| 0.0 : Six teams sweated it out in the grueling heat but two teams have held their own to come out with flying colors - India and Bangladesh. The Men in Blue have fired on all cylinders all through the tournament while it has been the persistence of the Bangla Tigers which have brought them to the finals of the Asia Cup. A tough-fought tie against Afghanistan augurs well for India and the big guns returning to the mix will only boost their confidence further. |
| Bangladesh, on the other hand, have good momentum on their side. Credit to them for reaching this far without their superstars, Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan. This is a team which believes in itself and though it took a bashing against India in the previous game, it can be taken lightly only at your own peril. The Bangla top order is a worry for them but today is perhaps the apt occasion for them to come out all guns blazing. |
| In the Asia Cup (ODIs and T20Is), India have a 12-1 win record against Bangladesh. They had won the 2016 T20 final convincingly in Dhaka as well, so that will act as a psychological boost for them. Will the Men in Blue continue their domination or will we see Bangladesh touch the zenith of success today? The Bangla Tigers haven't won the trophy ever and it will drive them further. Expect an edge-of-the-seat encounter. |
| PITCH REPORT - Ramiz Raza and Sunil Gavaskar are out in the middle assessing the surface. The former says that it looks very good for batting. Gavaskar adds that India will like this pitch. Feels that the ball tends to skid on better in the second half. Mentions there was some turn for the Afghan spinners in the last game here and also for Jadeja. Adds that the track might crumble a bit and it will aid the slow bowlers. States that Bangladesh used Sarkar very well with the ball. Reckons that the |
| TOSS - Mashrafe Mortaza calls tails but the coin lands as heads. India win the toss and opt to field. |
| India skipper, Rohit Sharma, says that they will field first. Adds that they have done that throughout the tournament. Mentions that fielding first suits them and there is no reason to change that. States that they knew it will be a challenging tournament but his boys have responded brilliantly. Adds that this is the last hurdle to cross. Reckons that the first goal was to qualify for the final. Informs that the five guys who missed out in the last game are back. |
| Bangladesh skipper, Mashrafe Mortaza, credits his boys for the way they have performed so far. Adds that today is a big day and they have to give their best. Mentions that Mominul Haque misses out and the left-arm spinner Nazmul Islam comes in so they are going in with five bowlers. States that India are the no. 1 side but if they give it their all, anything can happen. |
| The big guns are back for the Men in Blue. Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah return to the playing XI. KL Rahul, Manish Pandey, Siddarth Kaul, Khaleel Ahmed and Deepak Chahar are the ones who miss out today. |
| The teams are out for their respective national anthems. After the completion, we are all set to go. Liton Das and Mehidy Hasan will open the batting for Bangladesh. Surprise, surprise! Mehidy was the highest scorer for them in the previous game against India and hence, the decision to give him a shot at the top. Two slips in place. Bhuvneshwar Kumar to steam in with the first new ball. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : B Kumar to L Das, Starts off with a good length ball outside off, a hint of away shape on that. Das runs it past the wide second slip fielder and gets underway. |
| 0.2 : B Kumar to M Hasan, A bit fuller on the fifth stump channel and the ball swings away. Mehidy gets to the pitch of the ball and runs it down towards third man to get off the mark as well. |
| 0.3 : B Kumar to L Das, On a length outside off, a bit of away seam movement. Liton hangs back and plays it with an angled blade towards backward point. |
| 0.4 : B Kumar to L Das, DROPPED! That was a brilliant effort from Karthik though, would have been a stunner had that been taken. A good length ball outside off, Das tries to glide it down to third man but ends up playing it very fine. Dinesh at wide second slip dives full length, gets his fingertips to it but the ball bursts through. A run results. |
| 0.5 : B Kumar to M Hasan, In the same channel and on a same length outside off, shaping away after landing. Hasan plants his front foot across and lets it be. |
| 0.6 : B Kumar to M Hasan, Full length ball around off, a bit of nibble in the air. Mehidy comes forward and defends it nicely. A good start for Bhuvi, 3 from the first over. |
| Jasprit Bumrah to bowl with the second new ball. |
| 1.1 : J Bumrah to L Das, Bumrah steams in and hits the deck hard outside off. Das places it towards gully for a quick single. |
| 1.2 : J Bumrah to M Hasan, A touch fuller in length, angling in. Mehidy prods ahead and defends it stoutly. |
| 1.3 : J Bumrah to M Hasan, A rush of blood from Mehidy! He needs to keep his composure. Good length ball well outside off, moving away. Hasan slashes at it but misses. |
| 1.4 : J Bumrah to M Hasan, FOUR! Edged but safe! Mehidy would have had his heart in his mouth. A length ball on the fifth stump channel, seaming away. Hasan fishes at it away from his body and gets a thick outside edge. Dhawan at first slip dives to his right but the ball lands in front of him and goes past him to the fence. This is only the third boundary for the Bangladesh openers in the tournament in Powerplay 1. |
| 1.5 : J Bumrah to M Hasan, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 1.6 : J Bumrah to M Hasan, Shaping away on a good length, pushed with an open bat face towards point. 5 from Bumrah's first over. |
| 2.1 : B Kumar to L Das, Back of a length ball, angling in appreciably. Das hops and tucks it towards mid-wicket. |
| 2.2 : B Kumar to L Das, Too straight for Bhuvi's liking. It is on a length on the hips and Liton helps it to fine leg to rotate strike. |
| 2.3 : B Kumar to M Hasan, Leg Bye! Once again erring on the leg side, Mehidy tries to tuck it across but the ball brushes his thigh pad and rolls towards square leg. The batsmen steal a run. |
| 2.4 : B Kumar to L Das, Beaten! Short and wide, Liton goes for a flashy cut but misses. It was a similar shot to the one Mehidy played unsuccessfully. Needs to be careful in the initial stages. |
| 2.5 : B Kumar to L Das, The fifth straight ball in a row, tucked with ease towards fine leg for a couple. Bhuvi has lost his radar, perhaps trying to swing it too much. |
| 2.6 : B Kumar to L Das, A bit of miscommunication but no harm done! Length ball outside off, tapped towards Jadeja at backward point. Liton takes off and stops a bit but then decides to get going. Ravindra has a shy at the striker's end but misses. Didn't look that dangerous but the replay shows that had that hit, Mehidy was a goner. A reprieve for him. |
| 3.1 : J Bumrah to L Das, FOUR! Not that convincing but he will take it! On a length, angling in, Das runs down the track and drags his heave through mid-wicket to find the fence. |
| 3.2 : J Bumrah to L Das, Short ball, rising on Liton. He stands tall and pulls it in front of square leg for a couple. |
| 3.3 : J Bumrah to L Das, Liton has flicked the ball off his pads. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 3.4 : J Bumrah to M Hasan, Bumrah goes wide of the crease and angles in a back of a length ball. Hasan moves inside the line and tucks it to the leg side. |
| 3.5 : J Bumrah to M Hasan, A bit fuller length ball outside off, pushed away with the angle off the front foot towards point. |
| 3.6 : J Bumrah to M Hasan, Wide! A bit harsh call that. Good length ball on middle and off, after pitching, the ball swings down late. Mehidy shuffles and tries to flick it but misses. Bumrah has a wry smile about it. |
| J Bumrah to M Hasan, FOUR! Crisp! That will do his confidence a world of good. He is a very capable batsman. In the Under 19 World Cup, he used to bat up the order so he has experience. Back of a length outside off, Mehidy camps back and punches it through covers to find the fence. 12 from the over. |
| 4.1 : B Kumar to L Das, Short of a length ball, angling in, defended solidly off the back foot. |
| 4.2 : B Kumar to L Das, Similar line and length, Liton gets behind the line and defends it with a straight bat. |
| 4.3 : B Kumar to L Das, Better from Kumar this time! This one straightens off the seam from middle stump. Das is hurried a little but blocks it towards covers. |
| 4.4 : B Kumar to L Das, FOUR! Hit with authority! Bumrah is looking a bit rattled, hasn't found his rhythm yet. Short ball coming at a good height to Das. He swivels across and pulls it in front of square leg to pick up a boundary. |
| 4.5 : B Kumar to L Das, FOUR! Poor delivery and duly punished! Length ball on the hips, all Das has to get a tickle on it and he does so. No chance for Jadhav at fine leg to cut it off. |
| 4.6 : B Kumar to L Das, Short of a length ball outside off, punched crisply off the back foot towards cover-point. 8 from this one. |
| Time for spin pretty early. Perhaps for the first time in the tournament, the two pacers have failed to dictate terms in Powerplay 1. Yuzvendra Chahal to roll his arm over. |
| 5.1 : Y Chahal to M Hasan, Tossed up ball around off, driven towards the left of Chahal who dives to stop it. |
| 5.2 : Y Chahal to M Hasan, Slower through the air, kept out watchfully. |
| 5.3 : Y Chahal to M Hasan, Gives this one a lot of air, Hasan comes forward and defends it nicely. |
| 5.4 : Y Chahal to M Hasan, Ooh... that was close! The flipper from Chahal around off, Mehidy goes for a booming drive but gets a bottom edge that just about kisses the off stump. |
| 5.5 : Y Chahal to L Das, On middle and off, Das clears his front leg and heaves it over mid-wicket. Not off the meat and he will only get a single for it. |
| 5.6 : Y Chahal to M Hasan, Turning away from middle and leg, worked against the spin to the leg side for a run. This is now the best opening partnership for Bangladesh against India across all Asia Cups. |
| 6.1 : J Bumrah to M Hasan, On a length outside off, Mehidy taps it with an open bat face towards point. |
| 6.2 : J Bumrah to M Hasan, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 6.3 : J Bumrah to M Hasan, Angling in from a good length, deflected neatly off his pads towards fine leg to rotate strike. |
| 6.4 : J Bumrah to L Das, Bumrah bowls this one in the tight off stump corridor, Liton with his bat close to his pad presents a water-tight defense. |
| 6.5 : J Bumrah to L Das, FOUR! Shot! Talk about confidence and there was a truck load of it. Bumrah spots Das using his feet and he shortens his length. Das pulls it hard over mid-wicket to find the fence. |
| 6.6 : J Bumrah to L Das, A full toss on middle and off, Liton misses out as he flicks it off the inner half through square leg for a run. |
| 7.1 : Y Chahal to L Das, Quicker, flatter and on middle and leg, Liton stays leg side of the ball and dead-bats it. |
| 7.2 : Y Chahal to L Das, SIX! Boom! He read the wrong one in a jiffy and dismissed it from his presence. Floated on middle and leg, Liton kneels and slog sweeps it over square leg to clear the ropes. First maximum of the innings. |
| 7.3 : Y Chahal to L Das, Full and straight, driven hard towards Chahal who dives to his right but fails to stop it cleanly. A run is stolen. |
| 7.4 : Y Chahal to M Hasan, Good running! Tossed up ball, Mehidy clips it against the spin through mid-wicket and calls for two. Takes the rocket arm of Jadeja on and gets back home successfully. 50 comes up for Bangladesh without the fall of a wicket for the first time in this Asia Cup. |
| 7.5 : Y Chahal to M Hasan, Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. They pick up a single. |
| 7.6 : Y Chahal to L Das, SIX! Going, going, gone! Liton is taking the attack to the wily leggie. Tossed up on off, Das clears his front leg and slogs it over cow corner to clear the ropes. 16 from the over, great start for Bangladesh. |
| 8.1 : J Bumrah to M Hasan, Full length ball, angling in, defended solidly off the front foot. |
| 8.2 : J Bumrah to M Hasan, Misses out on a full toss! On middle, Hasan loses a bit of balance as he flicks it away towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 8.3 : J Bumrah to M Hasan, Good length ball well outside off, it has been run down to third man for a single. |
| 8.4 : J Bumrah to L Das, FOUR! Easy pickings! The Indians are feeling the heat of the final. A juicy full toss outside off, Das doesn't miss out as he opens the face of his bat and carves it past backward point for a boundary. Goes past his highest score in ODIs which was 41. |
| 8.5 : J Bumrah to L Das, On a length, angling in, Liton drives it nicely towards mid off for a quick run. |
| 8.6 : J Bumrah to L Das, Short of a length ball, angling in from outside off. Das stays back and taps it towards third man for a run. 6 from this over. The pacers have looked toothless so far. |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar is back on. |
| 9.1 : B Kumar to L Das, On a good length around off, seaming in. Liton covers the line well and answers it with a straight bat. |
| 9.2 : B Kumar to L Das, Tentative! Had he missed there, he was a clear candidate for LBW. Full length ball, shaping in late. Liton comes half-forward and gets it off the inner half towards square leg. A run taken. |
| 9.3 : B Kumar to M Hasan, Too straight from Kumar, he has failed to hit the tight off stump corridor today. It has been flicked away nicely towards mid-wicket. |
| 9.4 : B Kumar to M Hasan, Fullish ball around off this time, tapped off the front foot towards cover-point. |
| 9.5 : B Kumar to M Hasan, A loud shout for an LBW but it falls on deaf ears! On a length on middle and leg, straightening a touch. Hasan shuffles across and tries to work it around but is hit high on the pads. An appeal ensues but the umpire stays put. India do not take the review. Replay shows that it would have clipped the top of the stumps and hence, no harm done. |
| 9.6 : B Kumar to M Hasan, Mehidy has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. A brilliant Powerplay 1 for Bangladesh. They have a nice foundation now. |
| Powerplay 2 has been signaled! Maximum of four fielders are now allowed outside the 30-yard circle till the 40th over. Meanwhile, Kuldeep Yadav comes into the attack. |
