முதலில் ஆடிய இந்தியா 20 ஓவர்களில் 7 விக்கெட்டுகள் இழந்து 146 ஓட்டங்கள் எடுத்தது. வங்கதேசம் 9 இலக்குகளை இழந்து 145 ஓட்டங்கள் பெற்றது.
TOP BATSMEN
TAMIM IQBAL
35(32)
SURESH RAINA
30(23)
TOP BOWLERS
RAVICHANDRAN ASHWIN
2/20
RAVINDRA JADEJA
2/22
For entirely different reasons, India and Bangladesh were both desperate for the two points on offer in their ICC World Twenty20 Super 10 clash on Wednesday (March 23) night. India’s needed a second successive triumph if it hoped to progress in the tournament, while Bangladesh, beaten in its first two games, wanted the points to salvage pride.
Bangladesh did everything right, its intent positive and its execution of plans spot-on. India struggled with the bat and ball, and looked set to fall to its first defeat in five Twenty20 Internationals to Bangladesh. Instead, after a crazy final over from Hardik Pandya that came down to just two runs needed off the last three deliveries, India squeaked home by one run to stay in the hunt and send a packed gathering at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore delirious.
Asked to bat first by Mashrafe Mortaza, India laboured to 146 for 7. Then, Bangladesh rode on the returning Tamim Iqbal’s early luck followed by a succession of stunning boundaries, and an aggressive approach all the way through as it appeared to have everything under control. India, though, fought back with the ball in the second half of the chase so that when the last over began, 11 were needed. When Mushfiqur Rahim slammed successive boundaries, it appeared all over.
Then, Rahim fell on the pull, Mahmudullah was brilliantly caught under great pressure by Ravindra Jadeja and Mustafizur Rahman was run out by Mahendra Singh Dhoni off the last ball as India got out of jail in spectacular fashion, Bangladesh falling tantalisingly, heartbreakingly short at 145 for 9.
Tamim had missed Bangladesh’s defeat to Australia with food poisoning, but he looked none the worse for wear as he gobbled up the Indian bowling for dessert. He rode his luck and lashed Jasprit Bumrah for four fours in the next over to offset the early loss of Mohammad Mithun.
