Welcome back.. India are in a huddle. MS does all the talking. Can India defend 146? Out come the two openers, Tamim Iqbal and Mohammad Mithun. Nehra has the ball.. One slip in place.
Live visuals show expatriates dressed in Indian jerseys with their faces painted with the tri-color. Wonder whether they understand this unique game. Still good to see them come out and enjoy themselves. Even our very own - Sriram Konanur was spotted at the ground with the India jersey. Cheering wildly when Dhawan hit a six. Doesn't take much for him to break into a chat and a smile. Will be full of stories tomorrow when he comes back. On that note, I allow myself a breather and hand over the comm duties to my other esteemed colleagues...
Pandya, promoted up the order in front of Yuvraj and Dhoni, looked like launching Bangladesh out of the match before his blitz was cut short by a stunning catch from Sarkar. After that the boundaries dried up completely with the last 5 overs producing only 34 runs. All of Bangladesh's bowlers chipped in and never let things drift out of control. Looks a competitive total though on a tough pitch. It's game on!
After being put into bat, India started cautiously, and the first 5 overs went through without incident. But the sixth one was a complete contradiction - a rebellious spike in a calm graph. Mustafizur got carted for a couple of sixes, before hitting back and getting rid of Rohit, and later Dhawan fell to Shakib - thereby keeping his spot hanging in jeopardy. Kohli too didn't look himself as the pitch held up, turned, didn't bounce and made stroke-making difficult. Still, in front of a raucous home crowd, India felt obliged to turn it on. And that led to more wickets.
The first ball of the second over was bowled by Shuvagata Hom. Hom is someone who can be dangerous with the slider, especially with the new ball against the left-hander. So when Dhawan plonked his foot out and saw it turn square past him, he looked bemused. Or alarmed. He would have hoped for a pitch more hospitable to end his wretched run of form. Not to be.
19.6 -
Mustafizur to Dhoni, 2 runs, had the throw come to the bowler's end, Ashwin was gone. But the fielder makes a meal by sending it to Dhoni's end. Dhoni was always going for the second. Ashwin isn't sure, he is watching and waiting. What is he thinking? Just put your head down and run! That's what Dhoni did. He didn't care if he was run out. Thankfully for Ashwin's sake, the throw didn't come to his end. He is a poor runner between the wickets and looked lazy and happy with just one. Who knows, in a T20I, even that last ball extra run could potentially win or lose you the game
19.5 -
Mustafizur to Dhoni, no run, and straight to mid-off. Shakib smiles. Maybe he was the one who suggested that innovative field placing. Low full toss on the stumps, drilled to mid-off. Dhoni wants the strike and sends Ashwin back
Deep cover in place. Mid-off in
19.4 -
Mustafizur to Dhoni, 2 runs, low full toss outside off, Dhoni sliced that to deep cover. Almost lost balance as he played that, but it was totally mistimed. But enough to come back for two
19.3 -
Mustafizur to Ashwin, 1 run, full and following Ashwin as he backed away, he nutmegs himself with a thick inside edge, fine leg fields and the crowd cheer as Dhoni is on strike
19.2 -
Mustafizur to Ashwin, FOUR, poor delivery, cutter down leg, Ashwin plays the fine leg-glance. A Test match stroke played in a T20I. Still works though and beats fine leg easily. Ashwin is off the mark with a four. He and Dhoni have a chat
Ravichandran Ashwin, right handed bat, comes to the crease
19.1 -
Mustafizur to Ravindra Jadeja, out Bowled!! The off stump is a mess. Full, fast and on off, Ravindra Jadeja slogs and misses. May have rolled his fingers on that as well. So Mustafizur begins well and so Dhoni stays at the other end. Ravindra Jadeja b Mustafizur 12(8) [4s-2]
Mustafizur to Ravindra Jadeja, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
18.6 -
Al-Amin to Ravindra Jadeja, 1 run, back over the wicket, a short ball on the stumps, pulled straight to the fielder at deep square leg, just a single
Crowd chanting "We want six, we want six." So easy to say. Very difficult to do. There is my cliche - inspired by you know who! You should get it without me giving a hint
18.5 -
Al-Amin to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR, consecutive fours for Ravindra Jadeja. Al-Amin grimaces. While Shakib is not happy with the field setting. Slower short ball on the stumps, sits up for Jadeja to be pulled away, he does so, getting it behind square, beating the fielder inside the ring. He rolled his wrists on that and kept it along the ground too. The crowd are back to their full voices now
18.4 -
Al-Amin to Ravindra Jadeja, FOUR, glove love between Ravindra Jadeja and Dhoni. This was a low full toss outside off, Jadeja opened the bat face on that and then sliced that wide of point. Well wide of sweeper cover. India needed that boundary. The key was opening of the bat face and that's what Jadeja did expertly well there
18.3 -
Al-Amin to Dhoni, leg byes, 1 run, a low full toss down leg and Dhoni has missed out. He is cursing himself. Rare show of emotion from him. He usually is very stoic. Knew that he had missed out on a four scoring opportunity. The ball runs behind square off the thigh pad
Lots of changes in the field
18.2 -
Al-Amin to Dhoni, FOUR, look at Dhoni. Look at him doing a 360 degree body swing. It was full and outside off, Dhoni reached out and slammed it over cover. Almost swung himself off his feet. Such was the ferociousness of his bat swing. Gave it his all and the ball sped away to the fence. A mini helicopter that. Need more of those though
18.1 -
Al-Amin to Dhoni, no run, brilliant yorker on off, Dhoni digs it out back to the bowler. Can't do much with that
Al-Amin Hossain [3.0-0-24-2] is back into the attack
17.6 -
Mustafizur to Ravindra Jadeja, no run, very good bowling this. Speared in the yorker on off, Ravindra Jadeja digs it out back to the bowler. Nothing Jadeja can do when the ball is bowled in the blockhole
17.5 -
Mustafizur to Dhoni, 1 run, slower delivery down leg, nudged to short fine leg, for a single. 1000 runs for Mahendra Singh Dhoni in T20Is
17.4 -
Mustafizur to Ravindra Jadeja, 1 run, low full toss on the stumps, Ravindra Jadeja gets forward and drives to long-on
17.3 -
Mustafizur to Ravindra Jadeja, no run, good yorker on off. Ravindra Jadeja digs it out and this time Dhoni refuses the single as Mustafizur rushes forward to stop the ball
17.2 -
Mustafizur to Ravindra Jadeja, 2 runs, what running from Dhoni. He strolled back for the second and made it easily. Low full toss outside off, Ravindra Jadeja stroked it to deep cover. Dhoni knew that it was two and took on the fielder before rushing back
Short fine goes back
17.1 -
Mustafizur to Dhoni, 1 run, full outside off, Dhoni uses his bottom hand and pushes in the gap to sweeper cover, for a single
Mustafizur Rahman [2.0-0-20-1] is back into the attack
16.6 -
Mahmudullah to Dhoni, 1 run, nudged to deep mid-wicket for a single that keeps Dhoni on strike for the next over
Ravindra Jadeja, left handed bat, comes to the crease
16.5 -
Mahmudullah to Yuvraj, out Caught by Al-Amin!! The reaction of my colleague - Mani says it all. Maybe he has Yuvraj in his fantasy team. He for sure loves his fantasy. Obsessed by it in fact. He just entered the room and Yuvraj is gone. As soon as the ball went off the top edge and was caught at short fine, Mani grimaced with a weird expression, as if he was batting instead of Yuvi. Yuvraj completely deceived by the slowness of that ball and was early into the swipe to leg, since the ball held up, Yuvraj couldn't change his stroke. Straight off the top edge and a dolly to short fine. That's another big wicket. Yuvraj c Al-Amin b Mahmudullah 3(6)
Mahmudullah to Yuvraj, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
16.4 -
Mahmudullah to Dhoni, 1 run, quick and outside off, slapped to deep extra cover
16.3 -
Mahmudullah to Dhoni, no run, flat and outside off, punched back to the bowler who dives to his left to save the run
Now over the wicket
16.2 -
Mahmudullah to Yuvraj, 1 run, flat outside off, Yuvraj rocks back and cuts to sweeper cover
16.1 -
Mahmudullah to Dhoni, 1 run, flat and on the stumps, turning in, Dhoni rocks back and pushes it through mid-wicket. Wanted two but Yuvraj is happy with one
Mahmudullah, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
15.6 -
Al-Amin to Yuvraj, no run, three dots in a row. Full and outside off, Yuvraj went for a big drive over cover and missed. The ball snuck under his bat
