Hello again... The openers are out in the middle. Soumya Sarkar and Mohammad Mithun are in the centre, no Imrul Kayes. Ashish Nehra to open the attack. He has a couple of slips in place. Can he make use of the surface? We'll know soon as he steams in for the first ball...
The pitch is unusually green by Bangladeshi standards and India would have liked to have one extra seamer in the final XI. Nonetheless, this presents Hardik Pandya with an opportunity to prove his worth as the third medium-pacer in the team. After his carnage with the bat, he would be itching to have a go with the ball as well. From Bangladesh's perspective, they were in the game for the first 13 overs, courtesy their pacers. However, the momentum shifted India's way after the late surge. Though the hosts did well in the last two overs to prevent India from crossing the 170-mark. Mortaza's men would be hoping that the dew comes to their rescue, else it might turn out to be a difficult one for them to scale. Join us for the chase in a few minutes.
A green track to the Indian batsmen is what Kryptonite is to Superman. Once again the famed batting line-up, especially the top order, was exposed on a surface which had a fair covering of grass. Just a few weeks ago, they had faced similar troubles against a rookie Sri Lankan attack in Pune and today the talented Bangladesh pace battery rankled old wounds. If it was not for Rohit Sharma, whose form continues to prosper, India would have found it really difficult to reach where they ultimately did. Rohit was cautious at the start of the innings, was dropped on 21 by Shakib Al Hasan and made full use of the lifeline to steer the ship to safety.
19.6 -
Al-Amin to Dhoni, SIX, a chance for me to once again say, "Dhoni finishes off in style." Short of a length slower delivery from Al-Amin, sat up nicely for Dhoni, who swivelled and muscled the pull shot way back over the backward square leg boundary
19.5 -
Al-Amin to Dhoni, 2 runs, this is good fielder placing from Mortaza. Mid-off is very straight, almost behind the bowler and he saved a certain boundary. Full delivery outside off stump, Dhoni drives straight down the ground, Taskin dives to his right and half-stops the ball, can't prevent the second run though
Ravindra Jadeja, left handed bat, comes to the crease
19.4 -
Al-Amin to Pandya, out Caught by Mahmudullah!! That is the end of a fine cameo from Hardik Pandya. Full and angled in, Pandya tries to loft it over the rope, but doesn't get the distance and holes out to long-on. Pandya punches his glove with the incoming batsman. The good thing for India is that Dhoni has crossed over and he will be on strike for the next ball. Pandya c Mahmudullah b Al-Amin 31(18) [4s-4 6s-1]
Al-Amin to Pandya, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
19.3 -
Al-Amin to Pandya, no run, beaten, through the legs. Good length delivery angled in, Pandya swings across the line, misses and they can't take a bye as well. Pandya wanted a run, but his skipper sent him back. Surely a run was not on. Dhoni knows that he will have to wait for his chance
MS Dhoni, right handed bat, comes to the crease
19.2 -
Al-Amin to Rohit, out Caught by Soumya Sarkar!! Now that is a stunning catch in the deep. Needed some brilliance to remove Rohit Sharma and Soumya Sarkar has taken a blinder. Rohit slowly drags himself off the field after an excellent innings. Al-Amin bangs the slower ball short, Rohit sits back and plays the pull, hits it flat, the man at deep mid-wicket runs to his left, dives low and takes it with both hands. This is a key wicket for Bangladesh at this stage, for Rohit was threatening to go big. Rohit c Soumya Sarkar b Al-Amin 83(55) [4s-7 6s-3]
Al-Amin to Rohit, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
19.1 -
Al-Amin to Pandya, 1 run, full and in the slot, Pandya would have backed himself to clear the rope, but he only manages to hit this hard and on the bounce to long-on
Good over in the context of the game. Just 8 off it!
18.6 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Pandya, byes, 1 run, full and wide outside off stump, Pandya tries to slice it with one hand through backward point but fails to make contact, Rohit steals a bye though
18.5 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Pandya, 2 runs, full delivery outside off stump, Pandya clears his front leg out of the way and drills the drive to long-off, once again good running gives them two
18.4 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Pandya, no run, beaten and Pandya is furious with himself. Calm down youngman calm down. Oh he's shaking his head now. Good to see Rohit walk down the pitch and have a word with Pandya. Good length delivery outside off stump, Pandya slogs and misses, he lost his shape as he went so hard at it, hence no connection
18.3 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Pandya, no run, good call from the umpire. Pandya was backing away and he failed to reach out to this full ball wide outside off stump, it was just inside the line and rightly not called a wide
18.2 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Pandya, FOUR, has he cleared the rope? Just short! Almost a maximum. Lovely use of the crease. He knows that Mustafizur Rahman is going to angle it across him, so he opens himself up while also going deep in the crease, he carves this with hard hands and it flies over backward point. Pandya moves on to 28 off 11 balls
18.1 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Rohit, 1 run, Rohit under-edges the pull along the ground to deep mid-wicket
The last three overs have been very fruitful for the Indians. 51 runs have been scored. 2 more overs left. It is currently 149/4. Can they get to 170-175?
17.6 -
Al-Amin to Pandya, 2 runs, slower delivery on the stumps, Pandya rocks back and mistimes the pull to deep mid-wicket, pushes Rohit for the second his senior partner had to put in the full length dive to make his ground. Anyway, the stumps were not broken
17.5 -
Al-Amin to Pandya, no run, the slower ball bouncer from Al-Amin, Pandya tries to ramp it past the keeper but fails to make contact
17.4 -
Al-Amin to Pandya, FOUR, he's batting ahead of Dhoni and he's justifying that move. Full toss from Al-Amin, Pandya flicks with a strong bottom hand grip and deep mid-wicket was a mere spectator as it rocketed past him to his right
17.3 -
Al-Amin to Pandya, FOUR, this is carved away nicely. Fullish in length from Al-Amin, Pandya slices it hard through cover-point, there was a man in the deep but he had no chance. This is a great cameo from Pandya
17.2 -
Al-Amin to Rohit, 1 run, Rohit opens the face of the bat and tries to guide it fine, but picks out short third man
17.1 -
Al-Amin to Rohit, 2 runs, full and in the slot, Rohit drives it to deep extra-cover
Al-Amin Hossain [2.0-0-15-1] is back into the attack
16.6 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Pandya, SIX, in the slot and that's muscled. Pandya is known for his big hitting. Pandya waits for the ball to come and plays a wristy slog, the timing was very good and it easily cleared the mid-wicket boundary
16.6 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Pandya, wide, short and down the leg-side, easy call for the umpire
16.5 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Pandya, 2 runs, outside edge, but it lands in front of third man and the fielder almost fumbles the ball. He didn't cover for the turn there. It went further away from him, but it was slow enough for him to recover. Fullish and outside off stump, Pandya went hard at it, got an edge and got away with it
16.4 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Rohit, 1 run, Rohit flicks this towards mid-on
16.3 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Rohit, SIX, it's up in the air, who wants it? There is a fielder there, Shakib it is again, and he's tipped this over the bar. Short of a length delivery on the stumps, actually a slower ball, but Rohit has such good hands that he managed to time that flick so well despite the lack of pace on the ball, Shakib at deep backward square leg was very close to the rope, in fact, his feet were touching the rope when he attempted that catch and would have been six anyway even if he had caught it
16.2 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Pandya, 1 run, Pandya tries to work it on the on-side, gets a leading edge that rolls to mid-off
16.1 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Pandya, FOUR, now that is sliced nicely by Pandya. Good length delivery angled across, Pandya was slightly late on the cut as the ball skidded on, but the timing was good enough to beat third man
Mustafizur Rahman [2.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack
On a green pitch, the captain wins the toss and bowls, but he's let his team down. 4 overs, 40 runs won't please the coach or the captain himself one bit!
