Mehidy Hasan Miraz snatches victory from the Jaws of defeat
Earlier in the match, Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bowl first. India started cautiously as Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan as they added 23 runs for the first wicket. Once Mehidy Hasan Miraz dismissed the southpaw, it triggered an Indian collapse. While Rohit (27 off 31) and Shreyas Iyer (24 off 39) contributed with 20’s, KL Rahul (73 off 70) scored a classy fifty. Shakib Al Hasan ran through India’s batting lineup and bowled a magnificent spell of 10-2-36-5. Ebadot Hossain supported him really well with a four wickets spell as his bowling figures read 8.2-0-47-4.
India were at 152/4 at one stage but lost the last six wickets for just 34 runs. Some fantastic bowling from Ebadot and Shakib who took 9 wickets between them. India were bundled out for just 186 runs in 41.2 overs. A horrible batting display apart from KL Rahul, who was the best of the Indian batters today. Bangladesh needed 187 runs in 50 overs. The pitch is not a straightforward one, it’s kept slightly low and the chase was going to be interesting.
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In the chase, India got off to a dream start as Deepak Chahar dismissed Shanto on the very first ball. In the 10th over the innings, Siraj gave India the 2nd success in the form of Anamul Haque when Bangladesh’s score was just 26 runs. After this, Shakib Al Hasan and Litton Das, the two most experienced batters of the Bangladesh batting order, steadied their ship and gradually took them closer to the target.
But the Indian bowlers had different ideas, Shardul Thakur and Mohammed Siraj picked up Mahmudullah of consecutive deliveries to bring India back into the match again. Bangladesh lost a cluster of wickets, and it looked like India would win the match at that stake But Mehidy Hasan Miraz fought till the end and miraculously chipped away with just and took his team closer to victory. Mehidy Hasan Miraz fantastic knock of 38* off 39 won the match for his team. 51 runs were stitched for the last wicket. India made a mess by dropping chances but the credit has to be given to Bangladesh, they played well and deserved the victory!!
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