down and sweeps it uppishly over mid-wicket. Two runs taken. |
| 17.3 : R Jadeja to M Rahim, Around off, watchfully defended. |
| 17.4 : R Jadeja to M Rahim, The batsman was beaten and missed the line of the delivery. |
| 17.5 : R Jadeja to M Rahim, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. |
| 17.6 : R Jadeja to M Rahim, OUT! Caught! Half the side is down and Bangladesh, Bangladesh, Bangladesh - are going down very badly. One of their best batsman is gone. Full and outside off, Rahim brings out the reverse sweep but can only hit it as far as short third man. Yuzvendra Chahal leaps and takes it nicely. 5th wicket down in 18 overs. Will we get to Powerplay 3? |
| Mosaddek Hossain walks in at number 7, replacing Rahim. |
| 18.1 : Y Chahal to Mahmudullah, Full and outside off, pushed to the off side. |
| 18.2 : Y Chahal to Mahmudullah, The batsman fails to put bat on ball. |
| 18.3 : Y Chahal to Mahmudullah, Around off, watchfully defended. |
| 18.4 : Y Chahal to Mahmudullah, Floated outside off, driven through the covers for a single. |
| Two slips in place. Oh ho!!! |
| 18.5 : Y Chahal to M Hossain, Floated around middle and leg, Mossaddek lunges and defends. |
| 18.6 : Y Chahal to M Hossain, Should India have a short leg as well? What a delivery. Full and outside off, the googly, but Mosaddek does not pick it. Goes at it with hard hands, lunging to defend but the ball spins in, takes the inside edge and flies through the vacant short leg region. |
| 19.1 : R Jadeja to Mahmudullah, Outside off, punched towards cover. |
| 19.2 : R Jadeja to Mahmudullah, Around off, watchfully blocked out. |
| 19.3 : R Jadeja to Mahmudullah, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 19.4 : R Jadeja to Mahmudullah, Outside off, played towards point. |
| 19.5 : R Jadeja to Mahmudullah, Full and outside off, driven through the covers for a single. |
| 19.6 : R Jadeja to M Hossain, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. JUST 23/2 from overs 11-20. |
| 20.1 : Y Chahal to Mahmudullah, Full and around off, Mahmudullah looks to flick but gets a leading edge which flies towards point. |
| 20.2 : Y Chahal to Mahmudullah, Thick inside edge by the batsman, ball goes down to fine leg. |
| 20.3 : Y Chahal to Mahmudullah, Around off, watchfully defended. |
| 20.4 : Y Chahal to Mahmudullah, FOUR! Dragged short, outside off, Mahmudullah rocks back and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary! |
| 20.5 : Y Chahal to Mahmudullah, Tossed up outside off, driven over cover for a single. |
| 20.6 : Y Chahal to M Hossain, Another ripper. Chahal tosses this on leg, Mosaddek lunges to block but the ball spins past the outside edge. |
| 21.1 : R Jadeja to Mahmudullah, Full and around off, watchfully defended. |
| 21.2 : R Jadeja to Mahmudullah, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 21.3 : R Jadeja to Mahmudullah, On middle and leg, flicked through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 21.4 : R Jadeja to M Hossain, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 21.5 : R Jadeja to M Hossain, The batsman has pushed it to the cover region. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 21.6 : R Jadeja to Mahmudullah, Tossed up outside off, watchfully blocked. |
| 22.1 : Y Chahal to M Hossain, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 0.0 : Interesting thoughts from Scott Styris on air. With the pitch turning so much, it will be tempting for Rohit to have his off side packed. But he has kept an in-out field. Why? Because of the deadly googly which Chahal possesses. So the skipper wants some protection on the leg side. Though, the Kiwi also says that Rohit can do one thing. He can have two slips and then bring mid-wicket to the off side. By doing so, he can leave that region vacant and entice the batsmen to go against the turn. |
| 22.2 : Y Chahal to M Hossain, Full again, watchfully blocked. |
| 22.3 : Y Chahal to M Hossain, DROPPED! Third caught and bowled chance put down by Chahal in this Asia Cup. Full, around middle, Mosaddek comes forward and looks to go down the ground. He does not time it well and the ball goes back to the bowler. Chahal dives full length to his right but does not take it. He dropped one against Hong Kong, in the last game as well and now today. Should have taken all three, especially when he finishes his bowling action so quickly. |
| 22.4 : Y Chahal to M Hossain, Down the leg side, Hossain looks to flick but misses. But no wide signalled. |
| 22.5 : Y Chahal to M Hossain, Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. They pick up a single. |
| 22.6 : Y Chahal to Mahmudullah, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 23.1 : R Jadeja to M Hossain, Full and around middle, pushed towards mid-wicket. |
| 23.2 : R Jadeja to M Hossain, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 23.3 : R Jadeja to M Hossain, On middle and leg, flicked through square leg for a run. |
| 23.4 : R Jadeja to Mahmudullah, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 23.5 : R Jadeja to Mahmudullah, On middle and leg, pushed down the ground to long on for a run. |
| 23.6 : R Jadeja to M Hossain, Full and straight, watchfully defended. |
| Kuldeep Yadav is back on. 3-0-9-0 so far. Chahal gets a break. Meanwhile, Shikhar Dhawan is going off the field. |
| 24.1 : K Yadav to Mahmudullah, Tossed up around middle, Mahmudullah comes down the track to defend but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads. |
| 24.2 : K Yadav to Mahmudullah, A tad short, punched through the covers where Kedar Jadhav makes a half-stop diving to his right. |
| 24.3 : K Yadav to Mahmudullah, Full and just outside off, watchfully dead-batted. |
| 24.4 : K Yadav to Mahmudullah, Outside off, short again, eased through point for a single. |
| 24.5 : K Yadav to M Hossain, The googly, around off, spinning away, Mosaddek just puts his bat to defend but is comprehensively beaten. |
| 24.6 : K Yadav to M Hossain, Thrown up, outside off, driven straight to cover. |
| No. Chahal is not out of the attack. He only gets a change of ends. No respite for Bangladesh. |
| 25.1 : Y Chahal to Mahmudullah, Short and outside off, punched through the covers for a single. |
| 25.2 : Y Chahal to M Hossain, Full and outside off, driven straight to cover. |
| 25.3 : Y Chahal to M Hossain, Full and just outside off, pushed away to the off side. |
| 25.4 : Y Chahal to M Hossain, Landed outside off, spinning away, Mosaddek goes back and plays it with the turn towards second slip. |
| 25.5 : Y Chahal to M Hossain, Full and outside off, driven through the covers for a run. |
| 25.6 : Y Chahal to Mahmudullah, Landed outside off, spinning away, watchfully left alone. |
| 26.1 : K Yadav to M Hossain, Floated around middle, eased through the covers for a single. |
| 26.2 : K Yadav to Mahmudullah, Around leg stump, helped through fine leg for a run. |
| 26.3 : K Yadav to M Hossain, Thrown up outside off, driven straight to cover. |
| Stumped? Dhoni has produced another beauty. But the naked eye reckons that Mosaddek is in. |
| 26.4 : K Yadav to M Hossain, NOT OUT. Mosaddek never left the crease. Magnificent bowling and keeping though. Kuldeep tosses up a googly, outside off and Hossain looks to drive. He misses, as he misreads the googly. But Dhoni does not miss and whips off the bails furiously. It is referred upstairs and replays confirm that Mr. Hossain can live a bit longer. |
| A bit of a delay as there seems to be an issue with one of the LED bails. A replacement is placed now. |
| 26.5 : K Yadav to M Hossain, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 26.6 : K Yadav to M Hossain, Outside off, pushed through mid off for a run. |
| Jasprit Bumrah is back on. 4-1-17-1 so far. The batsmen now call for their helmets. They would be happy that there is some respite from spin but not quite sure they would love Bumrah either. |