15.6 -
Mortaza to Rohit, FOUR, wow! Just wow! What timing and what power from Rohit. Mortaza offers a fullish freebie just outside off stump, Rohit backs away slightly and creams the drive hard to the left of extra-cover and he hardly moved after hitting that ball. Knew that it was a certain boundary
15.5 -
Mortaza to Rohit, FOUR, it's up in the air again but lands safely at cow corner. Shortish slower delivery, Rohit pulls, the bat turns in his hands as he makes contact with the ball, long-on runs to his right but could get there only after the ball crossed the rope
15.4 -
Mortaza to Rohit, SIX, in the airrrr, not from the middle of the bat, Shakib runs back and jumps high but it evades him. Slower delivery outside off stump, Rohit steps out and tries to loft hard, went more off the bottom of the bat, yet it had enough legs to clear the fence
15.3 -
Mortaza to Rohit, 2 runs, slower delivery outside off stump, Rohit drives it to the left of long-off, Pandya wanted two and pushed his partner and he succeeds
15.2 -
Mortaza to Pandya, 1 run, Pandya defends this with soft hands towards point and sets off
15.1 -
Mortaza to Rohit, 1 run, slower delivery outside off stump, Rohit cuts it through cover-point
Mashrafe Mortaza [3.0-0-22-1] is back into the attack
14.6 -
Shakib to Pandya, no run, tossed up outside off stump, Pandya drives it to cover
Hardik Pandya, right handed bat, comes to the crease
14.5 -
Shakib to Yuvraj, out Caught by Soumya Sarkar!! Out comes the slog-sweep, but it doesn't get the required elevation. Hit it hard, hit it decently, maybe slightly off the bottom of of the bat, but it went quickly and the fielder at deep mid-wicket made no mistake. Flighted delivery on the stumps, Yuvraj gets down on one knee and tries to muscle one out of the ground, unfortunately he couldn't get the placement right. The fielder there moved slightly to his right and swallowed the ball. Yuvraj c Soumya Sarkar b Shakib 15(16) [4s-1]
Shakib to Yuvraj, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
14.4 -
Shakib to Rohit, 1 run, Rohit steps out and tries to nudge, gets an inside edge onto pad and it rolls to short mid-wicket
14.3 -
Shakib to Rohit, FOUR, Shakib goes very full, Rohit gets down low and executes the sweep shot to perfection through the vacant square leg region. Timed it so well and split deep backward square leg and deep mid-wicket to perfection
14.2 -
Shakib to Yuvraj, 1 run, tossed up outside off stump, Yuvraj drives it to sweeper cover and brings up the fifty partnership
14.1 -
Shakib to Rohit, 1 run, 10th T20I fifty for Rohit. He steps out and drives this flighted delivery hard but straight to long-off. Just a gentle raise of the bat and his team-mates applaud from the dug-out
13.6 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Rohit, 1 run, chipped in the air as Rohit fails to read a slower ball, he checked his flick and it was in the air for a while, but the man at mid-on had a bit of ground to cover to his right and he couldn't get there
13.5 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Yuvraj, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Yuvraj runs it down to third man
13.4 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Rohit, 1 run, slightly back of a length, Rohit hops and guides it to third man. Looked like the slower ball and there was a bit of extra bounce, probably the ball hit the seam, Rohit loses his bottom hand grip as he plays that shot
13.3 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Yuvraj, 1 run, not all that short enough to cut and Yuvraj chops it to cover-point
13.2 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Yuvraj, FOUR, oh what a shot! Why play those fancy shots when you can do so well with normal stuff? Overpitched outside off stump at about 129kph, Yuvraj off-drives sweetly from the middle of the bat, mid-off dives but fails to stop the ball
13.1 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Rohit, 1 run, short of length delivery angled across, guided to third man
Mustafizur Rahman [1.0-0-3-0] is back into the attack
12.6 -
Shakib to Rohit, 1 run, fullish and angled in, Rohit works it to deep square leg
12.5 -
Shakib to Yuvraj, 1 run, this is swept along the ground to deep mid-wicket
12.4 -
Shakib to Yuvraj, no run, oh Yuvraj plays the fancy looking reverse-sweep, but makes no contact. Left-arm offie bowl, ball turning back in, target mid-wicket Yuvi!
12.3 -
Shakib to Rohit, 1 run, Rohit punches off the back foot to long-off
12.2 -
Shakib to Yuvraj, leg byes, 1 run, Yuvraj steps out and then puts his pad as a defensive line, the ball rolls into the off-side and allows a single
12.1 -
Shakib to Rohit, 1 run, slider on the stumps, Rohit taps it to cover
Shakib Al Hasan [1.0-0-4-0] is back into the attack
11.6 -
Mortaza to Rohit, 1 run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Rohit works it to deep mid-wicket
11.5 -
Mortaza to Yuvraj, 1 run, shortish from Mortaza, Yuvraj pulls off the inside half of the bat, goes along the ground to deep mid wicket. That single gets Yuvraj Singh to 1000 T20I runs, he's the 4th Indian to get to that milestone
11.4 -
Mortaza to Rohit, 1 run, Rohit rolls his wrists on this and works this to deep mid-wicket
11.3 -
Mortaza to Rohit, FOUR, fine leg is inside the ring and to bowl a leg-stump line is a sin. Short of a length delivery on the leg stump, Rohit helps it on its way to the left of the man at 45 and picks up another boundary
11.2 -
Mortaza to Rohit, 2 runs, slower delivery outside off stump, Rohit leans forward and drives along the ground to sweeper cover
11.1 -
Mortaza to Yuvraj, 1 run, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Yuvraj works it to deep square leg
Mashrafe Mortaza [2.0-0-12-1] is back into the attack
So Rohit has hit 14 runs after that dropped catch.
10.6 -
Taskin Ahmed to Rohit, FOUR, oh dear! This is sloppy from Bangladesh! Short of a length delivery outside off stump, Rohit opens the face of the bat at the last moment and guides it to third man. The fielder at third man was probably moved to his right after a four and six to his rigth earlier in the over, this time Rohit places it to his left, he actually covered the ground and got to the ball, but fumbled and let it go through his legs
10.5 -
Taskin Ahmed to Rohit, SIX, this is even shorter in length and this is an excellent shot from Rohit. Short and wide outside off stump, Rohit upper-cuts and deliberately hits it in the air over backward point, sweet timing and it sails all the way. This is turning out to be a great over for India after that dropped catch
10.4 -
Taskin Ahmed to Rohit, FOUR, Rohit starts to hurt straightaway. This is poor bowling from Taskin Ahmed. Short and wide outside off stump, Rohit just opens the face of the bat and guides it past backward point, the timing was so good and third man no chance
10.3 -
Taskin Ahmed to Rohit, no run, in the airrrr and dropped. Shakib Al Hasan the culprit at backward point. Good to see a smile on Taskin Ahmed's face despite the catch going down. This is full and just tailing away outside off stump, Rohit square-drives the ball really well, he actually hit it very hard and it was too quick for Shakib there. In fact, the replay shows that the ball came at at awkward height for Shakib there. It was slightly to his left and around chest height, because it came quickly at it, he couldn't do it reverse-cup style
10.2 -
Taskin Ahmed to Rohit, no run, almost a CTRL+C, CTRL+V of the previous ball there. Very similar delivery, similar shot attempted and a similar result
10.1 -
Taskin Ahmed to Rohit, no run, swing and a miss. Good length delivery wide outside off stump, just enough movement to leave the right-hander, Rohit throws his bat at it as he tries to go over cover, but fails to make contact
Taskin Ahmed [2.0-0-8-0] is back into the attack
At the toss, Mortaza spoke about getting a few early wickets and restrtciting India to a decent total, his bowlers have done well so far. Just 52/3 on the board at the end of 10 overs. What total would India be looking at now?