| 10.1 : K Yadav to L Das, Goes back to the ball spinning in and works it away into the leg side for a single. |
| 10.2 : K Yadav to M Hasan, Looped up outside off, driven straight to the man at cover. |
| 10.3 : K Yadav to M Hasan, Tossed up again, outside off, finds the cover fielder again with the drive. |
| 10.4 : K Yadav to M Hasan, Turning in from a shorter length, flicked down in front of mid-wicket. |
| 10.5 : K Yadav to M Hasan, Play and a miss! Should have dispatched, really. A lot of air and too full outside off, Mehidy comes forward to play the cover drive but fails to make any kind of connection. |
| 10.6 : K Yadav to M Hasan, Prods forward and blocks it out with the full face of the bat. |
| Ravindra Jadeja is on now. |
| 11.1 : R Jadeja to L Das, FOUR! Maiden ODI fifty for Liton Das! What a time to bring it up too and is some style as well. Welcomes Jadeja with a boundary. Too full outside off, drilled through the covers for a rocketing boundary. With the start he's got, he'll want to make it count now. |
| 11.2 : R Jadeja to L Das, Das is forward to this fuller length ball and keeps it out. |
| 11.3 : R Jadeja to L Das, DROPPED! Das gets a second reprieve in this innings. This should have been taken though. Jadeja floats this up on off, Liton is down on one knee to play the big slog sweep and gets a top edge as he can't make proper connection. It lobs up towards mid-wicket where Chahal tracks back, gets his hands to it but can't hold on. Two runs taken. Nobody is happy with that. |
| 11.4 : R Jadeja to L Das, Knocks it down the ground to long off for one. |
| 11.5 : R Jadeja to M Hasan, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 11.6 : R Jadeja to M Hasan, Mehidy goes down the ground too, to long off and keeps strike. |
| 12.1 : K Yadav to M Hasan, Flighted delivery full in length on off, drilled back in the bowler's direction. |
| 12.2 : K Yadav to M Hasan, Short ball turning in on middle and leg, pulled away in front of square leg along the turf for a single. |
| 12.3 : K Yadav to L Das, Positions himself behind the line and defends with ease. |
| 12.4 : K Yadav to L Das, Loopy and full on the stumps, places this wide of mid off at the edge of the circle for a run. |
| 12.5 : K Yadav to M Hasan, Spinning in from outside off, Hasan is forward as he pats it square on the off side. Calls for the run and both respond. Quick single results. |
| 12.6 : K Yadav to L Das, Turns it away with the spin into the empty mid-wicket area. One run to the total. |
| 13.1 : R Jadeja to L Das, Quite full outside off, eased back down the ground to wide long off. The batsmen change ends. |
| 13.2 : R Jadeja to M Hasan, Quicker through the air, outside off, pushed off the front foot to cover. |
| 13.3 : R Jadeja to M Hasan, Presents a firm defensive punch as he plays it towards the cover fielder again. |
| 13.4 : R Jadeja to M Hasan, Beaten! Arm ball sliding in, a little too close to cut but Mehidy still goes for it. Gets beaten and Jadeja appeals, thinking there might be a feather, but opts out of it quickly. |
| 13.5 : R Jadeja to M Hasan, Makes connection on the cut but finds the man at point. |
| 13.6 : R Jadeja to M Hasan, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 14.1 : K Yadav to L Das, Draws the batsman forward by tossing it up outside off, Das drives it to long off by reaching out to it. Single taken. |
| 14.2 : K Yadav to M Hasan, FOUR! Landed full and wide, Mehidy shifts his weight on the front foot and slices it wide of the point fielder. The dive is put in but to no avail. It races away to the fence for a boundary. |
| 14.3 : K Yadav to M Hasan, Worked away on the leg side. Dot ball. |
| 14.4 : K Yadav to M Hasan, Full and attacking the stumps, blocked with the full face of the bat from the front foot. |
| 14.5 : K Yadav to M Hasan, Seeing the flight Mehidy gets low early and nicely paddles it fine down the leg side. Gets it wide of short fine leg and comes back for the second. |
| 14.6 : K Yadav to M Hasan, On the back foot this time, blocked once more. |
| 15.1 : R Jadeja to L Das, Sliding in with the arm on off stump, a straight blade is offered in response. |
| 15.2 : R Jadeja to L Das, A big appeal but it's turned down. Too far down the track maybe. Liton gives the charge and looks to go big over the leg side but is rapped on the pads. The umpire shuts it down quickly. |
| 15.3 : R Jadeja to L Das, FOUR! Nicely played. Short ball on the stumps, Das rocks onto the back foot in a jiffy and pulls it with a lot of power over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 15.4 : R Jadeja to L Das, Finds the cover fielder with a tame drive from the front foot. |
| 15.5 : R Jadeja to L Das, Good save from Rayudu out in the deep, saved a certain boundary. Liton kneels down and sweeps it through mid-wicket. Ambati moves to his left and slides, keeping it just inside the rope. Two runs added to the total. |
| 15.6 : R Jadeja to L Das, Driven through the vacant mid off region, to the fielder in the deep, for one run. |
| 16.1 : K Yadav to L Das, Close one! Kuldeep loops this up and bowls the googly around leg, Das closes the face early to flick and it goes off the leading edge through the vacant slip position. Short third man chases it down and keeps the batsmen to two. |
| 16.2 : K Yadav to L Das, Loopy full toss outside off, driven to long off for a single. |
| 16.3 : K Yadav to M Hasan, Floated up outside off, pushed straight to the man at cover. |
| A run out chance! This could be touch and go. Dhawan's throw has been deflected onto the stumps by Dhoni. Over to the third umpire now... |
| 16.4 : K Yadav to M Hasan, Safe! Not all that close after all. Mehidy works it just wide of short fine leg and both batsmen take off. Dhawan moves to his right, picks it up and fires it to the keeper who deflects it onto the stumps as Das slides his bat in. It's taken upstairs and replays show that Liton is well in. Dhoni's body language didn't show much confidence either, so that probably was a telling sign. |
| 16.5 : K Yadav to L Das, Hangs back and keeps it out off the back foot with soft hands. |
| 16.6 : K Yadav to L Das, Defended off the back foot by the batsman. End of the over. |
| 17.1 : R Jadeja to M Hasan, Closes the face to flick it against the spin. Into the leg side and that's a single. |
| 17.2 : R Jadeja to L Das, Full outside off, pushed to covers. |
| 17.3 : R Jadeja to L Das, Similar ball, probably a bit quicker through the air, driven to the cover region again. |
| 17.4 : R Jadeja to L Das, Drifting in on middle and leg, driven to mid on. |
| 17.5 : R Jadeja to L Das, FOUR! Plays this very late. Nicely done. Seeing the ball landing short, Das is on the back foot in a flash and cuts it late down to third man for a single. The 100-run stand comes up for Bangladesh. This is their second century stand for the opening wicket against the Indians in ODIs. When the first one happened, the Tigers had won that encounter. |
| 17.6 : R Jadeja to L Das, Fuller and quicker on off, blocked safely from the front foot. |
| Drinks break. A totally unexpected start from Bangladesh. Everyone thought early wickets would come, but the opening pair of Mehidy and Liton has powered past the three-figure mark, with the latter taking the charge and scoring a fifty. The Indian bowlers look clueless, and in desperate need of a wicket. They need one quickly too. |
| 18.1 : K Yadav to M Hasan, A little too full outside off, the ball doesn't even turn as Hasan drives it through to sweeper cover for a run. |
| 18.2 : K Yadav to L Das, Spinning away from around off, cut down late towards third man for two more. |
| 18.3 : K Yadav to L Das, Rotating the strike well here. Liton just turns it away in front of square on the leg side and crosses over. |
| 18.4 : K Yadav to M Hasan, Hasan works it away on the leg side too and changes ends. |
| 18.5 : K Yadav to L Das, Comes forward, reaches out to it and pushes it to long off. One run to the total. |
| 18.6 : K Yadav to M Hasan, A good over for Bangladesh. 6 from it. It ends with Mehidy staying right behind the line and meeting it with the full face of the bat. |
| 19.1 : R Jadeja to L Das, FOUR! Darted in on middle and off, not much turn on this. Liton Das leans forward and across and sweeps it through backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 19.2 : R Jadeja to L Das, Backs away to this shorter one outside off and dabs it towards short third man. |
| 19.3 : R Jadeja to L Das, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 19.4 : R Jadeja to L Das, FOUR! Another sweep behind square on the leg side and another boundary. Rohit Sharma looks a frustrated man. Das is down again and places it through backward square leg for the second one of the over. |
| 19.5 : R Jadeja to L Das, Short and wide, cut hard straight to backward point. |
| 19.6 : R Jadeja to L Das, Played square to point once more. End of the over. |
| Kedar Jadhav comes on for a bowl. India need a wicket. Can he be the man for them? |
| 20.1 : K Jadhav to M Hasan, Starts off with a half-tracker on off, doesn't rise because of his low arm action. Pulled away hard to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 20.2 : K Jadhav to L Das, Quick and flat on middle and leg, turned around the corner to rotate strike. |
| 20.3 : K Jadhav to M Hasan, Shoddy from India! Tossed up ball on middle, Mehidy works it towards mid-wicket and sets off for a run. Jadeja picks up the ball but his throw is way off target at the bowler's end. The batsmen take an extra run. |
| 20.4 : K Jadhav to M Hasan, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 20.5 : K Jadhav to M Hasan, OUT! The man with the golden arm has struck gold for India! He bowls a tossed up ball around off and there is no pace on it. Mehidy rocks back and tries to cut it away but mistimes it completely. Rayudu at cover-point stands his ground and pouches it safely. Brilliant captaincy from Rohit Sharma. He deliberately didn't keep anyone out in the deep and Mehidy fell into the trap. A superb opening stand has been cut short, 120 to be precise. Is this the opening India need |
| Imrul Kayes comes into to bat. He has been promoted up the order. |
| 20.6 : K Jadhav to I Kayes, Darted in on middle and leg, tucked towards mid-wicket. A wicket and 4 from the over. |
| Yuzvendra Chahal is back. |
| 21.1 : Y Chahal to L Das, Tossed up outside off, tapped off the front foot towards point. |
| 21.2 : Y Chahal to L Das, The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 21.3 : Y Chahal to I Kayes, Slower through the air and the wrong one, Kayes comes forward and defends it tentatively. |
| 21.4 : Y Chahal to I Kayes, Loopy full ball on off, knocked down to long on for a run. |
| 21.5 : Y Chahal to L Das, Tossed up a bit wider outside off, Liton reaches to the pitch of the ball and caresses it to sweeper cover to change strike. |
| 21.6 : Y Chahal to I Kayes, Wide! Was there a nick? The umpire doesn't think so. There was a sound alright. Down the leg side, Kayes seems to flick but seems to have missed it. It has been wided by the umpire. |
| Y Chahal to I Kayes, Quicker through the air on middle and leg, tucked off the back foot to the leg side. |
| 22.1 : K Jadhav to L Das, Loopy delivery around off, Das leans ahead and drives it down to long off for a single. |
| 22.2 : K Jadhav to I Kayes, On a flatter trajectory this time, punched out off the back foot to the off side. |
| 22.3 : K Jadhav to I Kayes, Slower through the air and floated above the eye-line of the batsman. It has been driven towards covers. |
| 22.4 : K Jadhav to I Kayes, Kayes clears his front leg and beats the diving fielder at extra cover with his drive. Takes a run and is off the mark. |
| 22.5 : K Jadhav to L Das, Punched off the back foot by the batsman. |
| 22.6 : K Jadhav to L Das, Nicely done! Short and width on offer, cut away past backward point for a brace. Moves to the nineties with that. Unlike Mehidy, he waited for the ball and placed it nicely. |
| 23.1 : Y Chahal to I Kayes, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 23.2 : Y Chahal to I Kayes, Spinning into Kayes who clips it towards mid-wicket. |
| 23.3 : Y Chahal to I Kayes, Fuller in length, driven down towards mid on. |
| 23.4 : Y Chahal to I Kayes, Tossed up ball in line of the stumps, tucked with a closed bat face to mid-wicket. |
| Seems like India have got another one. Kayes has been trapped in front of the stumps. Looks dead to the naked eye. The impact is the only thing which can save him. |
| 23.5 : Y Chahal to I Kayes, OUT! The impact is umpire's call and Kayes has to make the long way back! Bangladesh don't lose the review but they lose another wicket in quick succession. Tossed up generously around off, Kayes leans ahead and tries to smother the spin but is hit flush on the pads. The Indians go up in unison and the umpire has no hesitation in raising his finger. Imrul walks gingerly to his partner and after some thought, challenges the decision. Time for replays. The question is w |
| The man who is in great form, Mushfiqur Rahim, comes out to bat. |
| 23.6 : Y Chahal to M Rahim, Floated outside off, eased to point. |
| 24.1 : K Jadhav to L Das, Slower through the air, kept out watchfully. |
| 24.2 : K Jadhav to L Das, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. They pick up a single. |
| 24.3 : K Jadhav to M Rahim, On a flatter trajectory, doesn't spin much. Rahim camps back and dead-bats it. |
| 24.4 : K Jadhav to M Rahim, Short and wide, it has been cut away but it is straight to the point fielder. |
| 24.5 : K Jadhav to M Rahim, Slower through the air and it's around off, defended solidly off the front foot. |
| 24.6 : K Jadhav to M Rahim, FOUR! Well played! Shorter in length, ample time for Rahim to rock back and cut it through covers for a rocketing boundary. Gets off the mark too. |
| 25.1 : Y Chahal to L Das, The googly on middle, Das clears his front leg and keeps it at bay. |
| 25.2 : Y Chahal to L Das, Chahal drags his length back and Liton hangs back to stonewall it. |
| 25.3 : Y Chahal to L Das, Quicker through the air on a fullish length outside off, slog swept towards deep mid-wicket. Some aggressive running between the wickets allows the batsmen to come back for the second run. |
| 25.4 : Y Chahal to L Das, Flighted ball in line of the stumps, Liton prods forward in defense. |