| 27.1 : J Bumrah to M Hossain, On a length outside off, Mosaddek stays back to defend but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads. Nearly chopped it on. |
| 27.2 : J Bumrah to M Hossain, Outside off, dabbed behind point for a single. |
| 27.3 : J Bumrah to Mahmudullah, Looks like the ball is reversing. Outside off, on a length, pushed towards point. |
| 27.4 : J Bumrah to Mahmudullah, Similar ball, placed to point again. |
| Meanwhile, Shikhar Dhawan, who had gone off the field a few overs ago, is back on the field. He is at the ropes and seems to be enjoying himself with the crowd. |
| 27.5 : J Bumrah to Mahmudullah, Back of a length outside off, watchfully defended. |
| 27.6 : J Bumrah to Mahmudullah, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 28.1 : K Yadav to M Hossain, Tossed up around middle, helped around the corner at square leg for a single. The stand moves to 20 but from 61 balls. |
| 28.2 : K Yadav to Mahmudullah, The googly, pitched outside leg, Mahmudullah looks to defend but gets a thick outside edge behind point. |
| 28.3 : K Yadav to Mahmudullah, Another outside edge. Mahmudullah looked to defend again, got squared up and the outside edge went past the diving second slip. |
| 28.4 : K Yadav to Mahmudullah, Misfield. Chahal is the man. Short and outside off, Mahmudullah punches it towards point where Yuzvendra Chahal gets across, puts in a slide but the ball slips through instead. Kedar Jadhav gives it a chase from short third man and keeps the batsmen to a couple. |
| 28.5 : K Yadav to Mahmudullah, Outside off, the batsman has no clue, how to pick the googly or the leg spinner, this is the former. Mahmudullah initially commits to play, but then bails out. |
| 28.6 : K Yadav to Mahmudullah, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 29.1 : J Bumrah to M Hossain, On a length around off, watchfully defended. |
| 29.2 : J Bumrah to M Hossain, Full and outside off, pushed through the covers for a single. |
| Now we see Rohit off the field. Shikhar Dhawan is the acting captain. |
| 29.3 : J Bumrah to Mahmudullah, Played to the point region by the batsman. |
| 29.4 : J Bumrah to Mahmudullah, Very tight, angled in from outside off, Mahmudullah is rock solid in defense. |
| 29.5 : J Bumrah to Mahmudullah, Goes for the yorker, gets it too full, Mahmudullah clips it through mid-wicket. The batsmen take the second on the throw and a direct hit could have made things interesting at the bowler's end. |
| 29.6 : J Bumrah to Mahmudullah, Outside off, angled in on a length, played straight to point. |
| 30.1 : K Yadav to M Hossain, The googly, a tad short, outside off, Mosaddek picks it and pulls it down to long on for a single. Moves to 10 from 32 balls. |
| 30.2 : K Yadav to Mahmudullah, Around off, pushed towards point. |
| 30.3 : K Yadav to Mahmudullah, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 30.4 : K Yadav to Mahmudullah, FOUR! A BOUNDARY AFTER 59 BALLS. That will come as some sort of a relief for Bangladesh. Tossed up, outside off, Mahmudullah gets down and reverse sweeps it past short third man! Moves to 21 from 47 balls with his second boundary. The stand moves to 30 from 76 balls. |
| 30.5 : K Yadav to Mahmudullah, FOUR! Now Kuldeep reacts by dropping it short and overcompensates. Just what Mahmudullah wanted. Goes back and punches it through the covers for successive boundaries. |
| 30.6 : K Yadav to Mahmudullah, Pitched around off, Mahmudullah looks to defend but misses and is hit high on the pads. |
| Ravindra Jadeja is back on. 8-0-27-3 so far. |
| 31.1 : R Jadeja to M Hossain, Full and around off, defended watchfully. |
| 31.2 : R Jadeja to M Hossain, 'YOURS!!!' shouts Dhoni as Mosaddek drives it back to Jadeja. |
| 31.3 : R Jadeja to M Hossain, Full and outside off, driven straight to cover. |
| 31.4 : R Jadeja to M Hossain, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 31.5 : R Jadeja to M Hossain, Massive LBW shout but that was pitching outside leg. Jadeja was screaming his lungs out while Dhoni was the least bit bothered. Hossain lunged to defend but missed and was hit on the pads. |
| 31.6 : R Jadeja to M Hossain, Full and outside off, pushed through the covers for a quick single. The crowd cheers as BANGLADESH'S 100 IS RAISED. If... if... if... Bangladesh bat out their 50 overs, can they reach 200? May not be enough but could be competitive. |
| Double change. Bhuvneshwar Kumar is back on too. 4-1-8-1 in his opening spell. |
| 32.1 : B Kumar to M Hossain, Short and outside off, punched straight to cover. |
| 32.2 : B Kumar to M Hossain, Outside off, a touch wide, Mosaddek looks to flay it through the off side but is beaten by the lack of bounce. |
| 32.3 : B Kumar to M Hossain, Landed outside off, dabbed to third man for a single. |
| 32.4 : B Kumar to Mahmudullah, Outside off, played towards point. |
| 32.5 : B Kumar to Mahmudullah, OUT! Mahmudullah has been adjudged LBW. He wants a review straightaway but he is informed there isn't any left! Mithun has already used it up. Mahmudullah is frustrated. And replays show why. Bhuvi lands this outside off, on a length and gets it to come back in a long way. Mahmudullah comes half-forward to defend but misses and is hit on the pads. The bowler appeals, the umpire takes his time and then raises his finger! Ahhh.... replays show a thick inside edge. Unl |
| We are into the tail now. Mashrafe Mortaza comes out to bat at number 8, replacing Mahmudullah. Ahhh... my colleague tells me I am too harsh. Mortaza does not come in the tail. Ok... point accepted, mate. |
| 32.6 : B Kumar to M Mortaza, On a length around off, watchfully defended. Just a run and a wicket from the over, Bhuvi's figures read 5-1-9-2 so far. |
| 33.1 : R Jadeja to M Hossain, Tossed up delivery, defended solidly off the front foot. |
| 33.2 : R Jadeja to M Hossain, OUT! Another one bites the dust! Mosaddek's sluggish knock comes to an end. Jadeja meanwhile is having a ball out there, gets a 4-fer to his name. He tosses this one up and drags his length back this time. Hossain kneels on one knee and tries to slog sweep it across but he is nowhere near the pitch of the ball. The ball turns away and takes the top edge of his bat. Dhoni behind the stumps is safe as a house. Can Ravindra finish with a 5-wicket haul? |
| Mehidy Hasan comes in at number 9. Surely the tail now? |
| 33.3 : R Jadeja to M Hasan, Floated on middle and leg, kept out watchfully. |
| 33.4 : R Jadeja to M Hasan, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 33.5 : R Jadeja to M Hasan, Tossed up generously on a full length on off, squeezed out to covers. |
| 33.6 : R Jadeja to M Hasan, Floated outside off, Hasan drives it to sweeper cover for a run. Jadeja doesn't finish with a 5-wicket haul but he has inflicted a lot of damage on Bangladesh. His figures read - 10-0-29-4. A brilliant comeback for him. |
| 34.1 : B Kumar to M Hasan, On a length around off, Hasan hangs back and defends it solidly. |
| 34.2 : B Kumar to M Hasan, Dhoni has come up to the stumps and Bhuvi bowls a full length ball on middle and off. Hasan clips it aerially past the diving short mid-wicket fielder for a couple. |
| 34.3 : B Kumar to M Hasan, Pitched up ball around off, Mehidy prods forward and defends it stoutly. |
| 34.4 : B Kumar to M Hasan, Kumar continues to bowl it full around the tight off stump channel. Mehidy eases it through covers to rotate strike. |
| 34.5 : B Kumar to M Mortaza, A sharp short ball around off, seaming in. Mortaza is an uncomfortable position and somehow sways away from the line of the ball. |
| 34.6 : B Kumar to M Mortaza, Shortish again but this time it is outside off, Mortaza drops his wrists to let it be. |
| Jasprit Bumrah is back on. 6-1-25-1 so far. If India manage to bowl Bangladesh out before 1830 local, they might come out to bat for around 15-20 minutes. Then the Dinner break will be taken. |