9.6 -
Mahmudullah to Rohit, 1 run, Mahmudullah shortens the length on seeing Rohit step out and the batsman only manages to nudge it through mid-wicket
9.5 -
Mahmudullah to Yuvraj, 1 run, spinning away outside off stump, punched through cover for another easy run
9.4 -
Mahmudullah to Rohit, 1 run, short enough for Rohit to rock back and punch to deep extra-cover
9.3 -
Mahmudullah to Yuvraj, 1 run, quicker delivery on the leg stump, Yuvraj works it to square-leg
9.2 -
Mahmudullah to Yuvraj, no run, this is on the stumps, Yuvraj tries to defend off the front foot, almost gets his front pad in line with the stumps there, but he got good amount of bat on it to rule out the LBW shout, just a "oooh" from the bowler and the keeper
9.1 -
Mahmudullah to Rohit, 1 run, the offie to the right-hander and Rohit comes down the track straightaway, driven along the ground to long-on
8.6 -
Shakib to Rohit, 1 run, fullish and on the stumps, Rohit leans forward and flicks along the ground to deep mid-wicket
8.5 -
Shakib to Yuvraj, 1 run, big open spaces near cover-point and a sensible Yuvraj Singh collects a single after tapping one with soft hands
8.4 -
Shakib to Rohit, 1 run, Rohit goes deep in the crease and works this wide of mid-on
8.3 -
Shakib to Rohit, no run, this is slightly quicker through the air, Rohit cuts well, but straight to backward point
8.2 -
Shakib to Rohit, no run, shortish and outside off stump, punched towards point
8.1 -
Shakib to Yuvraj, 1 run, not convincing but Yuvraj won't mind. He tried to push at it and got a thick edge that rolls towards short third man
Shakib Al Hasan, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
7.6 -
Mahmudullah to Yuvraj, 1 run, tossed up on the off stump, Yuvraj taps it to cover-point and opens his account straightaway
Yuvraj Singh, left handed bat, comes to the crease
7.5 -
Mahmudullah to Raina, out Bowled!! Look at those scenes in the stands. Raina wears a dejected look on his face as he walks back. On a green pitch, a spinner comes on and the batsman thinks I can attack him straightaway, but that ploy has backfired for Raina. Thankfully he didn't look back, for the middle stump was shattered. Credit to Mahmudullah for shortening the length on seeing Raina advance, the left-hander wasn't to the pitch of the ball, yet wanted to drive, a high-risk shot as you won't be covering the line and the ball easily sneaked through to hit the top of middle stump. Raina b Mahmudullah 13(13) [4s-2]
Mahmudullah to Raina, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
7.4 -
Mahmudullah to Rohit, 1 run, nice and full from round the wicket, easily driven down to long-on
7.3 -
Mahmudullah to Raina, 1 run, Raina backs away and exposes all three sticks, Mahmudullah bowls a shortish flatter ball, which is punched off the back foot through extra-cover
7.2 -
Mahmudullah to Rohit, 1 run, leg-stumpish from Mahmudullah, Rohit nudges it to mid-wicket
7.1 -
Mahmudullah to Rohit, no run, shortish from Mahmudullah, Rohit pulls it to mid-wicket
Mahmudullah, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
6.6 -
Mortaza to Rohit, 1 run, yes-no, but Raina is safe. Short of a length delivery outside off stump, Rohit opens the face of the bat and guides it to the right of third man, Taskin runs to his right from third man and makes a tumbling saves, fires the throw to the keeper, Raina was charging back for the second, but a loud call of "noooo" from his partner meant he was back in time before the keeper broke the stumps with a direct-hit
6.5 -
Mortaza to Raina, 1 run, this is easily worked to mid-wicket
6.4 -
Mortaza to Raina, 2 runs, Raina steps out, tries to go inside-out with the drive, gets it on the outside half of the bat, flies over backward point, Mustafizur runs to his left, slides and makes a good save, relays it to Shakib who throws it to the keeper
6.4 -
Mortaza to Raina, wide, the bumper from the skipper, Raina has his problems against short stuff, but this was way too high. Rightly called a wide
6.3 -
Mortaza to Rohit, 1 run, easily punched off the back foot through cover-point as Mortaza bowls a short of length delivery outside off stump
6.2 -
Mortaza to Rohit, 2 runs, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Rohit easily works it through backward square leg
6.1 -
Mortaza to Rohit, no run, length delivery from Mortaza, Rohit defends into the on-side
5.6 -
Al-Amin to Raina, no run, swing and a miss and Raina almost did a Pune there. I mean, he lost his leg stump in the first T20I against Sri Lanka and he almost lost one here as well. The ball jags off the seam and Raina tries to swing this short of length delivery across the line, misses the inside edge and goes past the leg stump
5.5 -
Al-Amin to Raina, FOUR, there is that slight movement to the leg-side from Raina to give some room and he cuts this short of length delivery nicely off the back foot and past the man at backward point
5.4 -
Al-Amin to Raina, no run, Raina tries to play his favourite inside-out drive over cover, the length was short enough to play that shot, but he made no contact. Probably the bounce did him in there
5.3 -
Al-Amin to Raina, no run, fullish and just outside off stump, Raina defends
5.2 -
Al-Amin to Raina, FOUR, in the air and just wide of the fielder. For a moment it looked like the man at short cover had it! Fullish and outside off stump, Raina steps out and tries to drive, gets it on the bottom of the bat, hence no timing and the replay shows that the fielder couldn't get a hand despite a full length dive to his right
5.1 -
Al-Amin to Raina, no run, good length delivery on the leg stump, Raina defends into the on-side
Al-Amin Hossain [1.0-0-7-1] is back into the attack
4.6 -
Mortaza to Raina, 1 run, Raina was backing away slightly to go big, but Mortaza cramped him for room with a short of length delivery on the leg stump, Raina could only dab it through backward point
4.5 -
Mortaza to Raina, no run, shortish delivery outside off stump, Raina tries to run it down to third man, but the extra bounce foxed him. Could have so so easily edged that to the keeper
4.4 -
Mortaza to Raina, no run, full and outside off stump, Raina off-drives nicely off the front foot, but mid-off is very wide and he stops the ball, Rohit was keen for a run, but Raina sent him back
Suresh Raina, left handed bat, comes to the crease
4.3 -
Mortaza to Kohli, out Caught by Mahmudullah!! So how crucial was the dive from the fielder the previous ball to save what was looking like a certain boundary. He not only stopped the boundary, but he also forced Kohli to be on strike for this ball and Bangladesh have the big fish now. Small things do matter in life! Don't they? Nothing but a length delivery from Mortaza, the frustration probably got to Kohli, who was beaten twice in the previous over. He tried to go over the top this time around and totally mistimed it - the ball hit him high on the bat. The man at mid-off settled under it and took it reverse-cup style. Massive blow for India. Kohli c Mahmudullah b Mortaza 8(12) [4s-1]
Mortaza to Kohli, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
4.2 -
Mortaza to Rohit, 1 run, this is a good looking off-drive, but mid-off dives to his right and makes a half-stop, can't prevent the run though
4.1 -
Mortaza to Rohit, 2 runs, in the airrrr, there is a man in the deep at mid-wicket, but it lands to his left. Shakib was the fielder there. Shortish delivery on the stumps, bounced a bit extra than Rohit anticipated, hence he couldn't time the ball, hit high on the bat and flew high in the air, Shakib ran to his left, covered decent ground, but couldn't get there
