India made no changes to their playing eleven.
Bangladesh made one change to the eleven that last
played the Indians – Shoriful Islam made way for Tanzim Hasan Sakib.
On winning the (Shan)toss, Najmul Hossain, Bangladesh’s
skipper, chose to field.
The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the
mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 45,
and lost three wickets.
Although his (Task)innings included a couple of
boundaries, Sanju Samson had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored 10. A
couple of overs into the match, he was caught by Shanto. Ahmed broke the 17-run
stand.
Sharma, whose 11-ball innings included three
boundaries, scored 15. (Abhish)Ek over later, Sakib broke the eight-run
stand.
Suryakumar Yadav, India’s skipper, scored eight. His
10-ball innings included a boundary. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by
Shanto. Mustafizur Rahman broke the 16-run stand.
India scored 50 off 6.4 overs (40 balls). Bangladesh
had conceded a couple of extras at that point.
Fifty-four balls (8.5 overs) into the (Shar)match,
Bangladesh sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Nitish
Kumar Reddy, the player of the match, was the batsman. Using the umpires’ call,
it was struck down by Virender.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 26 balls. While Reddy’s
contribution to the partnership was 28, Rinku Singh’s contribution to it was 21.
Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.
India scored 100 off 10 overs (61 balls). Bangladesh
had conceded five extras at that point.
It was at that point that the drinks break was taken.
India had scored 101 for the loss of three wickets at that point. While Reddy had
scored 36, Rinku had scored 27.
Reddy’s half-century – which included three fours and four
sixes – came off 27 balls.
The fourth-wicket pair put on 100 off 45 balls. While Reddy’s
contribution to the partnership was 61, Rinku Singh’s contribution to it was 35.
Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.
Reddy, whose 34-ball innings included four boundaries
and seven sixes, eventually scored 74. Forty-nine balls after Suryakumar’s dismissal,
he was caught by Miraz. Mustafizur broke the 108-run partnership.
India scored 150 off 13.4 overs (83 balls). Bangladesh
had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.
Rinku’s half-century – which included five fours and three
sixes – came off 26 balls.
He eventually scored 53 off 29 balls. Twenty-one balls
after Reddy’s dismissal, he was caught by Jaker Ali. Taskin broke the 36-run
stand.
India scored 200 off 18.2 overs (111 balls).
Bangladesh had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point.
Riyan Parag, whose six-ball innings included a couple
of sixes, scored 15. A dozen balls after Rinku’s dismissal, he was caught by Mahmudullah.
Sakib broke the 28-run stand.
Hardik Pandya, whose 19-ball innings included a couple
of boundaries and as many sixes, scored 32. The next ball, he was caught by
Miraz. Rishad Hossain broke the one-run stand.
Washington Sundar, who did not face a ball, was
unbeaten.
The eighth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Varun
Chakravarthy, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t open his account. A couple of
balls after Hardik’s dismissal, he was caught by Parvez Hossain Emon off the
bowling of Rishad.
Arshdeep Singh, who faced a couple of balls, scored
half-a-dozen. His runs came by way of a six. A couple of balls later, he was
caught by Litton Das. Rishad broke the six-run stand.
Mayank Yadav, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was
unbeaten.
The number of extras they eventually conceded gave
Bangladesh no reason to be in seventh heaven.
India scored 221 for the loss of nine wickets off 20
overs.
Mahmudullah bowled an over, conceding 15. He was
wicketless, as was Miraz, who bowled three overs, conceding 46.
Sakib, Mustafizur, and Taskin bowled four overs, picking
up two wickets apiece. They conceded 50, 36, and 16, respectively.
Rishad bowled four overs, conceding 55. He picked 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 43, and lost three wickets.
Emon, whose 12-ball innings included three boundaries,
scored 16. Fifteen balls into the chase, Arshdeep broke the 20-run stand.
Although his innings included a couple of boundaries,
Shanto had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored 11. A dozen balls
later, he was caught by Hardik. Sundar broke the 20-run stand.
Das, whose 11-ball innings included a six, scored 14.
Four balls later, Chakravarthy broke the two-run stand.
Half-a-dozen overs into the chase, India sought a bowling
review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Towhid Hridoy was the
batsman. It was struck down by umpire J Madanagopal.
Hridoy, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored a couple.
Ten balls later, Abhishek broke the four-run stand.
Bangladesh scored 50 off 7.3 overs (45 balls). India hadn’t
conceded any extras at that point.
Ten overs into the chase, the drinks break was taken. Bangladesh
had scored 74 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Mehidy Hasan Miraz
had scored 15, Mahmudullah as unbea‘ten’.
Miraz, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, eventually
scored 16. Ten balls after Hridoy’s dismissal, he was caught by the substitute,
Ravi Bishnoi. Parag broke the 34-run stand.
Jaker, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run. Four
balls later, he was caught by Sundar. Mayank broke the three-run stand.
Rishad, whose 10-ball innings included a couple of boundaries,
scored nine. Eleven balls later, he was caught by Hardik. Chakravarthy broke
the 10-run stand.
Bangladesh scored 100 off 14.4 overs (90 balls). India
had conceded three extras at that point.
Sakib, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary,
scored eight. Twenty-five balls after Rishad’s dismissal, he was caught by
Hardik. Chakravarthy broke the 27-run stand.
A hundred and eleven balls (18.1 overs) into the chase,
India sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Mahmudullah
was the batsman. It was struck down by Virender.
Mahmudullah, whose 39-ball innings included three sixes,
eventually scored 41. Nine balls after Sakib’s dismissal, he was caught by
Parag. Needless to say, Reddy was in seventh heaven.
Though he was unbeaten, Taskin had no reason to be in
seventh heaven – he scored five.
Mustafizur, who faced a couple of balls, scored a run.
He was unbeaten.
India eventually conceded 11 extras. Bangladesh, who
scored 135 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs, lost by 86 runs.
Sundar, who bowled an over, conceded four. He picked
up a wicket.
Parag and Abhishek bowled a couple of overs each,
picking up a wicket. While the former conceded 16, the latter conceded 10.
Arshdeep, who bowled three overs, conceded 26. He
picked up a wicket.
Mayank, who bowled four overs, conceded 30. He picked
up a wicket.
Reddy and Chakravarthy bowled four overs each, picking
up a couple of scalps apiece. While the former conceded 23, the latter conceded
19.
India won the three-match series 2-0. In fact, they
won the series with a match to spare.