15.5 -
Al-Amin to Yuvraj, no run, and again. This is the line to be bowling to Yuvraj first up. Again on a fuller length, outside off, angled across, Yuvraj tries the same shot - a dab to third man and doesn't make contact
15.4 -
Al-Amin to Yuvraj, no run, angled across Yuvraj on a fuller length, he looks to run it down to third man and misses
15.3 -
Al-Amin to Yuvraj, 2 runs, hat-trick ball is a poor one. Short down leg, helped down to fine leg where Mash makes a meal of it and then has to dive forward to pull it back. Kept it to two
Yuvraj Singh, left handed bat, comes to the crease
15.2 -
Al-Amin to Pandya, out Caught by Soumya Sarkar!! Wow! Unbelievable catch. How has he pulled that off? He caught one against Pakistan the other day and now this is 10 times better than that. Pandya can't believe his luck but he has to go. He hit that well, another short of length slower ball, Pandya timed the pull and it was destined to head to the fence, but Sarkar running to his left at deep square leg, stuck his left-hand out on the run and the ball stuck. He was parallel to the ground when he took that. It took a while for the Bangladeshis to realise that Sarkar had taken the catch and then they rushed to him to celebrate. Sarkar used his long reach and those catches either stick or they don't. Has to be in the top 5 catches of the tournament. Al-Amin now on hat-trick. Not a wicket-taking delivery but the brilliance of Sarkar has pulled off a wicket from nowhere. Pandya c Soumya Sarkar b Al-Amin 15(7) [4s-2 6s-1]
Al-Amin to Pandya, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
MS Dhoni, right handed bat, comes to the crease
15.1 -
Al-Amin to Raina, out Caught by S Rahman!! Raina falls to the short ball. The crowd are cheering! Who is coming in next? Yuvi or Mahendra Singh Dhoni? Still don't know who. Anyway coming to the wicket delivery, Al-Amin bowled the slower cutter on a short of length, held up on the pitch and Raina could only lob the pull towards an on-rushing deep mid-wicket. Easily held. Raina had struggled for timing all night and never looked settled despite making 30. Raina c S Rahman b Al-Amin 30(23) [4s-1 6s-2]
Al-Amin to Raina, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Al-Amin Hossain [2.0-0-22-0] is back into the attack
14.6 -
Shakib to Pandya, FOUR, Pandya has been sent with a license to throw his bat. Comes down the track and takes it on the full, sliced over cover and once he got it over the fielder, it was four all the way. Suddenly the Bangladeshis are under pressure. Pandya's move to bat ahead of Yuvi and Mahendra Singh Dhoni so far working
14.5 -
Shakib to Pandya, FOUR, Shakib puts his head back. Long-on was too wide for him to have a chance. Uses his feet and takes it on the full, hit wide of Raina and since the fielder was wide, he had no chance of cutting that off
14.4 -
Shakib to Pandya, no run, low full toss outside off, Pandya drives and finds cover. Should've hit the gap
14.3 -
Shakib to Raina, 1 run, well bowled! Knows Raina will charge and kept angling it across on a yorker length, Raina had to reach out and dug it out to backward point. Had he missed that, Rahim would've been in business
14.2 -
Shakib to Pandya, 1 run, following Pandya from round the wicket, gently pushed to long-on
14.1 -
Shakib to Raina, 1 run, Shakib knows he has got away with one there. Wears a wry smile on his face. Bad full toss down leg, with short fine leg inside the circle. Raina swipes it straight to the fielder. Either side of the man and it would've been four
13.6 -
Shuvagata to Pandya, SIX, so that's why Pandya has come ahead of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. He can strike them cleanly. And off the second ball he has sent one into the lower tier at deep mid-wicket. Sliding on the legs, Pandya clouted that meatily and went all the way. A confidence boosting hit from Pandya
13.5 -
Shuvagata to Pandya, no run, flat and quick on off, Pandya presses forward to block
Hardik Pandya, right handed bat, comes to the crease
13.4 -
Shuvagata to Kohli, out Bowled!! No! He falls next ball. "The mute button has been pressed at the Chinnaswamy here" says Sanjay M on air. Utter disbelief from the crowd on seeing their loved one go. Shuvagata pumps his fist in delight. This was bowled quicker and on the stumps, Kohli aimed for a big slog to leg and missed. The stumps are a mess behind him. Rarely does Kohli miss straight balls, but this time he has done so. So that drop catch hasn't cost Bangladesh very much. Kohli b Shuvagata 24(24) [6s-1]
Shuvagata to Kohli, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
13.3 -
Shuvagata to Kohli, SIX, rubbish delivery and heaved for six. Low full toss on the stumps, Kohli tonks it flat and wide of deep mid-wicket, a skimmer and clears the ropes on the full. Will that get Kohli going?
13.2 -
Shuvagata to Raina, 1 run, yorker length outside off, Raina digs it out through extra cover
13.1 -
Shuvagata to Raina, FOUR, that's Raina at his best. Use of the feet and to the pitch of the ball, still not off the meat of the blade, off the bottom of the bat but he goes back over Shuvagata's head and that races away to the straight boundary. Good start to the over
Shuvagata Hom [2.0-0-7-0] is back into the attack
12.6 -
Shakib to Raina, 1 run, very full on Raina's legs, clipped to deep mid-wicket
12.5 -
Shakib to Kohli, 1 run, again well-bowled. Shakib is darting in the yorkers despite Kohli using his feet. He drills it with lots of bottom hand and the ball deflects off Raina to long-on
12.4 -
Shakib to Kohli, no run, Kohli uses his feet and Shakib fired in the yorker, Kohli digs it out back to the bowler
12.3 -
Shakib to Raina, 1 run, it has come off the outside edge. So the bat change hasn't worked straightaway. But good fielding from short third man, keeps it to one. Dived and pushed it back
Another bat change for Raina. Let's see whether that works
12.2 -
Shakib to Kohli, 1 run, following Kohli as he made room, flicked to long-on
12.1 -
Shakib to Raina, 1 run, full on the stumps, Raina heaves it off the inner half, again not well-timed, doesn't carry to the fielder. A slight fumble by Sarkar at long-on but its only a single
Shakib Al Hasan [2.0-0-7-1] is back into the attack
11.6 -
Mortaza to Raina, 1 run, that's a top effort from Mithun at backward point. His mates high-five him. Raina backed away and punched that to the right of Mithun and he dove full-length to make the stop. If the ball had passed him, would've been four. Saved three there
11.5 -
Mortaza to Kohli, 1 run, back of a length outside off, slapped off the back foot to long-off
11.4 -
Mortaza to Raina, 1 run, fullish outside off, Raina is looking to go over cover, but the ball holds up a touch, dragged off the inside half of the bat and down to deep mid-wicket
11.3 -
Mortaza to Kohli, 1 run, yet again Kohli rocks back and pulls, but straight to the fielder at deep mid-wicket
11.2 -
Mortaza to Kohli, 2 runs, short of length outside off, short-arm pulled between mid-wicket and long-on, placed in the gap and two it is
11.1 -
Mortaza to Kohli, no run, Kohli backs away and dabs the cut straight to the fielder at point
10.6 -
Al-Amin to Raina, no run, backs away and tries to go over cover. Is too far out of his reach and is beaten. The ball was angled across by Al-Amin
10.5 -
Al-Amin to Raina, SIX, that's cleanly struck. The first one that Raina has timed today. Stays on the front foot and clears his front leg, expects the short ball and whacks it flat over deep mid-wicket. So consecutive sixes and the crowd find their voice. Raina expected that and pulled it meatily
10.4 -
Al-Amin to Raina, SIX, in the air and its six. Hom was the fielder at deep square leg. Raina short-arm jabbed that and looked like he didn't have the distance to clear the fielder. But Bengaluru is a small ground, and the ball flies. Any other ground it would've been caught. Hom was at the edge of the boundary, got both hands to it, but parried it over
10.3 -
Al-Amin to Raina, no run, short ball, pacy one too, Raina hooks and misses. Not called a wide
10.2 -
Al-Amin to Kohli, 1 run, dropped by Al-Amin! He isn't a great fielder. And he has shelled that. Kohli came down the track and was beaten by the sharpness of that back of a length delivery, it hurried on to him and it went back to the bowler off the splice, Al-Amin stuck his right-hand out and it didn't stick. The ball wasn't travelling too. Al-Amin wasn't expecting that and that's what can happen if you aren't in a position to anticipate. Will Bangladesh regret that drop?
