Dhoni-led India beat Bangladesh again

The 2016 edition of the Asia Cup was the first – and, so far, only – edition of the tournament to be played using the T20I format.

India made just one change to their playing eleven – Ajinkya Rahane made way for Virat Kohli.

Bangladesh (Moham)made half-a-dozen changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Tamim Iqbal, Anamul Haque, the Rahmans (Shamsur and Ziaur), Nasir Hossain and Sohag Gazi made way for Soumya Sarkar, Mithun, the Rahmans (Sabbir and Mustafizur), Imrul Kayes and Taskin Ahmed.

On winning the toss, Mushfiqur Rahim, Bangladesh’s skipper, inserted the Indians.

The Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 31, and lost a couple of wickets.

Shikhar Dhawan, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Nine balls into the match, Al-Amin Hossain broke the four-run stand.

Although his 12-ball innings included a boundary, Kohli had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 18 balls later, he was caught by Mahmudullah. Mashrafe Mortaza broke the run-a-ball stand.

Suresh Raina, whose run-a-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Twenty balls later, Mahmudullah broke the run-a-ball stand.

India scored 50 off 9.4 overs (58 balls). Bangladesh had conceded three extras at that point.

Rohit, the player of the (Shar)match, had scored 21 when he was dropped by Shakib Al Hasan.

The Mumbaikar’s half-century – which included four boundaries and a six – came off 42 balls.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 39 balls. While Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 34, Yuvraj Singh’s contribution to it was 15. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Yuvraj, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Forty-two balls after Raina’s dismissal, he was caught by Sarkar. Shakib broke the 55-run partnership.

India scored 100 off 15.3 overs (93 balls). Bangladesh had conceded four extras at that point.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 50 off 17 balls. While Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 27, Hardik Pandya’s contribution to it was 22. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

India scored 150 off 18.1 overs (109 balls). Bangladesh had conceded five extras at that point.

Sharma, whose 55-ball innings included seven boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 83. Twenty-seven balls after Yuvraj’s dismissal, he was caught by Sarkar. Hossain broke the 61-run partnership.

The sixth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Pandya, whose 18-ball innings included four boundaries and a six, eventually scored 31. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Mahmudullah off the bowling of Hossain.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, whose two-ball innings included a six, scored eight. He was unbeaten, as was Ravindra Jadeja, who didn’t face a ball.

The number of extras they had conceded gave Bangladesh no reason to be in seventh heaven. India scored 166 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs. Ahmed, who bowled three overs, conceded 21. He was wicketless, as was Mustafizur, who bowled four overs, conceding 40.

Mahmudullah, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded nine. He picked up a wicket. Shakib, who bowled three overs, conceded 15. He picked up a wicket. Mortaza, who bowled four overs, conceded 40. He picked up a wicket. Hossain, who bowled four overs, conceded 37. He picked up three scalps.

The Powerplay of Bangladesh’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 31, and lost a couple of wickets.

Mithun, who faced three balls, scored a run. Fourteen balls later, Ashish Nehra broke the nine-run stand.

Sarkar, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary, scored 11. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Jasprit Bumrah broke the six-run stand.

Sabbir had scored just a run when he was dropped by Pandya.

Bangladesh scored 50 off 9.2 overs (56 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

Kayes, whose 24-ball innings included a boundary, scored 14. Thirty-nine balls later, he was caught by Yuvraj. Ravichandran Ashwin broke the 35-run stand.

Sabbir had scored just 22 when he was dropped by Pandya.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 23. Shakib, who faced eight balls, scored three. Sixteen balls later, Sharma and Dhoni ran him out.

Sabbir, whose 32-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 44. Ten balls later, he was caught behind. Pandya broke the (Dho)nine-run stand.

Bangladesh scored 100 off 16.2 overs (98 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Rahim, whose 17-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 16. He was unbeaten.

Although his six-ball innings included a boundary, Mahmudullah had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 14 balls after Sabbir’s dismissal, he was caught by Sharma. Nehra broke the 18-run stand.

The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Mortaza, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Jadeja off the bowling of Nehra.

Ahmed, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 15. He was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded 10 extras. Bangladesh, who scored 121 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs, lost by 45 runs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece. Jadeja, who conceded 25, was wicketless. Bumrah, Pandya and Ashwin conceded 23 each, picking up a wicket apiece. Incidentally Nehra also conceded 23. He picked up three scalps.