| 3.4 : 3.4: J Bumrah to L Das, FOUR! BRUTAL! First boundary of the innings. A short ball outside off, Das swivels back and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary! |
| 4.3 : 4.3: B Kumar to L Das, OUT! There goes the first wicket! Das is bounced out. India get their first scalp. A short ball outside off, Das is compelled into the pull shot but the height of the bouncer is probably a bit too steep for him. He tries his best to keep it down but the pace and bounce are too much for him. The top edge flies down to long leg where Kedar Jadhav covers good ground to his left and takes an excellent catch diving sidewards. Early breakthrough. |
| 5.1 : 5.1: J Bumrah to Hossain Shanto, OUT! Edged, dropped but caught in the second attempt! One wicket brings the fall of another. Short and outside off, Shanto slashes hard at that, on seeing the width. But there is no feet movement and all it results is in a thick outside edge. The ball flies to first slip where Shikhar Dhawan fumbles initially as the ball bursts through his right palm. But it lobs straight up and he catches it in the second attempt. He then celebrates by clapping his thigh. |
| 5.6 : 5.6: J Bumrah to Al Hasan, FOUR! HANDSOME! The support seems to be tremendous for Bangladesh today. A half volley outside off, Shakib leans and drives it through the covers for a boundary! 5 runs and a wicket from that over, Bumrah's figures read 3-1-12-1. |
| 7.4 : 7.4: J Bumrah to M Rahim, INSIDE EDGE, PAST DHONI, FOUR! Unbelievable delivery from Bumrah. How does he get so much movement? Even in these conditions? Does anyone remember Keaton Jennings' LBW dismissal in England in one of the Tests where he shouldered arms and was out LBW? Well, this was similar, only the other way. On a length, but wide outside off. Now, Rahim looks to push at that, a bit away from his body, probably looking to tap and run. But the ball comes in a long way, takes the inside |
| 9.2 : 9.2: R Jadeja to Al Hasan, FOUR! Full toll of that extra ball. Tossed up outside off, Shakib leans and lofts it over cover for a boundary! |
| 9.3 : 9.3: R Jadeja to Al Hasan, FOUR! Consecutive boundaries! Full and on middle, Shakib gets down and mows it through square leg. Jasprit Bumrah races to his left from deep mid-wicket and puts in a desperate dive but in vain. |
| 9.4 : 9.4: R Jadeja to Al Hasan, OUT! Gone this time! Poor cricket from Shakib. On the previous boundary, the ball had travelled aerially through square leg. And then, Rohit placed a man exactly at square leg. Shakib again repeated his last shot. Only this was tossed a bit wider outside off. Shakib had to reach out, to try and fetch that. He aimed to go over square leg but instead, handed a simple catch to Shikhar Dhawan. Bangladesh in deep, deep trouble. |
| 13.5 : 13.5: R Jadeja to M Mithun, FOUR! This one comes as a full toss and Mithun gets out the reverse lap. The ball races past short third man and races to the fence. |
| 15.4 : 15.4: R Jadeja to M Mithun, OUT! Pad first it is and Mithun is a goner! Plumb LBW. The straight ball, as is always from Jaddu, Mithun looked to defend but got hit on the pads. The ball seemed to hit the bat and pad at the same time. Jadeja appealed, in fact, he was the lone one appealing as Dhoni was not too sure. The umpire thought for a while and then raised his finger. The two batsmen got together, had a small chat and then referred it upstairs. There was an element of doubt with the ball hit |
| 17.6 : 17.6: R Jadeja to M Rahim, OUT! Caught! Half the side is down and Bangladesh, Bangladesh, Bangladesh - are going down very badly. One of their best batsman is gone. Full and outside off, Rahim brings out the reverse sweep but can only hit it as far as short third man. Yuzvendra Chahal leaps and takes it nicely. 5th wicket down in 18 overs. Will we get to Powerplay 3? |
| 20.4 : 20.4: Y Chahal to Mahmudullah, FOUR! Dragged short, outside off, Mahmudullah rocks back and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary! |
| 30.4: K Yadav to Mahmudullah, FOUR! A BOUNDARY AFTER 59 BALLS. That will come as some sort of a relief for Bangladesh. Tossed up, outside off, Mahmudullah gets down and reverse sweeps it past short third man! Moves to 21 from 47 balls with his second boundary. The stand moves to 30 from 76 balls. |