| 35.1 : J Bumrah to M Hasan, FOUR! Welcome back into the attack! On a length, around middle and leg, Mehidy flicks it over square leg. No one in the deep and it is a boundary. |
| 35.2 : J Bumrah to M Hasan, Around off, watchfully defended. |
| 35.3 : J Bumrah to M Hasan, Outside off, steered to third man, a bit uppishly, behind point for a single. |
| Rohit Sharma is back on the field. So Gabbar can go back to relaxing on the field. Captaincy is back with the 'Hitman.' |
| 35.4 : J Bumrah to M Mortaza, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads for a single. |
| 35.5 : J Bumrah to M Hasan, Another short ball, outside off, coming in, Hasan ducks. The umpire signals one bouncer for the over. |
| 35.6 : J Bumrah to M Hasan, FOUR! 'THE UPAR CUT', says Brett Lee on air. In Hindi, upar means upper. one more short ball outside off, Mehidy arches back and deftly guides it over the leaping Shikhar Dhawan at wide first slip to the third man fence. Moves to 13 from 13 balls with his second boundary. |
| Kuldeep Yadav is back on. 7-0-25-0 so far. |
| 36.1 : K Yadav to M Mortaza, Full and around off, watchfully defended. |
| 36.2 : K Yadav to M Mortaza, The googly, outside off, Mashrafe does not pick it. He plays at it pretty loosely and the ball goes off the face of the bat, in the air, but wide of the bowler towards long off. A single taken. |
| 36.3 : K Yadav to M Hasan, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 36.4 : K Yadav to M Hasan, Reaches out, takes it on the full and sweeps it through fine leg for a single. |
| 36.5 : K Yadav to M Mortaza, The batsman fails to put bat on ball. |
| 36.6 : K Yadav to M Mortaza, The batsman has played it fine down the leg side. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. |
| Spin from both ends. Yuzvendra Chahal is back on. 6-0-17-0 so far. |
| 37.1 : Y Chahal to M Hasan, Full and around off, watchfully defended. |
| 37.2 : Y Chahal to M Hasan, The batsman plays it with an angled bat and guides it to third man. |
| 37.3 : Y Chahal to M Hasan, Full and outside off, driven straight to mid off. |
| 37.4 : Y Chahal to M Hasan, The batsman has driven it through mid off. |
| 37.5 : Y Chahal to M Hasan, Pushes it down the ground to long on for a run. |
| 37.6 : Y Chahal to M Mortaza, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 38.1 : K Yadav to M Hasan, Full and outside off, watchfully defended. |
| 38.2 : K Yadav to M Hasan, The batsman works it down the leg side. |
| 38.3 : K Yadav to M Hasan, Dropped short, the googly, Mehidy rocks back and unleashes the pull over mid-wicket. Just a single though. |
| 38.4 : K Yadav to M Mortaza, The googly again. Pitched outside off, Mortaza comes forward to defend but is comprehensively beaten. |
| 38.5 : K Yadav to M Mortaza, Punched off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 38.6 : K Yadav to M Mortaza, Full and outside off, Mortaza presses forward to defend, gets an outside edge but it dies down in front of a diving first slip. |
| 39.1 : Y Chahal to M Hasan, Oh my my! What a delivery. Chahal tosses this one on middle and Mehidy gets ready to play the slog sweep. But at the last possible moment, he realizes that the length is too full to play and somehow gets his bat down to jam the ball out. |
| 39.2 : Y Chahal to M Hasan, This is wider than the previous one, Hasan looks to play the slog sweep but misses. |
| 39.3 : Y Chahal to M Hasan, Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. |
| 39.4 : Y Chahal to M Hasan, SIX! CLOBBERED! The first biggie of the match. Chahal kept tossing it up and eventually Mehidy connected with one of his slog sweeps. Wayyy it sailed over mid-wicket. Mehidy moves to 22 from 27 balls. |
| 39.5 : Y Chahal to M Hasan, Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. |
| 39.6 : Y Chahal to M Hasan, On middle and leg, helped through the leg side for a single. |
| POWERPLAY 3 indeed is on. Did not seem like it would come, a few overs ago. 5 fielders allowed outside the 30-yard circle now. |
| 40.1 : K Yadav to M Hasan, Full and outside off, Mehidy reaches out and squeezes it through the vacant slip region towards third man. Two runs taken. |
| 40.2 : K Yadav to M Hasan, Full and straight, flicked straight to short mid-wicket. |
| 40.3 : K Yadav to M Hasan, Gets down to paddle but misses and is hit on the chest. An LBW appeal ensues but that was too high. |
| 40.4 : K Yadav to M Hasan, Full and outside off, squeezed through point for a single. |
| 40.5 : K Yadav to M Mortaza, TOP EDGE, SAFE... The googly, outside off, a touch wide, Mortaza look to go inside out but gets a top edge. The ball swirls in the air but does not carry to Yuzvendra Chahal at point. A single taken. |
| 40.6 : K Yadav to M Hasan, The batsman failed to make contact and was hit low on the pads. Excellent spell from Kuldeep. Wicketless but effective. 10-0-34-0 tonight. |
| 41.1 : B Kumar to M Mortaza, Excellent fielding! Rohit and all the Indians have been brilliant on the field today. Well, barring perhaps Chahal. Short and outside off, Mortaza crunched this through the covers but the Indian skipper threw himself to his right and made a brilliant stop. |
| 41.2 : B Kumar to M Mortaza, The batsman fails to put bat on ball. |
| 41.3 : B Kumar to M Mortaza, Short and outside off, cut straight to point. |
| 41.4 : B Kumar to M Mortaza, Waits for the ball to come to him and dabs it to third man for a run. |
| 41.5 : B Kumar to M Hasan, That ball has taken the inside edge of the batsman and thudded into his pads. A strong appeal from the bowler and fielders. The umpire isn't interested in the appeal. |
| 41.6 : B Kumar to M Hasan, Full and outside off, driven straight to mid off. |
| Yuzvendra Chahal to bowl his penultimate over. |
| 42.1 : Y Chahal to M Mortaza, Outside off, punched through the leg side for a single. |
| 42.2 : Y Chahal to M Hasan, Floated on middle, Mehidy gets down and gently paddles it through fine leg for a couple. |
| 42.3 : Y Chahal to M Hasan, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. |
| 42.4 : Y Chahal to M Mortaza, On middle, flicked away for one. |
| 42.5 : Y Chahal to M Hasan, SIX! What a lovely shot! Mehidy, take a bow. With the pitch turning, he is not afraid to attack the spinners. Jumps out, gets to the pitch of the ball and smashes the ball over extra cover. The ball goes all the way! Moves to 35 from 39 balls. The stand is worth 43 from 57 deliveries. |
| 42.6 : Y Chahal to M Hasan, Played to the point region by the batsman. 11 from the over. Some momentum for Bangladesh. |
| 43.1 : B Kumar to M Mortaza, Full and outside off, driven straight down the ground. |
| 43.2 : B Kumar to M Mortaza, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 43.3 : B Kumar to M Hasan, Outside off, punched through mid on for a run. |
| 43.4 : B Kumar to M Mortaza, The batsman guides it to third man. They pick up a single. |
| 43.5 : B Kumar to M Hasan, A short ball, around middle, Mehidy looks to pull but misses. |
| 43.6 : B Kumar to M Hasan, Another excellent shot. Dug in short, Mehidy swivels, gets on top of the bounce and pulls it towards long leg for a run. |
| 44.1 : Y Chahal to M Hasan, A short ball, on middle, punched down to long on for a single. |
| 44.2 : Y Chahal to M Mortaza, Comes down the track, takes it on the full, reaches out and drags it towards long on for a run. |
| 44.3 : Y Chahal to M Hasan, Comes down the track as well, looks to flick but is not to the pitch of the ball and is hit on the pads. |
| 44.4 : Y Chahal to M Hasan, Full on middle, paddled straight to short fine leg. |
| 44.5 : Y Chahal to M Hasan, 50-RUN STAND! Some positive at last for Bangladesh. It has taken a longgggg time coming but it has come at last. Full and outside off, Mehidy dabs it towards short third man and takes the single. It has taken just 69 balls, so a more than decent effort. |