Mashrafe Mortaza, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
3.6 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Kohli, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Kohli punches it off the back foot to backward point
3.5 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Kohli, no run, beaten again! This is a clever slower delivery from Mustafizur, Kohli once again steps out and tries to clear the infield, but the lack of pace on the ball completely foxed him. Great start from Mustafizur, he's beaten Kohli twice in the over
3.4 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Kohli, 2 runs, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Kohli tucks it through backward square leg, fine leg is inside the ring and it's good enough for a couple of runs
3.3 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Kohli, no run, this is tapped off the back foot towards short point, a bit of yes-no between the batsmen and in the end, Rohit is sent back. Surely, we don't want to see another run-out between these two
3.2 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Kohli, no run, Kohli gives the charge and tries to unsettle Mustafizur Rahman early in his spell, but makes no contact. So a moral victory for the bowler. Kohli swung hard at it and the ball flew past the outside edge of the bat. Good on Mustafizur's part that he dragged the length back on seeing the batsman advance
3.1 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Kohli, no run, Kohli taps it to point off the back foot
3.1 -
Mustafizur Rahman to Kohli, wide, good length delivery angled across the right-hander, well wide outside off stump, Kohli throws his bat and gets beaten, crowd appeals for a catch, but the umpire stretches his arms. Not sure if that was a wide though
Mustafizur Rahman, comes into the attack
One slip in place
2.6 -
Taskin Ahmed to Rohit, 2 runs, this is sloppy from the man at cover. This was a dot ball and Rohit was actually practicing placing the cut shot better next time round. Short of a length delivery just coming back in slightly, the ball rolls to cover off the inside half of the bat, the fielder fires a wayward throw to the keeper, who could not stop the ball despite jumping high
2.5 -
Taskin Ahmed to Rohit, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Rohit cuts and finds the man at backward point
2.4 -
Taskin Ahmed to Kohli, 1 run, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Kohli inside-edges the tuck onto the thigh pad and it rolls to backward square leg
2.3 -
Taskin Ahmed to Kohli, FOUR, oh almost chopped on! The ball is doing enough for Taskin Ahmed when he tries to bowl the inswingers, but for me, he is not bowling those enough and trying too many variations. Stick to the incoming delivery Taskin! Short of a length delivery outside off stump, Kohli was on the back foot to punch again, but the ball jagged back a long way and almost shaved the sticks. Unlucky for the bowler that a good ball has gone for four
2.2 -
Taskin Ahmed to Kohli, no run, nice looking back foot punch, but the fielder at cover-point makes a good stop diving to his left
Interestingly, Bangladesh have employed only one slip for Kohli.
2.1 -
Taskin Ahmed to Kohli, no run, short of length delivery just outside off stump, Kohli defends off the back foot
1.6 -
Al-Amin to Rohit, FOUR, nicely punched off the back foot and Rohit hardly moved after timing that ball so sweetly. He knew that this was a certain boundary as soon as it passed that diving fielder at cover. Slightly back of a length and outside off stump, Rohit allows the ball to come and then punches with lovely hands to the left of the man at cover. First boundary of the game
1.5 -
Al-Amin to Rohit, no run, Rohit gets behind the line and defends well
1.4 -
Al-Amin to Kohli, 1 run, width on offer outside off stump, the length is short enough as well for Kohli guide off the back foot to deep backward point
Virat Kohli, right handed bat, comes to the crease
1.3 -
Al-Amin to Dhawan, out Bowled!! Out goes the off stump! Al-Amin roars in delight with all the support from the capacity crowd. What a sight for a fast bowler! Got to move your feet, Shikhar Dhawan, got to move your feet. Good length delivery pitching around middle and off from over the wicket and then nipping back in, Dhawan went for the drive with a big gap between bat pad. His front foot hardly moved and it easily sneaked through the gate to hit the top of off stump. So the captain wins the toss and looks for an early wicket, Al-Amin responds in kind. Dhawan b Al-Amin 2(4)
Al-Amin to Dhawan, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
1.2 -
Al-Amin to Dhawan, no run, good length delivery just outside off stump, Dhawan pushes it into the off-side
1.1 -
Al-Amin to Dhawan, 2 runs, a fumble and the Indians get an extra run. That won't please the bowler. Slightly back of a length and just outside off stump, Dhawan uses the depth of the crease and guides it to the right of backward point, the man rushing from the deep fails to pick it up cleanly and Dhawan was alert enough to steal an extra run
Al-Amin Hossain, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
Two slips and a gully in place for Al-Amin
0.6 -
Taskin Ahmed to Rohit, no run, on a good length and close to the off stump, Rohit waits and defends
0.5 -
Taskin Ahmed to Rohit, no run, beaten! Short of a length delivery outside off stump, not much of movement on this one, Rohit goes hard at the cut shot, wanted to hit it in the air, but the ball bounced a bit extra and flew past the edge of the bat
0.4 -
Taskin Ahmed to Rohit, no run, oh once again good amount of movement off the seam into the right-hander, but not close enough to knock the off pole over as Rohit shoulders arms
0.3 -
Taskin Ahmed to Dhawan, leg byes, 1 run, oh that was a freebie but Dhawan has missed out on a boundary-scoring opportunity. Short of a length down the leg-side, a fine little tickle would have been four, but Dhawan fails to get bat on ball and it rolls behind square off the thigh pad
0.2 -
Taskin Ahmed to Rohit, 1 run, looks like this was the attempted away-going ball from Taskin, Rohit opens the face of the bat and guides it to third man. First runs on the board and Rohit will feel sligthly better now
0.1 -
Taskin Ahmed to Rohit, no run, wow! What a start for Taskin Ahmed. This one nipped back in sharply and also bounced a bit extra, was slightly back of a length that started outside off stump, Rohit was on the back foot to block, he was hurried by the movement and the bounce, jammed his bat down and it rolled off the splice of the bat towards the slip cordon
Rohit and Dhawan are at the crease. Rohit is on strike. Taskin Ahmed will open the attack
So, India's upward spiral in T20 cricket keeps going. Bangladesh need to go back and work on what went wrong. They had the surface and won the toss as well, but still came short. That brings an end to proceedings. However, we have another game coming up tomorrow, it is Sri Lanka taking on UAE. Tune in for that encounter. For now, goodnight and sleep tight.
Dhoni: That's not really in our hands (referring to the toss). It would have been good to win the toss. I felt it was a 55-45 sort of toss. The ball was doing a bit and Rohit batted well. That's his (Pandya) strength and we have to promote him more often. He is a good fielder as well. In these conditions he can be an effective third seamer. I will be able to say tomorrow (speaking about his back). Not really (when asked if he has kept count on the number of times he has finished with a six). I think in the last year or so my role has changed. At times it is easy to go and express yourself.