| 25.5 : Y Chahal to L Das, Das goes for the cut to the quicker one but it is too close to cut. Ends up getting a bottom edge past the keeper. |
| 25.6 : Y Chahal to L Das, Floated delivery in line of the stumps, Liton leans ahead and blocks it down the track. Another tidy over from Chahal, only two from it. |
| 26.1 : K Jadhav to M Rahim, Too full and straight, milked down with ease to long on for a run. |
| 26.2 : K Jadhav to L Das, Spinning into Das who leans ahead and knocks it through mid on for a single. |
| 26.3 : K Jadhav to M Rahim, Shorter in length, punched out off the back foot. |
| 26.4 : K Jadhav to M Rahim, On a flatter trajectory, cut away against the spin to point. |
| 26.5 : K Jadhav to M Rahim, OUT! This is a big, big breakthrough for India! It is Jadhav again who has spun his web around the opposition. Coming back to the ball, it is short around off and is asking to be hit. Rahim camps back and goes for the big pull across the line but the only mistake he makes is that he picks out the deep mid-wicket fielder to perfection. Bumrah doesn't need to move an inch and takes it with ease. The pick of the batsmen for Bangladesh fails this time. Bangladesh are losi |
| Mohammad Mithun is the next batsman in. |
| 26.6 : K Jadhav to M Mithun, Tossed up on middle, driven down to long on for a run. Another productive over for India. |
| 27.1 : Y Chahal to M Mithun, Tossed up ball, flicked against the spin to mid-wicket. |
| 27.2 : Y Chahal to M Mithun, Floated a bit wider outside off, Mithun goes for a booming drive but gets an outside edge past the vacant slip region towards short third man. |
| 27.3 : Y Chahal to M Mithun, Driven towards the mid off region. One run added to the total. |
| 27.4 : Y Chahal to L Das, Floated in line of the stumps, eased off the front foot towards mid on. |
| 27.5 : Y Chahal to L Das, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. |
| 27.6 : Y Chahal to L Das, OUT! Take a bow, Jadeja! He is one of the best fielders in the world if not the best. Tossed up ball in line of the stumps, Das drives it hard towards extra cover. Ravindra moves to his left in a flash and dives full length to stop the ball. He spots that both the batsmen are at the same end (striker's end) and hence, has the presence of mind to throw it back to Chahal who takes the bails off. Jubilation for the Men in Blue while disappointment for the Bangla Tigers. |
| Mahmudullah is the new man in. |
| 28.1 : K Jadhav to Mahmudullah, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. They pick up a single. |
| 28.2 : K Jadhav to L Das, Slower through the air, tucked off the back foot towards mid-wicket. |
| 28.3 : K Jadhav to L Das, FOUR! Shot! Tossed up ball on off, Das slog sweeps it over backward square leg for a boundary. Moves to 99 with that. |
| 28.4 : K Jadhav to L Das, Maiden ODI ton for Das! He was dropped twice but he has done really well to capitalize on it. Fullish ball on middle, knocked down to long on for a run. He lifts his helmet and soaks in all the applause. He however needs to carry on as his side is in a precarious situation. |
| 28.5 : K Jadhav to Mahmudullah, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 28.6 : K Jadhav to Mahmudullah, Full ball on middle, driven down to mid on. |
| Jadeja is back. |
| 29.1 : R Jadeja to L Das, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 29.2 : R Jadeja to L Das, Some air on this as it's landed full, blocked without any problem. |
| 29.3 : R Jadeja to L Das, Short and flat on the stumps, pulled along the carpet through to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 29.4 : R Jadeja to Mahmudullah, Another one blocked. It's straight in line, kept out safely. |
| 29.5 : R Jadeja to Mahmudullah, Floated delivery around off, Mahmudullah meets it with a defensive bat in response. |
| 29.6 : R Jadeja to Mahmudullah, Leans ahead and knocks it through to long off for a single. |
| Kuldeep Yadav is back. |
| 30.1 : K Yadav to Mahmudullah, Positions himself right behind the line and blocks it out. |
| 30.2 : K Yadav to Mahmudullah, Full on off, defended right under his eyes. |
| 30.3 : K Yadav to Mahmudullah, Spinning away from around off, played to point for no run. |
| 30.4 : K Yadav to Mahmudullah, A lot of air from Kuldeep, on the stumps, Mahmudullah is on the front foot to block it out. |
| 30.5 : K Yadav to Mahmudullah, The batsman drives the ball straight down the ground. |
| 30.6 : K Yadav to Mahmudullah, Rocks back to this short ball and pulls it through mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar is brought back into the attack. He had a torrid first spell, can he make amends now? |
| 31.1 : B Kumar to L Das, Length delivery just outside off, cut hard but straight to point. |
| 31.2 : B Kumar to L Das, Good effort from Jaddu. Das plays a punchy-drive towards cover. It would have gone for runs but Jadeja dived full stretch to his left and stopped it. |
| 31.3 : B Kumar to L Das, Waits for the ball to come, opens the face and runs it down to third man for a single. |
| 31.4 : B Kumar to Mahmudullah, Keeps it tight. A length ball in off, blocked with bat and pad kept close together. |
| 31.5 : B Kumar to Mahmudullah, Mahmudullah has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 31.6 : B Kumar to Mahmudullah, Looks to tap this behind point but the placement isn't perfect. Finds the fielder. Jadeja there misfields, but doesn't concede a run. |
| 32.1 : K Yadav to L Das, The googly on middle and leg, Liton nudges it to square leg and both batsmen scamper through for the run. |
| 32.2 : K Yadav to Mahmudullah, OUT! That's a good catch from Bumrah out in the deep. Bangladesh are suffering a bit of a collapse here. Tossed up around off, spinning in, it's quite slow through the air and Mahmudullah as a result doesn't connect well with the slog sweep. Skies it towards deep mid-wicket where Jasprit moves to his right and gobbles it up well, with a little slide at the end. The all-rounder could have delayed his shot a bit but went with the flow. The big boundaries in Dubai are |
| Soumya Sarkar to bat next. |
| 32.3 : K Yadav to L Das, Some good drift on this from Kuldeep, on middle and off, blocked from deep inside the crease. |
| 32.4 : K Yadav to L Das, Landed short and on the stumps, pulled away down towards fine leg for one. |
| 32.5 : K Yadav to S Sarkar, Beaten! Superb. Flighted outside off, spinning away a touch, Sarkar is forward to push it away but fails to make connection. |
| 32.6 : K Yadav to S Sarkar, Ooh.. Close. Wasn't that far away. Kuldeep lands it on middle and it spins away. Sarkar is on the back foot to defend but is goes past the outside edge and raps him on the thigh pad. The impact is outside off though. |
| Kedar Jadhav returns. |
| Some issue out in the middle. The batsman has a problem with the tape Jadhav has on his right palm. He's asked to take it off by the officials after a discussion with all parties involved. |
| 33.1 : K Jadhav to L Das, Flatter and quicker in line of the stumps, pulled away to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 33.2 : K Jadhav to S Sarkar, Wide! Darted too far outside off, across the tramline, Soumya lets it be. Wide called. |
| K Jadhav to S Sarkar, Sliding in on middle and off from around the wicket, blocked from inside the crease. |
| 33.3 : K Jadhav to S Sarkar, Comes half-forward and drives it to long off for a single. |
| 33.4 : K Jadhav to L Das, Down the ground again, towards long off once more, and another single to the total. |
| 33.5 : K Jadhav to S Sarkar, Uses the depth of the crease to go deep inside and defends. |
| 33.6 : K Jadhav to S Sarkar, Full on the stumps, quicker in place, played to mid on for a run. |
| 34.1 : K Yadav to S Sarkar, Extremely full on middle and off, so full that the ball has no space to turn. Sarkar flicks it to short mid-wicket. |
| 34.2 : K Yadav to S Sarkar, On the fuller side of things, turning away, blocked with a defensive blade in response. |
| 34.3 : K Yadav to S Sarkar, Nicely done from the Indian skipper. Sarkar wrists this away towards short mid-wicket where Rohit dives to his right and keeps the batsmen to just the one. |
| 34.4 : K Yadav to L Das, Turning in on middle and leg, full in length, swept down to fine leg for a single. |
| 34.5 : K Yadav to S Sarkar, The batsman has driven it through mid on. One run added to the total. |
| 34.6 : K Yadav to L Das, Quite full and very loopy outside off, Das comes forward, gets low and drives it right at the cover fielder. |
| Drinks are on the field. India have come back into this game well. From 120/1, Bangladesh slipped to 151/5. The game, however, isn't in anyone's favour for the time being at least. This next phase of play could determine which was the tide turns. Crucial juncture for both sides. |
| 35.1 : K Jadhav to S Sarkar, Drifting in from around off, from around the wicket, Sarkar is well forward in defense. |
| 35.2 : K Jadhav to S Sarkar, Fullish in length, around off, another block. |
| A run out appeal is taken upstairs. India don't look too confident though. |
| 35.3 : K Jadhav to S Sarkar, Not out! Sarkar works it away towards backward square leg and takes off. Sarkar takes off, then turns back and the throw is fired in at Dhoni. He takes the bails off but doesn't have the ball in his hands as he does so. So Sarkar is safe and lucky too, because if Dhoni had collected it cleanly, he would have been gone. |
| 35.4 : K Jadhav to S Sarkar, Outside off, placed square to point. |
| 35.5 : K Jadhav to S Sarkar, Cuts this short ball late down towards third man for a couple of runs. |
| 35.6 : K Jadhav to S Sarkar, Another quick single. Soumya pats this down and both batsmen hurry through across. |
| Jasprit Bumrah back on. |
| 36.1 : J Bumrah to S Sarkar, From around the wicket, it's coming in on a bit of a fuller length, Soumya defends it safely. |
| 36.2 : J Bumrah to S Sarkar, Bumrah offers room outside off, a length ball. Sarkar has a feel for it but gets beaten. |
| 36.3 : J Bumrah to S Sarkar, Behind a good length, close to off, Sarkar with one more defensive shot. |
| 36.4 : J Bumrah to S Sarkar, Beaten again! Bumrah is tempting Sarkar by giving him that width outside off. It's full in length, so the southpaw looks to play the booming drive through the cover region for nothing. |
| 36.5 : J Bumrah to S Sarkar, Sarkar has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 36.6 : J Bumrah to S Sarkar, Angling in on middle and leg, easy enough for Sarkar to pick it off his pads and work it square through the leg side for a brace. |
| 37.1 : K Jadhav to L Das, Full and straight from Kedar, Liton plays it back to him. |
| 37.2 : K Jadhav to L Das, Darts it full and flat outside off, Das reaches out to play at it but misses. |
| 37.3 : K Jadhav to L Das, Short and flat close to off, punched away on the off side. |
| 37.4 : K Jadhav to L Das, Short again, cut fiercely but can't pierce the gap. Straight to point. |
| 37.5 : K Jadhav to L Das, Liton moves across his sticks to this fuller ball on off and works it behind square on the leg side for one. |
| 37.6 : K Jadhav to S Sarkar, Full delivery drifting in from around off, eased away to the cover area. Dot ball to end the over. |
| 38.1 : J Bumrah to L Das, Bumrah angles this on a back of a length on off, Das looks to force it through the off side but gets a bottom edge right beside him. Could have just as easily dragged it back on. |
| 38.2 : J Bumrah to L Das, Another inside edge, on the pads this time. Bumrah angles it in on a length on off, Liton just about survives again. |
| 38.3 : J Bumrah to L Das, Fuller in length outside off, driven crisply but straight to the man at extra cover. |
| 38.4 : J Bumrah to L Das, Well outside off, on a good length, dabbed behind point with an open face for a single. |
| 38.5 : J Bumrah to S Sarkar, Works it to backward point. No run taken on this occasion. |
| 38.6 : J Bumrah to S Sarkar, Cut late down to third man and a single is taken. |
| 39.1 : K Jadhav to S Sarkar, SIX! What a shot! Floated up, Sarkar walks down the track and swings across the line. Makes sweet connection on the slog and clears the mid-wicket rope with ease. |
| 39.2 : K Jadhav to S Sarkar, Drives it down the ground towards long on for a single. |
| 39.3 : K Jadhav to L Das, Short, flat and on off, Liton backs away to this and cuts it square through the off side for a single. |
| 39.4 : K Jadhav to S Sarkar, The left-hander does the same. Punches it square through point and gets to the other end. |
| 39.5 : K Jadhav to L Das, Moves inside the line with a step across the stumps and turns it through backward square leg for a single. |
| 39.6 : K Jadhav to S Sarkar, Played to the point region by the batsman. 10 runs have come from this. |
| Powerplay 3 has been signalled. A maximum of 5 fielders will be allowed outside the ring till the end of the innings. Also, Kuldeep Yadav is back into the attack. |
| 40.1 : K Yadav to L Das, Spinning in from outside off, on a shorter length, Das waits for it, uses the pace and runs it down towards third man. Chahal from inside the circle hares after it and keeps the batsmen down to two. |
| 40.2 : K Yadav to L Das, Short on the stumps, pulled with a little swivel to deep mid-wicket for a double. |
| 40.3 : K Yadav to L Das, FOUR! Loopy and right in the slot, Das clears his front leg and hammers it straight over the bowler's head. Beats the long on and finds the fence. |
| 40.4 : K Yadav to L Das, Deft from Liton. It's well outside off, he plays this late again past short third man. Chahal once more chases it down and two runs are taken. |
| 40.5 : K Yadav to L Das, Served on leg, spinning away towards off, Liton is down to sweep but misses and wears it on the body. |
| Lightning quick hands from Dhoni and a referral for a stumping has gone upstairs. Touch and go from the looks of it. Let's see... |
| 40.6 : K Yadav to L Das, OUT! Superb work from MS Dhoni! Kuldeep bowls the wrong 'un around off, Das doesn't pick it up as he comes forward to block. Is beaten past the outside edge and his back leg drags out of the crease. Now, seeing this, and given how quick Dhoni is with the gloves, is a dangerous thing. MS whips the bails off and it's taken upstairs. Though, the Indian keeper signals it took him an extra second than usual due to the extra bounce. Anyway, the TV umpire has several looks at it |
| Mashrafe Mortaza is the next batsman in. Also, Yuzvendra Chahal to bowl again. |