| 44.6 : Y Chahal to M Mortaza, On middle and leg, nudged fine down the leg side for a run. 10-0-40-0 tonight for Chahal tonight. |
| Jasprit Bumrah is back on. 7-1-31-1 so far. |
| 45.1 : J Bumrah to M Mortaza, OUCH! That would have hurt. A short ball outside off, Mortaza goes for the pull but misses and is hit on the thighs. He seems to be in discomfort, with the physio out to check. |
| 0.0 : For a second, it seemed like Mortaza was going off. However, the next moment, he takes strike, ready to play. |
| 45.2 : J Bumrah to M Mortaza, Outside off, dabbed to third man for a single. |
| 45.3 : J Bumrah to M Hasan, Gets across and misses a full ball, which is dead straight. Is hit on the pads but for some reason, there is no LBW appeal. The batsmen take a single as the ball drops down beside the pitch on the leg side. Now we know the reason for no appeal. Inside edge. |
| 45.4 : J Bumrah to M Mortaza, A short ball, following the batsman, Mashrafe backs away and looks to pull but misses and is hit on the box. |
| 45.5 : J Bumrah to M Mortaza, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 45.6 : J Bumrah to M Mortaza, Outside off, Mortaza backs away, then guides it towards point for a quick run. |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar is back on. 8-1-17-2 so far. |
| 46.1 : B Kumar to M Mortaza, SIX! CLUBBED! A short ball outside off, Mortaza has a mighty heave-ho and clubs it over wide long on! |
| 46.2 : B Kumar to M Mortaza, SIX! And more! Bhuvi dishes out a length ball now, once again Mortaza backs away and hammers it. This time in front of the sightscreen! |
| 46.3 : B Kumar to M Mortaza, OUT! Caught at short fine leg. Mortaza departs and the excellent stand is broken. Walks across his sticks, takes the ball on the full and then tries to help it over short fine leg but does not get the elevation. Jasprit Bumrah over there times his jump to perfection and that ends the story. A superb partnership of 66 from 79 balls comes to an end. At least gives some respect to the total. |
| Mustafizur Rahman walks out at number 10, replacing his skipper. |
| 46.4 : B Kumar to M Rahman, Outside off, punched to the off side. |
| 46.5 : B Kumar to M Rahman, Very full, almost a yorker, outside off, Rahman just about digs it out. |
| 46.6 : B Kumar to M Rahman, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 2 sixes, followed by 4 dots which also includes a wicket. 9-1-29-3 so far. |
| 47.1 : J Bumrah to M Hasan, Full and wide outside off, Mehidy reaches out and slices it over point. Jadeja is quick to get across, slides but while trying to pick the ball up, he fumbles and the batsmen take the second. |
| 47.2 : J Bumrah to M Hasan, OUT! Mehidy holes out. He had to go for it, given that only two wickets were left. A length ball, outside off, Hasan looks to slog across the line but is done in by the off cutter. There is less power in that shot and Shikhar Dhawan comes running in from deep mid-wicket to take a simple catch. This 42 from 50 has given Bangladesh some respectability at least. |
| Rubel Hossain is the last man in. Can 10 and 11 bat out 16 balls? |
| 47.3 : J Bumrah to M Rahman, Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. |
| 47.4 : J Bumrah to M Rahman, Full and outside off, Mustafizur swings wildly but misses. |
| 47.5 : J Bumrah to M Rahman, A pinpoint yorker, on off, Rahman backs away and digs it out to cover. A single taken. |
| 47.6 : J Bumrah to R Hossain, A length ball outside off, Rubel flays it towards mid off. He wants the single, is halfway down the track but is sent back. |
| 48.1 : B Kumar to M Rahman, Full and outside off, pushed through mid on for a single. |
| 48.2 : B Kumar to R Hossain, A short ball outside off, Rubel looks to pull but misses. Well, Snickometer shows a spike when ball passes bat! No one appealed... |
| 48.3 : B Kumar to R Hossain, TOP EDGE, DROPPED! Very tough chance and an excellent attempt by Ravindra Jadeja. A short ball outside off, Rubel backs away and then attempts the pull. He gets a top edge which goes high in the air. Jadeja runs quickly to his left from backward point and it is actually backward, which makes it even more difficult. Still, he manages to get his fingertips to the ball but it does not stick. A single taken. |
| 48.4 : B Kumar to M Rahman, Another short ball, following the batsman, Mustafizur backs away, looks to hook and gets a massive top edge. The ball is high in the air but nowhere near square leg. It drops safely and the batsmen take a run. |
| 48.5 : B Kumar to R Hossain, Ball strikes the batsman on his hand, it could be nasty. |
| 48.6 : B Kumar to R Hossain, Punched off the back foot by the batsman. 10-1-32-3 for Bhuvi tonight. |
| 49.1 : J Bumrah to M Rahman, OUT! All out with 5 balls to spare. A short ball, as has been the case in these last few deliveries, Mustafizur backs away, looks to pull but all he gets is a top edge. The ball has gone nowhere and Shikhar Dhawan takes it calmly at extra cover. BANGLADESH HAVE BEEN BOWLED OUT FOR 173. |
| By no means is this a match-winning total but to get to 173 from 101/7 is a good effort. At least, Bangladesh have played till the 50th over. Another clinical bowling display by the Indians. It was Ravindra Jadeja's 4-fer which demolished the opposition in reality. No batsman was able to answer his accurate lines and lengths and ended up losing their wickets. |
| Talk about Jadeja, here he is - being interviewed by Russel Arnold. He says that he is really happy to perform so well in his comeback game. Mentions that he was not focusing on his no balls and his foot just went out of the crease. Adds that he was thinking where to ball to Shakib Al Hasan as he was eyeing to hit him over mid-wicket. On being asked about the run chase, Jadeja is confident about India's batting line-up and is gung-ho that they will chase this total down. |
| There were other contributions too - Bhuvi being accurate with his 3-fer while Bumrah grabbed 3 as well. Strangely, and that too, as a moral victory for Bangladesh, 'KUL-CHA' went wicketless. Yet, they could not even touch 200. Such is the strength of this Indian bowling line-up. |
| Hard to find any positives in this batting by Bangladesh. They struggled in the heat and were 7 down with the score just touching 100. Mehidy Hasan and skipper Mortaza then gutsed it out to give some sort of a target else it would actually have been a cakewalk. It still looks like one - but at least, if a couple of quick wickets go early, then Bangladesh will feel they have some sort of a chance. |
| 174 to win. What do you reckon? Probably 50 runs short. Bangladesh have quality spinners in their ranks but India have batsmen who play spin quite well. However, if they can get rid of the top 3 quickly, the spinners might just test the nerves of the unexposed middle order. Join us back at 1945 local (1545 GMT) for the run chase. |
| 0.6 : M Mortaza to R Sharma, Driven towards the mid off region. |
| 1.1 : M Hasan to S Dhawan, Tossed up outside off, eased to the off side off the front foot. |
| 1.2 : M Hasan to S Dhawan, Tossed up outside off, eased to the off side off the front foot. |
| 1.3 : M Hasan to S Dhawan, Loopy delivery around off, Shikhar gets to the pitch of the ball and plays it with soft hands towards point. |
| 1.4 : M Hasan to S Dhawan, Continues to loop it up around the eye-line of the batsman as the southpaw prods forward and tucks it with a closed bat face through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 1.5 : M Hasan to R Sharma, Fuller in length on middle and off, Sharma drives it through mid on to rotate strike |
| 1.6 : M Hasan to S Dhawan, Too straight from Hasan, Dhawan helps it around the corner for a run. A tidy start from Mehidy. |