Rohit: It is important for me to carry on from where I left. It is important to carry that confidence. It is a perfect platform leading up to the World Cup. We batted well and came back and defended it well. It was not the easiest wicket, but we knew we had to lay the foundation. I had to bat through for us to get to that target. I was trying to do my basics right. Left the good balls and used the pace of the bowlers to score runs.
Rohit Sharma is the Man of the Match for his match-winning 55-ball 83.
Mortaza: The last 15 years I have been saying that (referring to the loud cheer with which he was greeted). We win or lose they keep supporting us. We were in the game for the first 14 overs, but Rohit took the game away from us. We could have done certain things differently, but it was not to be today.
India continue their supremacy in the shortest version of the game with another convincing win. The good thing was that they did not take the opposition lightly and after being pushed to the corner during the first innings, came back hard to stamp their authority. Bangladesh, once again, found themselves short of the firepower in the middle to hunt down a big target. While they had a sporting track to test the opponents with some talented quick bowlers, they never had the batting to tackle the Indian attack on this surface.
Once India had 166 on the board, it was always going to be tough for the hosts. Eventually, they crumbled under pressure. Rohit Sharma's innings proved to be the difference between the two sides as Bangladesh failed to find a sheet anchor. Sabbir Rahman tried to hold one end but never looked threatening enough to overhaul the target. Indian pacers, led by Ashish Nehra, were brilliant. There was some dew around but that did not deter the spinners from executing their job to perfection. In hindsight, Bangladesh would feel that India got 20 more runs than what could have been a chaseable score.
19.6 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Rahim, no run, India win by 45 runs. Dhoni collects a stump as a souvenir as he so often does. The players shake hands. India are off to a winning start in the Asia Cup. Coming to the ball, it was full and fast on off, Rahim drives it to cover and doesn't want to risk taking a single
19.5 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Taskin Ahmed, 1 run, tossed up on off, Taskin comes down the track and slog sweeps it along the ground to deep mid-wicket
19.4 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Taskin Ahmed, no run, flatter and slanted across Taskin, who cuts and misses
19.3 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Taskin Ahmed, no run, round the wicket and quicker, Taskin kneels down and goes full-throttle on the slog sweep, only to be hit on the body
19.3 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Taskin Ahmed, wide, once again Jadeja pushes it through down leg, Taskin lets it pass this time, another run added to the total
19.3 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Taskin Ahmed, wide, darted down leg, Taskin can't meet with the glance, wide called
19.2 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Rahim, 1 run, works it with the angle from round the wicket, milks a single to square leg
19.1 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Rahim, no run, fired in full and around off, Rahim misjudges the length as he attempts to sweep, fails to make contact
Bumrah too finishes a good day in the office. Becomes the 4th bowler to concede 23 runs in his 4 overs. Ashwin, Pandya and Nehra all gave away 23 runs in their 4 overs... Last over and Jaddu to bowl...
18.6 -
Bumrah to Taskin Ahmed, SIX, at last one off the middle and one out of the ground. A full toss from Bumrah, Taskin takes his front leg out of the way, gives himself a free swing of the bat and sends it over the long-on fence
18.5 -
Bumrah to Taskin Ahmed, no run, angled across the left-hander, Taskin tries to send it into orbit, gives it his all but fails to connect
18.4 -
Bumrah to Taskin Ahmed, 2 runs, was that the slower one? Taskin had all the time to stoop low, went down on one knee to play the slog sweep, mistimes it over mid-on and collects a brace before Raina hunts the ball down
18.3 -
Bumrah to Taskin Ahmed, no run, where was Taskin going? Rahim stayed put at the non-striker's end. Full toss on off, Taskin wrists it to mid-on and sets off, but is sent back in time
18.2 -
Bumrah to Taskin Ahmed, no run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Taskin tries to send it out of the park, swivels almost 360 degrees to connect with thin air. The ball flew over the top edge
18.1 -
Bumrah to Rahim, 1 run, full toss outside off, Rahim leans forward and drives it square on the off-side
Jasprit Bumrah [3.0-0-14-1] is back into the attack
It is just a formality now for India. Need to pick up three wickets or complete the two overs... Bumrah to bowl the penultimate over..
17.6 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Rahim, 1 run, slides on with the angle from round the wicket, Rahim gets inside the line and nurdles it behind square on the leg-side
17.5 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Taskin Ahmed, 1 run, repeat of the previous delivery, Taskin is not picking Jadeja, or is thinking Jadeja is a great turner, the bat face is closed on the nudge and the leading edge goes wide of cover
17.4 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Taskin Ahmed, no run, once again plays for the turn, closes the bat face and the soft leading edge rolls to cover
17.3 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Taskin Ahmed, no run, beaut! The straight roller from Jadeja, Taskin was playing for the turn, closes the bat face and is beaten neck and crop. Dhoni thought it hit the stumps..
17.2 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Taskin Ahmed, FOUR, fraction short and just outside off, Taskin takes a step out and punches it through the cover region, no one at sweeper to stop that
17.1 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Taskin Ahmed, no run, flatter and on off, Taskin stays in the crease and bunts it to the off-side
Nehra signs off a superb night with three wickets. Has put India in command with his spell of: 4-0-23-3
16.6 -
Nehra to Taskin Ahmed, 1 run, short and around hip height, Taskin hangs back and tucks it uppishly to the right of the leg slip fielder, fine leg cleans up near the rope
16.5 -
Nehra to Taskin Ahmed, no run, on a length and just outside off, Taskin pushes it with an open bat face to point. He has kept out the hat-trick delivery
A leg slip in place..
16.5 -
Nehra to Taskin Ahmed, wide, splays it down leg, Taskin can't lay bat on the glance, bonus run for the home team
Hat-trick ball coming up... Slip cordon strenghtened.. Two slips now...
Taskin Ahmed, left handed bat, comes to the crease
16.4 -
Nehra to Mortaza, out Caught by Ravindra Jadeja!! Nehra is on a hat-trick. The Indians are a happy lot. You can see with the way Jaddu threw the ball up after taking the catch. The crowd have started to disperse. Fullish and around off, Mortaza goes for the drive, the ball takes the outer half and flies to backward point, Jaddu won't drop those. Took it right in front of his face. Mortaza c Ravindra Jadeja b Nehra 0(1)
Nehra to Mortaza, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Mashrafe Mortaza, right handed bat, comes to the crease
16.3 -
Nehra to Mahmudullah, out Caught by Rohit!! India inch closer. Mahmudullah perishes trying to keep up with the asking rate. It was a full toss and deserved to be put into the stands, but instead Nehra has a wicket. Mahmudullah got his front leg out of way to get a free swing of the arms, doesn't get it anywhere close to the middle and Rohit was a bit lazy taking the catch. He could have come forward and taken it easily, but prefers to stay back and take a low catch. Mahmudullah c Rohit b Nehra 7(6) [4s-1]
Nehra to Mahmudullah, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
16.2 -
Nehra to Mahmudullah, FOUR, this time connects with the hoick. The length and line were there and Nehra knew it was not the right delivery, Mahmudullah cleared his front leg and whipped it over backward square, split the two fielders to perfection
16.1 -
Nehra to Mahmudullah, no run, Nehra cramps the batsman for room, bowls it on middle and leg, Mahmudullah goes for the mighty heave to the leg-side, only manages an inside edge onto pad, doesn't know where the ball is and has to hurry back as Nehra swoops in on the ball
Ashish Nehra [3.0-0-17-1] is back into the attack
15.6 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Rahim, FOUR, the reverse sweep is effective this time around. Quicker delivery on off, Rahim connects it well and gets it past the diving backward point fielder. The ball scooted away to the fence
15.5 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Rahim, no run, fired onto the pads, Rahim shuffles across, gets inside the line and tickles it to short fine, Bumrah is quick to get to the ball
15.4 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Rahim, FOUR, full and outside off, Rahim stays on leg-stump, slices it behind square on the off-side, right between backward point and short third man, no one bothered to chase that down
15.3 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Mahmudullah, 1 run, drifting in from the round the wicket angle, glanced away to short fine leg
15.2 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Rahim, leg byes, 1 run, Rahim tries to be innovative, attempts the reverse sweep and misses, the ball hits the pad and rolls to backward point
15.1 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Mahmudullah, 1 run, flighted on off, Mahmudullah goes for the slog sweep, gets it off the inner part of the bat and the ball goes along the ground to deep square leg
Ravindra Jadeja [1.0-0-5-0] is back into the attack
Last five overs and the equation reads: 82 off 30. India have this in the bag.