Good captaincy by Mash. He has changed the bowling around, not giving any of his mates more than an over at a stretch. He knows that by changing the bowling around constantly, the batsmen can't line up a single bowler. So far Bangladesh have done really well but they need to get Kohli out. For everyone knows what Kohli can do
10.1 -
Al-Amin to Raina, 1 run, now backs away and thrashes a length delivery on the stumps to deep cover. That was well-timed but straight to the fielder
Al-Amin Hossain [1.0-0-8-0] is back into the attack
9.6 -
Mortaza to Raina, 1 run, Raina is having a torrid time out there. He is trying his best but he looks desperately out of touch. Races down the wicket, a mistimed loft off a slower delivery down leg, since it was mistimed, it didn't carry to long-on
9.5 -
Mortaza to Kohli, 1 run, back of a length around off, Kohli dabs with the bat close to his body, run down to short third man
Rahim is now up to the stumps
9.4 -
Mortaza to Kohli, 2 runs, now Kohli uses his feet and punches to the left of extra cover. The fielder at sweeper did well to run across and tumble. Saved two there
9.3 -
Mortaza to Raina, 1 run, Raina is in a terrible tangle there. Pre-meditates the shot and is completely deceived by the slower delivery, in the end he awkwardly helps it to short fine leg. Looked out of sorts there
This isn't a typical Bengaluru wicket. This is stopping and holding up. A total of 150-160 will be tough to chase. Expect Ashwin and Jadeja to have a ball for this pitch suits them very well. No explanation as to why the Bengaluru pitch is playing like this. There has been no rain for the last fortnight and the sun has blazed away. So surprising to see the pitch behave like this
9.2 -
Mortaza to Kohli, 1 run, fullish outside off, Kohli thrashes the square drive square of the wicket, for a single
9.1 -
Mortaza to Raina, 1 run, so nearly holed out. On a short of length and angling across Raina who employs the short-arm pull, it went to deep square, Mahmudullah was the fielder and just short of him as he ran in
8.6 -
Shuvagata to Kohli, no run, on the middle and leg line, Kohli finds mid-wicket once again
8.5 -
Shuvagata to Kohli, no run, clipped straight to the fielder at mid-wicket
8.4 -
Shuvagata to Kohli, no run, well bowled. Shuvagata beats Kohli in the air and off the pitch too. Kohli isn't to the pitch as he went for a lofted hit. Drags it off the inside half to mid-wicket
8.3 -
Shuvagata to Kohli, 2 runs, "Mash, Mash" shrieks Rahim as soon as Kohli nudged that off the back foot. The Indians were looking for two all the while as the ball went to deep square leg. Mash chased it and threw off-balance to the bowler. Raina was struggling and would've been out with a direct hit. Despite a full-length dive
Replays for that Dhawan dismissal show that the ball was angling across and going on to clip off. Umpire's call
8.2 -
Shuvagata to Kohli, no run, stays round the wicket and it is on the stumps, clipped to mid-wicket
8.1 -
Shuvagata to Raina, 1 run, punched to the right of cover. Had Mash picked it up cleanly, could've been interesting. But the captain didn't and the batsmen make it easily
Shuvagata Hom [1.0-0-4-0] is back into the attack
7.6 -
Mortaza to Raina, 1 run, Raina is off the mark with a clip off the hips to deep square leg
7.5 -
Mortaza to Raina, no run, length delivery on middle, Raina plays with an open stance and his dab finds point
7.4 -
Mortaza to Raina, no run, a nervy poke. Fullish and angled across Raina, who is on the walk, lucky not to have edged that. Very poor footwork from a tentative Raina
7.3 -
Mortaza to Raina, no run, short of length and angled across Raina, who hops and defends to point
7.2 -
Mortaza to Kohli, 1 run, fullish on off, Kohli gets forward and drives to long-on
7.1 -
Mortaza to Kohli, 2 runs, short of length on the hips, Kohli plays his trademark clip to deep backward square leg, the fielder had to tumble across and did so
Mashrafe Mortaza [1.0-0-5-0] is back into the attack
Suresh Raina, left handed bat, comes to the crease
6.6 -
Shakib to Dhawan, out Lbw!! Look at that appeal. "Aaahhhhhhh, aaahhhhhh" go both Shakib and Rahim. Not a "howzatttt" and that appeal is frightening enough for Oxenford to raise the finger. For Shakib was right at his face with fingers pointed at him. If he had got any closer, may have poked him straight in the eye. Jokes apart, it was plumb. That's what matters. It was fired in quick on the middle and leg line, Dhawan yorked himself on the flick, played all around it and missed. Would've gone onto hit leg at worst. The only thing that could've saved Dhawan was if it had pitched outside leg. It didn't. Replays for that Dhawan dismissal show that the ball was angling across and going on to clip off. Umpire's call. Dhawan lbw b Shakib 23(22) [4s-2 6s-1]
Shakib to Dhawan, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!
6.5 -
Shakib to Kohli, 1 run, Shakib isn't flighting the ball, Kohli goes on the back foot, wristed to long-on
6.4 -
Shakib to Dhawan, 1 run, flattish and sliding across Dhawan who rocks back and clips a single to deep mid-wicket
6.3 -
Shakib to Kohli, 1 run, again flat outside off, Kohli rocks back and punches it square of the wicket, is off the mark with a single
6.2 -
Shakib to Kohli, no run, flat and sliding on, Kohli picks it and defends off the back foot
6.1 -
Shakib to Kohli, no run, ooh! That turned a long way. Pitched outside off, stopped on Kohli who was looking to cut, missed the blade and Rahim didn't grab it cleanly as well
Virat Kohli, right handed bat, comes to the crease
5.6 -
Mustafizur to Rohit, out Caught by S Rahman!! That is a top catch. Not easy when the ball goes a mile up in the night sky. And from Bangladesh's perspective, they had the right man under it. Their best fielder. Mustafizur bowls the slower delivery outside off, Rohit was aiming mid-wicket, hoicked it but got a thick top edge which spiralled into the sky. Sabbir at mid-wicket backtracked and held on. Judged it to a nicety. The dangerous Rohit is gone. He got greedy and perished. The over had already produced 15 but Rohit wasn't happy with just 15. Rohit c S Rahman b Mustafizur 18(16) [4s-1 6s-1]
Mustafizur to Rohit, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
5.5 -
Mustafizur to Dhawan, leg byes, 1 run, fires in the yorker. Dhawan flicks and misses. Was sliding down leg. They take a leg-bye
5.4 -
Mustafizur to Dhawan, SIX, now Dhawan follows Rohit and gets six. A big tonk over long-on. This was on the stumps, Dhawan used all his muscle and heaved it over the fence. Now all of a sudden Mustafizur is under pressure. This was a calculated assault from the Indian openers against Mustafizur
5.3 -
Mustafizur to Rohit, 1 run, now softly dabs the slower delivery to the right of point and a quick single pinched
5.2 -
Mustafizur to Rohit, SIX, languid! Effortless. Use all the adjectives you can. Because this is beautiful from Rohit. Picked the slower delivery on off and just lofted through the line. Came off the meat of the blade and went all the way over long-off. The fielder was inside the ring and Rohit cleared him easily
5.1 -
Mustafizur to Dhawan, 1 run, Dhawan shows all his three stumps and still gets bat on that. He backed away well outside leg, even as Mustafizur was running in to bowl, this was on middle, Dhawan drives to the right of cover-point, single taken
4.6 -
Shakib to Dhawan, 1 run, flighted delivery outside off, Dhawan goes hard on the sweep and finds deep mid-wicket. Hit all along the ground
4.5 -
Shakib to Rohit, 1 run, now tossed up on the stumps, Rohit gets forward and drives to long-off
4.4 -
Shakib to Rohit, no run, almost a caught and bowled. Rohit checked his stroke as the ball stopped on him. Shakib dived forward but it fell inches short. This track looks two-paced and Rohit was lucky to survive that. Maybe Shakib could've done much better by diving well in front. Sort of waited for the ball to come and that's the chance gone
4.3 -
Shakib to Dhawan, 1 run, sliding on, Dhawan short-arm jabs the pull, wide of long-on but just one
4.2 -
Shakib to Rohit, 1 run, punched off the back foot to long-off
4.1 -
Shakib to Rohit, no run, confusion between Rohit and Dhawan. Interesting with a direct hit. But Sabbir Rahman misses with the throw from cover. It was mistimed to the fielder and Dhawan wanted the quick single, was halfway down the track and had to dive full-length to make it back. But a direct hit may have proved that dive futile
Shakib Al Hasan, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
3.6 -