| 2.1 : M Mortaza to S Dhawan, Mortaza steams in from around the wicket and bowls a length ball around off, Dhawan hangs back and stonewalls it. |
| 2.2 : M Mortaza to S Dhawan, Pitched up this time, just outside off. Dhawan leans ahead and defends it solidly. |
| 2.3 : M Mortaza to S Dhawan, FOUR! Width offered and duly accepted! Full ball wide outside off, Dhawan throws his bat at it and flays it over point to get his first boundary. |
| 2.4 : M Mortaza to S Dhawan, FOUR! This one is majestic! He is batting with a lot of authority. Shikhar walks down the track and drills the overpitched delivery through covers to find the fence. |
| 2.5 : M Mortaza to S Dhawan, Angling into the batsman on a fullish length, the southpaw shuffles a touch and works it to mid-wicket. |
| 2.6 : M Mortaza to S Dhawan, That one stopped a bit on the track. Mortaza pulls his length back a touch. Dhawan pushes at it. Gets it past the short cover fielder but is intercepted by the man behind him. 8 from this one, a good one for India. |
| 3.1 : M Hasan to R Sharma, Tossed up outside off, Sharma comes forward and defends it nicely towards point. Wants a run but there is none on offer. |
| 3.2 : M Hasan to R Sharma, Spinning into Rohit who clips it to mid-wicket. |
| 3.3 : M Hasan to R Sharma, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. They pick up a single. |
| 3.4 : M Hasan to S Dhawan, Nicely done! Slower through the air on a fullish length outside off, Dhawan drives it crisply past the extra cover fielder. Mortaza chases it and keeps the batsmen down to a couple. |
| 3.5 : M Hasan to S Dhawan, Floated generously around off, Shikhar clears his front leg and eases it through covers to rotate strike. |
| 3.6 : M Hasan to R Sharma, On a shorter length, spinning in slowly. Sharma makes use of the depth of the crease and helps it in front of square leg for a run and will retain strike. |
| Mustafizur Rahman comes into the attack. |
| 4.1 : M Rahman to R Sharma, Starts off with a fuller length ball, leaving the right-hander. He plants his front foot across and plays it with an angled bat to the point fielder. |
| 4.2 : M Rahman to R Sharma, This time he finds the gap! Identical delivery to the last one, Rohit places it past the point fielder to change strike. |
| 4.3 : M Rahman to S Dhawan, On a good length, on middle and leg, Dhawan hops a touch and defends it besides the pitch on the leg side. |
| 4.4 : M Rahman to S Dhawan, SIX! Clean as a whistle! Short ball attacking the body of Dhawan. It comes to him at a good height through. He stands tall and with his one leg up in the air, flamingo style, pulls it in front of square leg for a maximum. Ominous signs for the opposition. |
| 4.5 : M Rahman to S Dhawan, Fuller length ball on middle, tucked with a closed bat face to the leg side. |
| 4.6 : M Rahman to S Dhawan, Dhawan needs to be patient, shouldn't get carried away. Short of a length outside off, angling in. Dhawan goes for the big pull but misses. |
| 5.1 : M Hasan to R Sharma, Slower through the air around off, Sharma comes forward and dead-bats it. |
| 5.2 : M Hasan to R Sharma, Floated on a fullish length outside off, defended solidly off the front foot. |
| 5.3 : M Hasan to R Sharma, Rohit waits for the tossed up ball to arrive and helps it with the spin towards square leg. |
| 5.4 : M Hasan to R Sharma, Slower through the air, outside off, the right-hander takes a step forward and smothers the turn. |
| 5.5 : M Hasan to R Sharma, A half-volley outside off, driven crisply towards wide mid off to rotate strike. |
| 5.6 : M Hasan to S Dhawan, Too easy at the moment for India! Dhawan works the straighter one through mid-wicket. There are vacant spaces there and he comes back for the second run easily. |
| 6.1 : M Rahman to R Sharma, Length ball on off, pitches and then seams away with the natural angle. Rohit goes to the pitch of the ball and taps it with an open bat face towards cover-point. |
| 6.2 : M Rahman to R Sharma, Pitched slightly ahead this time, pushed off the front foot to the off side. |
| 6.3 : M Rahman to R Sharma, Fractionally overpitched just outside off, Sharma strides ahead and plays a punchy drive to mid off. |
| 6.4 : M Rahman to R Sharma, Good length ball on the hips of Sharma. He makes good use of the depth of the crease and helps it towards mid-wicket. |
| 6.5 : M Rahman to R Sharma, Five dots in a row! Mustafizur drags his length back and delivers this one outside off. Sharma stands tall and punches it with the angle to the cover fielder. Can Rahman bowl a maiden? |
| 6.6 : M Rahman to R Sharma, FOUR! No, he can't! That was straight as an arrow. Overpitched ball on middle. Sharma with a high backlift lifts it over the bowler's head and away she goes. Delightful to watch. |
| 7.1 : M Hasan to S Dhawan, Loopy full ball around off, Shikhar lunges and keeps it out. |
| 7.2 : M Hasan to S Dhawan, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 7.3 : M Hasan to S Dhawan, Full ball on off, placed wide of mid on to rotate strike. |
| 7.4 : M Hasan to R Sharma, On middle and leg this time, flicked to the man at square leg. |
| 7.5 : M Hasan to R Sharma, No pressure at all at the moment. Sharma comes ahead and clips it through mid-wicket to rotate strike. |
| 7.6 : M Hasan to S Dhawan, Full ball in line of the stumps, knocked down through mid on for a run. 3 singles from this over. |
| 8.1 : M Rahman to S Dhawan, Coming in sharply on a fuller length, Shikhar tries to clip it away but is hit on the pads. A casual appeal ensues but that was always going down leg. |
| 8.2 : M Rahman to S Dhawan, FOUR! Easy pickings! Length ball on leg stump, Dhawan moves inside the line and just has to get a tickle on it. He does so and the ball races away to the fine leg fence. |
| 8.3 : M Rahman to S Dhawan, Too straight from Rahman again, helped around the corner for a brace. |
| 8.4 : M Rahman to S Dhawan, FOUR! Not in total control but still effective! Fullish ball outside off, Dhawan drives it through point but while he does so, his bottom hand comes off the bat. The timing is good enough to take the ball to the ropes. |
| 8.5 : M Rahman to S Dhawan, 1 run. |
| 8.6 : M Rahman to R Sharma, The batsman works it down the leg side. One run added to the total. |
| 9.1 : M Hasan to R Sharma, No run. |
| 9.2 : M Hasan to R Sharma, No run. |
| 9.3 : M Hasan to R Sharma, 1 run. |
| 9.4 : M Hasan to S Dhawan, No run. |
| 9.5 : M Hasan to S Dhawan, No run. |
| 9.6 : M Hasan to S Dhawan, Half-volley outside off, knocked down through wide mid off for a run and Dhawan will retain strike. |
| 10.1 : Al Hasan to S Dhawan, No run. |
| 10.2 : Al Hasan to S Dhawan, Quick ball down the leg side, swiped away towards the man at 45. |
| 10.3 : Al Hasan to S Dhawan, Short ball that skids through after pitching, pulled off the bottom edge of the bat through square leg for a single. |
| 10.4 : Al Hasan to S Dhawan, Similar length ball, punched off the back foot to long on to change strike. |
| 10.5 : Al Hasan to R Sharma, On the shorter side of things again, cut away to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 10.6 : Al Hasan to S Dhawan, A bit of extra bounce on this one from a length. Dhawan punches it through point |
| 11.1 : M Hasan to R Sharma, The batsman has flicked the ball off his pads. One run added to the total. |
| 11.2 : M Hasan to S Dhawan, No run. |
| M Hasan to S Dhawan, The batsman tried to sweep that one but missed it and was hit on the pads. The fielding side are asking the question. The umpire decides the batsman is not out. |
| 11.3 : M Hasan to S Dhawan, Full and outside off, watchfully defended. |
| 11.4 : M Hasan to S Dhawan, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 11.5 : M Hasan to S Dhawan, Played to the point region by the batsman. |
| 11.6 : M Hasan to S Dhawan, Played to the point region by the batsman. |
| 12.1 : Al Hasan to R Sharma, 1 run. |