| 41.1 : Y Chahal to S Sarkar, Tossed up leg break on middle and leg, blocked from the front foot. |
| 41.2 : Y Chahal to S Sarkar, Goes with the spin and wrists it down to long on for a single. |
| 41.3 : Y Chahal to M Mortaza, Slow through the air, landed on a driveable length, Mortaza plants his front foot forward and sees it out. |
| 41.4 : Y Chahal to M Mortaza, Stifled shout, but the impact is outside leg. Chahal with the quicker one on leg, it keeps going down with the angle, Mortaza goes back to play at it but is caught on the pads. |
| 41.5 : Y Chahal to M Mortaza, Flights it up there around off, pushed away gently with soft hands. |
| 41.6 : Y Chahal to M Mortaza, Mortaza skips down the track and smacks it to wide long off for a single. |
| 42.1 : K Yadav to M Mortaza, Tossed up on middle and off, Mortaza makes room and slaps it hard but finds the point fielder. |
| 42.2 : K Yadav to M Mortaza, SIX! In the arc, out of the park! Slower through the air around off, Mortaza kneels on one knee and nails the slog sweep over mid-wicket. Deep in to the stand she goes. Wonderful hit. |
| 42.3 : K Yadav to M Mortaza, Tossed up ball, defended nicely off the front foot. |
| 42.4 : K Yadav to M Mortaza, Good bowling from Kuldeep! He spots Mortaza making room and bowls a googly outside off. Mashrafe swings through the line but misses. |
| 42.5 : K Yadav to M Mortaza, OUT! Kuldeep has bamboozled Mortaza completely to get a 3-fer! Classic deception to get rid of the Bangladesh skipper. He spots Mortaza using his feet and hence, bowls a googly on a flatter trajectory and it is outside off as well. It spins a long way away as Mashrafe swings wildly across the line probably not picking the wrong one. He ends up missing it completely. Dhoni behind does the rest, he will effect such stumpings in his sleep too. India keep on chipping awa |
| Nazmul Islam walks into the middle next. |
| 42.6 : K Yadav to N Islam, On a flatter trajectory, kept out watchfully. |
| 43.1 : Y Chahal to S Sarkar, Flat, short and spinning in on off, Soumya offers a firm punch down the ground to long on for a single. |
| 43.2 : Y Chahal to N Islam, Spinning in on leg stump, Sarkar looks to flick but it goes off the pads. |
| 43.3 : Y Chahal to N Islam, Full toss on leg, eased down to long on. One run to the total. |
| 43.4 : Y Chahal to S Sarkar, A lot of air outside off, turning back in, drilled through the covers for one run. |
| 43.5 : Y Chahal to N Islam, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 43.6 : Y Chahal to N Islam, Turning in sharply from around the wicket, outside off, Islam goes deep inside the crease and blocks it down on the off side. |
| Jasprit Bumrah is back to have a go with the ball. |
| 44.1 : J Bumrah to S Sarkar, Wastes no time as he fires in the yorker, on the stumps, Sarkar somehow manages to dig it out off the inside edge onto his pads. It rolls on the off side and a single is taken. |
| 44.2 : J Bumrah to N Islam, On the fuller side of things again, around off, Islam blocks it with the full face of the bat. |
| 44.3 : J Bumrah to N Islam, Another yorker, on leg stump, Islam looks to work it away but it goes off his boot to the square leg region. A leg bye is taken. |
| 44.4 : J Bumrah to S Sarkar, Slanting across on a good length, around off, Soumya goes back and pushes it away on the off side beside the track. |
| 44.5 : J Bumrah to S Sarkar, Good running. Sarkar pats it down in front of point and both batsmen take off. Rush across and complete the run with ease. |
| 44.6 : J Bumrah to N Islam, Nazmul Islam has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar also returns. |
| 45.1 : B Kumar to S Sarkar, Hits that full length again, almost a yorker on off, drilled down to long off by Soumya for a run. |
| 45.2 : B Kumar to N Islam, A little much width offered outside off, Nazmul drives it through the big gap in the covers. The sweeper has to cover some decent ground to his left, which allows the batsmen to come back for the second. |
| 45.3 : B Kumar to N Islam, Fraction straight in line, easy peasy for Islam to work it off his pads through square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 45.4 : B Kumar to N Islam, Switches to around the wicket and lands it outside off on a length. It holds its line as Islam cuts it behind point. Another two on offer but the batsmen take one. |
| 45.5 : B Kumar to S Sarkar, Beautiful. A pinpoint yorker on leg, curling back in, Sarkar can't do anything about it as the ball goes off his boot and lobs behind. Dhoni moves to his left and collects, stopping the batsmen from taking the single. |
| 45.6 : B Kumar to S Sarkar, Full in length on leg stump, clipped neatly through the leg side, more specifically through square leg, for a brace. |
| 46.1 : J Bumrah to N Islam, Wide! Down the leg side, Islam looks to flick but misses. Wide signalled. |
| J Bumrah to N Islam, Slanting across on a full length, outside off, driven a bit square just wide of sweeper cover. Single to the total. |
| 46.2 : J Bumrah to S Sarkar, An accurate yorker, on leg stump, Sarkar looks to stay leg side and drill it through the off side, but instead gets an inside edge back onto his pads. |
| 46.3 : J Bumrah to S Sarkar, Full outside off, pushed through the cover area for one. |
| 46.4 : J Bumrah to N Islam, OUT! Run out! Nazmul Islam is out of here. This is good bowling from Bumrah. He spears in another yorker around leg, hits the batsman low on the pads and a loud appeal goes up which is turned down. During all this, Islam takes off as the ball rolls to point but his partner Sarkar doesn't. Nazmul has to track back after coming more than halfway down the track but by this time he's gone for all money. Manish Pandey (sub) has so much time that he runs to the stumps and ta |
| Mustafizur Rahman is next in. |
| 46.5 : J Bumrah to M Rahman, Another run out chance, but this one goes abegging. Mustafizur plays it towards point and takes off. Is sent back, similar to the previous delivery, and Pandey has a shy at the striker's end. Misses but it's not over. Bhuvi who is backing up at short mid-wicket, collects and seeing Sarkar out of his crease too, looks to score a direct hit at the bowler's end but misses as well. All happening here. Good to see the players smiling. |
| 46.6 : J Bumrah to M Rahman, Full toss on off, played to point. A superb over from Bumrah, a wicket and 3 runs off it. 1 run came off a wide. |
| 47.1 : B Kumar to S Sarkar, FOUR! Not a bad bat at all, just some good fortune on Sarkar's end. Yorker around leg, Soumya somehow gets some bat on it and it runs down to fine leg off the inner half. The fielder at the rope tries to stop it with a dive, but can't. |
| 47.2 : B Kumar to S Sarkar, Right on the money again. Wow. This is superb bowling. Yorker around leg. Sarkar barely manages to dig it out. |
| 47.3 : B Kumar to S Sarkar, Wide! Too far outside off, across the tramline and a wide is signalled. |
| B Kumar to S Sarkar, Shaping away from around off, dabbed square towards point for a single. |
| 47.4 : B Kumar to M Rahman, Switches to 'round the wicket, it's angling in on leg. It keeps going down with the angle and catches Rahman on the pads as he looks to work it across the line. An appeal goes up, but it's turned down, probably missing leg or clipping at best. |
| 47.5 : B Kumar to M Rahman, The batsman has driven it through mid on. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. |
| 47.6 : B Kumar to M Rahman, Big swing and a big miss. Back of a length on middle and leg, Mustafizur goes for the big heave but connects only with thin air. |
| Run out appeal! Is he gone? Soumya Sarkar the man in question. |
| 48.1 : J Bumrah to S Sarkar, OUT! He is. Superb run out from the Indians, particularly MS Dhoni. He shows good awareness here. Sarkar awkwardly slaps the pull through mid on. Takes one, and then calls for the second. Rayudu charges to the ball from the deep and fires it at the striker's end. Dhoni sees this, runs towards the stumps, collects the ball with the momentum and takes the bails off. He wasn't sure, but it's taken upstairs. Replays roll in and show that Soumya is just short. |
| Rubel Hossain is the last batsman in for Bangladesh. |
| 48.2 : J Bumrah to R Hossain, Full and arrowed around leg, catches Rubel low on the pads. |
| 48.3 : J Bumrah to R Hossain, OUT! GONE! This is some exceptional death bowling from Jasprit Bumrah. As he has been in this last spell, he comes steaming in and fires a yorker on the stumps. Rubel Hossain makes room, looks to dig it out but it's too good for him. His stumps are rattled and that brings about an end to the innings. BANGLADESH ARE BOWLED OUT FOR 222! |
| A good comeback from the Men in Blue after getting battered in the early part of the innings. Mainly, in the death overs, where Bumrah and Bhuvi were right on the money, a complete contrast to how they performed in Powerplay 1. Bangladesh will be quite disappointed with what they have on the board, especially after the rollicking century opening stand between Das and Mehidy. But after that, a major collapse followed. Only 3 batsmen in total went on to get double figures, with one of them being L |
| A solid response from the Indians after being pummeled in the beginning by Liton Das. Once again, it was Jadhav who managed to find the breakthrough when the rest were struggling. It was him who broke that opening stand and then picked the prized scalp of Mushfiqur Rahim, which led to the eventual Bangladeshi collapse. Three run outs didn't help their cause either. The rest joined in, with Kuldeep bagging 3 and Chahal and Bumrah having a wicket apiece. 223 is a target which India will fancy, but |
| 0.0 : One final time! The chase is about to begin. The Bangla Tigers are spreading on the field. Now, the Indian openers, Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan, are seen entering the ground. They have been in sublime form. Can they provide yet another solid platform? For Bangladesh, it's going to be Mehidy Hasan to begin proceedings with the first new ball. A slip in place. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : M Hasan to R Sharma, Off the mark straightaway! Full delivery, on middle, Rohit helps it off his pads in front of square leg and gets the chase going. |
| 0.2 : M Hasan to S Dhawan, FOUR! Slapped away! Hasan drags his length short and delivers it just outside off, Dhawan needs no second invitation as he goes back and spanks it through cover-point. Gets off the mark in style. |
| 0.3 : M Hasan to S Dhawan, Once again the length is on the shorter side. It's wide outside off and Dhawan goes back to force it down towards long off. A fielder already in the deep and hence only a run results. |
| 0.4 : M Hasan to R Sharma, FOUR! This is poor bowling! Mehidy once again bowls it short and this time it's on the pads of the batsman. Rohit loves it there and flicks it beautifully behind square leg. Nazmul gives the chase but fails to pull it back. So, both the openers have a boundary each now. |
| 0.5 : M Hasan to R Sharma, Lucky to get away with a real bad delivery. A long hop on middle, Rohit cracks his pull shot from the back foot but this time the backward square leg fielder makes a good stop. |
| 0.6 : M Hasan to R Sharma, Flighted and on middle, Rohit moves back and tickles it off his pads to square leg. Looks for a run but is sent back in time. Great start for India in this run chase, 10 from it. |
| Pace from the other end! It's going to be Mustafizur Rahman to operate with the second new ball. |
| 1.1 : M Rahman to S Dhawan, A length delivery on off, Dhawan plays it from the crease to point. |
| 1.2 : M Rahman to S Dhawan, Another delivery on a length angling into the batsman, Dhawan stays back to tap it down towards point again. |
| 1.3 : M Rahman to S Dhawan, Need to be consistent with his line. You cannot just spray it around like a deodorant. Mustafizur bowls it on a length around middle and leg, Dhawan clips it through square leg and picks up a couple of runs. |
| The slip moves out. A fielder for the drive now. Square leg is inside the ring. |
| 1.4 : M Rahman to S Dhawan, Shout for an lbw! Not entertained by the umpire. Rahman has his hands on his head. He thought he nearly got Dhawan there. Lovely delivery. Landing on a length around off and cutting back in sharply. It beats the bat of Dhawan who was trying to block it. It thuds on his back leg, they let out an appeal but the height is the issue. Later on, the replays confirm the same. |
| 1.5 : M Rahman to S Dhawan, A front foot drive on this occasion but only as far as the bowler. Didn't middle it well. |
| 1.6 : M Rahman to S Dhawan, On a length and outside off, it's been left alone by Shikhar. 2 from the over only. |
| 2.1 : M Hasan to R Sharma, Appeal for an lbw! The umpire smiles as he shakes his head. A delivery landing around middle and leg, spinning down, Rohit fails to flick and is hit on the pads. Clearly going down and there are only three stumps allowed at one end. |
| 2.2 : M Hasan to R Sharma, Flighted and on off, defended off the front foot by Sharma. |
| 2.3 : M Hasan to R Sharma, FOUR! Mehidy is not learning from his mistakes. Drags his length short again and pays the price. It's around middle and Rohit smashes it behind square leg for a boundary. The offie is dealing with a quality batting pair and needs to be on top of his game. |
| 2.4 : M Hasan to R Sharma, Flatter and on middle, punched from the crease to the leg side. |
| 2.5 : M Hasan to R Sharma, Driven towards the mid on region. One run added to the total. |
| 2.6 : M Hasan to S Dhawan, Shortish and on off, it's stroked from the back foot by Dhawan to covers. 5 from this over, 15 from Hasan's two. 206 needed off 282 balls. |
| 3.1 : M Rahman to R Sharma, Not a smart thinking. He has kept a wide first slip and bowls on the pads of the batsman. Rohit eases it through the gap at mid-wicket and picks up a brace. |
| 3.2 : M Rahman to R Sharma, LBW shout! Not given again. Rohit fails to flick a length delivery on the leg side and is rapped on the pads. Rahman appeals vociferous but the umpire isn't interested. Mashrafe thinks about the review, consults his keeper but Rahim is of the opinion that it pitched outside leg. Spot on, Mushfiqur. The replay vindicates you. |
| 3.3 : M Rahman to R Sharma, Good length delivery on middle and leg, Rohit is hurried up a bit with the pace but does well to keep it out in the gap on the leg side. A single taken. |
