SKY leads; India beat Bangladesh

India (Shar)made (Ra)VI changes to their playing eleven – Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Shivam Dube, Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj, and Khaleel Ahmed made way for Abhishek, two T20I debutants (Nitish Kumar Reddy and Mayank Yadav), Hardik Pandya, Varun Chakravarthy, and Arshdeep Singh (the player of the match).

Bangladesh made four changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – the Hasans (Tanzid and Mahedi), Shakib Al Hasan, and Tanzim Hasan Sakib made way for Parvez Hossain Emon, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, and Shoriful Islam.

On winning the toss, Suryakumar Yadav, India’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of Bangladesh’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 39, and lost a couple of wickets.

Litton Das, who faced a couple of balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Five balls into the match, he was caught by Rinku Singh. Arshdeep broke the run-a-ball stand.

Emon, whose nine-ball innings included a six, scored eight. Eight balls later, Arshdeep broke the nine-run stand.

Towhid Hridoy, whose 18-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored a dozen. Twenty-seven balls later, he was caught by Hardik. Chakravarthy broke the 26-run stand.

Mahmudullah, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Four balls later, he was caught by Washington Sundar. Mayank Yadav broke the three-run stand.

Bangladesh scored 50 off 8.5 overs (53 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.

Jaker Ali, whose six-ball innings included a six, scored eight. A dozen balls later, Chakravarthy broke the 14-run stand.

Fifty-six balls (9.2 overs) into the match, the drinks break was taken. Bangladesh had scored 57 for the loss of five wickets at that point. Najmul Hossain Shanto, their skipper, had scored 23.

Shanto, whose 25-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 27. Sixteen balls after Jaker’s dismissal, he was caught by Sundar, who broke the 18-run stand.

Miraz, whose 32-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 35. He was unbeaten.

Rishad Hossain, whose five-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 11. Eleven balls after Shanto’s dismissal, he was caught by Hardik. Chakravarthy broke the 18-run stand.

Bangladesh scored 100 off 15 overs (90 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

The eighth-wicket pair put on 23. Ahmed, whose 13-ball (Task)innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Twenty-one balls later, Arshdeep and Hardik ran him out.

Shoriful, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Three balls later, Hardik ran him out.

Mustafizur Rahman, who faced five balls, scored a run. A dozen balls later, Arshdeep broke the 10-run stand.

India eventually conceded eight extras. Bangladesh were dismissed for 127 off 19.5 overs.

Reddy, the only wicketless bowler, bowled a couple of overs, conceding 17.

Sundar, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded a dozen. He picked up a wicket, as did Hardik and Mayank, who bowled four overs apiece. While the former conceded 26, the latter, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 21.

Arshdeep, who bowled 3.5 overs, conceded 14. He picked up three scalps, as did Chakravarthy, who bowled four overs, conceded 31.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 71, and lost a couple of wickets.

India’s openers put on 25. Though his innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, Abhishek had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored 16. A couple of overs into the match, Hridoy ran him out.

India scored 50 off 4.4 overs (28 balls). Bangladesh had conceded an extra at that point.

Suryakumar, whose 14-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and three sixes, scored 29. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Jaker. Rahman broke the 40-run stand.

Sanju Samson, whose 19-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 29. Fourteen balls later, he was caught by Rishad. Miraz broke the 15-run stand.

India scored 100 off 9.3 overs (57 balls). Bangladesh had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Fifty-nine balls (9.5 overs) into the chase, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 102 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Reddy had scored 14, Hardik had scored a dozen.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 24 balls. While Reddy’s contribution to the partnership was 11, Hardik’s contribution to it was 39. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Reddy, whose 15-ball innings included a six, eventually scored 16. He was unbeaten, as was Hardik, who did not add to the aforementioned score. His 16-ball innings included five boundaries and a couple of sixes.

Bangladesh eventually conceded three extras. India, who scored 132 for the loss of three wickets off 11.5 overs, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – they won with 49 balls to spare.

Shoriful bowled two wicketless overs, conceding 17.

Taskin bowled 2.5 wicketless overs, conceding 44.