| 12.3 : Al Hasan to S Dhawan, Another single. Rohit once again goes down the ground, towards long on, as he checks his punch. |
| 12.4 : Al Hasan to R Sharma, Short and flat on off, the southpaw looks to muscle the pull through mid-wicket, but mistimes it to the fielder positioned there. |
| 12.5 : Al Hasan to S Dhawan, Outside off, dabbed to point for a run. |
| 12.6 : Al Hasan to R Sharma, Quicker through the air outside off, Sharma chops it to the point fielder for a run. |
| 13.1 : M Hasan to S Dhawan, 1 run. |
| 13.2 : M Hasan to R Sharma, A bit quicker on middle, played defensively towards square leg. |
| 13.3 : M Hasan to R Sharma, A bit uppish but safe! Lands on a fuller length around off and spins in sharply. Rohit clears his front leg and tries to drive it through the line but gets it off the inner half towards mid-wicket. It is well wide of the fielder though and a single is taken. |
| 13.4 : M Hasan to S Dhawan, This one doesn't spin from outside off. Dhawan carves it away through cover-point to change strike. |
| 13.5 : M Hasan to R Sharma, Loopy ball around off, Sharma comes ahead and dead-bats it. |
| 13.6 : M Hasan to R Sharma, This one drifts in, Rohit clears his front leg and keeps it out. |
| 14.1 : Al Hasan to S Dhawan, Tossed up on middle, clipped towards mid-wicket off the front foot. |
| 14.2 : Al Hasan to S Dhawan, OUT! Bangladesh draw first blood! Shakib tosses this one nicely on middle and off and it spins away. Dhawan kneels on one knee and tries to sweep it across but misses it to get pinged on the pads. The bowler and the keeper go up vociferously and the umpire has no hesitation in raising his finger. Shikhar goes across to his skipper and asks whether to take the review or not, to which, he says no. The southpaw has to take the long walk back. Replays show that had he opt |
| 14.3 : Al Hasan to A Rayudu, Full ball on middle, tucked towards mid on. |
| 14.4 : Al Hasan to A Rayudu, Quicker one outside off, skidding after pitching. Ambati taps it on the leg side for a couple. |
| 14.5 : Al Hasan to A Rayudu, Stays back and keeps it out safely. |
| 14.6 : Al Hasan to A Rayudu, Tossed up outside off, defended solidly off the front foot. |
| 15.1 : M Hasan to R Sharma, 1 run. |
| 15.2 : M Hasan to A Rayudu, On the shorter side of things outside off, Ambati hangs back to defend but is beaten by pace. |
| 15.3 : M Hasan to A Rayudu, Full and quick ball around off, blocked off the front foot to the off side. |
| 15.4 : M Hasan to A Rayudu, Shorter on middle and leg, defended solidly off the back foot. |
| 15.5 : M Hasan to A Rayudu, FOUR! Shot! Tossed up ball, Sharma kneels and sweeps it hard through backward square leg. Shanto in the deep moves to his right and slides and manages to keep the ball in play. But unfortunately, the ball rolls back to the ropes. |
| 15.6 : M Hasan to A Rayudu, Shorter in length, punched away nicely towards cover. |
| 16.1 : Al Hasan to R Sharma, No run. |
| 16.2 : Al Hasan to R Sharma, SIX! What a hit! Short ball on middle, Rohit hangs back and pulls it with aplomb over mid-wicket for a massive maximum. |
| 16.3 : Al Hasan to R Sharma, Tossed up outside off, defended solidly off the front foot. |
| 16.4 : Al Hasan to R Sharma, On a flatter trajectory, kept out of the back foot on the off side. |
| 16.5 : Al Hasan to R Sharma, No run. |
| 16.6 : Al Hasan to R Sharma, 1 run. |
| 17.1 : M Hasan to R Sharma, 1 run. |
| 17.2 : M Hasan to A Rayudu, Floated outside off, Rayudu leans ahead and dead-bats it. |
| 17.3 : M Hasan to A Rayudu, Turning in from around off, defended off the inner half down the track. |
| 17.4 : M Hasan to A Rayudu, Straighter one on middle, pushed off the front foot in front of square leg. |
| 17.5 : M Hasan to A Rayudu, Well fielded! Shorter in length, Rayudu pulls it towards short fine leg. The fielder moves to his left and dives to keep the batsmen only to a single. |
| 17.6 : M Hasan to R Sharma, 1 run. |
| 18.1 : Al Hasan to R Sharma, No run. |
| 18.2 : Al Hasan to R Sharma, On a flatter trajectory, cut away through point to rotate strike. |
| 18.3 : Al Hasan to A Rayudu, Well bowled! Coming in with the arm, Ambati keeps his bat and pad close together to keep it out. |
| 18.4 : Al Hasan to A Rayudu, Quicker one this time, eased off the back foot to mid-wicket. |
| 18.5 : Al Hasan to A Rayudu, Comes in with the arm, punched off the back foot to the off side. |
| 18.6 : Al Hasan to A Rayudu, Fuller ball on middle and off, Ambati tries to drive it towards long off but gets a thick outside edge towards backward point. |
| 19.1 : M Hasan to R Sharma, Quicker one outside off, kept out off the back foot. |
| 19.2 : M Hasan to R Sharma, FOUR! Shot! Short ball around off, spinning away. Rohit rocks back and cuts it through covers for a delightful boundary. |
| 19.3 : M Hasan to R Sharma, Floated on middle, Sharma closes his bat face early as he tries to flick it across but gets a leading edge towards covers. |
| 19.4 : M Hasan to R Sharma, Tossed up ball, pushed through mid off for a run. |
| 19.5 : M Hasan to A Rayudu, Slower through the air, swept nicely but straight to square leg. |
| 19.6 : M Hasan to R Sharma, FOUR! Drilled! Full ball around off, Rohit clears his front leg and drives it hard through covers to find the fence again. |
| 20.1 : Al Hasan to A Rayudu, In the air... but safe! Loopy ball around off, Rayudu tries to chip it over mid off but ends up getting it off the outer half over extra cover. There are vacant spaces there and he gets a single. |
| 20.2 : Al Hasan to A Rayudu, On a flatter trajectory, kept out from the comfort of the crease. |
| 20.3 : Al Hasan to A Rayudu, Flighted ball outside off, knocked down to long off to rotate strike. |
| 20.4 : Al Hasan to R Sharma, After landing, this one skids on. Punched off the back foot to long on for a run. |
| 20.5 : Al Hasan to A Rayudu, No run. |
| 20.6 : Al Hasan to A Rayudu, No run. |
| 21.1 : R Hossain to R Sharma, No run. |
| 21.2 : R Hossain to R Sharma, Fullish ball in line of the stumps, clipped through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 21.3 : R Hossain to A Rayudu, Rayudu moves inside the line to the length ball around off and tries to swipe it across. However, he misses and the ball deflects off his thigh pads towards fine leg. A leg bye taken. |
| 21.4 : R Hossain to R Sharma, Full ball on middle, defended down the track. |
| 21.5 : R Hossain to R Sharma, A good shot! Rohit rocks back to the short one and slaps it to deep point for a single. |
| 21.6 : R Hossain to A Rayudu, A bit of width outside off, glided down to third man for a run. |
| 22.1 : Al Hasan to A Rayudu, 1 run. |
| 22.2 : Al Hasan to R Sharma, No run. |
| 22.3 : Al Hasan to R Sharma, No run. |
| 22.4 : Al Hasan to R Sharma, SIX. |
| 22.5 : Al Hasan to R Sharma, No run. |
| 22.6 : Al Hasan to R Sharma, 1 run. |
| 23.1 : R Hossain to R Sharma, No run. |
| 23.2 : R Hossain to R Sharma, A play and a miss! A rare false shot from Sharma! Off cutter outside off, Rohit pushes at it but gets beaten. |
| 23.3 : R Hossain to R Sharma, Angling in, clipped off the inner half of the bat through square leg for a run. |
| 23.4 : R Hossain to R Sharma, Similar length ball outside off, eased away off the back foot through cover-point for a single. |
| 23.5 : R Hossain to A Rayudu, Full ball in line of the stumps, defended off the front foot to cover. |
| 23.6 : R Hossain to A Rayudu, OUT! GONE! The decision has to be overturned. Good call from Rahim to insist for the review. Back of a length outside off, some room on offer and Rayudu goes for the cut. The ball moves in a bit, and hence goes past the inside edge. Rahim collects and instantly appeals. The umpire remains unmoved but the Bangladesh camp decides to review it after Rahim insistence. It's taken upstairs and replays show that there's a noise as the ball goes past the inside edge. So, Ray |
