Bangladesh disappointed; Sharma-led India win

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

Bangladesh (Moham)made five changes to the (Rub)eleven that last played the Indians – Mithun, Shakib Al Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza, Shuvagata Hom and Al-Amin Hossain made way for Liton Das, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Hossain and Nazmul Islam.

On winning the toss, Rohit Sharma, India’s skipper, inserted Bangladesh.

The first Powerplay of Bangladesh’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 44, and lost a couple of wickets.

Soumya Sarkar, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 14. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Yuzvendra Chahal. Jaydev Unadkat broke the 20-run stand.

Twenty-seven (Iq)balls into the match, Bangladesh sought a batting review. Tamim was the batsman. It was upheld by Sri Lankan umpire Lyndon Hannibal.

Iqbal, whose 16-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 15. Fourteen balls after Sarkar’s dismissal, he was caught by Jaydev Unadkat. Shardul Thakur broke the 15-run stand.

Bangladesh scored 50 off 6.5 overs (41 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.

Fifty-three balls into the match, India sought a bowling review. Mushfiqur Rahim, the batsman, scored 18. His 14-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six. It was upheld by Hannibal. He was caught by Dinesh Karthik. Vijay Shankar, the player of the match, broke the 31-run stand.

Mahmudullah, Bangladesh’s skipper, faced eight balls, scoring just a run. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Thakur. Shankar broke the six-run stand.

Bangladesh scored 100 off 14.5 overs (90 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Das, whose 30-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 34. Twenty-six balls after Mahmudullah’s dismissal, he was caught by Suresh Raina. Chahal broke the 35-run stand.

Miraz, who faced four balls, scored three. Nine balls later, he was caught by Pandey. Unadkat broke the 11-run stand.

A hundred and thirteen balls into the match, Bangladesh sought a batting review. Sabbir Rahman, the batsman, scored 30. His 26-ball innings included three boundaries and a six. It was upheld by Hannibal. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Karthik. Unadkat broke the 16-run stand.

Ahmed, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. He was unbeaten.

The eighth-wicket pair put on a run. Hossain, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, Raina and Thakur ran him out.

Mustafizur Rahman, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded 15 extras. Bangladesh scored 139 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece. Washington Sundar, who was wicketless, conceded 23. Thakur and Chahal picked up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 25, the latter conceded 19. Shankar, who conceded 32, picked up a couple of wickets. Unadkat, who conceded 38, picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 47, and lost a couple of wickets.

Sharma, whose 13-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 17. Twenty-one balls into the chase, Mustafizur broke the 28-run stand.

Although his eight-ball innings included a boundary, Pant had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 10 balls later, Hossain broke the 12-run stand.

India scored 50 off 6.2 overs (38 balls). Bangladesh had conceded an extra at that point.

Eleven overs into the chase, Bangladesh sought a bowling review. Raina was the batsman. Using the umpire’s call, it was struck down by Sri Lankan umpire Ranmore Martinesz.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 42 balls. While Shikhar Dhawan’s contribution to the partnership was 25, Raina’s contribution to it was 23. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

India scored 100 off 13.1 overs (79 balls). Bangladesh had conceded three extras at that point.

Raina, whose 27-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 28. Fifty-four balls after Pant’s dismissal, he was caught by Miraz. Hossain broke the 68-run partnership.

Dhawan’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 35 balls.

He eventually faced 43 balls, scoring 55. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Das. Ahmed broke the run-a-ball stand.

Pandey, whose 19-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 27. He was unbeaten, as was Karthik, who faced a couple of balls, scoring as many.

Bangladesh eventually conceded four extras. India, who scored 140 for the loss of four wickets off 18.4 overs, won by half-a-dozen wickets with eight balls to spare.

Mahmudullah and Sarkar bowled a wicketless over apiece. While the former conceded 11, the latter conceded eight. Islam bowled a couple of wicketless overs, conceding 15. Miraz bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 21.

Ahmed bowled three overs, conceding 28. He picked up a wicket, as was Mustafizur, who bowled four overs, conceding 31. Hossain, who bowled 3.4 overs, conceded 24. He picked up two scalps.