Mustafizur to Dhawan, FOUR, the quicker length ball on off and middle. Sounds strange to say that - when a seamer like Mustafizur is bowling. But he bowls cutters mostly. So this will be his change-up delivery, short-arm jabbed over mid-wicket. Dhawan was aiming for that stroke all over and finally gets it off the last ball
3.5 -
Mustafizur to Dhawan, no run, Mustafizur and Rahim go up for a big lbw appeal. But Aleem Dar walks away. Dhawan used his feet and aimed to play to leg, is beaten by the slower delivery, hit on the pad and since he was a long way down the track, he got away. Looked adjacent to the naked eye. Or was it going down leg? Touch and go that. But once you are so far down the track, any umpire will go with the batsman
3.4 -
Mustafizur to Rohit, 1 run, a cutter outside off, Rohit is very careful playing away from the body, he leans forward and then just eases it through cover for a single. Didn't go hard at it
3.3 -
Mustafizur to Dhawan, 1 run, full on the pads, this time he rolls his wrists and flicks it to deep square leg, for a single
3.2 -
Mustafizur to Dhawan, no run, another cutter, another swing to leg and Dhawan again misses out. Is hit on the thigh pad
The usual nuisance behind the bowler's arm. It is sorted and we are ready to go
3.1 -
Mustafizur to Dhawan, no run, Mustafizur come on and bowls the cutter, it grips on the surface and Dhawan misses out on the tuck. The ball rolls behind his legs, but he had it covered. Ensured it didn't go back onto the stumps
Mustafizur Rahman, comes into the attack
2.6 -
Al-Amin to Rohit, no run, another cutter on a back of a length outside off, Rohit hops and pats to point. Looks for the single but Dhawan isn't interested
2.5 -
Al-Amin to Dhawan, 1 run, good running and almost a terrible giveaway by Al-Amin. Saw Dhawan charging and shortened the length, Dhawan defended to the right of the bowler. Both Dhawan and Rohit had a look at each other and ran. Al-Amin for some reason shies and had the throw been a little bit wide, it would've eluded mid-on and ran away for four more
2.4 -
Al-Amin to Rohit, 1 run, Al-Amin rolled his fingers on that and bowled the cutter, it gripped on the surface and jagged back in a tad, Rohit took the bottom hand off the bat and nurdled it behind square. That cramped Rohit slightly for room. Maybe the way on this track is to bowl the cutters more often than not
No slip for Al-Amin
2.3 -
Al-Amin to Dhawan, 1 run, short of length and angled across Dhawan who rocks back and punches to the left of point. Another easy single taken
2.2 -
Al-Amin to Rohit, 1 run, on the stumps, gently nudged to the vacant square leg region
2.1 -
Al-Amin to Rohit, FOUR, that is pure class. Just class from Rohit. He rocked back to a back of a length delivery, which wasn't short at all. But the skill of Rohit come to the fore, used the depth of the crease and then cut it late. The key was to play the ball late and that's what Rohit did. There was a sweeper placed, he had a few paces to cover to his left, but he had no chance. Even a full-length dive wasn't enough. Such was the timing on the shot. A decent delivery has been hit for four. That's what Rohit can do to you
Al-Amin Hossain, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
1.6 -
Shuvagata to Dhawan, no run, flat and outside off, Dhawan stays back and then punches with an open blade. Finds the diving point. Apart from the half-tracker, pretty decent over from Shuvagata
1.5 -
Shuvagata to Dhawan, no run, now rocks back and opens the face of the bat to guide to short third man
1.4 -
Shuvagata to Dhawan, FOUR, three dots and Shuvagata errs by bowling short. Dragged down, very short outside off, Dhawan rocked back in a flash and then thumped the pull over mid-wicket. Once it went over the infield it was four all the way
1.3 -
Shuvagata to Dhawan, no run, on the stumps, gently nudged to the vacant FSL position
1.2 -
Shuvagata to Dhawan, no run, again turn! This was shorter and outside off, Dhawan was lining up for a big cut, the turn forces the mistimed stroke and Dhawan finds cover
1.1 -
Shuvagata to Dhawan, no run, ooh! Turn for Shuvagata, first ball. And big turn too. From round the wicket, pitches outside off and then grips away, brings Dhawan forward as he looked to push to the off-side. Beaten neck and crop
Shuvagata Hom, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Mortaza to Rohit, no run, back of a length outside off, Rohit stands tall and defends to the left of the bowler
0.5 -
Mortaza to Dhawan, 1 run, angled across Dhawan on a length, he gets forward and pushes it through cover-point. Another single taken
0.4 -
Mortaza to Rohit, 1 run, softly tapped to the short mid-wicket region, easy single
0.3 -
Mortaza to Rohit, no run, good stop by Sabbir Rahman diving to his left at backward point. It was angled in on a length on off, Rohit got a thick outside edge on the defence. The batsmen hesitated for a moment and Dhawan was a few paces down the track looking for the single, but sent back in time. Rahman is one of Bangladesh's best fielders and as the saying goes - never run on a misfield. Sensibly done in the end
0.3 -
Mortaza to Rohit, wide, the inswinger attempted, but it slips down leg. Wide called
0.2 -
Mortaza to Dhawan, 1 run, a carbon copy of the previous ball. Short and wide outside off, Dhawan cuts and finds the sweeper on the off-side
0.1 -
Mortaza to Rohit, 1 run, short outside off, Rohit hops and then cuts to the sweeper cover in place. That's a good field placed for Rohit is very strong square on the off-side. Straight to the fielder
Rohit and Dhawan are at the crease. Rohit is on strike. Mortaza will open the attack
Phew! What did we just witness? Bangladesh seemed to be cruising. They never looked under pressure. Then how did they lose? I need time to stomach that. So, the equation for India is straightforward now. Win against Australia and go through to the semifinal. That we shall think about tomorrow. Today, let us concentrate on how India managed to stay alive. My fingers need an ice pack, but these are the sort of games that test you as a commentator. Hope we have done justice and more importantly you enjoyed our coverage. Time to say goodbye. This is Akshay Maanay signing off on behalf of our scorer Krishna and my co-commentators Srivathsa, Sagar Chawla and Pradeep. Ta-ta!
Below are some of the tweets pertaining to this game
Gurkeerat Mann: Cool as a cucumber ! MS Dhoni style ! Too easy fr him
Parthiv Patel: Great victory for Team India! They never fail to believe in one another and that's what separates them from the rest! #ChaseGreatness
Russel Arnold: What a finish !!! 3 wickets in last 3 balls with 2 runs to get .. A short ball .. A full toss .. A Jail Break !! Congratulations India !!
Shane Watson: What an incredible game of cricket!!! Bangladesh showed great fight but just couldn't finish it off #nailbiter#indvbang#t20wc
Anil Kumble: Unbelievable win by India. Held their nerve. Well done India. #IndvsBan #T20 WC #AKLive
Brendon Taylor: Oh my word! What have we just witnessed? #IndvsBan #T20 WC
Tom Moody: @BCBtigers snatch defeat from the jaws of victory! #wt20 #INDvBAN
Mortaza: "Bowlers did a great job during the bowling time. The batsmen were on top till the last three balls. Anyway, it is bad luck, can't do much. Last three balls we lost three wickets and we needed only 2 runs. Specially it is disappointing today. We didn't play well against Pakistan, but played two good games."
Dhoni: "I don't want to say everything [regarding what was spoken in the last over]. The decision was what length to bowl and what line to bowl. These were the kind of stuff that was being said. I knew once the 20th over starts I had the luxury of time and wouldn't have been fined. At times you look to finish it with a big shot. When you are batting well, you go for it. It is a learning for him [Mahmudullah] and others who finish games. That is what cricket is all about. If it had gone for six, everybody would have said what a shot. It is important to decide before playing the shot, if you have to play it or not. I think he [Bumrah] bowled really well, the second over he bowled, he was under pressure that was because he had not fielded well. That can happen in this format. He did well to forget that and bowl the crucial 19th over. They were cruising and scoring at a decent rate, instead of using our part-timers, we used our proper bowlers and that made a difference in the end. Overall, very good bowling effort. There were quite a few stuff we were discussing. We didn't want Pandya to bowl the yorker, it had to be back of a length and how much back of a length, you don't want the batsman to connect, what field should it be. His execution of the last delivery was fantastic."