| MS Dhoni comes in at number 4, replacing Rayudu. |
| 24.1 : Al Hasan to R Sharma, On a flatter trajectory on off, Rohit camps back and punches it to long off for a run. |
| 24.2 : Al Hasan to MS Dhoni, Stump-to-stump line from Shakib. Dhoni leans ahead and pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 24.3 : Al Hasan to MS Dhoni, Nice way to get off the mark! On the shorter side of things, Dhoni hangs back and tucks it through mid-wicket. Wide vacant spaces there and he easily comes back for the third run. |
| 24.4 : Al Hasan to R Sharma, SIX! Going, going, gone! A half-tracker from Shakib. Sharma lines it up and pulls it over mid-wicket. It is not from the meat of the bat but still has enough to sail over the fence. This is the second long hop he has bowled to Rohit in this innings and he has been put away once more. |
| 24.5 : Al Hasan to R Sharma, Slows this one and bowls it around off, kept out watchfully. |
| 24.6 : Al Hasan to R Sharma, Lands around off and then comes slowly off the deck. Sharma is early into the drive and mistimes it towards covers. It lands well short of the fielder though and a run is taken. 11 from the over. |
| 25.1 : R Hossain to R Sharma, Back of a length ball around off, angling in, pushed off the back foot towards mid on. |
| 25.2 : R Hossain to R Sharma, Short of a length and there is a lot of room on offer. Sharma flays it square of the wicket on the off side for a single. |
| 25.3 : R Hossain to MS Dhoni, Hossain bowls a sharp short ball around off, Dhoni sways away from the line and drops his wrists to let it be. |
| 25.4 : R Hossain to MS Dhoni, On a length on middle and off, Dhoni helps it away through mid-wicket for a brace. |
| 25.5 : R Hossain to MS Dhoni, Punched off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 25.6 : R Hossain to MS Dhoni, Slower one outside off, MS comes forward and eases it towards covers. |
| 26.1 : Al Hasan to R Sharma, Tossed up on a fullish length outside off, Rohit comes forward and defends it nicely. |
| 26.2 : Al Hasan to R Sharma, Shorter in length, Sharma makes use of the depth of the crease and places it through cover-point to rotate strike. |
| 26.3 : Al Hasan to MS Dhoni, On a flatter trajectory, coming in with the arm. Dhoni is hurried a touch as he camps back and punches it back to the bowler. |
| 26.4 : Al Hasan to MS Dhoni, Shuffles a touch to the loopy delivery and works it around the corner for a single. |
| 26.5 : Al Hasan to R Sharma, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 26.6 : Al Hasan to R Sharma, On the shorter side of things, ample time for Rohit to rock back and ease it away to sweeper cover for a run. He will retain strike. |
| 27.1 : R Hossain to R Sharma, Crunched but only for a single! Short and room on offer, Rohit slaps it through point. There is a man in the deep who cuts it off. |
| 27.2 : R Hossain to MS Dhoni, Short of a length around off, Dhoni punches it on the up towards wide mid off. |
| 27.3 : R Hossain to MS Dhoni, Similar delivery but this time it is a bit wider outside off. MS hangs back again and punches it towards extra cover this time. |
| 27.4 : R Hossain to MS Dhoni, FOUR! Streaky but effective! Short and there is space to work with. Dhoni frees his arms and throws his bat at it. Ends up getting a thick outside edge towards third man. The fielder there runs to his left and dives full length but fails to stop it. |
| 27.5 : R Hossain to MS Dhoni, On a length on middle and leg, tucked to the leg side for an easy run. |
| 27.6 : R Hossain to R Sharma, Too straight again and full as well, clipped nonchalantly to deep mid-wicket for an easy single. |
| Mustafizur Rahman is back on. |
| 28.1 : M Rahman to R Sharma, Cutter, on a back of a length on off, Rohit wrists it away towards mid-wicket and gets to the other end. |
| 28.2 : M Rahman to MS Dhoni, Short of a good length on the stumps, Dhoni moves inside the line and tucks it square on the leg side. Easy single taken. |
| 28.3 : M Rahman to R Sharma, Takes the pace off this one, a length ball on leg, Rohit clips it down to fine leg and crosses over. |
| 28.4 : M Rahman to MS Dhoni, Good length delivery on off stump, flicked in front of square leg. Dot ball this time. |
| 28.5 : M Rahman to MS Dhoni, On the shorter side of the length, fraction straight in line, comfortable enough for MS to move inside the line and work it down to fine leg for a single. |
| 28.6 : M Rahman to R Sharma, Slanting across from around off, Sharma waits for it, opens the face of the bat and runs it to third man. Will keep strike with a run. |
| 29.1 : R Hossain to R Sharma, Marginally ahead of a length, close to off, Sharma plays a firm punchy drive but finds mid off. |
| 29.2 : R Hossain to R Sharma, Slightly fuller again, outside off, pushed away tamely on the off side. |
| 29.3 : R Hossain to R Sharma, Shaping back in on middle and leg, flicked away neatly through mid-wicket. Easy one taken. |
| 29.4 : R Hossain to MS Dhoni, Both are rotating the strike quite well here. Dhoni swivels to this short ball and pulls it behind square leg for a single. |
| 29.5 : R Hossain to R Sharma, FOUR! Landed short and it's punished! Can't be doing that against a class player like Rohit Sharma. He rocks back as he picks up the length early and pulls it powerfully over mid-wicket. One bounce and across the rope for a boundary. |
| 29.6 : R Hossain to R Sharma, Pushed into the empty space in the covers for a run. Just 32 to win now for India. |
| 30.1 : M Rahman to R Sharma, Angling across on a back of a length, outside off, with an open bat face it's dabbed square to point. |
| 30.2 : M Rahman to R Sharma, Full on middle and leg, it's wristed back to the bowler. |
| 30.3 : M Rahman to R Sharma, Good shot and well fielded too. Short of a good length with some width on offer outside off, Sharma cuts it accurately behind point. Third man moves to his right and cuts it off well, keeping the batsmen to two. |
| 30.4 : M Rahman to R Sharma, Well connected. The pull shot is played well to deep mid-wicket and the pair takes one run. |
| 30.5 : M Rahman to MS Dhoni, Camps deep inside the crease and pushes the length ball angling away into the off side. |
| 30.6 : M Rahman to MS Dhoni, Full and going away again outside off, driven by Dhoni to the right of point. The fielder there dives, makes a half-stop and so, the batsmen take a single. |
| 31.1 : M Mortaza to MS Dhoni, Coming back in on middle and off, flicked on the leg side. |
| 0.0 : Mashrafe Mortaza brings himself back on. |
| 31.2 : M Mortaza to MS Dhoni, FOUR! Shot. Strong wrists from MS Dhoni. He waits for the ball to come and then kind of whips his wrists, uses those fast hands and crunches it through the covers. The fielder in the deep attempts to stop it with a dive but is unsuccessful in stopping it. |
| 31.3 : M Mortaza to MS Dhoni, No ball! Mortaza oversteps and you know what that means - a Free Hit is about to come up. It's a length ball on off, MS clips it in front of square on the leg side. |
| M Mortaza to MS Dhoni, FOUR! BANG! That's gone like a rocket! The power of Dhoni. It's a short of a length delivery around off, he stands tall and hammers it back down the ground. Almost takes the umpire's head along with that. No chance for anyone to stop it. None. |
| 31.4 : M Mortaza to MS Dhoni, Good length delivery in the off stump channel, pushed away to the cover region. |
| 31.5 : M Mortaza to MS Dhoni, Nicely done. Dhoni plays this really late. It's well outside off, so he cuts it down towards third man and comes back for the second. The 50-run stand comes up with this as well. These two are getting the job done comfortably. |
| 31.6 : M Mortaza to MS Dhoni, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. India only 15 away from victory here. |