14.6 -
Pandya to Rahim, no run, misses out on a scoring opportunity, short and width provided outside off, Rahim cuts and fails to connect
14.5 -
Pandya to Rahim, no run, shortish and outside off, Rahim cuts and finds backward point in the way
The groundsmen are getting ready with the covers near the rope..
14.4 -
Pandya to Rahim, no run, Rahim makes room and steps out, Pandya pushes it well wide of off, Rahim can't reach it and it is just inside the tramline
14.3 -
Pandya to Mahmudullah, 1 run, short of length on the hips, tucked away to deep square leg
14.3 -
Pandya to Mahmudullah, wide, quicker bumper on off, sails over the batsman, Mahmudullah sinks underneath and eludes it comfortably
It has started to drizzle. Not good signs if you are a Bangladeshi supporter.
14.2 -
Pandya to Rahim, 1 run, back of a length around off, Rahim runs it off the face of the bat to third man
Mahmudullah, right handed bat, comes to the crease
14.1 -
Pandya to S Rahman, out Caught by Dhoni!! That might just crush their hopes. Pin drop silence at the ground as the set batsman is sent back. Rahman was struggling with his hamstring. Was never in position to play the pull, the bottom hand comes off the bat handle and the top-edge skies up, Dhoni calls for it, settles under it and pouches it comfortably. India are running away with the game. S Rahman c Dhoni b Pandya 44(32) [4s-2 6s-2]
Pandya to S Rahman, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Hardik Pandya [3.0-0-20-0] is back into the attack
Excellent over under such circumstances. Just the six singles and Ashwin finishes a brilliant spell. He ends with: 4-0-23-1. Bangladesh need a move on and here is Pandya...
13.6 -
Ashwin to S Rahman, 1 run, slower through the air and on the stumps, Rahman nudges it to the right of mid-wicket and has to be content with a single.
13.5 -
Ashwin to Rahim, 1 run, flatter and on off, Rahim opens the bat face at the last instant and dabs it to to backward point
13.4 -
Ashwin to S Rahman, 1 run, floaty offie on off, Rahman stoops low and reverse sweeps it over a vacant backward point, sweeper is quite square and Pandya covers good ground to keep them down to a single
13.3 -
Ashwin to Rahim, 1 run, round the wicket and angled across off, Rahim drops it with soft hands to a non-existent backward point, easy single
13.2 -
Ashwin to S Rahman, 1 run, floated up on off and middle, Rahman takes a step out and turns it with the spin to mid-wicket
13.1 -
Ashwin to Rahim, 1 run, over the wicket and more air for Rahim, milked away to deep square leg
12.6 -
Ravindra Jadeja to S Rahman, 2 runs, round-arm delivery which is short and outside off, Rahman carves the cut past the diving backward point fielder, comes back for the second before sweeper hunts the ball down
12.5 -
Ravindra Jadeja to S Rahman, no run, darted into the blochole, Rahman brings his bat down and jams it near his boot
12.4 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Rahim, 1 run, another yes-no and this time Rahman responds. No harm done. Flighted just outside off, Rahim opens the bat face and guides it behind square on the off-side, he wanted the single but Rahman was a bit hesitant, but finally goes through
Mushfiqur Rahim, right handed bat, comes to the crease
12.3 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Shakib, out Shakib Run Out!! Huge moment in the game. The crowd are stunned. Shakib is livid at his partner. Gives him a mouthful before trudging off. Flatter and close to off, worked away to the left of mid-wicket, he set off and Rahman also took a couple of steps before saying "no", Shakib slipped while turning back and it was all too easy for the Indians. Rohit lobs the ball to Dhoni, who whips the bails off. Shakib run out (Rohit/Dhoni) 3(8)
Ravindra Jadeja to Shakib, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
12.2 -
Ravindra Jadeja to S Rahman, 1 run, fired into the blockhole, Rahman squeezes the drive to sweeper cover
12.1 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Shakib, 1 run, fraction short and around off, Shakib allows the ball to arrive and steers it to short third man
Ravindra Jadeja, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
11.6 -
Ashwin to Shakib, leg byes, 1 run, sliding on leg-stump, Shakib fails to meet with the nudge, ball hits the pad and rolls behind square leg
11.5 -
Ashwin to S Rahman, 1 run, straigher one on off, Rahman closes the bat face and gets a leading edge to backward point. Races across for a quick single and stretches his right leg. He is struggling, but hope he continues from Bangladesh's point of view
11.4 -
Ashwin to S Rahman, SIX, fantastic shot! They have started to get a move on. Straightaway holds his right hamstring. Bit of air on this one and Rahman is quick to dance down and carve it over deep mid-wicket, the fielder was a mere spectator
11.3 -
Ashwin to Shakib, 1 run, quicker and just outside off, Shakib read it well, stayed back and slapped it to sweeper cover
11.2 -
Ashwin to Shakib, no run, flighted up gently, Shakib is enticed into the forward defensive, dabbed away behind square on the off-side
11.1 -
Ashwin to S Rahman, 1 run, tossed up on off, Rahman waits for the ball to turn and works it wide of mid-wicket
10.6 -
Pandya to Shakib, no run, Shakib decides to give the charge, made room as well, converted it into a fuller length delivery, drills it straight to extra cover, Yuvraj dives and makes a fine stop
10.5 -
Pandya to Shakib, no run, good length ball around off, Shakib opens the bat face and directs it to backward point
10.5 -
Pandya to Shakib, wide, almost dug it in near his shoelaces, went way over Shakib, who just saw the ball sail through. Dhoni had to leap up to collect it with one hand. That won't do any good for the skipper's back which is already strapped
10.4 -
Pandya to S Rahman, 1 run, tries to be too cheeky. Moves across his stumps to play the scoop over short fine, gets an inside edge onto the thigh pad and the ball trickles away to short fine leg
10.3 -
Pandya to S Rahman, SIX, well, well, well. So many resemblence to the Indian innings. Rohit was given a life before he started to take on the bowling. Rahman survived one at the start of the over. Is this the turn of events? Rahman was waiting for the ball to be short, pulled it nonchalantly over the deep mid-wicket fence for the first maximum of the innings
10.2 -
Pandya to Shakib, 1 run, on a length and just outside off, Shakib opens the bat face and taps it square on the off-side
10.1 -
Pandya to S Rahman, 1 run, that will go down as a chance. It was a back of a length delivery around off, Rahman flat-batted it to the left of Pandya, who expected the ball to come faster than it did, doesn't even get a fingertip on it
Again there is nothing to choose between the two teams. After 10 overs, India - 52/3 and Bangladesh - 51/3. Can Sabbir Rahman be the Rohit Sharma for Bangladesh? How will Shakib go about? Let's wait and watch...