| 3.4 : M Rahman to S Dhawan, FOUR! Cracking shot! Poor length and line. Way wide outside off and there to be hit. Dhawan exercises his arms and smacks it through cover-point for a powerful boundary. |
| 3.5 : M Rahman to S Dhawan, A length ball angling into the batsman on middle, Dhawan gets behind the line and pushes it towards mid on. |
| 3.6 : M Rahman to S Dhawan, Bowls it on a length outside off, Dhawan plays it down from the crease to point. |
| Bowling change. As expected. Mehidy has gone for 15 runs in his opening spell and this prompts for it. Nazmul Islam to roll his arm now. |
| 4.1 : N Islam to R Sharma, SIX! Welcome into the attack! A short delivery first up, around off, Rohit keeps his weight on the back foot and sends it many a mile over long on for a maximum. The ground maybe big in size but not big enough for one of the cleanest strikers in international cricket. |
| 4.2 : N Islam to R Sharma, Goes on the back foot to a shortish ball and punches it down to long on for a run. |
| 4.3 : N Islam to S Dhawan, FOUR! Well played! Nazmul fires this full and down the leg side, Dhawan paddles it fine, makes fine connection and it races away to the fine leg fence. |
| 4.4 : N Islam to S Dhawan, OUT! Against the run of play, Bangladesh have a wicket! Dhawan is a big wicket. He has been in fine form in this tournament. A delivery which is full and in line of the stumps. Shikhar probably tries to heave it through the line over mid off but it takes the toe end of his bat. Flies straight to Sarkar inside the ring and he makes no mistake. Naagin dance is out. Bangladesh are delighted. |
| Rayudu in next. |
| 4.5 : N Islam to A Rayudu, Strides forward and pushes it towards short third man. Looks for a run but Rohit sends him back. |
| 4.6 : N Islam to A Rayudu, Flatter and on off, punched off the back foot but straight to the cover fielder. End of an eventful over, 11 runs and a wicket from it. |
| 5.1 : M Rahman to R Sharma, Angles across a fullish delivery outside off, Rohit drives it through the line but finds the point fielder. |
| 5.2 : M Rahman to R Sharma, A length delivery, straighter in line, Rohit clips it off his pads but this time finds square leg. |
| 5.3 : M Rahman to R Sharma, Good stop at point by Liton Das. Width on offer outside off, Rohit hits it firmly to point where Das makes a fine stop. That was travelling. |
| 5.4 : M Rahman to R Sharma, Rahman switches to 'round the wicket and angles in a full ball on middle and leg. Rohit picks it off his pads and flicks it behind square leg. The fine leg fielder is square and hence cuts it off quickly. A single taken. |
| 5.5 : M Rahman to A Rayudu, Back of a length delivery outside off, Rayudu stays back and runs it down to third man for one. |
| 5.6 : M Rahman to R Sharma, SIX! High and handsome! Mustafizur digs in a short delivery around off, Rohit picks the length immediately, rides the bounce and pulls it with authority. End result - it goes rocketing over square leg for a biggie. 8 from the over, runs continue to come. |
| 6.1 : N Islam to A Rayudu, Fires one in full on middle, Rayudu pushes it back off his front foot. |
| 6.2 : N Islam to A Rayudu, Flatter and shorter on off, punched off the back foot to covers. |
| 6.3 : N Islam to A Rayudu, Another back foot punch by Rayudu. This time it's hit through mid off for a run. |
| 6.4 : N Islam to R Sharma, Probably an arm ball. Landing full around off, Rohit inside edges his attempted cover drive back to the bowler. |
| 6.5 : N Islam to R Sharma, Quicker one on middle and leg, Rohit goes back and plays it towards mid-wicket. |
| 6.6 : N Islam to R Sharma, Flighted and too full on off, Rohit easily drives it through mid off for a single. A quiet over, only 2 coming off it . |
| Mashrafe Mortaza introduces himself into the attack. |
| 7.1 : M Mortaza to R Sharma, Starts with a length ball on off, Rohit defends it back from the crease. |
| 7.2 : M Mortaza to R Sharma, Full and angling down the leg side, it's flicked to deep mid-wicket for an easy run. |
| 7.3 : M Mortaza to A Rayudu, OUT! Caught behind! Terrific delivery by Mortaza. He has dismissed Rayudu cheaply. A length ball angling into the batsman from around off, Ambati tries to play at it with a straight bat but it catches the outside edge of his bat. Flies behind and Rahim grabs it with ease. Two down now, India. 177 runs needed in 255 balls. Game on. The Indian middle order has not impressed much of late. Add to it the pressure of the final and it becomes an even bigger task. |
| Dinesh Karthik is the new batsman. Bangladesh will remember him. He hit a last ball six in the Nidahas Trophy, in case you forgot! |
| 7.4 : M Mortaza to D Karthik, Wide! Sliding down the leg side, DK tries flicking but misses. Good keeping by Rahim. |
| M Mortaza to D Karthik, On middle and leg, this time Karthik gets bat on ball as he flicks it on the leg side. Finds mid-wicket though. |
| 7.5 : M Mortaza to D Karthik, Mortaza continues to angle it into the batsman. Around middle and leg again, DK fails to flick and wears it on his pads. A stifled appeal but nothing doing. |
| 7.6 : M Mortaza to D Karthik, Once again the line is too straight and Karthik turns it towards mid-wicket. Scampers across for a single as the fielder misses his shy at the non-striker's end. |
| 8.1 : N Islam to D Karthik, Serves it short and on off, it's punched down to long off for a run. |
| 8.2 : N Islam to R Sharma, Flatter and shorter on off, Rohit hits it off his back foot to covers. |
| 8.3 : N Islam to R Sharma, Once again hits it off his back foot and this time finds the gap through extra cover. A single to bring up India's 50. |
| 8.4 : N Islam to D Karthik, Full and flighted on off, quietly driven down the ground to long off for one. |
| 8.5 : N Islam to R Sharma, Nicely flighted delivery, full and around off, Rohit makes space for the drive but finds the cover fielder inside the ring. |
| 8.6 : N Islam to R Sharma, Fires it full and around leg, Rohit nudges it through square leg for a single. 4 from this over, 9 in the last three. Bangladesh pulling things back. |
| 9.1 : M Mortaza to R Sharma, Slants in a length ball on middle, Sharma plays it off his pads to the leg side, finds mid-wicket. |
| 9.2 : M Mortaza to R Sharma, FOUR! Shot! Timing and placement. All class. Regal Royal. Great balance. Everything so good about this back foot punch. Weight on the back leg, eyes on the shortish delivery and ball meeting the middle of the blade. After that it was just a matter of seconds that it scoots through covers for a boundary. Magician. |
| 9.3 : M Mortaza to R Sharma, Played to the point region by the batsman. They pick up a single. |
| 9.4 : M Mortaza to D Karthik, Tries to tap and run by pushing it in the direction of third man. But Mehidy Hasan from wide first slip rushes across to his right and stops the ball with a dive. DK is sent back as he was eyeing a single. |
| 9.5 : M Mortaza to D Karthik, That wasn't too far away from the leg pole. A length ball on middle and leg, Karthik fails to flick and it brushes his pads before rolling behind. |
| 9.6 : M Mortaza to D Karthik, Beaten for pace, probably. A touch short on middle, Karthik tries to flick but misses. It goes off his pads to the off side. Maybe, there was an inside edge too. Dot ball to end Powerplay 1. |
| Powerplay 2 signalled. Now a maximum of four fielders are allowed outside the ring till the 40th over. Meanwhile, there is a bowling change. Rubel Hossain to have his first go tonight. |
| 10.1 : R Hossain to R Sharma, A touch wide outside off to start, left alone. |
| 10.2 : R Hossain to R Sharma, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 10.3 : R Hossain to R Sharma, Full and straight, Rohit defends it towards mid on. |
| 10.4 : R Hossain to R Sharma, A length ball, very straight, blocked back to the bowler. |
| 10.5 : R Hossain to R Sharma, Another length ball, played towards point. |
| 10.6 : R Hossain to R Sharma, One more length ball to end the over, this time Rohit plays it really late. Behind point it goes, towards third man, for a single. |
| 11.1 : M Mortaza to R Sharma, Full and just outside off, watchfully pushed to the off side. |
| 11.2 : M Mortaza to R Sharma, On middle and leg, flicked through the leg side for a single. |
| 11.3 : M Mortaza to D Karthik, Well bowled! Little bit of shape there as well. Mortaza lands this on a length outside off, bowls it a touch wide as well, Karthik initially comes forward to play that but at the last moment, takes the bat away. Good thing he did that, because the ball shaped away like a banana. |
| 11.4 : M Mortaza to D Karthik, Full and outside off, pushed straight to cover. |
| 11.5 : M Mortaza to D Karthik, Needless from Bangladesh. DK walks down the track and plays it behind point. The fielder dives but fails to stop the ball. Then another fielder comes in from third man and has a shy at the striker's end. Hits the bull's eye but what also does is, cause a ricochet which deflects the ball towards fine leg. Now the batsmen take the overthrow. Two runs in total. |
| 11.6 : M Mortaza to D Karthik, Short and outside off, Dinesh crunches it behind point. Soumya Sarkar gives it a good chase but by the time he returns the throw, the batsmen hare back for the second. |
| 12.1 : R Hossain to R Sharma, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 12.2 : R Hossain to R Sharma, A slower ball down the leg side, Rohit looks to paddle but is done in by the slowness of that delivery. Is hit on the pads. |
| 12.3 : R Hossain to D Karthik, Played to the point region by the batsman. They pick up a single. |
| 12.4 : R Hossain to R Sharma, Works it down the leg side for a run. |
| 12.5 : R Hossain to D Karthik, A sharp bouncer outside off, Karthik sways away at the last moment. |
| 12.6 : R Hossain to D Karthik, Played to the point region by the batsman. They pick up a single. |
| 13.1 : M Mortaza to D Karthik, Very full ball outside off, Karthik looks to drive but he looks to do so in a hard manner. The bat turns in his hands and as a result, the ball goes off the inner half down the ground towards mid off. A single taken. |
| 13.2 : M Mortaza to R Sharma, A length ball outside off, eased through the covers for a run. |
| 13.3 : M Mortaza to D Karthik, Outside off, punched through the covers for one more. |
| 13.4 : M Mortaza to R Sharma, Short and outside off, cut through point for another single. |
| 13.5 : M Mortaza to D Karthik, A slower ball outside off, Karthik looks to steer it to third man but misses. |
| 13.6 : M Mortaza to D Karthik, The batsman plays it with an angled bat and guides it to third man. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. |
| 14.1 : R Hossain to R Sharma, SIX! Off the top edge! Bit of luck for the Indian skipper. A furious short ball, Rohit takes it on, swivels and goes for the pull but the pace does him in. However, luckily for him, the speed induces a top edge but also carries the ball over fine leg. 144 more needed from 215 balls. |
| 14.2 : R Hossain to R Sharma, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 14.3 : R Hossain to R Sharma, Plays this straight to point. |
| 14.4 : R Hossain to R Sharma, On middle and leg, flicked straight to mid-wicket. |
| 14.5 : R Hossain to R Sharma, Full and around off, driven straight. Very straight. Onto the stumps at the other end. Robbed off a boundary. |
| 14.6 : R Hossain to R Sharma, MIX-UP, RUN OUT CHANCE, FUMBLE, SAFE!!! Everything happening out there. Pressure getting to both - batsmen and fielder. Nervy moment for both sides. Rohit drives it down the ground and initially calls for a single. Mustafizur comes charging in from mid off and then suddenly, Mr.Sharma sends Karthik back. However, he continues to run further. There is a run out on offer but the Fizz fumbles, thereby enabling DK to come back. Mid on then gets across and has a shy, seei |
| DRINKS ARE ONTO THE FIELD NOW. So far, so good in terms of the match. Not totally one-sided, at least till now. India still have Rohit in the middle but at least Bangladesh have got into the Indian middle order with the game still alive. As the great Geoffrey Boycott says - always look at the score by adding a couple of wickets. Hmmm... say 79/2 becomes 100/5 - different ball game then. |
| 15.1 : M Mortaza to D Karthik, Full and outside off, driven towards mid off. |
| 15.2 : M Mortaza to D Karthik, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 15.3 : M Mortaza to D Karthik, Full and on the pads, flicked towards square leg for a single. |
| 15.4 : M Mortaza to R Sharma, Fine shot. But just a single. Full and wide outside off, inviting the drive, Rohit accepts the invitation and goes for it. Crunches it. But there is protection in the deep. |
| 15.5 : M Mortaza to D Karthik, A short ball outside off, coming in sharply, DK sways away from the line of the ball. |
| 15.6 : M Mortaza to D Karthik, Excellent fielding! A short ball, on middle, Dinesh latches onto the pull shot and hits it through mid-wicket. The ball seems to be racing away but Mohammad Mithun gives it a terrific chase and puts in a wonderful dive. Manages to stop the ball cleanly and keeps the batsmen to a couple. |
| 16.1 : R Hossain to R Sharma, Full and outside off, driven straight to mid off. |
| 16.2 : R Hossain to R Sharma, On middle and off, flicked straight to short mid-wicket. |
| 16.3 : R Hossain to R Sharma, The batsman defends it from within the crease. |
| 16.4 : R Hossain to R Sharma, OUT! Fantastic shot but caught! India have lost their skipper. Do Bangladesh think they have a chance? A short ball, there to be hit. Rohit swivels and pulls it with brute force. However, he finds Nazmul Islam to perfection at deep mid-wicket. That is a good catch under pressure. Not because it was taken with athleticism but because he is at the boundary. Now then. The middle order is here. 140 more needed from 200 balls. |
| Mahendra Singh Dhoni walks in at number 5, replacing Rohit. |
| 16.5 : R Hossain to MS Dhoni, A length ball wide outside off, left alone. |
| 16.6 : R Hossain to MS Dhoni, Huge, massive, ear-splitting shout for LBW! No, says the umpire and Rubel does not even think about the review. Oscar performance. A length ball, around off, Dhoni looks to defend but misses and is hit on the pads. Replays detect an inside edge. A WICKET MAIDEN FOR RUBEL. His figures read 4-1-10-1. |
| 17.1 : M Mortaza to D Karthik, Full on middle, pushed towards mid on. |