Ashwin: "I think this is probably the most we have discussed on a cricket field as a team. We have never really got together and worried so much about a game before. Credit to Bangladesh. I think they played great cricket. I am probably drained right now. I'll probably go back to my room and crash. That's how much energy I have (smiles). He (Bumrah) put down a catch, didn't have a good time in the field, bowled two overs for 22 and from there to come back and bowl like that was excellent. I actually gave him a cheeky idea to try and mankad at the end. I know we might have got a bit of flak, but why not! (smiles). We have not really batted the way where we would be really pleased with our performance. We are a very, very good batting unit. Once we fire on all cylinders we will be great contenders for the title. As of today, with where we stand, I don't think we are contenders (smiles). But I think it's not a bad time to peak. If we really pick up our batting, we could be great contenders from now on. When Tamim's sweep went up in the air I thought we had the game under control. Later on I put a catch down as well. A lot was going through my mind. It was a roller-coaster game. It was great to see the team come back and win the game."
Ashwin is the Man of the Match
My word. How does the Chinnaswamy even have any voice left? They are roaring at the top of their decibels. The range of emotions they have gone through, phew! From an atmosphere resembling a fighting pit, it turned into a cemetery and then back. India have held their nerves and those of a billion others, and scraped through. Defending an at-best fighting total, Dhoni faced plenty of problems in the field which included a bevy of catches being dropped, the pitch getting slightly better, but the most prominent of all was that he didn't have 5 Ashwins. He tried his best, effected a couple of brilliant stumpings, spaced out the overs of his two major spinners as he thought appropriate, but still Bangladesh were ahead right through. That is, till the final 3 balls.
How did Bangladesh lose that? Rahim and Mahmudullah had the match at their mercy. With 11 needed off the final over, Rahim did the difficult part of striking Pandya for 2 back-to-back boundaries. It came down 2 runs needed from 3 balls. And then he absolutely completely had a brainfade. Holed out in trying to clear the fence. But wait, that wasn't all. Mahmudullah, after seeing his partner having an absolute freeze, went one step further. He lobbed a full toss straight to deep mid-wicket. And then it was asking too much from Hom to handle all the pressure and connect off the final ball.
It's the 1999 WC (Bangladesh have done a South Africa). Where are the medics? Get the medics. My pulse is emanating smoke.. I'm having a meltdown. What a thriller! The celebrations were wild from the Indians. Some of them were on Pandya, Kohli as usual was letting out a loud roar and running everywhere.
19.6 -
Pandya to Shuvagata, out Mustafizur Run Out!! India have pulled off a heist. What scenes at the Chinnaswamy. If you are an Indian supporter that is the place to be tonight. Drama, emotions and what not. Everything running high. The fireworks are going off in the background. Nehra leaped onto Dhoni once the skipper took the stumps off. Pandya is still pumped up. Please excuse me for not describing the ball. First have to mention who is doing what. Okay, with everything coming to a calm now. Here is the wicket, short of length delivery outside off, Hom has a slash and misses, Mustafizur was haring across to the other end. A run would have meant a Super Over. Dhoni, who had already taken off one glove, gathered the ball, ran forward and took couple of stumps out. Mustafizur was well short of the crease. Indians didn't seem confident at first, but started celebrating once OUT flashed on the giant screen. The crowd also waited for the decision and once they saw the roofs came down at the Chinnaswamy. Mustafizur run out (Dhoni) 0(0)
Pandya to Shuvagata, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
Have India won it? They seem confident. Third umpire called in for a run-out check. Mustafizur is short of the crease. OUT!
The senior members of the Indian team confer again. Dhoni has a few suggestions. Nehra also giving tips for Pandya. 2 needed. Third man back and mid-off is in. Fine leg is also back. Hom on strike. Dhoni has taken off his right glove
Mustafizur Rahman, left handed bat, comes to the crease
19.5 -
Pandya to Mahmudullah, out Caught by Ravindra Jadeja!! Wow! Mahmudullah can't believe it. Throws his bat up in disappointment. The crowd are on their feet. Mahmudullah is relcutant to walk back. The Indians are still in it. What captaincy from Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Swapped the deep mid-wicket fielder and got his best man, Jadeja there. Any other fielder would have found it difficult. Full toss on off, Mahmudullah swings across the line and wanted to finish it with glory, gets it high on the bat and spoons towards deep mid-wicket. Jadeja covers good ground, slides and takes it with both hands. Turns towards the crowd and lets out a roar. Mahmudullah c Ravindra Jadeja b Pandya 18(22) [4s-1]
Pandya to Mahmudullah, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
2 off 2! This is a nailbiter. Third man and fine leg in...
Shuvagata Hom, right handed bat, comes to the crease
19.4 -
Pandya to Rahim, out Caught by Dhawan!! Oh dear! This game doesn't fail to amaze. Rahim has his head back and looking up towards the sky. But the good thing about that wicket is Mahmudullah on strike. Another length ball from Pandya, Rahim stayed on leg-stump and pulled, got it nowhere close to the middle and it skied to deep mid-wicket. Dhawan reverse cupped it with ease. Rahim c Dhawan b Pandya 11(6) [4s-2]
Pandya to Rahim, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
19.3 -
Pandya to Rahim, FOUR, Bangladesh almost have it. Rahim is almost in Pandya's face roaring in delight. Told you Rahim is good with the lap and that is exactly what he did. Back of a length around off, he moves across and gets it off the gloves to the left of Dhoni, who dived in vain. Rahim has already started celebrating
6 required now. Nehra and Dhoni again in Pandya's ears. They are getting back to their respective positions. There is pin drop silence. Plenty of them praying...
19.2 -
Pandya to Rahim, FOUR, in the air and wide of extra cover. That shot gets his team-mates to stand up and applaud. Length delivery outside off, Rahim walks across his stumps and slaps it to the left of extra cover, no chance for sweeper to stop that
Dhoni and Pandya have a mid-pitch conference. The skipper has a few pointers for the young man. Rahim is good with the scoop and fine leg is up. Square leg is also up....
19.1 -
Pandya to Mahmudullah, 1 run, keeps it full and outside off, Mahmudullah middles the drive and it rocketed off the bat to sweeper cover, straight to Jadeja and he did well to get his body behind the line
Hardik Pandya [2.0-0-20-0] is back into the attack
So, Bumrah went for 6 runs and left 11 for the last over. Who is it going to be? Pandya is getting tips from Nehra. Dhoni has something to say, maybe regarding the field placements. Who's your money on? Should go with Bangladesh. Mahmudullah remains calm. Third man inside the circle. Dhoni wants to get the right fielders in the right spot. Off we go...
18.6 -
Bumrah to Mahmudullah, 1 run, brilliant over from Bumrah. Hardly missed the yorker length. This is also right in the blockhole, Mahmudullah jams it down the ground, Bumrah dived to his right, but didn't get a hand. Only a single though
18.5 -
Bumrah to Rahim, 1 run, low full toss just outside off, Rahim makes a bit of room, slices the drive behind square, Rohit is quick across the turf, moves to his left from sweeper cover and keeps it to a single
Bumrah wants mid-off to go back. Third man in and so is square leg.
18.4 -
Bumrah to Mahmudullah, 1 run, fullish and outside off, drilled along the carpet to sweeper cover
18.3 -
Bumrah to Rahim, 1 run, very full and yorker length, Rahim jams the drive out to mid-off and set off immediately, Pandya swoops in on the ball, gathers and hits timber at the bowler's end. Rahim was in though
Third umpire pressed into service for a run-out check. Indians are not confident. Rahim the man in question. Has made it in by a couple of inches. Not Out!
18.2 -
Bumrah to Mahmudullah, 1 run, Bangladeshi fans thought Mahmudullah got four there. A low full toss and he went for the paddle, bent low and picked out Nehra at short fine leg, who has a aim at the striker's end. He missed and Rahim survives
Mahmudullah is having a look at the field. Ready now...
18.1 -
Bumrah to Rahim, 1 run, yorker length just outside off, Rahim squeezes it out to sweeper cover
Nehra finishes as well. He could have done well than 4-0-29-1. Bumrah into his last over. So, all the frontline bowlers would bowl out at the end of this over. Bangladesh need 17 and Mahmudullah is well-set to win them the game...