| 32.1 : M Rahman to R Sharma, Fullish in length and the Fizz keeps it close to off, Rohit Sharma pushes it defensively to covers. |
| 32.2 : M Rahman to R Sharma, Sharma has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 32.3 : M Rahman to R Sharma, Outside off again, Rohit throws his bat at this one and misses it completely. |
| 32.4 : M Rahman to R Sharma, It's gone behind to the keeper but on the bounce. Seems the extra bounce generated by Mustafizur on this occasion has taken the Indian skipper by surprise. Angling away, on a length, Rohit opens the face and is stuck as the ball rises a bit too much. It goes off the top half of the bat and goes to Rahim on the bounce as he dives to his right to take it. |
| 32.5 : M Rahman to R Sharma, Punched off the back foot firmly through to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 32.6 : M Rahman to MS Dhoni, Dhoni goes square, places this through point from within the crease and keeps strike. |
| Meanwhile, we have just got the news that Bangladesh have added Soumya Sarkar and Imrul Kayes to their depleted Asia Cup squad. Well, two games they have to change things - one against Afghanistan on Sunday and then against Pakistan. |
| 33.1 : M Mortaza to MS Dhoni, Quick single. Good running between the wickets. Dhoni taps this towards mid on and both batsmen take off. Beat the fielder and the subsequent throw eventually. |
| 33.2 : M Mortaza to R Sharma, Taps it down on the off side and the pair steals another quick run. |
| 33.3 : M Mortaza to MS Dhoni, Skidding off the surface, ahead of a length, a mistimed punch is played to cover. |
| 33.4 : M Mortaza to MS Dhoni, Length ball aiming the top of off stump, punched to cover from the back foot again. |
| 33.5 : M Mortaza to MS Dhoni, Goes down the ground, towards mid on, and a single is taken. |
| 33.6 : M Mortaza to R Sharma, Slower in pace and fuller in length, outside the line of off stump, pushed gently to mid off to end the over. |
| 34.1 : M Rahman to MS Dhoni, Full delivery attacking the stumps, Dhoni stays behind the line and drives it towards the man at mid on. |
| 34.2 : M Rahman to MS Dhoni, Dhoni's quick and even now, he shows it without any problem. Just pushes this full ball towards mid off and takes the fielder on. Beats the throw at the danger end with ease and completes the run. |
| 34.3 : M Rahman to R Sharma, Guided down to third man with an angled blade. One more run added to the total. |
| 34.4 : M Rahman to MS Dhoni, Wide! Short ball over Dhoni's head and it's down the leg side too. It's left alone and the umpire raises his arms sideways to signal a wide. |
| M Rahman to MS Dhoni, Sprays it on the pads, worked away on the leg side as the batsmen change ends. |
| 34.5 : M Rahman to R Sharma, The batsman has defended it towards point by getting right behind the line of the delivery. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 34.6 : M Rahman to MS Dhoni, Shortish delivery, on middle and off, turned away in front of square leg easily. One run taken. 4 to win. |
| 35.1 : M Mortaza to MS Dhoni, Length delivery outside off, played on the up, connected well, but it's straight to the man at extra cover. |
| 35.2 : M Mortaza to MS Dhoni, Connects well again but it's straight to the fielder. Outside off, Dhoni cuts it hard to point. Either side of the fielder and that was game over. |
| 35.3 : M Mortaza to MS Dhoni, OUT! Dhoni departs trying to finish things off in style. Length ball outside off, the batsman charges down the track and looks to clear the cover boundary. Doesn't connect as well and it flies down the throat of Mohammad Mithun, who makes no mistake in taking it coming in from the deep. Something to maybe chuckle about for the Tigers. |
| Dinesh Karthik walks in next. |
| 35.4 : M Mortaza to R Sharma, Good length delivery on off, worked comfortably past the short mid-wicket fielder by moving inside the line. Single taken. |
| 35.5 : M Mortaza to D Karthik, Wide! Seeing Karthik advancing down the track, Mortaza bangs it short and angles it down leg. Dinesh raises his hands and avoids it. Wide called. |
| M Mortaza to D Karthik, Fullish in length and outside off, DK once again walks down the track and drives it this time back to the bowler. |
| 35.6 : M Mortaza to D Karthik, Full in length on middle stump, blocked safely with bat and pad close together. |
| Shakib Al Hasan back into the attack. |
| 36.1 : Al Hasan to R Sharma, Scores are level now as Rohit Sharma drives this down to long off for a single. |
| 36.2 : Al Hasan to D Karthik, INDIA WIN BY 7 WICKETS! A victory as comfortable as any. Done in similar fashion too. Karthik adjusts his body and flicks the tossed up delivery through square leg for a single. Handshakes between Karthik and Sharma, nicely done. |
| A clinical performance from the Indians. It was kind of expected too, given Bangladesh were relatively fatigued and some key players injured/half-fit. Though, not to take anything away from the Indians, they did a splendid job in all departments. Electing to field after winning the toss, they put the Tigers under immense pressure from the word go. |
| The Indian pacers started it off picking early wickets and then, it was Jadeja who stole the show. He bagged 4 on his comeback into the ODI side and ran through the Bangladesh middle order. Kumar and Bumrah got 3 apiece for themselves too. Mehidy Hasan provided a late flurry towards the end and got Bangladesh to 173. |
| In response, Rohit and Dhawan got the Men in Blue off to a positive start again. It more or less sealed the deal. Dhawan departed, and Rayudu joined him soon after, but Dhoni hung around and made a 50-run stand with the skipper (who made a solid fifty for himself). MS departed with only a few runs remaining, which Karthik finished after coming in. An emphatic win for the Indians, they'll be quite pleased with their performance tonight. The presentation will be coming up shortly. |
| Bangladesh skipper, Mashrafe Mortaza, says that it was not a bad wicket to bat on and they could have made 250-260. Adds that they lost their way in the middle overs and couldn't finish off strongly. Mentions that defending 173 is very difficult and he can't be harsh on his bowlers. States that Afghanistan are a tough team to face and they have to be at the top of their game on Sunday. Ends by saying that if they score 250-260, it will give them a good chance. |
| India skipper, Rohit Sharma, says it was a clinical performance from his side. Mentions that he knew it would be slightly better batting under the lights, which is the reason why he decided to chase. States that it's important to keep rotating the bowlers with shorter spells and not let the batsmen get used to them. Adds that if you keep it tight, the wickets will come. Praises Chahal and Kuldeep despite them not getting wickets, but gives special mention to Jadeja for bowling the way he did, es |
| MAN OF THE MATCH, Ravindra Jadeja, says he's very happy to play for the ODI side after a long time. Stresses that he wants to give his best every time he plays and do well for the team. Adds that Kuldeep and Chahal keep the pressure on the batsmen and it allows others to take advantage. Lets everyone know that whenever he used to watch the others in limited-overs cricket, he told himself that he would do whatever it took to get in the side. On whether he's disappointed he didn't get to bat, he s |
| So that's it from here. India won comfortably and will be looking forward to their next game against Sarfraz Ahmed's Pakistan on Sunday at 1530 local (1130 GMT). There's another game on that day, at the same time, between Afghanistan and Bangladesh and it will be a good day. But, in the meantime, you can switch tabs and catch all the riveting action form the ongoing Pakistan-Afghanistan match. Cheers! |
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