Sharma-led India triumph over Bangladesh

India made just one change to their playing eleven – Mohammed Siraj made way for Jaydev Unadkat.

Bangladesh made just change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Abu Hider made way for Shakib Al Hasan, who was leading the team.

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 40, for the loss of three wickets.

Liton, whose nine-ball innings includeDasix, scored 11. Twenty balls into the match, he was caught by Suresh Raina. Washington Sundar, the player of the series, broke the 27-run stand.

The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Tamim, whose 13-(Iq)ball innings included a boundary, scored 15. (Cha)Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Shardul Thakur off the bowling of Yuzvendra.

Soumya Sarkar, who faced a couple of boundaries, scored a run. Four balls later, he was caught by Shikhar Dhawan. Chahal broke the one-run stand.

Bangladesh scored 50 off 7.2 overs (44 balls). India had conceded four extras at that point.

Mushfiqur Rahim, who faced a dozen balls, scored nine. Thirty-one balls after Sarkar’s dismissal, he was caught by Vijay Shankar. Chahal broke the 35-run stand.

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

The fifth-wicket pair put on 36. Mahmudullah, whose 16-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 21. Twenty-five balls after Rahim’s dismissal, Dinesh Karthik, the player of the match, and Shankar ran him out.

Sabbir Rahman’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 37 balls.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 29. Although his run-a-ball innings included a boundary, Shakib had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 15 balls later, Lokesh Rahul and Shankar ran him out.

A hundred and five balls into the match, India sought a bowling review. Sabbir was the batsman. Using the umpire’s call, it was struck down by Sri Lankan umpire Ruchira Palliyaguruge.

Four balls later, India sought a bowling review again. Sabbir was the batsman. It was struck down by Palliyaguruge.

Sabbir, whose 50-ball innings included seven boundaries and four sixes, eventually scored 77. Nine balls after Shakib’s dismissal, Unadkat broke the 14-run stand.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz, whose seven-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 19. He was unbeaten.

Rubel Hossain, who faced a ball, didn’t get off the mark. The next ball, Unadkat broke the one-run stand.

Bangladesh scored 150 off 19.1 overs (115 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Mustafizur Rahman, who faced three balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was unbeaten.

Bangladesh scored 166 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs.

The five bowlers bowled four overs apiece. Shankar and Thakur were wicketless. While the former conceded 48, the latter conceded 45.

Sundar, who conceded 20, picked up a wicket. Unadkat, who conceded 33, picked up a couple of wickets. Chahal, who conceded 18, 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 56, for the loss of a couple of wickets.

Dhawan, whose seven-ball innings included a six, scored 10. Sixteen balls into the chase, he was caught by the substitute, Ariful Haque. Shakib broke the 32-run stand.

Twenty-one balls into the chase, Bangladesh sought a bowling review. Raina, the batsman, faced three balls, failing to get off the mark. It was upheld by Sri Lankan umpire Raveendra Wimalasiri. Five dot balls after Dhawan’s dismissal, he was caught by Rahim off the bowling of Hossain.

India scored 50 off 5.2 overs (32 balls). Bangladesh hadn’t conceded any extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 34 balls. While Sharma’s contribution to the partnership was 25, Rahul’s contribution to it was 24. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Rahul, whose 14-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Thirty-six balls after Raina’s dismissal, he was caught by Sabbir. Hossain broke the 51-run partnership.

Sharma’s half-century – which included four boundaries and three sixes – came off 35 balls.

He eventually faced 42 balls, scoring 56. Twenty-three balls later, he was caught by Mahmudullah. Nazmul Islam broke the 15-run stand.

India scored 100 off 13.4 overs (82 balls). Bangladesh had conceded an extra at that point.

Manish Pandey, whose 27-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 28. Twenty-eight balls after Sharma’s dismissal, he was caught by Sabbir. Mustafizur broke the 35-run stand.

India scored 150 off 18.5 overs (113 balls). Bangladesh had conceded three extras at that point.

Shankar, whose 19-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 17. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Miraz. Sarkar broke the 29-run stand.

Karthik, whose eight-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes, scored 29. He was unbeaten, as was Sundar, who didn’t face a ball.

Bangladesh eventually conceded four extras. India, who scored 168 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs, won by four wickets. Miraz bowled a wicketless over, conceding 17.

Sarkar, who bowled three overs, conceded 33. He picked up a wicket, as did Islam, Shakib and Mustafizur, who bowled four overs apiece. Mustafizur’s spell included a maiden. They conceded 32, 28, and 21, respectively. Hossain, who bowled four overs, conceded 35. He picked up a couple of scalps.

India won the 2017/18 Nidahas Twenty20 Tri-Series.