17.6 -
Nehra to Mahmudullah, FOUR, it has been that sort of innings. Whenever India have picked a wicket, Bangladesh respond with a four or six. That is what just happened now as well. It was a juicy low full toss outside off, Mahmudullah creams the drive through extra cover, the ball scooted across the surface
Mushfiqur Rahim, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Same sort of field for Mahmudullah...
17.5 -
Nehra to Soumya Sarkar, out Caught by Kohli!! This game is not over yet. A rank bad delivery and Sarkar has found the fielder. The crowd find their voice again, but not the Bangladesh contingent. A full toss on off, Sarkar moves slightly to leg, swings as hard as he possible could, mistimes it to long-on, Kohli moves to his right and accepts it gleefully. Right, can Nehra finish the over well? Soumya Sarkar c Kohli b Nehra 21(21) [4s-1 6s-1]
Nehra to Soumya Sarkar, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Fine leg and square leg inside the ring now....
17.4 -
Nehra to Mahmudullah, 1 run, Mahmudullah shimmies down, takes it on the full and swats it to deep mid-wicket. He might feel he missed out there
Kohli looks a worried man. The crowd still believe. Dhoni making a few field changes for Mahmudullah. Nehra comes round the wicket..
17.3 -
Nehra to Soumya Sarkar, 1 run, more on that length - yorker around off, Sarkar digs the drive out to long-off
17.2 -
Nehra to Soumya Sarkar, FOUR, poor delivery and it has been dealt with. Drags it halfway down the wicket, Sarkar was waiting for something in his zone, pulls it flat and in front of square. There was a fielder in the deep, but he had no chance of stopping that
17.1 -
Nehra to Soumya Sarkar, no run, starts with a yorker length, Sarkar squeezes it out to extra cover
Ashish Nehra [3.0-0-19-0] is back into the attack
Bangladesh need 27 from 18. Should back themselves from here. Getting tough for India, on the other hand. Nehra to bowl his last over...
16.6 -
Bumrah to Soumya Sarkar, 1 run, dropped! There goes another one. This time Dhoni is the culprit. These sort of things won't help you win games. Yorker on the stumps, Sarkar moves to leg, opens the bat face and steers it to the left of Dhoni, who dived and had it in the mitts for a second. But once he hit the ground the ball popped out
16.5 -
Bumrah to Mahmudullah, 1 run, another one in the blockhole, Mahmudullah digs it off the inner part of the bat to deep mid-wicket
16.4 -
Bumrah to Mahmudullah, 2 runs, Yuvraj saved a couple of runs. Low full toss outside off, Mahmudullah stoops low, opens the bat face and drives it towards backward point, Yuvraj dives to his right and gets a hand. Takes the pace off the ball, Rohit coming in from the deep, fumbles and allows the second. India have been shabby in the field today
16.3 -
Bumrah to Mahmudullah, no run, every dot ball is being cheered. That is a very good yorker. Right at the base of off, Mahmudullah does well to bring his bat down and jam it near his boot. For a moment, I thought it sneaked through
Third man and fine leg in....
16.2 -
Bumrah to Soumya Sarkar, 1 run, Sarkar charges down and gives himself room while doing so, Bumrah cleverly fires it wide outside off, Sarkar is made to reach out and he can only toe-end it square of the wicket, Dhawan keeps it to one
16.1 -
Bumrah to Soumya Sarkar, 2 runs, starts well, very full and on leg-stump, Sarkar flicks it to deep mid-wicket, placed it right between the two fielders and scampered back for the second. Yuvraj had a lot of ground to cover from deep mid-wicket and he couldn't stop the second
Jasprit Bumrah [2.0-0-19-0] is back into the attack
The man who has had a horrid day in the field, Bumrah comes on. Can he undone his wrongs?
15.6 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Mahmudullah, no run, slows it up considerably, Mahmudullah waits and turns it to the on-side, Dhoni moves across and prevents the single. Jadeja also finishes his spell, good day in the office for the left-arm spinner, ends with: 4-0-22-2
15.5 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Soumya Sarkar, 1 run, flighted on off, came down the track and pushed down to long-on
15.4 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Mahmudullah, 1 run, drifting down leg, Mahmudullah tickles it find and picks up a single to short fine leg
15.3 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Soumya Sarkar, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Sarkar goes down and sweeps along the ground to deep mid-wicket, straight to the fielder
15.2 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Soumya Sarkar, no run, Dhoni and Jadeja go up for a caught behind. Umpire Bruce Oxenford remains unmoved. Flatter and around off, Sarkar was trying to run it down to third man, there is nothing on the Snicko and it is a top decision. Dhoni seemed confident and he usually goes up when absolutely sure
15.1 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Soumya Sarkar, SIX, timely six for Bangladesh. The pressure that was being built up has all been released with that hit. Quicker and bowled close to 100kph, Sarkar kneels down and slog sweeps it over deep square leg. Looked like a mishit but the Bengaluru ground takes care of the rest
14.6 -
Nehra to Mahmudullah, no run, low full toss on of, Mahmudullah crouches low and turns it to mid-wicket. No single available there and Nehra gets a round of applause for his tight over
Switches to round the wicket...
14.5 -
Nehra to Soumya Sarkar, 1 run, superb stop. Shortish and around off, Sarkar chops it to the right of backward point, Jaddu dives across and makes a fine one-handed save, but can't prevent the single
14.4 -
Nehra to Mahmudullah, 1 run, back of a length and angled across off, Mahmudullah chips it on the up over extra cover, sweeper keeps them down to one
14.3 -
Nehra to Soumya Sarkar, leg byes, 1 run, strays onto the pads and gets away with it, Sarkar can't meet with the flick, the ball deflects off the pad to the on-side
14.2 -
Nehra to Mahmudullah, 1 run, again the length remains on the shorter side, Mahmudullah gets inside the line and tucks it to deep backward square leg
14.1 -
Nehra to Soumya Sarkar, 1 run, back of a length on off, Sarkar was looking to defend off the back foot, the ball squirts off the outer half and runs down to third man
Ashish Nehra [2.0-0-15-0] is back into the attack
The last two overs have been good for India. Only 4 runs have come off it and Shakib was sent back. Can they keep going though? Here is Nehra...
13.6 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Mahmudullah, no run, shortens the length and gets it to spin across, Mahmudullah delays his shot and taps it towards point. A tidy follow-up over from Jadeja, just 3 runs off it
13.5 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Mahmudullah, no run, looped up close to off, Mahmudullah is right forward and defending that into the off-side
13.4 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Mahmudullah, 2 runs, sliding on with the angle from round the wicket, Mahmudullah leans forward and nurdles it behind square leg, two more runs closer to the target
13.3 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Mahmudullah, no run, slower and turning away, Mahmudullah watches it all along and blocks it in front of point
13.2 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Soumya Sarkar, 1 run, drags it halfway down, Sarkar swivels and pulls it to deep mid-wicket
13.1 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Soumya Sarkar, no run, Jadeja goes up for LBW. But too many things going against it. Short and on leg-stump, Sarkar was looking to steer, the ball spins back in sharply, takes the bat handle and hits the thigh pad
Ashwin finishes a fine spell. India would have liked one more over from him. His figures read: 4-0-20-2
12.6 -
Ashwin to Soumya Sarkar, 1 run, carrom ball on a fuller length, driven down to long-off
Over the wicket for the last ball...
12.5 -
Ashwin to Soumya Sarkar, no run, was that a replay? No. It was another delivery that goes past Sarkar's prod. Teased up on off and turning past the outside edge. Sarkar clearly struggling against Ashwin
12.4 -
Ashwin to Soumya Sarkar, no run, beauty! Ashwin is ripping those offies. Sarkar has no clue about them. Once again flighted on off and draws the batsman forward on the defensive shot, the ball spins and beats the outside edge
12.3 -
Ashwin to Soumya Sarkar, no run, slight quicker and just outside off, Sarkar chops it towards point, got more of an under-edge
12.2 -
Ashwin to Soumya Sarkar, no run, turn and big turn. Sarkar did well not to go searching for it. Ashwin shortened the length and that gave Sarkar some time to read it off the surface
Soumya Sarkar, left handed bat, comes to the crease
12.1 -
Ashwin to Shakib, out Caught by Raina!! Oh! The commentators curse. Just when I thought Shakib looks intent to finish the game, he perishes. India's strike bowler returns and gives them hope. Beautifully tossed up on off, Shakib had to play at that, the ball gripped and turned and all he could manage was an outside edge, Raina has those for breakfast. Excellent captaincy from Dhoni, he had a slip even though Shakib was in and it was the 13th over. Shakib c Raina b Ashwin 22(15) [6s-2]
Ashwin to Shakib, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
Ravichandran Ashwin [3.0-0-19-1] is back into the attack
Just over 50 needed now for Bangladesh. Shakib is the key for them and he seems to be in the mood today...
