Dhoni-led India beat Bangladesh narrowly

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

Bangladesh (Moham)made three changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Nasir Hossain, Abu Hider and Taskin Ahmed made way for Mithun, Shuvagata Hom and Mustafizur Rahman.

On winning the toss, Mashrafe Mortaza, Bangladesh’s skipper, inserted the hosts.

The Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 42, and lost a wicket.

Rohit, whose 16-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 18. Half-a-dozen overs into the (Shar)match, he was caught by Sabbir Rahman. Mustafizur broke the 42-run stand.

Shikhar Dhawan, whose 22-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 23. An over later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Shakib Al Hasan, who broke the three-run stand.

India scored 50 off 8.1 overs (49 balls). Bangladesh had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 39 balls. While Virat Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 22, Suresh Raina’s contribution to it was 28. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Kohli, whose run-a-ball innings included a six, scored 24. Forty balls after Dhawan’s dismissal, Hom broke the 50-run partnership.

India scored 100 off 14 overs (84 balls). Bangladesh had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper, scored 13. His 12-ball innings included a boundary. He was unbeaten.

Raina, whose 23-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 30. Nine balls later, he was caught by Sabbir. Al-Amin Hossain broke the 17-run stand.

The fifth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Although his innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, Hardik Pandya had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored just 15. The next ball, he was caught by Soumya Sarkar off the bowling of Al-Amin.

Yuvraj Singh, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored three. Nine balls later, he was caught by Al-Amin. Mahmudullah broke the five-run stand.

Ravindra Jadeja, whose eight-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored a dozen. Twenty balls later, Mustafizur broke the run-a-ball stand.

Ravichandran Ashwin, the player of the match, scored five off a couple of balls, which included a boundary. He was unbeaten.

Bangladesh eventually conceded three extras. India scored 146 for the loss of seven wickets off 20 overs. Mortaza, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 22.

Mahmudullah, who bowled an over, conceded four. He picked up a wicket. Hom, who bowled three overs, conceding 24. He picked up a wicket. Shakib, who bowled four overs, conceded 23. He picked up a wicket.

Al-Amin and Mustafizur bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 37, the latter conceded 34.

The Powerplay of Bangladesh’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 45, and lost a wicket.

Mithun, who faced three balls, scored a run. Fourteen balls into the chase, he was caught by Pandya. Ashwin broke the 11-run stand.

Bangladesh scored 50 off 6.4 overs (40 balls). India hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

Tamim, whose 32-(Iq)ball innings included five boundaries, scored 35. Thirty-two balls after Mithun’s dismissal, he was stumped by Dhoni. Jadeja broke the 44-run stand.

Sabbir, whose 15-ball innings included three boundaries and a six, scored 26. Ten balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Raina broke the 14-run stand.

Mortaza, who faced five balls, scored half-a-dozen. His runs came by way of a six. Eleven balls later, Jadeja broke the 18-run stand.

Shakib, whose 15-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 22. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Raina. Ashwin broke the eight-run stand.

Bangladesh scored 100 off 14.1 overs (85 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point.

Sarkar, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 21. Thirty-four balls later, he was caught by Kohli. Ashish Nehra broke the 31-run stand.

Mushfiqur Rahim, whose six-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 11. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Dhawan. Pandya broke the 19-run stand.

The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Mahmudullah, whose 22-ball innings included a boundary, scored 18. The next ball, he was caught by Jadeja off the bowling of Pandya.

Hom, who faced a ball, failed to get off the mark. He was unbeaten.

The (Dho)ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Mustafizur didn’t face a ball. A ball after Mamhudullah’s dismissal, the man from Ranchi ran him out.

India eventually conceded five extras. Bangladesh, who scored 145 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs, lost by a run. Jasprit Bumrah, who bowled four wicketless overs, conceded 32.

Raina, who bowled an over, conceded nine. He picked up a wicket, as did Nehra, who bowled four overs, conceding 29.

Pandya, who bowled three overs, conceded 29. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Jadeja and Ashwin, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 22, the latter conceded 20.