| 30.5 : 30.5: K Yadav to Mahmudullah, FOUR! Now Kuldeep reacts by dropping it short and overcompensates. Just what Mahmudullah wanted. Goes back and punches it through the covers for successive boundaries. |
| 32.5: B Kumar to Mahmudullah, OUT! Mahmudullah has been adjudged LBW. He wants a review straightaway but he is informed there isn't any left! Mithun has already used it up. Mahmudullah is frustrated. And replays show why. Bhuvi lands this outside off, on a length and gets it to come back in a long way. Mahmudullah comes half-forward to defend but misses and is hit on the pads. The bowler appeals, the umpire takes his time and then raises his finger! Ahhh.... replays show a thick inside edge. Unl |
| 33.2 : 33.2: R Jadeja to M Hossain, OUT! Another one bites the dust! Mosaddek's sluggish knock comes to an end. Jadeja meanwhile is having a ball out there, gets a 4-fer to his name. He tosses this one up and drags his length back this time. Hossain kneels on one knee and tries to slog sweep it across but he is nowhere near the pitch of the ball. The ball turns away and takes the top edge of his bat. Dhoni behind the stumps is safe as a house. Can Ravindra finish with a 5-wicket haul? |
| 35.1 : 35.1: J Bumrah to M Hasan, FOUR! Welcome back into the attack! On a length, around middle and leg, Mehidy flicks it over square leg. No one in the deep and it is a boundary. |
| 35.6 : 35.6: J Bumrah to M Hasan, FOUR! 'THE UPAR CUT', says Brett Lee on air. In Hindi, upar means upper. one more short ball outside off, Mehidy arches back and deftly guides it over the leaping Shikhar Dhawan at wide first slip to the third man fence. Moves to 13 from 13 balls with his second boundary. |
| 39.4 : 39.4: Y Chahal to M Hasan, SIX! CLOBBERED! The first biggie of the match. Chahal kept tossing it up and eventually Mehidy connected with one of his slog sweeps. Wayyy it sailed over mid-wicket. Mehidy moves to 22 from 27 balls. |
| 42.5 : 42.5: Y Chahal to M Hasan, SIX! What a lovely shot! Mehidy, take a bow. With the pitch turning, he is not afraid to attack the spinners. Jumps out, gets to the pitch of the ball and smashes the ball over extra cover. The ball goes all the way! Moves to 35 from 39 balls. The stand is worth 43 from 57 deliveries. |
| 46.1 : 46.1: B Kumar to M Mortaza, SIX! CLUBBED! A short ball outside off, Mortaza has a mighty heave-ho and clubs it over wide long on! |
| 46.2 : 46.2: B Kumar to M Mortaza, SIX! And more! Bhuvi dishes out a length ball now, once again Mortaza backs away and hammers it. This time in front of the sightscreen! |
| 46.3 : 46.3: B Kumar to M Mortaza, OUT! Caught at short fine leg. Mortaza departs and the excellent stand is broken. Walks across his sticks, takes the ball on the full and then tries to help it over short fine leg but does not get the elevation. Jasprit Bumrah over there times his jump to perfection and that ends the story. A superb partnership of 66 from 79 balls comes to an end. At least gives some respect to the total. |
| 47.2 : 47.2: J Bumrah to M Hasan, OUT! Mehidy holes out. He had to go for it, given that only two wickets were left. A length ball, outside off, Hasan looks to slog across the line but is done in by the off cutter. There is less power in that shot and Shikhar Dhawan comes running in from deep mid-wicket to take a simple catch. This 42 from 50 has given Bangladesh some respectability at least. |
| 49.1 : 49.1: J Bumrah to M Rahman, OUT! All out with 5 balls to spare. A short ball, as has been the case in these last few deliveries, Mustafizur backs away, looks to pull but all he gets is a top edge. The ball has gone nowhere and Shikhar Dhawan takes it calmly at extra cover. BANGLADESH HAVE BEEN BOWLED OUT FOR 173. |
| 2.3 : 2.3: M Mortaza to S Dhawan, FOUR! Width offered and duly accepted! Full ball wide outside off, Dhawan throws his bat at it and flays it over point to get his first boundary. |
| 2.4 : 2.4: M Mortaza to S Dhawan, FOUR! This one is majestic! He is batting with a lot of authority. Shikhar walks down the track and drills the overpitched delivery through covers to find the fence. |
| 4.4: M Rahman to S Dhawan, SIX! Clean as a whistle! Short ball attacking the body of Dhawan. It comes to him at a good height through. He stands tall and with his one leg up in the air, flamingo style, pulls it in front of square leg for a maximum. Ominous signs for the opposition. |