11.6 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Mahmudullah, no run, slower through the air and close to off, Mahmudullah opens the bat face and dabs it to point
11.5 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Shakib, 1 run, shortish and down leg, Shakib helps it round the corner, behind square leg for a single
11.4 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Shakib, SIX, Shakib keeps going at one end. A wicket falls and Shakib responds with a six. Quicker and speared across off, Shakib kneels down and nails the slog sweep over deep mid-wicket, hit it flat and into the crowd, stunned silence at the Chinnaswamy
11.3 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Mahmudullah, 1 run, floated up just outside off, Mahmudullah plays an extended forward defence wide of cover, sweeper runs forward and tidies up
11.2 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Mahmudullah, no run, tossed up on off, Mahmudullah lunges forward and defends off the outer half of the bat towards point
Mahmudullah, right handed bat, comes to the crease
A slip in place for Mahmudullah..
11.1 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Mortaza, out Bowled!! Jadeja. That is Dhoni's reply. But Bangladesh won't mind that. They are ahead of the game and have plenty of batsmen waiting in the shed. Mortaza backed away to leg to go inside out, Jadeja fired it in on leg-stump, turned enough to beat the outside edge and crash into middle stump. Mortaza b Ravindra Jadeja 6(5) [6s-1]
Ravindra Jadeja to Mortaza, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
Ravindra Jadeja [1.0-0-2-1] is back into the attack
Bangladesh are doing it in a canter. Things slipping out of India's way. What does Dhoni have up his sleeve?
10.6 -
Pandya to Shakib, no run, on a length and angled across Shakib, ball kept low and went underneath his attempted steer
10.5 -
Pandya to Shakib, SIX, in the slot and out of the ground. Fuller and on the stumps, Shakib cleared his front leg to get a free swing of the arms, presented the straightest of bats and lofts it beautifully over deep mid-wicket
10.4 -
Pandya to Mortaza, leg byes, 1 run, banged in halfway down without any pace, Mortaza was ages early into the pull, is hit on the shoulder and the ball dribbles towards backward point, Jadeja fires a direct-hit at the striker's end. Shakib was in though
Third umpire called in for a run-out check. Shakib seems to be in. Not Out!
10.3 -
Pandya to Shakib, 1 run, dropped! India are making it hard for themselves. This should have been taken by Ashwin. The fans can't believe it. Short and outside off, Shakib slashes it to sweeper cover, Ashwin came running in, dived forward and allowed the ball to pop out. He never looked like taking that
10.2 -
Pandya to Shakib, no run, bit of extra lift for Pandya. Back of a length and angled across, Shakib was attempting the dab down to third man, is beaten by the extra bounce. Beaten on the top edge
10.1 -
Pandya to Shakib, 2 runs, that is smart cricket from Shakib. Tucked the short of length delivery behind square on the leg-side, saw that Nehra was the fielder at fine leg and straightaway called two, got it easily in the end
9.6 -
Raina to Mortaza, no run, Raina tosses one on off, ends up as a low full toss, Mortaza went hard on the drive and drags it towards mid-wicket
9.5 -
Raina to Mortaza, SIX, that's a mighty blow from Mortaza, the crowd is silenced once again, comes down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and drills it high and over long-on for a maximum
9.4 -
Raina to Shakib, 1 run, flatter and on off, Shakib goes back and works it past mid-wicket for a single
9.3 -
Raina to Mortaza, leg byes, 1 run, flighted delivery and on Mortaza's pads, he looks to flick and misses, sneaks in a leg-bye as the ball rolled away towards the on-side
Right, Mortaza promotes himself and backs away from his first ball
Mashrafe Mortaza, right handed bat, comes to the crease
9.3 -
Raina to S Rahman, wide, out Stumped!! A wicket out of nowhere and credit goes to MS for this stumping. Razor quick work from the Indian captain, Rahman lost balance momentarily and that was enough for him to whip the bails off. Rahman's feet was in the air and he gets the marching orders from the third umpire. This was a poor ball from Raina, short and miles down the leg-side, Rahman went for the flick and missed, his foot was in the air for just a second, that's enough to signal his doom. S Rahman st Dhoni b Raina 26(15) [4s-3 6s-1]
Raina to S Rahman, THAT'S OUT!! Stumped!!
Poor ball from Raina. Drags this one short and way down the leg-side. Rahman lost balance as he went for the flick and missed. MS is quick to whip the bails off, the third umpire has been called for a stumping. It's close and it's OUT
9.2 -
Raina to Shakib, 1 run, Raina drifts one on Shakib's pads, worked away past mid-wicket for a single
9.1 -
Raina to Shakib, no run, tossed up and on the stumps, Shakib goes back and nudges it towards point, wants a run and is sent back
Suresh Raina, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
8.6 -
Pandya to S Rahman, no run, on a good length and on off, Rahman shuffles across and defends it
8.5 -
Pandya to S Rahman, FOUR, streaky and four, nothing wrong with the ball, cross seam fuller length delivery outside off, Rahman was swinging across the line, gets a thick edge that races away to the third man fence
8.4 -
Pandya to S Rahman, FOUR, top-edge and four, banged in short and on the stumps, Rahman was way too late on the pull, gets a fat top-edge that goes fine and beats the fielder to the fence
8.3 -
Pandya to Shakib, 1 run, short of a good length and just outside off, Shakib waits on it and dabs it late towards third man, just a single
8.2 -
Pandya to Shakib, no run, short of a good length and angling across the left-hander, Shakib was coming down the track on the slash and is beaten, he isn't happy with himself as he walks away
8.1 -
Pandya to Shakib, 2 runs, short of a length and on the stumps, Shakib nudged it past square leg, the call was for two. Jadeja had a long way to go to his left, can't pick it up cleanly either
Hardik Pandya, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
7.6 -
Ravindra Jadeja to S Rahman, no run, tossed up and a hint of spin away from outside off, defended with an open face towards short third man
7.5 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Shakib, 1 run, flighted delivery and just outside off, Shakib dabs it in front of square on the off-side for a single
A leg slip for Shakib
Shakib Al Hasan, left handed bat, comes to the crease
7.4 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Tamim, out Stumped!! RJ gives India a lifeline, but yet another Bangladeshi batsman has thrown it away. He's a canny bowler, Jadeja, saw Tamim coming down the track, slipped in a flatter and quicker delivery outside off, the ball sneaks past Tamim's desperate lunge, kept a tad low as well. MS is quick to whip the bails off, Tamim was nowhere to be seen. Tamim st Dhoni b Ravindra Jadeja 35(32) [4s-5]
Ravindra Jadeja to Tamim, THAT'S OUT!! Stumped!!