9.6 -
Ashwin to S Rahman, 1 run, once again the ball drifts away from the right-hander, Rahman waits and nurdles it in front of square on the leg-side
Shakib Al Hasan, left handed bat, comes to the crease
9.5 -
Ashwin to Kayes, out Caught by Yuvraj!! Well, it had to happen. The cuts and nudges were not working for Kayes. So what does he do? Decides to bring out the sweep, Ashwin is a smart operator, dishes out an offie that bounces more than the batsman expected, the top-edge is found and the ball carries to deep backward square, Yuvi runs to his left, reverse-cups it as he goes to ground. Well judged catch that. Kayes c Yuvraj b Ashwin 14(24) [4s-1]
Ashwin to Kayes, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
9.4 -
Ashwin to Kayes, no run, another one that drifts into the left-hander, Kayes has no clue whatsoever, fails to lay bat on ball and is hit on the thigh pad
9.3 -
Ashwin to Kayes, no run, Kayes is not able to pick Ashwin, the drifter that skids on, Kayes cuts and misses, once again the ball darts in and almost kisses the inside edge. Wasn't far from the off-pole
9.2 -
Ashwin to S Rahman, leg byes, 1 run, goes straight on from round the wicket, Rahman kneels down and can't meet with the sweep, wears it on the shoulder and the ball dribbles behind square on the off-side
9.1 -
Ashwin to Kayes, 1 run, sliding on with the angle, Kayes waits and milks a single to deep mid-wicket
Rahman was struggling with something and the physio was out attending to him. He looks fine as he has decided to continue...
8.6 -
Pandya to S Rahman, 2 runs, pitched up on driveable length, Rahman plays it uppishly through extra cover, sweeper had a few yards to cover to his right and the pair come back for the second
8.5 -
Pandya to S Rahman, no run, that is an ugly shot. Good length ball outside off, Rahman shuffles across and tries to slog it towards cow corner. His eyes and head were not in sync to play that shot. Looked ugly to say the least
8.5 -
Pandya to S Rahman, wide, bouncer which is too high for the batsman, Rahman has nothing to do with it, easy call for the umpire
8.4 -
Pandya to Kayes, 1 run, Kayes is riding his luck. Once again in the air and right in between the two fielders. Went for the lofted-drive and got it on the splice, the ball was in the air for some time, dropped between Kohli and Yuvraj, who ran in from cover and mid-off respectively
8.3 -
Pandya to Kayes, no run, angled across the left-hander, Kayes goes fishing at it and fortunately for him the outside edge is not found
8.2 -
Pandya to Kayes, no run, drags the length back and hurries the batsman, Kayes rises on his toes and drops it to the off-side
8.1 -
Pandya to Kayes, 2 runs, in the air and just wide of Yuvraj. Good length ball on off, Kayes goes for the loft over the bowler's head, got it high on the bat and it ballooned to the left of mid-off, Yuvi couldn't get there in time. Kohli suggests he should have been a bit quicker
7.6 -
Ashwin to Kayes, 1 run, nicely floated offie just outside off, Kayes waits and taps it with soft hands square on the off-side
7.5 -
Ashwin to Kayes, no run, wow! The drifter, pitched and came in, Kayes was shaping to play the cut, didn't expect the ball to deviate so much, is beaten comprehensively. Ashwin blows a puff of air, he knows he was close
7.4 -
Ashwin to Kayes, no run, goes on with the angle from round the wicket, Kayes is early into the nudge, misses it completely and is struck on the back pad, no appeal for LBW as the ball was sliding down leg
7.3 -
Ashwin to S Rahman, 1 run, Ashwin sticks to round the wicket, tossed up on middle and leg, worked away to mid-wicket
7.2 -
Ashwin to S Rahman, no run, slower and on the stumps, Rahman defends with the bat in front of his pad
7.1 -
Ashwin to S Rahman, FOUR, that is some way to welcome a bowler, Rahman premeditated the reverse sweep, Ashwin makes his job easier by dishing out a full toss, middled it beautifully and it raced away to the deep backward point fence
Ravichandran Ashwin, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
Spin for the first time and this should be interesting. There was dew when Bangladesh bowled, how will Ashwin and Jaddu cope with it?
6.6 -
Pandya to Kayes, no run, clever from Pandya, sees the batsman advance and bangs it halfway down, Kayes had to take the safer option, ducks and gets away from the line of the delivery
6.5 -
Pandya to S Rahman, leg byes, 1 run, Rahman misses out on a boundary scoring opportunity. Bit of wood and that would have been a boundary. Drifting onto the hips, Rahman gets inside the line and fails to lay bat on the glance, ball thuds into the thigh pad and rolls fine
6.4 -
Pandya to Kayes, 1 run, fullish and close to off, Kayes closes the bat face on the drive, ends up dragging it to long-on
6.3 -
Pandya to S Rahman, 1 run, back of a length on middle and leg, tucked away in front of square on the leg-side, for a single
6.2 -
Pandya to Kayes, 1 run, Pandya decides to test the bounce on the wicket, digs it short and gets it to rear up, Kayes had enough time though, to get into position and play a controlled pull to fine leg
6.1 -
Pandya to S Rahman, 1 run, short of length on off, Rahman dabs it in front of backward point, quick single taken
Hardik Pandya, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
India after the powerplay - 31/2. Bangladesh after the powerplay - 31/2. No difference between the two sides. Who is going to be the Rohit Sharma for the home side?
5.6 -
Bumrah to Kayes, no run, finally, manages to connect with a pull, but almost holed out to square leg. Fraction short and on off, Kayes swivels and mistimes the pull to Raina, went on the bounce
5.5 -
Bumrah to Kayes, no run, Kayes keeps targeting the cow corner region and keeps failing to connect. Once again the length was not short enough to attempt the pull, misses and is struck on the back thigh
Back round the wicket for Kayes...