| 6.6 : 6.6: M Rahman to R Sharma, FOUR! No, he can't! That was straight as an arrow. Overpitched ball on middle. Sharma with a high backlift lifts it over the bowler's head and away she goes. Delightful to watch. |
| 8.2 : 8.2: M Rahman to S Dhawan, FOUR! Easy pickings! Length ball on leg stump, Dhawan moves inside the line and just has to get a tickle on it. He does so and the ball races away to the fine leg fence. |
| 8.4 : 8.4: M Rahman to S Dhawan, FOUR! Not in total control but still effective! Fullish ball outside off, Dhawan drives it through point but while he does so, his bottom hand comes off the bat. The timing is good enough to take the ball to the ropes. |
| 14.2 : 14.2: Al Hasan to S Dhawan, OUT! Bangladesh draw first blood! Shakib tosses this one nicely on middle and off and it spins away. Dhawan kneels on one knee and tries to sweep it across but misses it to get pinged on the pads. The bowler and the keeper go up vociferously and the umpire has no hesitation in raising his finger. Shikhar goes across to his skipper and asks whether to take the review or not, to which, he says no. The southpaw has to take the long walk back. Replays show that had he opt |
| 15.5 : 15.5: M Hasan to A Rayudu, FOUR! Shot! Tossed up ball, Sharma kneels and sweeps it hard through backward square leg. Shanto in the deep moves to his right and slides and manages to keep the ball in play. But unfortunately, the ball rolls back to the ropes. |
| 16.2 : 16.2: Al Hasan to R Sharma, SIX! What a hit! Short ball on middle, Rohit hangs back and pulls it with aplomb over mid-wicket for a massive maximum. |
| 19.2: M Hasan to R Sharma, FOUR! Shot! Short ball around off, spinning away. Rohit rocks back and cuts it through covers for a delightful boundary. |
| 19.6 : 19.6: M Hasan to R Sharma, FOUR! Drilled! Full ball around off, Rohit clears his front leg and drives it hard through covers to find the fence again. |
| 22.4 : 22.4: Al Hasan to R Sharma, SIX. |
| 23.6 : 23.6: R Hossain to A Rayudu, OUT! GONE! The decision has to be overturned. Good call from Rahim to insist for the review. Back of a length outside off, some room on offer and Rayudu goes for the cut. The ball moves in a bit, and hence goes past the inside edge. Rahim collects and instantly appeals. The umpire remains unmoved but the Bangladesh camp decides to review it after Rahim insistence. It's taken upstairs and replays show that there's a noise as the ball goes past the inside edge. So, Ray |
| 24.4 : 24.4: Al Hasan to R Sharma, SIX! Going, going, gone! A half-tracker from Shakib. Sharma lines it up and pulls it over mid-wicket. It is not from the meat of the bat but still has enough to sail over the fence. This is the second long hop he has bowled to Rohit in this innings and he has been put away once more. |
| 27.4: R Hossain to MS Dhoni, FOUR! Streaky but effective! Short and there is space to work with. Dhoni frees his arms and throws his bat at it. Ends up getting a thick outside edge towards third man. The fielder there runs to his left and dives full length but fails to stop it. |
| 29.5 : 29.5: R Hossain to R Sharma, FOUR! Landed short and it's punished! Can't be doing that against a class player like Rohit Sharma. He rocks back as he picks up the length early and pulls it powerfully over mid-wicket. One bounce and across the rope for a boundary. |
| 31.2 : 31.2: M Mortaza to MS Dhoni, FOUR! Shot. Strong wrists from MS Dhoni. He waits for the ball to come and then kind of whips his wrists, uses those fast hands and crunches it through the covers. The fielder in the deep attempts to stop it with a dive but is unsuccessful in stopping it. |
| 31.3 : 31.3: M Mortaza to MS Dhoni, FOUR! BANG! That's gone like a rocket! The power of Dhoni. It's a short of a length delivery around off, he stands tall and hammers it back down the ground. Almost takes the umpire's head along with that. No chance for anyone to stop it. None. |
| 35.3: M Mortaza to MS Dhoni, OUT! Dhoni departs trying to finish things off in style. Length ball outside off, the batsman charges down the track and looks to clear the cover boundary. Doesn't connect as well and it flies down the throat of Mohammad Mithun, who makes no mistake in taking it coming in from the deep. Something to maybe chuckle about for the Tigers. |
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