| 17.2 : M Mortaza to D Karthik, Outside off, a lovely off drive but straight to mid off. |
| 17.3 : M Mortaza to D Karthik, Full on middle, pushed down the ground. The fielder gets across to his left from mid on and puts on a lovely dive. A single taken. |
| 17.4 : M Mortaza to MS Dhoni, Some chin music for the batsman, he lets that bouncer through to the wicket-keeper. |
| 17.5 : M Mortaza to MS Dhoni, Outside off, angling in, Dhoni gets squared up and the ball goes off the outside edge. Through the vacant slip cordon, towards third man. A single taken. |
| 17.6 : M Mortaza to D Karthik, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 18.1 : R Hossain to MS Dhoni, A length ball outside off, punched towards cover. |
| 18.2 : R Hossain to MS Dhoni, Fine stop! This time by the Bangladesh skipper. A touch short outside off, Dhoni punches this through the covers. Almost gets it through but Mortaza dives backwards, yes backwards, after the ball has passed him. And then manages to stop it with his right hand. Brilliant. Just a single. |
| 18.3 : R Hossain to D Karthik, Banged in short, pulled through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 18.4 : R Hossain to MS Dhoni, The batsman has played it towards mid-wicket. |
| 18.5 : R Hossain to MS Dhoni, WIDE. An attempted bouncer which was well over head height. The umpire signals a wide. |
| R Hossain to MS Dhoni, The batsman has punched that ball back to the bowler. |
| 18.6 : R Hossain to MS Dhoni, Another bouncer, MS ducks but this time it is not a wide. |
| 19.1 : M Mortaza to D Karthik, A length ball outside off, played towards point. |
| 19.2 : M Mortaza to D Karthik, Full and just outside off, watchfully pushed towards point. |
| 19.3 : M Mortaza to D Karthik, Full and straight, watchfully blocked again. |
| 19.4 : M Mortaza to D Karthik, Works it through the leg side for a single. |
| 19.5 : M Mortaza to MS Dhoni, Comes down the track and pushes it wide of mid off for a quick run. |
| 19.6 : M Mortaza to D Karthik, The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. |
| Nazmul Islam returns in the attack. Mushfiqur Rahim is the acting skipper in Mortaza's absence. |
| 20.1 : N Islam to MS Dhoni, Walks down the track to a full ball and blocks it safely. |
| 20.2 : N Islam to MS Dhoni, Flatter around off, spinning away, Dhoni plays it off his back foot but finds covers. MS has developed an issue against spinners, his SR is quite low while dealing with them. Need to up his game. |
| 20.3 : N Islam to MS Dhoni, Finds the gap this time. Nazmul drops it short and outside off, Dhoni rocks back and forces it through covers for a run. |
| 20.4 : N Islam to D Karthik, SIX! Bang! This will release some pressure. As soon as Islam serves a long hop, Karthik goes deep inside the crease and hammer-pulls it over wide long on for a biggie. |
| 20.5 : N Islam to D Karthik, Nearly deceives the batsman. Karthik is down the track but is beaten in flight. He eventually does well to keep his eyes on the ball as he pushes it out towards short third man. |
| 20.6 : N Islam to D Karthik, Tossed up ball on off, driven back to the bowler. 7 from the over. |
| Double bowling change. Mustafizur Rahman is back for another burst. A crucial moment, this. 126 needed off 174 balls. |
| 21.1 : M Rahman to MS Dhoni, Angling away from the batsman, it's outside off and on a good length, Dhoni has nothing to do with it. |
| 21.2 : M Rahman to MS Dhoni, Pitches it up and outside off, MS drives it through the line but fails to beat an active mid off fielder. |
| 21.3 : M Rahman to MS Dhoni, This one is shorter in length and outside off, Dhoni cracks it off his back foot but finds the point fielder on this occasion. Three dot balls. Dhoni taking his time, as usual. |
| 21.4 : M Rahman to MS Dhoni, Mustafizur hurls across a length delivery in the channel outside off. Dhoni decides to take no chance and allows it through. |
| 21.5 : M Rahman to MS Dhoni, Some desperation this time. Dhoni steps down the track to a full ball and forces it towards wide mid on. Looks for a run but then returns. The fielder has a shy at the non-striker's end but misses. Anyway, DK had his bat firmly planted inside the line. However, his body was flying aerial to avoid getting hit. |
| 21.6 : M Rahman to MS Dhoni, A single to spoil a maiden. The batsman has pushed it to the cover region. They pick up a single. |
| 22.1 : N Islam to MS Dhoni, Flighted and full around middle, Dhoni lunges to play it through the line but it takes the inside edge and rolls to mid-wicket. |
| 22.2 : N Islam to MS Dhoni, Full and around off, MS is on the front foot as he pushes it straight to the cover fielder. Dhoni is facing a plenty of dot balls here. Hopefully, this won't have an adverse effect on his partner. |
| 22.3 : N Islam to MS Dhoni, Use of the feet on this occasion by Dhoni as he dances down the track to a full ball and drives it back past the bowler to long on. A single. |
| 22.4 : N Islam to D Karthik, Flatter and on off, DK punches it off his back foot but finds the cover fielder. |
| 22.5 : N Islam to D Karthik, Arm ball on off, Karthik defends it from the crease. |
| 22.6 : N Islam to D Karthik, Another delivery landing around off and skidding in with the angle, Karthik blocks it out to end the over. 2 runs off the last two overs after a 7-run over by Nazmul earlier. |
| 23.1 : M Rahman to MS Dhoni, FOUR! Is this gonna break the shackles? The Indian fans will like to believe that. This one is hit with brute force. Rahman offers a little bit of width around off, Dhoni camps back and bludgeons it through extra cover. No stopping this one. 100 up for India. The second fifty has taken more time than the first one. |
| 23.2 : M Rahman to MS Dhoni, Takes the pace off this one, a cutter around off, Dhoni hits it off his back foot towards point. |
| 23.3 : M Rahman to MS Dhoni, Angling away from the batsman, outside off, Dhoni makes an easy leave. |
| 23.4 : M Rahman to MS Dhoni, Fullish and on off, Dhoni pushes it off his front foot to covers. So, three dot balls after a boundary, meaning 4 off 4. |
| 23.5 : M Rahman to MS Dhoni, A length ball on middle and off, Dhoni flicks it in front of square leg and scampers back for the second run. 6 from this over, so far. The required rate is 4.5, so they are going on decently. |
| 23.6 : M Rahman to MS Dhoni, A gentle push to covers to end the over. |
| Mehidy Hasan is back into the attack. He went for 15 runs in his first two overs. Can he improve his figures? |
| 24.1 : M Hasan to D Karthik, Starts with a shorter length delivery on middle, Karthik pulls it with the spin to deep square leg for a single. |
| 24.2 : M Hasan to MS Dhoni, FOUR! Hammered! A flighted delivery landing full outside off, Dhoni shimmies down the track to smother the spin and muscles it through mid off. There is a fielder in the deep but it's hit so ferociously that he stood no chance. Blazed away. |
| 24.3 : M Hasan to MS Dhoni, Walks down the track and nudges it to long on for a run. Nelson is up for India. |
| 24.4 : M Hasan to D Karthik, Gets on the front foot and works a full ball on the leg side. Not in the gap. |
| 24.5 : M Hasan to D Karthik, Very full and on off, DK drills his drive through extra cover. The wide long off fielder stops it in the deep and they rotate the strike. Now a Nelson needed more for a win. |
| 24.6 : M Hasan to MS Dhoni, Slower one, full and leg, Dhoni flicks it off his pads but finds square leg. 7 from the over, they are keeping up with the asking run rate. |
| Nazmul Islam is back on. |
| 25.1 : N Islam to D Karthik, Tossed up ball on middle, helped through the gap on the leg side for a run. |
| 25.2 : N Islam to MS Dhoni, FOUR! Nice footwork, MS! Hurries down the track to take it on the full, uses his bottom hand to full effect and whips it through mid-wicket for a powerful boundary. Dhoni is batting a lot better and positively in this innings. So refreshing to see that. |
| 25.3 : N Islam to MS Dhoni, Once again uses his feet to reach the pitch of the ball and pushes it past the bowler for a run at long off. |
| 25.4 : N Islam to D Karthik, Karthik has played that off the front foot and into the ground. |
| 25.5 : N Islam to D Karthik, Jumps out of the crease to a full ball and hits it across the line to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 25.6 : N Islam to MS Dhoni, Turning away from the batsman, on the shorter side, Dhoni goes deep inside the crease and punches it to sweeper cover for a single. 8 from this over, 21 in the last 3. A good little phase this for India. |
| Plenty of bowling changes on display here. Mahmudullah is inserted into the attack. 103 needed off 144 balls. |
| 26.1 : Mahmudullah to MS Dhoni, Quicker, flatter, shorter and on middle. Staying low as well. Dhoni moves back, keeps his eyes on the ball and punches it to covers. Oooiii, that's the sound Rahim made from behind the stumps. |
| 26.2 : Mahmudullah to MS Dhoni, Wide! Probably a slider, skidding down the leg side, Dhoni tries to play the paddle sweep but misses. Rahim collects and lets out a hopeful appeal. The umpire remains firm. |
| Mahmudullah to MS Dhoni, Gets on the front foot to a full ball and pushes it to covers. |
| 26.3 : Mahmudullah to MS Dhoni, Flicks it off his pads to mid-wicket. The fielder has a shy at the non-striker's end, seeing Karthik interested in a run. He misses the stumps and the fielder backing up fumbles coming in from covers. Now, they cross for a run. |
| 26.4 : Mahmudullah to D Karthik, Short and on middle, pulled to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 26.5 : Mahmudullah to MS Dhoni, Under 100 needed now. Dhoni calmly forces it down to long off and rotates the strike. |
| 26.6 : Mahmudullah to D Karthik, Flatter and on off, stroked down the ground to long off for one. |
| 27.1 : N Islam to D Karthik, Loopy and on off, driven through covers for a single. |
| 27.2 : N Islam to MS Dhoni, Easy going for India currently. A flighted one outside off, it's pushed with the spin through covers for a run. |
| 27.3 : N Islam to D Karthik, Loopy and on off, defended off the front foot by DK. |
| 27.4 : N Islam to D Karthik, Steps down the track and knocks it down to long on for a run. |
| 27.5 : N Islam to MS Dhoni, A full toss this time, on off, Dhoni hits it through mid off and collects one more in this over. |
| 27.6 : N Islam to D Karthik, Drags his length short and bowls it on off, Karthik punches it off his back foot to covers. India doing it with ease at the moment. |
| 28.1 : Mahmudullah to MS Dhoni, Steps down the track to a full ball and nudges it to backward square leg for a run. |
| 28.2 : Mahmudullah to D Karthik, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 28.3 : Mahmudullah to D Karthik, FOUR! 50-run stand comes up! Poor line by Mahmudullah, it's full and sliding down the leg side, Karthik gives it a better direction by sweeping it fine down the leg side for a boundary. This partnership is throwing Bangladesh's chances out of the window. |
| 28.4 : Mahmudullah to D Karthik, Leans forward to a full ball and defends it watchfully. |
| 28.5 : Mahmudullah to D Karthik, Flatter and on middle, Karthik helps it to short fine leg, looks for a run but is sent back. |
| 28.6 : Mahmudullah to D Karthik, Full and flighted on middle, swept fine but found the fielder inside the ring again. Dot to end the over. |
| An unofficial drinks break. It's quite hot out there and conditions are really unforgiving. Need to keep yourself hydrated. There's a bowling change also. Rubel Hossain is back on. |
| 29.1 : R Hossain to MS Dhoni, Starts with a fuller length ball on off, Dhoni keeps it out safely from the inner half of the bat. |
| 29.2 : R Hossain to MS Dhoni, A length delivery on off, Dhoni pushes it off his front foot to covers. |
| 29.3 : R Hossain to MS Dhoni, A little bit of shape on this delivery. Reverse swing? The line though is middle and leg and it goes further down, Dhoni clips it off his pads to deep backward square leg for a run. |
| 29.4 : R Hossain to D Karthik, Angling into the batsman from around off, DK is on the front foot as he brings his bat and pad together in defense. Solid. |
| 29.5 : R Hossain to D Karthik, Shortish and on off, it's punched off the back foot and it goes on one bounce to the backward point fielder. He jumps to collect the ball, a dot ball. |
| 29.6 : R Hossain to D Karthik, Digs in a short ball on off, Karthik sways away from the line at the last moment. A tidy over but Bangladesh need a wicket to get back in this match. |
| 30.1 : Mahmudullah to MS Dhoni, Full and down the leg side, flicked through square leg but straight to the fielder. |
| 30.2 : Mahmudullah to MS Dhoni, WIDE. Pressure. Down the leg side, Dhoni misses his paddle. |
| Mahmudullah to MS Dhoni, Comes down the track and blocks it out. |
| 30.3 : Mahmudullah to MS Dhoni, Too easy. MS punches it through the covers for a single. |
| 30.4 : Mahmudullah to D Karthik, OUT! LBW! Is Mahmudullah the man with the golden arm for Bangladesh? What a ball. Very full. Karthik walks forward and looks to flick the ball. But he misses the line totally and is struck on the boots. Looks plumb. Marais Erasmus agrees and raises his finger. Karthik does not review either, so must have missed the inside edge too. India still on top but Bangladesh will feel a bit better. The 54-run stand is broken. 86 needed, 116 balls left, 6 wickets in hand. |
| Kedar Jadhav walks in now, at number 6, replacing Karthik. But the players have been asked to take a DRINKS BREAK. Well, Bangladesh needed that breakthrough, didn't they? It seemed like the two wicket-keepers or okay, DK is not an official wicket-keeper, India were cantering. The Men In Green will feel that if they can keep Dhoni stranded at one end, the others can be dismissed. |
| 30.5 : Mahmudullah to K Jadhav, Outside off, punched back to the bowler. |
| 30.6 : Mahmudullah to K Jadhav, Dropped short, heaved towards deep mid-wicket for a couple. 2 runs and a wicket from that over. Mahmudullah's figures read 3-0-14-1. |
| 31.1 : R Hossain to MS Dhoni, A short ball outside off, Dhoni lets it be. |
| 31.2 : R Hossain to MS Dhoni, Full and outside off, driven straight to cover. |
| 31.3 : R Hossain to MS Dhoni, Outside off, punched towards cover. There is a hint of reverse now... |
| 31.4 : R Hossain to MS Dhoni, Full and outside off, driven straight to mid off. 4 dots on the trot. |
