India was unbeaten in the Asia Cup before taking the field against Bangladesh yesterday. But the team that reached the final was brought down by the Tiger army. Despite being eliminated from the Asia Cup, Shakib Al Hasan‘s team managed to make something fruitful in the end.
Bangladesh and India faced off in Colombo on Friday (September 15) afternoon. Batting earlier in the match, the Tigers collected 265 runs after losing 8 wickets in the scheduled 50 overs. In reply, India was all out for 259 runs in 49.5 overs. The red-green team won by 6 runs.
Both teams dominated the match from time to time. Where the last smile appeared on Shakib’s face. However, before long, Bangladesh could have taken control of the match single-handedly. But Shubman Gill stood like a rock in the way. He became a threat to Bangladesh by picking up a century. However, this Indian batsman returned to the dressing room with a personal 121 runs.
But then Axar Patel and Shardul Thakur took over for India. The Bangladeshi bowlers snatched the match away from them. In the end, the Tigers ended the tournament on a winning note against one of the finalists of the Asia Cup, India.
Bangladesh lost the toss and lost some wickets in the beginning. Towhid Hridoy and Captain Shakib led the way even though the Tiger camp was under pressure.
After Shakib returned with 80 runs, Hridoy got out scoring 54 runs. After that, when Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Shamim Hossain failed, Nasum Ahmed pulled Bangladesh back into the game. He was accompanied by Mahedi Hasan and Tanzim Hasan Sakib on his way to score the highest 44 runs in international cricket. Mahedi scored 29 and Tanzim scored 14 runs. Shakib’s team lost 8 wickets and scored 265 runs.
In reply to 266 runs, when India went into bat, debutant Tanzim showed glimpses at the beginning. The right-handed pacer got rid of Rohit Sharma in the first over. Rohit returned with a catch at cover point off the second ball of Tanzim’s first over.
In his next over, Tanzim shined again. This pacer showed Tilak Varma the way to the dressing room. Tanzim dismissed Tilak with a brilliant inswinger in the third over of India’s innings. The young batsman was bowled while trying to ‘leave’ the ball thinking it would go outside the off stump.
After losing 2 wickets, India turned around with the bat of Gill and KL Rahul. These two made a partnership of 57 runs. Mahedi broke the pair and gave Bangladesh a breakthrough. Rahul got out with a catch by Shamim for 19 runs off 39 balls.
Miraz struck before Gill and Ishan Kishan could make a big pair. Kishan became his victim. This Indian batsman scored 5 runs in 15 balls. After that, skipper Shakib sent back Suryakumar Yadav who scored 26 runs in 32.4 overs.
When Ravindra Jadeja got out for 170 runs, the victory turned towards Bangladesh. However, Gill kept India in the lead. The Indian opener returned to the team for 209 runs.
In the end, Shardul Thakur and Axar Patel tried to take India to victory. Both try to score runs. However, Mustafizur Rahman intercepted that attempt. The cutter master broke the pair of Shardul-Axar who scored 40 runs in 27 balls.
When Shardul was out for the team’s 249 runs and Axar walked back to the dressing room for 254, Bangladesh reached the port of victory. Litton Das and Tanzid Hasan anchored the victory for the Tigers. The duo ended the innings as Indian batsman Mohammed Shami got run out with 1 ball to spare.
Bangladesh – 265/8 (50.0)
India – 259/10 (49.5)
Result – Bangladesh won by 6 runs
Player of the match – Shakib Al Hasan
Shakib Al Hasan
India vs Bangladesh Playing Xis
India | Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul (wk), Shubman Gill, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, and Prasidh Krishna. |
Bangladesh | Shakib Al Hasan (c), Litton Das (wk), Anamul Haque, Towhid Hridoy, Tanzid Hasan, Shamim Hossain, Mahedi Hasan, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nasum Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, and Tanzim Hasan Sakib. |
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