Rohit-led India, rain disappoint Bangladesh

India made one change to their playing (Pat)eleven – Deepak Hooda made way for Axar.

Bangladesh (Moham)made eight changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Naim, Soumya Sarkar, Mohammad Mithun, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, the Islams (Aminul and Shafiul) and Al-Amin Hossain made way for Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan (who was leading the team, and chose to field on winning the toss), Yasir Ali, Mosaddek Hossain, Nurul Hasan, Hasan Mahmud, Taskin Ahmed, and Shoriful Islam.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 27, and lost a wicket.

Rohit, India’s skipper, faced eight balls, scoring just a couple. Twenty-one balls into the (Shar)match, he was caught by Ali. Mahmud broke the 11-run stand.

India scored 50 off 7.4 overs (47 balls). Bangladesh had conceded an extra at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 32 balls. While Lokesh Rahul’s contribution to the partnership was 29, the contribution of Virat Kohli, the player of the match, to it was 23. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Rahul’s half-century – which included three boundaries and four sixes – came off 31 balls.

He eventually faced 32 balls, failing to add to the aforementioned score. Thirty-seven balls after Rohit’s dismissal, he was caught by Mustafizur Rahman. Shakib broke the 67-run partnership.

It was at that point that the drinks break was taken. India had scored 78 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. Kohli was batting on 23.

India scored 100 off 11.5 overs (73 balls). Bangladesh had conceded three extras at that point.

Suryakumar Yadav, whose 16-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 30. Twenty-five balls after Rahul’s dismissal, Shakib broke the 38-run stand.

Hardik Pandya, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored five. Ten balls later, he was caught by Ali. Mahmud broke the 14-run stand.

India scored 150 off 16.5 overs (104 balls). Bangladesh had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The fifth-wicket pair put on 20. Although his five-ball innings included a boundary, Dinesh Karthik had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 11 balls after Hardik’s dismissal, Shakib and Shoriful ran him out.

Although his six-ball innings included a boundary, Axar had no reason to be in seventh heaven – seven balls later, he was caught by Shakib. Mahmud broke the run-a-ball stand.

Kohli’s half-century – which included seven boundaries – came off 37 balls.

He eventually scored 64 off 44 balls, which included eight boundaries and a six. He was unbeaten, as was Ravichandran Ashwin, who scored 13 off half-a-dozen boundaries, which included a boundary and a six.

India scored 184 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 20 overs.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Shoriful, Rahman, and Ahmed were wicketless. They conceded 57, 31, and 15, respectively.

Shakib conceded 33, picking up two wickets.

Mahmud conceded 47, picking up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of Bangladesh’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 60, without the loss of a wicket.

Bangladesh’s openers put on 50 off 5.2 overs (32 balls). While Shanto’s contribution to the partnership was three, Litton Das’ contribution to it was 51. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Das’ half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and three sixes – came off 21 balls.

Seven overs into the chase, the match was interrupted by rain. Bangladesh had scored 66 without the loss of a wicket at that point. They were 17 runs ahead when rain stopped play. While Shanto had scored seven, Das had scored 59.

As a result of the rain, Bangladesh’s target was reduced to 151 off 16 overs.

Bangladesh’s openers put on 68. Das, whose 27-ball innings included seven boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 60. Forty-four balls into the chase, Rahul ran him out.

Shanto, whose 25-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 21. Eleven balls after Das’ dismissal, he was caught by Suryakumar. Mohammed Shami broke the 16-run stand.

Afif Hossain, who faced five balls, scored three. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Suryakumar. Arshdeep Singh broke the 15-run stand.

Bangladesh scored 100 off 11.3 overs (69 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Shakib, whose 12-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Four balls after Afif’s dismissal, he was caught by the substitute, Hooda. Arshdeep broke the one-run stand.

Ali, who faced three balls, scored a run. Three balls later, he was caught by Arshdeep. Hardik broke the two-run stand.

Nurul, whose 14-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 25. He was unbeaten.

Mosaddek, who faced three balls, scored half-a-dozen. His runs came by way of a six. Three balls later, Hardik broke the six-run stand.

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

India eventually conceded four extras. Bangladesh, who scored 145 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 16 overs, lost by five runs (under the Duckworth-Lewis method).

Axar, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded half-a-dozen.

Ashwin, who bowled two wicketless overs, conceded 19.

Bhuvneshwar, who bowled three wicketless overs, conceded 27.

Shami, who bowled three overs, conceded 25. He picked up a wicket.

Hardik, who bowled three overs, conceded 28. He picked up two scalps, as did Arshdeep, who bowled four overs, conceding 38.