| 31.5 : R Hossain to MS Dhoni, Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. Can Rubel get a second maiden? |
| 31.6 : R Hossain to MS Dhoni, MAIDEN! Second for Rubel! 6 dots on the trot. A length ball, around middle, Dhoni shuffles across and works it straight to mid-wicket. Rubel's figures - 7-2-14-1. |
| 32.1 : Mahmudullah to K Jadhav, Full and outside off, slowly tossed up, watchfully defended. |
| 32.2 : Mahmudullah to K Jadhav, SIX! Fine shot! Tossed up outside off, Jadhav dances out and sends this back straight as an arrow! Onto the sightscreen. 78 more needed from 106 balls. |
| 32.3 : Mahmudullah to K Jadhav, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 32.4 : Mahmudullah to K Jadhav, Dragged short, pulled through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 32.5 : Mahmudullah to MS Dhoni, On middle and leg, helped through square leg, but straight to the fielder. |
| 32.6 : Mahmudullah to MS Dhoni, Plays a similar shot, but this is helped through mid-wicket and the gap is found. A single taken. |
| Nazmul Islam is back on. 7-0-37-1 so far. |
| 33.1 : N Islam to MS Dhoni, Tossed up outside off, Dhoni comes forward, then goes back and steers it through point for a single. |
| 33.2 : N Islam to K Jadhav, On middle and leg, flicked through square leg for a run. |
| 33.3 : N Islam to MS Dhoni, The batsman charges down the wicket. The batsmen have run through for a single. 150 up for India. 73 more needed from 99 balls. |
| 33.4 : N Islam to K Jadhav, Outside off, punched towards mid off. |
| 33.5 : N Islam to K Jadhav, Tucks this through square leg, Dhoni wants the second, but his partner is not too keen. A run is what they settle for. |
| 33.6 : N Islam to MS Dhoni, Short and outside off, Dhoni punches it towards cover who dives and fumbles, conceding a run. |
| Another change. Mustafizur Rahman is back. Wicketless so far, in 5 overs. |
| 34.1 : M Rahman to MS Dhoni, Short and outside off, punched back to the bowler. |
| 34.2 : M Rahman to MS Dhoni, Full on middle, flicked straight to short mid-wicket. |
| 34.3 : M Rahman to MS Dhoni, Very full, outside off, angling away, Dhoni looks to drive but gets a bottom edge to the off side. |
| 34.4 : M Rahman to MS Dhoni, Stump-to-stump line, MS gets across and pushes it but straight to mid on. |
| 34.5 : M Rahman to MS Dhoni, Outside off, punched through the covers for a single. |
| 34.6 : M Rahman to K Jadhav, Quick single. Tight single. Very full, on middle, Jadhav backs away slightly and drives it towards mid off. Takes the fielder on, who rushes across to his right from mid off. Has a shy at the non-striker's end but it's wide, because he is off balance. Jadhav makes it in but he is stretching his hamstring. 69 more needed from 90 balls. |
| A bit of a break. That stretching of the hamstring might just be a bit more serious than it actually looked. The Indian physio is out in the middle and helping Kedar with his stretching. For a moment, KJ looked alright but then sat down. The physio is strapping his right thigh for now. OKAY. He is ready now. What will we see? Big hits? No quick singles? |
| 35.1 : N Islam to K Jadhav, Full and outside off, Jadhav smothers it. |
| 35.2 : N Islam to K Jadhav, FOUR! He is ready to test out his hamstring. Gets down, takes the ball on the full and sweeps it powerfully behind square leg and finds the gap. The stand moves to 21 from 28 balls. |
| 35.3 : N Islam to K Jadhav, Works it through square leg for a single. |
| 35.4 : N Islam to MS Dhoni, Landed outside off, some slow away turn, left alone. |
| 35.5 : N Islam to MS Dhoni, Full on middle, Dhoni comes down the track a touch and works it towards short mid-wicket. |
| 35.6 : N Islam to MS Dhoni, Goes back and bunts it towards long on for a run. |
| 36.1 : M Rahman to MS Dhoni, OUT! Edged and taken! The Fizz removes the Finisher! Massive moment in the game. Well, with Jadhav struggling with his hamstring, Dhoni was cramped with regards to taking singles. Perhaps he thought he had to play the big shots now. Mustafizur lands this on a length outside off and gets it to move away a touch. Normally, Dhoni would just push it through the covers and get across to the other end. But here, with that pressure building on him mentally, he plays it very |
| 0.0 : Ravindra Jadeja walks in at number 7, replacing Dhoni. |
| 36.2 : M Rahman to R Jadeja, Full on middle, Jadeja flicks it aerially through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 36.3 : M Rahman to K Jadhav, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 36.4 : M Rahman to K Jadhav, Full and outside off, Jadhav walks down the track and has a wild swing. Gets a leading edge which flies over cover. A run taken. |
| 36.5 : M Rahman to R Jadeja, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery. |
| 36.6 : M Rahman to R Jadeja, Huge, huge appeal for LBW. Turned down. Mustafizur bowls a lovely indipper, gets it too full, Jadeja misses his flick and is hit on the pads. Everyone appeals but the umpire is calm. You know, sometimes I wonder, how great is team spirit. The man from cover comes running in and appeals vociferously. Wonder how would he see whether that was hitting the stumps or not. Anyways, just 2 runs and a wicket from the over, Mustafizur's figures read 7-0-28-1. |
| Mashrafe Mortaza brings himself back on. 7-0-27-1 so far. Meanwhile, a bit of a drama. KL Rahul is out in the middle, talking to Jadhav. Before that conversation could go long, umpire Marais Erasmus asks him to go away! All of a sudden, the Indian dressing room is pacing up and down. |
| 37.1 : M Mortaza to K Jadhav, Was there a nick? Don't think so. Mortaza thinks so though. He wants a review but Rahim says he is not sure. A length ball outside off, Jadhav looks to steer it to third man but misses. No spike on the Snickometer. |
| 37.2 : M Mortaza to K Jadhav, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 37.3 : M Mortaza to K Jadhav, Short and outside off, Kedar mistimes his cut to point. |
| 37.4 : M Mortaza to K Jadhav, Another appeal! A short ball outside off, KJ looks to pull but the ball goes off his thigh pads to the keeper. Height and impact both seemed to be an issue. |
| 37.5 : M Mortaza to K Jadhav, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 37.6 : M Mortaza to R Jadeja, FOUR LEG BYES! Crucial boundary for India. Down the leg side, Jadeja misses his tickle but the ball goes off his pads behind. Rahim dives, gets his right glove to it but can only parry it to the third man fence! |
| Interesting. The Indian team management has taken a bold decision. KEDAR JADHAV IS BEING CALLED BACK. Good call. You don't need batsmen getting out at the other end because of an injured batter at the crease. BHUVNESHWAR KUMAR comes in now. He can definitely bat. India need 56 from 72 balls. |
| 38.1 : M Rahman to B Kumar, Almost! Full and outside off, Kumar goes chasing after it and misses! |
| 38.2 : M Rahman to B Kumar, Outside off, pretty wide, quietly left alone. |
| 38.3 : M Rahman to B Kumar, The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. |
| 38.4 : M Rahman to B Kumar, Full and outside off, driven straight to cover. |
| 38.5 : M Rahman to B Kumar, Gets off the mark now, with a tuck towards short mid-wicket. |
| 38.6 : M Rahman to R Jadeja, Quick single. Jadeja is super quick. Pushes it towards mid on and scampers through. |
| 39.1 : M Mortaza to R Jadeja, Outside off, punched towards cover. The fielder has an unnecessary shy at the bowler's end and misses. |
| 39.2 : M Mortaza to R Jadeja, Bottom edge, misses the stumps! Lucky moment for Jaddu. Full and outside off, a hint of width, the southpaw throws his bat at that but gets a thick bottom edge. The ball goes back but just misses the off stump! Rahim dives to his right but is unable to stop it cleanly. By the time third man can get across, the batsmen cross twice. |
| 39.3 : M Mortaza to R Jadeja, Full and straight, defended back to the bowler. |
| 39.4 : M Mortaza to R Jadeja, Full and around off, pushed towards point for a quick single. |
| 39.5 : M Mortaza to B Kumar, Play and a miss! On a length outside off, Bhuvi plays inside the line and is beaten. |
| 39.6 : M Mortaza to B Kumar, Around middle, Kumar pushes it towards mid on, Jadeja wants the single but is sent back. That ends Powerplay 2. 115/3 for India in 30 overs. Bangladesh had managed 113, but for the loss of 5 wickets. Very much neck-and-neck. |
| POWERPLAY 3 time. Now, five fielders can man the boundary lines till the end. Mehidy Hasan is back on. 51 required off 60 balls. The death phase begins... |
| 40.1 : M Hasan to R Jadeja, Tossed up ball on off, Jadeja gets on the front foot and pushes it with an angled bat to point. |
| 40.2 : M Hasan to R Jadeja, Flighted and on off, once again Jadeja is forward as he pushes it with an open-faced bat. Finds the gap at cover-point and picks a single. |
| 40.3 : M Hasan to B Kumar, Loopy and full on off, Kumar flicks but finds mid-wicket. Attacking field set by Bangladesh. They are looking to disallow the rotation strike. |
| 40.4 : M Hasan to B Kumar, Tossed up ball outside off, Kumar is beaten on the drive and Rahim fails to collect the ball. They cross for a bye. |
| 40.5 : M Hasan to R Jadeja, Quicker and on leg, Jadeja turns it off his pads to the leg side. A run taken. |
| 40.6 : M Hasan to B Kumar, Flatter and sliding down the leg side, Kumar tries to sweep and gets it away off the top half of the bat. It's fielded at fine leg and they take three. |
| Nazmul Islam to bowl. |
| 41.1 : N Islam to B Kumar, Flatter and shorter on off, Kumar goes back and punches it down to long on for a run. |
| 41.2 : N Islam to R Jadeja, Fires it in, full and on middle, Jadeja helps it off his pads but finds mid-wicket. |
| 41.3 : N Islam to R Jadeja, Poor delivery. Short and wide outside off, Jadeja reaches out for it and steers it through point and collects a couple. 42 needed off 51 balls. |
| 41.4 : N Islam to R Jadeja, FOUR! This is a great shot by Jadeja. Islam is very full and around middle, 'Sir' strides forward with a straight bat and drills it back past the bowler for a rollicking boundary. The umpire there showed good footwork as he jumped to make way. First boundary of this partnership. Slowly but steadily they are taking India close. |
| 41.5 : N Islam to R Jadeja, Sharp delivery, quick and on middle, punched down towards mid on. |
| 41.6 : N Islam to R Jadeja, Uses his feet to get down the track and forces it down to long on for a run. 8 from the over, a good one for the Men in Blue. |
| Rubel Hossain is back into the attack. He has bowled very well in the final, so far. 7-2-14-1, his figures. |
| 42.1 : R Hossain to R Jadeja, Angles across a length ball on off, Jadeja plays it down from the crease to cover-point. |
| 42.2 : R Hossain to R Jadeja, A delivery around leg, Jadeja jumps out of the crease and drives it straight back. A good stop in the followthrough by Rubel. |
| 42.3 : R Hossain to R Jadeja, Well played! Uses the angle this time, Jadeja. It's short and leaving him outside off, Ravindra delays his shot and guides it down to third man for a run. |
| A slip in place for Bhuvneshwar. Scratch that, he is now put to short third man. |
| 42.4 : R Hossain to B Kumar, Full and angling in around off, Kumar defends it off his front foot. |
| 42.5 : R Hossain to B Kumar, Shortish and around off, Kumar goes on his toes and plays it from the inner half of the bat to the leg side. Looks for a run but Jadeja sends him back. |
| 42.6 : R Hossain to B Kumar, Spears it full and on off, a bit of inward shape, Kumar flicks it off the inner half this time to mid-wicket. Tight over, only one run from it. Equation - 36 off 42. |
| Mashrafe Mortaza to bowl his final over. |
| 43.1 : M Mortaza to R Jadeja, Shortish and on off, Jadeja plays a square cut from the crease but finds the point fielder. |
| 43.2 : M Mortaza to R Jadeja, Reaches out for a short delivery outside off and hits it past the point fielder for a single. |
| 43.3 : M Mortaza to B Kumar, Wide! Bonus run for India. Mashrafe slips this one down the leg side. Kumar shuffles across for the flick shot but misses. |
| M Mortaza to B Kumar, Good line, it's around off and on a length. Not much room to work with and Kumar pushes it back. Mortaza dives across to his right to stop the ball but fails. However, the mid on and mid off fielders quickly get there and no run results. |
| 43.4 : M Mortaza to B Kumar, Play and a miss! Width on offer outside off, there to be hit, Kumar flashes and misses. |
| 43.5 : M Mortaza to B Kumar, Good length ball on off, Kumar punches it off his back foot towards the cover region. The fielder there misfields and parries it wide towards mid off. They cross as the fielder inside the ring mops it up. |
| 43.6 : M Mortaza to R Jadeja, Switches to 'round the wicket and angles in a length ball on middle, Jadeja brings down a straight bat and pushes it to long on for a run. Mashrafe bowls out, 10-0-35-1 from the skipper. A decent effort. |
| Mahmudullah is back into the attack. 32 off 36 balls. |
| 44.1 : Mahmudullah to R Jadeja, From 'round the wicket, Mahmudullah fires it in. Short and on middle, Jadeja punches it down the ground to long on for a run. Sir doing it calmly. |
| 44.2 : Mahmudullah to B Kumar, Smart batting! Knows that there is no fielder in the deep on the off side and hence makes room by moving down leg. Does well to loft it over covers and fetches a couple. |
| 44.3 : Mahmudullah to B Kumar, Short in length on middle, it's been pulled to deep square leg for a run. |
| 44.4 : Mahmudullah to R Jadeja, A slider around middle, skidding down, Jadeja clips it off his pads in front of square leg and picks one more. That's all they need to do. |
| 44.5 : Mahmudullah to B Kumar, Turning down the leg side after pitching on middle, Kumar nudges it behind square leg and crosses. |
| 44.6 : Mahmudullah to R Jadeja, A quicker one darted on leg, Jadeja tried to flick but closed the face of the bat early. It took the leading edge and rolled back to the bowler. |
| Rubel Hossain returns. 26 needed off 30 balls. Make or break moment, this. |
| 45.1 : R Hossain to B Kumar, Idea was right but not the execution. Full and around off, Kumar goes back and tries to hit it down the ground. Fails to middle it well. Mid on and mid off are up in the circle and that's why Bhuvi attempted that shot. |
| 45.2 : R Hossain to B Kumar, A bouncer around off, Kumar allows it through. Thought it will be called a wide for height but nothing from the square leg umpire. |