5.4 -
Bumrah to S Rahman, 1 run, full and touch too straight, on middle stump, Rahman leans into the flick, rolls his wrist and hits it along the ground to deep square leg
5.3 -
Bumrah to S Rahman, 2 runs, sharp short delivery, Rahman is hurried into the pull and the top-edge is found, luckily for the batsman it hits his shoulder and flies away towards third man where Nehra runs across, goes down in installments and saves a couple of runs. Have to give for effort though
5.2 -
Bumrah to S Rahman, no run, back of a length in and around off, Rahman camps back and defends it with the straight bat, ball deflects off the pad towards cover
5.1 -
Bumrah to Kayes, 1 run, switches to round the wicket, the length is on the shorter side, Kayes tucks it to the right of square leg, Yuvi dives to his left and parries it to mid-on, can't prevent the single
4.6 -
Nehra to Kayes, 1 run, mix-up between the batsmen, but no harm done. Kayes wrists the length delivery in front of mid-on and sets off, Rahman wasn't sure whether to go for the run or not, in the end he responds and Dhawan has a shy at the wrong end - bowler's end. A throw to the striker's end would have been a better option
4.5 -
Nehra to S Rahman, 1 run, Rahman decides to give the charge and Nehra is experienced enough to counter that, drags the length back and cramps the batsman for room, mistimes the pull towards mid-on
4.4 -
Nehra to Kayes, 1 run, back of a length around off, Kayes pushes it wide of cover
4.3 -
Nehra to Kayes, no run, Nehra gets away with this one. Strays one onto the pads, Kayes falls over on the flick and fails to connect, is rapped on the pads and the ball rolls to the on-side, Nehra races across and prevents the leg-bye
4.2 -
Nehra to S Rahman, 1 run, just short! It was nothing but a good length delivery angled across Rahman, who uses an horizontal bat to guide it to third man, there was a gully in place and it fell just in front of Raina, who got a hand and made a half-stop
4.1 -
Nehra to S Rahman, FOUR, lovely shot! Rahman picked the bones out of that. Short and Rahman was waiting for it, rocks back and muscles the pull over mid-wicket, couple of bounces and into the fence
3.6 -
Bumrah to Kayes, no run, short of length around off, Kayes gets behind the line and blocks it to the right of the bowler
Dhoni and his field placements. There were two slips and a gully before this ball and now he brings in a fly slip, right between second slip and gully...
3.5 -
Bumrah to Kayes, FOUR, a much better option this. Pitched up and in the driving arc, Kayes doesn't bother to move his feet, reaches the ball using his long handle and lofts it over extra cover, no need to run for those as the ball sped away to the fence
3.4 -
Bumrah to Kayes, no run, you can't play that shot when a bowler is slanting it across you. Good length ball outside off, Kayes goes for the pull and misses. The length nor the line was not there to play that shot
3.3 -
Bumrah to Kayes, no run, appeal for lbw from behind the wicket, but nothing from Bumrah. This one might have just held its line, Kayes prods forward to defend, ekes out an inside edge onto the back pad. That saved him there. Could have so easily been the third wicket
Imrul Kayes, left handed bat, comes to the crease
3.2 -
Bumrah to Soumya Sarkar, out Caught by Dhoni!! Bumrah gets his first. Bangladesh are struggling against the new ball. Not the start they would have wanted. This one bounced a bit more than the batsman anticipated. It was short of length alright, Sarkar was hanging back to defend, doesn't account for the bounce, the ball brushes the glove and settles neatly in Dhoni's mitts. Soumya Sarkar c Dhoni b Bumrah 11(14) [4s-1]
Bumrah to Soumya Sarkar, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
3.1 -
Bumrah to Soumya Sarkar, no run, fullish and around off, Sarkar steps out while giving himself room, can't get hold of the drive, drills it straight to mid-off
2.6 -
Nehra to S Rahman, 2 runs, Pandya misjudged that one. Banged in halfway down, Rahman didn't have the room to play the pull, mistimes it towards mid-on. Pandya kept waiting for some reason instead of going back straightaway, the ball just eludes him and Nehra is not pleased. Throws his cap after the umpire hands it over to him
2.5 -
Nehra to Soumya Sarkar, 3 runs, Ashwin slipped and the duo sneaked in an extra run. Fullish and just outside off, Sarkar moves forward, opens the bat face and glides it behind point. Ashwin runs to his left from third man, slips while trying to slide and that allows the batsmen to take the third
2.4 -
Nehra to S Rahman, 1 run, drags the length back and angles it across the right-hander, Rahman opens the bat face and steers it to third man
2.3 -
Nehra to S Rahman, no run, one, two, three and four appeals for a catch. Nehra was convinced and kept going even though the umpire had shaken his head in disapproval. Another nip-backer from short of length, Rahman is rooted to the crease and is beaten on the inside edge, ball goes off the back thigh to first slip. Nehra thought there was some wood, but the replays showed otherwise
Sabbir Rahman, right handed bat, comes to the crease
2.2 -
Nehra to Mithun, out Bowled!! Nehra draws first blood for India. This was always on the cards. The runs were not coming freely, the batsman tries to do something out of the ordinary and pays the price. It was a good length delivery that nipped back in slightly, Mithun went for the swipe across the line, missed it completely and the off-stump takes a beating. Nehra is delighted. Pumps his fists in joy. Mithun b Nehra 1(3)
Nehra to Mithun, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
2.1 -
Nehra to Mithun, no run, tails back in from short of length, Mithun is cramped for room, he was attempting a steer to third man, doesn't account for the swing, wears it on the back thigh and the ball goes on the bounce to Dhoni, who dives to his right and makes a half-stop
1.6 -
Bumrah to Soumya Sarkar, no run, might have been the off-speed delivery from Bumrah as it went on the bounce to Dhoni. Sarkar has a waft at that, didn't go full-throttle and the ball almost kissed the outside edge. Good comeback after being hit for a boundary off the first ball
1.5 -
Bumrah to Soumya Sarkar, no run, and again. Sarkar is beaten for the Nth time in this innings. The widish angle and the late movement from Bumrah are causing problems for Sarkar, he follows the path of the ball and is beaten on the outside edge
1.4 -
Bumrah to Soumya Sarkar, no run, now we see some swing for Bumrah. And why is that? Because he pitched the ball up and lured the batsman forward, Sarkar went for a loose drive and is beaten
1.3 -
Bumrah to Mithun, 1 run, another hurried single. Hint of inward movement, the length was on the shorter side and that allowed Mithun to adjust, stands in the crease and dabs it towards backward point
Bumrah too has two slips in place..
1.2 -
Bumrah to Soumya Sarkar, 1 run, sensible batting. Short of a length and around off, Sarkar drops it with soft hands in front of point and sets off, easily done in the end
1.1 -
Bumrah to Soumya Sarkar, FOUR, there he goes. The length and line was in his zone and Sarkar has no half measures. Short and width offered outside off, Sarkar stands on his toes and slaps it over cover, just evaded the leaping fielder. Bumrah thought he was in with a chance, but that was hit hard
Jasprit Bumrah, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Nehra to Soumya Sarkar, 3 runs, the smile is wiped off Nehra's face thanks to Bumrah. Slides one onto the hips, Sarkar tucks it behind square on the leg-side, there was two on offer, but Bumrah was a bit casual in getting to the ball and the batsmen pushed back for the third. Nehra was not happy with that effort
0.5 -
Nehra to Soumya Sarkar, no run, another jaffa. Nehra still has a smile on his face. Shortens the length and gets it to zoom off the surface, no idea as to what Sarkar was trying there, stood tall and had a woosh at the ball across the line. Beaten!
0.4 -
Nehra to Soumya Sarkar, no run, beauty! He is squared up and Nehra has a wry smile on his face. Good length ball and jags away from the left-hander, Sarkar goes feeling for it, once again away from the body and is beaten neck and crop
0.3 -
Nehra to Soumya Sarkar, no run, much better. Pitches it up and gets it to curl away, Sarkar's feet was stuck in cement as he flirted with it away from the body, there was a daylight gap between bat and ball
0.2 -
Nehra to Soumya Sarkar, no run, ambitious! A back of a length delivery in and around off, Sarkar went for the pull, the ball didn't bounce as much as he expected and it went underneath the bat
0.1 -
Nehra to Soumya Sarkar, no run, starts with a shortish delivery on the fourth stump line, Sarkar stands tall and drops it dead on the off-side. You won't get much swing with that length, need to pitch it up
Soumya Sarkar and Mithun are at the crease. Soumya Sarkar is on strike. Nehra will open the attack