Rishad bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 26.

Despite picking up a wicket, Miraz, who bowled an over, had no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Mustafizur bowled three overs, conceding 36. He picked up a wicket.

India led the three-match series 1-0.

 

 

Gaikwad-led India knock Bangladesh out

India made one change to their playing eleven – Avesh Khan made way for Shahbaz Ahmed.

Bangladesh made ten changeS(han)to the eleven that last played the Indians – Najmul Hossain, Litton Das, Shakib Al Hasan, Yasir Ali, Nurul Hasan, Mossadek Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam, and Mustafizur Rahman made way for Parvez Hossain Emon, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Saif Hassan (who was leading the team), the Hasans (Zakir and Rakibul), Shahadat Hossain, Jaker Ali, Mrittunjoy Chowdhury, Ripon Mondol, and Hasan Murad.

On winning the toss, Ruturaj Gaikwad, India’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of Bangladesh’s innings – which was the mandatory over – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 21, and lost three wickets.

Joy, who faced 10 balls, scored five. Twenty-seven balls into the match, he was caught by Yashasvi Jaiswal. Sai Kishore broke the 18-run stand.

Hassan, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Eight balls later, he was caught by Rinku Singh. Washington Sundar broke the three-run stand.

The third-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Zakir, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Jaiswal off the bowling of Sundar.

Emon, whose 32-ball innings included a couple of sixes, scored 23. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Gaikwad. Tilak Varma broke the 15-run stand.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. Bangladesh had scored 40 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Afif Hossain had scored five, Shahadat had scored three.

Shahadat had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored five. Eleven balls after Emon’s dismissal, he was caught by Varma. Kishore broke the nine-run stand.

Bangladesh scored 50 off 11.4 overs (71 balls). The number of extras they had conceded at that point gave India no reason to be in seventh heaven.

Afif, who faced 15 balls, eventually had no reason to be in seventh heaven – 13 balls after Shahadat’s dismissal, he was caught by Shivam Dube. Kishore broke the run-a-ball stand.

Jaker, whose 29-ball innings included a six, scored 24. He was unbeaten.

Chowdhury, who faced 11 balls, scored just four. Nineteen balls after Afif’s dismissal, he was caught by Jitesh Sharma. Needless to say, Ravi Bishnoi was in seventh heaven.

Rakibul, whose six-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 14. Varma had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he caught him off the bowling of Shahbaz, who broke the 16-run stand.

Mondol had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he didn’t get off the mark. Three overs later, he was caught by Rinku. Arshdeep Singh broke the 15-run stand.

India eventually conceded 13 extras. Bangladesh scored 96 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs.

Dube, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded nine.

Shahbaz and Varma bowled a couple of overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 13, the latter conceded five.

Arshdeep, who bowled three overs, conceded 10. He picked up a wicket.

Bishnoi, who bowled four overs, conceded 26. He picked up a wicket.

Sundar, who bowled four overs, conceded 15. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Kishore, who bowled four overs, conceded a dozen. He picked up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory over – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 68, and lost a wicket.

India’s openers didn’t get off the mark. Jaiswal, who faced four balls, didn’t get off the mark. Four balls into the chase, he was caught by Chowdhury off the bowling of Mondol.

India scored 50 off 3.4 overs (22 balls). Bangladesh had conceded a couple of extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 18 balls. While Gaikwad’s contribution to the partnership was 23, Varma’s contribution to it was 25. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Gaikwad and Varma faced 26 balls apiece, and were unbeaten.

Gaikwad eventually scored 40, which included four boundaries and three sixes.

Varma’s half-century – which included a couple of boundaries and half-a-dozen sixes – came off 25 balls. He eventually scored 55.

India, who scored 97 for the loss of a wicket off 9.2 overs, won by nine wickets with 64 balls to spare.

Joy, who bowled a couple of wicketless balls, conceded five.

Rakibul, Chowdhury and Hassan bowled a wicketless over apiece. They conceded 17, 14, and 10, respectively.

Murad and Afif bowled a couple of wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 16, the latter conceded nine.

Mondol, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 26. He picked up the only wicket to fall.