7.3 -
Ravindra Jadeja to S Rahman, leg byes, 1 run, flighted delivery and on Rahman's pads, he was looking to work it towards the on-side and missed, sneaks in a leg-bye
7.2 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Tamim, 1 run, pushed through flatter and just outside off, Tamim was looking to dab it late, almost played off Dhoni's gloves, the ball slowly rolls away towards short third man
7.1 -
Ravindra Jadeja to Tamim, no run, flighted and just outside off, pushed back towards the bowler
Ravindra Jadeja, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
6.6 -
Ashwin to Tamim, 1 run, slower and on off, Tamim makes room, plays with an open stance and drives it square past point, keeps the strike with that single
6.5 -
Ashwin to S Rahman, 1 run, flighted delivery and well outside off, drilled down towards long-off for a single
6.4 -
Ashwin to S Rahman, FOUR, Bangladesh are running away with this now, tossed up and on the stumps, Rahman reverses his stance and gets a top-edge on the sweep, has enough to clear Bumrah at short third man and rolls away towards the fence
6.3 -
Ashwin to S Rahman, no run, flighted delivery and on the stumps, Rahman goes back and tucks it towards mid-wicket
6.2 -
Ashwin to Tamim, 1 run, pushed through flatter and on off, mistimed pull towards long-on for a single
6.1 -
Ashwin to S Rahman, 1 run, flighted delivery and just outside off, dabbed in front of backward point for a single
5.6 -
Bumrah to Tamim, FOUR, fourth boundary of the over, Tamim is on the charge, comes down the track, Bumrah shortens his length a tad, Tamim went with hard hands on the drive, doesn't get hold of the shot - but finds the gap wide of mid-off
5.5 -
Bumrah to Tamim, FOUR, poor ball from Bumrah, full toss outside off, Tamim threw his bat at that, gets a thick edge that runs away past Dhoni, no need to run for those
5.4 -
Bumrah to Tamim, no run, that's a stunning stop from Yuvraj, saves four runs for his team, width on offer from Bumrah, crashed to the right of cover-point where Yuvraj sticks his hand and makes a fine stop
5.3 -
Bumrah to Tamim, FOUR, this is getting worse for Bumrah, slower off-cutter, Tamim spotted it early, gets forward and lifts it over mid-on, one bounce and over the ropes
Dhoni is up to the stumps now
5.2 -
Bumrah to Tamim, no run, Bumrah shortens his length on off, Tamim comes down the track and mistimes the shovel - back towards the bowler
5.1 -
Bumrah to Tamim, FOUR, this will hurt Bumrah more, short of a length and on the stumps, Tamim runs down the track, makes room as he did so and crashes it past point, no one moved
Jasprit Bumrah [1.0-0-3-0] is back into the attack
4.6 -
Ashwin to S Rahman, SIX, poor ball and Rahman takes heavy toll of it! Ashwin dropped one short and on the stumps, Rahman is quick to rock back and pulls it high and over mid-wicket, deep into the crowd
4.5 -
Ashwin to S Rahman, no run, slower and on off, Rahman prods well forward and defends it
4.4 -
Ashwin to Tamim, 1 run, Bumrah is having a shocker in the field, he has dropped a dolly now, this was tossed up on off and spun away, Tamim was looking to sweep, plays against the spin and gets a massive top-edge. It went high into the Bengaluru sky and when it came down, Bumrah was right underneath it, he waited and waited and somehow fails to hold on. The crowd is hushed into silence
4.3 -
Ashwin to S Rahman, 1 run, Ashwin drifts one onto Rahman's pads, clipped away in front of square on the on-side for a run
4.2 -
Ashwin to Tamim, 1 run, Ashwin drops one short and on the stumps, pulled away towards mid-on for a single
4.1 -
Ashwin to Tamim, no run, flighted delivery and slipping onto Tamim's pads, he was looking to sweep and missed, the ball pitched outside leg though
3.6 -
Nehra to Tamim, 1 run, Nehra slips in a length delivery on the off-stump line, Tamim shuffles a long way across his stumps and tucks it behind square on the on-side for a single
3.5 -
Nehra to S Rahman, 1 run, on a length and angling across the right-hander, dabbed away behind square on the off-side for a single
3.4 -
Nehra to Tamim, 1 run, too short from Nehra, allows Tamim to stays on the front foot as he pulled, straight to Dhawan at deep mid-wicket, just a single
3.3 -
Nehra to Tamim, 2 runs, banged in short and just outside off, Tamim swivels across, rolls his wrists and pulls it in front of square on the on-side. Dhawan gets across quickly to his right, puts in the dive and saves two runs
3.2 -
Nehra to Tamim, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, Tamim stays back and punches it towards cover-point
3.1 -
Nehra to S Rahman, 3 runs, a direct hit from Pandya and it has cost India two runs. This was a short of a length delivery on off, cramped Rahman for room as he went for the pull, gets a toe-end wide of mid-wicket. Pandya has an unnecessary shy, hits the stumps and rolls away towards fine leg. Raina gives chase and keeps them down to three runs
Ashish Nehra [1.0-0-7-0] is back into the attack
2.6 -
Ashwin to Tamim, no run, slower and just outside off, Tamim is unsure now, decides to lunge forward towards the ball. Ends up playing a sort of hesitant defensive push
2.5 -
Ashwin to Tamim, no run, another peach from Ashwin, he gave this one plenty of air, lured Tamim forward into the defensive push, rips past the outside edge, didn't miss the off-stump by much
2.4 -
Ashwin to Tamim, no run, turn and bounce for Ashwin, drifts one into Tamim, he was lunging forward on the nudge, the ball spun across the face of the bat and hits him on the thigh. Pitched outside leg though
2.3 -
Ashwin to S Rahman, 1 run, tossed up on middle, Rahman plays with the spin and tucks it behind square on the on-side, off the mark with a single
Sabbir Rahman, right handed bat, comes to the crease
2.2 -
Ashwin to Mithun, out Caught by Pandya!! Mithun has thrown his wicket away. Massive celebration from Pandya after taking the catch at wide long-on. A waste of a wicket though, Mithun gave it away all too early. Ashwin saw him coming and held this one back a bit, Mithun wasn't anywhere near the pitch of the ball, was looking to go back over the bowler's head, ends up dragging it wide of long-on, straight down the throat of Pandya. He holds on, jumps around in joy and so does the Chinnaswamy crowd. Mithun c Pandya b Ashwin 1(3)
Ashwin to Mithun, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
round the wicket to Mithun
2.1 -
Ashwin to Tamim, 1 run, Ashwin starts with a shortish delivery on Tamim's pads, worked away in front of square on the on-side for a single
Ravichandran Ashwin, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
MS goes to his best bowler. Ashwin, it is. A slip in place
1.6 -
Bumrah to Tamim, 1 run, on a length and angling back from round the wicket, Tamim was looking to work it towards the on-side, closed the face of the bat early, gets a soft leading edge towards third man
No slip for Tamim
1.5 -
Bumrah to Mithun, 1 run, on a good length and a hint of late angle back into the right-hander, Mithun was late in bringing his bat down, gets an inside edge behind square on the on-side, just a single
1.4 -
Bumrah to Mithun, no run, tad fuller and just outside off, Mithun gets a good stride forward and blocks it towards short extra cover
1.3 -
Bumrah to Tamim, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off, Tamim dropped it in front of cover and hares across for a quick single, beats the shy at his end
1.2 -
Bumrah to Tamim, no run, Tamim is looking to be aggressive, shades of his start in the 2007 WC, Bumrah saw him coming down the track, shortens his length a tad, cramps him for room. Tamim ends up mistiming it back at the bowler
1.1 -
Bumrah to Tamim, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Tamim gets a good stride forward and drives it towards mid-off
Jasprit Bumrah, right-arm medium, comes into the attack
Bumrah, from round the wicket, a slip in place
0.6 -
Nehra to Tamim, 1 run, sane end to the over, Iqbal dabs a good length delivery in front of cover-point and calls his partner across for a quick single
0.5 -
Nehra to Tamim, no run, that will go down as a chance, very tough catch though, came back at the rate of knots. Nehra hadn't even completed his followthrough, gets both hands but can't hold on. These are the sort of catches that needs to stick. On a good length and just outside off, Tamim went hard on the drive, closed the face of the bat and drilled it back at the bowler, hit Nehra's hands and popped out
0.4 -
Nehra to Tamim, 2 runs, banged in short and just outside off, hurried Tamim onto the pull, he wasn't in control of the shot, the ball went high off the bat - but goes wide of mid-on, a couple of runs is the end result
0.3 -
Nehra to Tamim, no run, much better from Nehra, on a good length and a hint of shape away from outside off, lured Tamim into the drive and beat him on the outside edge
0.2 -
Nehra to Tamim, no run, short of a good length and in that channel around off, Tamim comes down the track and drives it straight to the fielder at mid-off
Replays suggest that Tamim was ball watching and caught up mid-way with Nehra, he came off worse in that duel. He's fine now though and gets ready to face the next ball
0.1 -
Nehra to Tamim, FOUR, that's a poor start from India, but has Tamim injured himself? He collided with Nehra as he went across for the run, he doesn't look all that well. Remember, he sat out of the last match with sickness. Coming back to the ball, this was a friendly delivery on his pads, Tamim shuffled across and clipped it behind square on the on-side. Clumsy effort from Bumrah in the deep, he had it covered and then let it roll away to the fence. Tamim is off and running with a boundary
Tamim and Mithun are at the crease. Tamim is on strike. Nehra will open the attack