| 45.3 : R Hossain to B Kumar, SIX! Ho! Ho! Ho! Pressure was building and Kumar has nailed his shot to release some of it, if not all. He attempted a similar one on the first ball but failed to connect then. Not this time. As soon as he gets one in his half, he makes room and lofts it nonchalantly over long off for a maximum. 20 needed off 27 balls. |
| 45.4 : R Hossain to B Kumar, Angles it in from middle and leg, Kumar fails to flick and it goes off his pads to mid-wicket. They steal a leg bye. |
| 45.5 : R Hossain to R Jadeja, Back of a length delivery on middle, Jadeja pushes it back from the crease. The bowler makes a half stop and parries it on the off side. RJ looks for a run but then returns after seeing the mid off fielder charge towards the ball. |
| 45.6 : R Hossain to R Jadeja, Direct hit was needed, probably! A length ball on off, Jadeja punches it straight to mid off and takes the fielder on. He hares across to the other end as the fielder misses his shy at the bowler's end. An 8-run over has brought the equation to 18 from 24 balls. |
| Mustafizur Rahman is back on. He bowled a great spell against Afghanistan at the death to pull off a win. Can he do something similar tonight in the all-important finale? |
| 46.1 : M Rahman to R Jadeja, Dot ball to begin the spell. On a length around off, Jadeja taps it off his back foot to point. |
| 46.2 : M Rahman to R Jadeja, A bit shortish and on off, Jadeja punches it off his back foot to point, again. Two dot balls. |
| 46.3 : M Rahman to R Jadeja, Slower delivery this time, Jadeja waits and glides it down to third man for a run. 17 off 21, uff...this is close. |
| 46.4 : M Rahman to B Kumar, Good length delivery in line of the stumps, Kumar keeps it out off his back foot. A few dots and the required rate has gone over 5. |
| 46.5 : M Rahman to B Kumar, Another delivery straighter in line, Kumar works it on the leg side but finds mid-wicket. |
| 46.6 : M Rahman to B Kumar, FOUR! Welcome runs for India! Rahman errs in his line and bowls it down the leg side. Bhuvneshwar does well to neatly deflect it off his pads to the fine leg fence. All the good work done in this over by the Fizz has gone down the drain. 13 needed off 18 now. |
| 47.1 : R Hossain to R Jadeja, Quick single. Back of a length delivery on off, Jadeja punches it down towards mid off and rushes across to the other end. His partner is ball-watching initially and when he turns, Jadeja was almost there, a near-collision. They avoid that and complete the run as the fielder misses his shy at the non-striker's end. More to it. No one has backed up the throw. An extra run stolen as well. The direct hit would have consumed Jadeja, the replays show. |
| 0.0 : Drama! Bangladesh look extremely confident. They reckon Jadeja has nicked it behind. Has he? The review has been taken by the fielding side. |
| 47.2 : R Hossain to R Jadeja, OUT! Snickometer detects a massive spike and Jadeja has to walk back. Needless from him. Do Bangladesh still have a sniff? It is all happening in Dubai. A ball before, Jaddu could have been run out. Next ball, he is gone. A length ball, in line of the stumps, moving away, Jadeja backs away slightly and looks to go through the off side. Seems to have missed it but Rahim behind has heard something. He immediately runs down towards the umpire in celebration and furiousl |
| 11 needed from 16 balls. KEDAR JADHAV returns. Seems all right as he is not limping. India will hope that he finishes things off quickly. |
| 47.3 : R Hossain to K Jadhav, Shortish and on off, Jadhav turns it through square leg and sets off for a run. Immediately limps and then ambles across to the other end. Hmm... |
| 47.4 : R Hossain to B Kumar, On a good length outside off, Kumar helps it on the leg side but finds mid-wicket. |
| 47.5 : R Hossain to B Kumar, Played to the point region by the batsman. Dot ball. |
| 47.6 : R Hossain to B Kumar, Shortish and on off, it's punched down the ground for a single. Runs needed in single digit now. 9 off 12. |
| Bangladesh seem to be short of options. Mustafizur is bowling out now. If this game goes down to the 50th over, who will bowl? Mehidy? Mahmudullah? Or like the Nidahas Trophy final - Soumya Sarkar? |
| 48.1 : M Rahman to B Kumar, OUT! Great catch by Rahim! Kumar is not waiting, he immediately starts to walk. Rahman with the goods. He angles across a shortish delivery outside off, Kumar tries to force it through the line but gets a thick outside edge behind. Rahim reacts swiftly to his right and grabs the catch. He tosses the ball up in celebration and this game takes yet another turn. Too close for comfort, this. |
| 0.0 : Kuldeep Yadav arrives. |
| 48.2 : M Rahman to K Yadav, A cutter landing outside off, Kuldeep reaches out for it and inside edges it in front of square leg. They cross for a quick single and Kedar Jadhav is on strike. All up to him. 8 needed off 10 balls. |
| 48.3 : M Rahman to K Jadhav, A length delivery angling away from the batsman, Jadhav pushes it through the line but finds the point fielder. |
| 48.4 : M Rahman to K Jadhav, Action replay of the last delivery. Once again Jadhav plays it with an angled bat but finds point. |
| 48.5 : M Rahman to K Jadhav, Shortish and on off, Jadhav chops it down to point. Another dot ball. Something going to happen on the last ball. For the first time the required rate has gone over 6. |
| 48.6 : M Rahman to K Jadhav, Smashes and finds the gap. Shortish and outside off, angling away, Jadhav stays back and slams it through point. The fielder in the deep makes a tumbling stop and they take a couple. Rahim is not happy with the effort. |
| It indeed is Soumya Sarkar. He bowled one in the Nidahas Trophy final and conceded a six off the final ball. Redemption time? 6 needed off 6. Kuldeep Yadav on strike. Hold onto your breath, folks. Scratch all that. Mashrafe Mortaza has a change of heart. He has given the ball to Mahmudullah. Maybe, he got reminded of that final. Big gamble. Conference going on. Pressure written all over. Here we go... |
| 49.1 : Mahmudullah to K Yadav, Sensible. Calm. Shows no pressure. Full and flighted around off, Kuldeep eases his drive through mid off and collects a single. More importantly for India, Kedar Jadhav is back on strike. |
| 49.2 : Mahmudullah to K Jadhav, They are doing it in singles. Smart. Bangladesh have their fielders on the boundary line for Jadhav and he just flicks it through square leg for a run. |
| 49.3 : Mahmudullah to K Yadav, Excellent shot! Kuldeep goes down on one knee and slog sweeps it over mid-wicket. It falls in no man's land in the deep and they fetch a couple of runs. 2 needed off 3 balls. |
| 49.4 : Mahmudullah to K Yadav, DOT BALL! Mahmudullah bowls this with a slinging action. Darts it in full around off, Kuldeep pushes it out to covers. |
| 49.5 : Mahmudullah to K Yadav, Scores are levelled! Flighted and on off, Yadav tries to sweep but misses. It goes off his pads towards backward point. Rahim runs across to his left and the batsmen cross over. Given as a run. |
| Mahmudullah pulls out. Mind games. |
| 49.6 : Mahmudullah to K Jadhav, INDIA WIN BY 3 WICKETS! Mahmudullah fires in a full ball down the leg side, Jadhav swings his bat across the line but misses. However, the ball kisses his pads and races away towards fine leg. They cross for a leg bye and that will be it. INDIA ARE THE ASIA CUP CHAMPIONS! |
| Fireworks all around the stadium! Smiles in the Indian dressing room. Mashrafe Mortaza is dejected. Bangladesh came close but have suffered yet another narrow defeat. What a game! Worthy of a finale. It went right down to the wire and India will be more relieved than happy to pull it off. This is also their 700th international win. |
| Seventh Asia Cup title for India! And they had to sweat hard to earn it. Chasing a target is never easy in a final and it looked a bit tough when they lost Dhawan and Rayudu quite cheaply. Rohit, however, showed his form and kept on scoring from one end. Along with Dinesh Karthik, the Indian skipper stitched in a partnership but once he fell, Bangladesh sniffed a chance. Although, MS Dhoni accompanied Karthik after that and steadied the nerves with a vital 54-run stand. These two planned the cha |
| Mahmudullah struck in the 31st over to remove Karthik and post that Kedar Jadhav came out with positive intent. But then he pulled his hamstring and it resulted in a slow rotation of strike. That pressure got to Dhoni and in an attempt to keep the asking rate under check, he played an uncharacteristic rash shot to get out off Mustafizur Rahman's bowling. |
| With MS Dhoni dismissed and Kedar Jadhav unable to move freely, the Indian team management decided to call him back and sent Bhuvneshwar Kumar to partner Ravindra Jadeja. In a way, that turned out to be the masterstroke as the pair put together a 45-run partnership to narrow down the target. Things later on got too close for comfort as Bangladesh showed great resolve by sticking in there. However, they didn't have enough runs on the board and in the hindsight not batting those 9 balls in their i |
| Bangladesh must be praised for their efforts today. First their move to send Mehidy Hasan to open with Liton Das worked wonders, although the batting that followed disappointed. In the field, they managed to build pressure with accurate bowling but somewhere not having a target in excess of 250 proved to be their undoing. India also planned their chase with near perfection as they never allowed the required run rate to jump over 6, except on the fifth ball of the penultimate over. Rubel Hossain |
| Plenty of people to talk to tonight. Kedar Jadhav is the first of them. He says that he has been in this situation for quite a number of times in the last few months. Stresses that he was never under pressure as he was confident about the batting of Bhuvneshwar and Kuldeep. On his hamstring, he says he will need to assess it in a couple of days. And now, the million dollar question. 'Are you a batsman who can bowl or a bowler who can bat?' asks Kevin Pietersen with a wide grin. 'I think I am a b |
| Kuldeep Yadav now. He says that he was just asked by Jadhav to back himself while playing his shots and be careful while running. On the wicket, he says that it was a very good one to bat on. A bit on the slower side, he reckons. Feels he bowled really well and the batsmen found it difficult to pick his line. Later on, he corrected his length and got rewarded. On his batting, he says he has got lots of runs in First Class cricket, so he is a batting all-rounder. |
| Ravindra Jadeja is the next in line. Jaddu says that he was out of international cricket for almost 15 months and was not feeling too good about it. In hibernation, he says that he was just thinking about what he could do to come back into this side. And when he did get the chance, he did not want to lose it. Stresses further that he desperately wanted to prove himself. |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar is up for grabs as well. He says that the game against Hong Kong was a wake-up call for him. It was needed as he was coming from an injury. On wickets like these, he says that one needs to bowl tight lines and lengths, without giving any room to the batsmen and induce mistakes. On his combination with Bumrah, he says that the latter is an amazing bowler with his stocks rapidly rising. |
| Ha ha! And here comes the main man! How could he be left behind? The man behind the scenes - Coach Ravi Shastri. He cannot hide his glee. Is not too bothered about what happened in England as this is a different format. Is pleased about the intensity shown by his lads. Admits that the team was a bit flat against Hong Kong but then pulled up its socks. On the positives, he identifies the ability to keep picking up wickets while feels the batting was brilliant. But for Mr. Shastri, the department |
| Liton Das is awarded the Man of the Match for his superb knock with the bat. No interview taken. He must be disheartened that his maiden ODI ton has gone in a losing cause. Still, a great effort by him. |
| Man of the Tournament, Shikhar Dhawan says that it was a fantastic tournament for him and he enjoyed the way he batted and hopes to carry on with same class and consistency. Adds that he enjoys to bat freely and in a mature way. Says that Rohit's consistency at the top matters to him and they balance it out (by switching roles of aggressors) and congratulates his skipper for having a great Asia Cup with the bat. |
| Bangladesh's skipper, Mashrafe Mortaza says that they fought till the last ball but rues the mistakes they committed while batting and fielding. Feels that they were a few runs short but praises his bowlers for giving their all. On preferring Mustafizur Rahman to bowl the penultimate over, Mortaza replies that India were scoring almost every ball and it was important for him to keep a lid on it as he didn't want the spinner to be charged. |
| Victorious skipper, Rohit Sharma says that they played some good cricket throughout the tournament and this is a reward for that. Praises his players for handling the pressure of the final and mentions that crossing the line was a great effort. Credits Bangladesh for batting well and putting pressure on them. Lauds his spinners for pulling things back in the middle. With a team like that a captain will always look good, Rohit states with a big smile on his face. Signs off by thanking the crowd w |
| Rohit Sharma now joins his teammates on the podium to receive the trophy. He then hands it over to the youngest member of the squad - Khaleel Ahmed. A tradition started by MS Dhoni. Some really happy faces there as the fireworks go up again. A team photograph follows and now every player is taking his turn to pose with the golden trophy. You can later check it out on their instagram or twitter accounts. |
| That concludes our coverage for this year's Asia Cup. On one hand, two giant teams - Pakistan and Sri Lanka slipped, while on the other hand two not-so-giant-teams - Afghanistan and Bangladesh punched above their weight and reminded that they are no pushovers. Among all that, India emerged as the most dominant force and were the deserving winners. A last-ball finish in the final was the icing on the cake. On that note, we bid you farewell. Do join us for future games. Cheers! |
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