| 0.0 : So, Sri Lanka have not been invited to their own party. But the guest - Bangladesh and India, without a host will not shy from having a ball. Who would have put their money on Bangladesh to reach the finals? The one's who don't play fantasy leagues! Taking nothing away from the Tigers, they have played well and have beaten the hosts twice to get here. They have not shown the same cricket against today's opponents but it's a new day and they will ride high after a stunning last over finish couple |
| India on the other hand, have bounced back well after a loss in the first game. Their top order has stepped up in every game and the inexperienced bowlers have shown great maturity. They start as favorites and Rohit will hope the result follows the same way. Let's wait and watch to see who the home crowd supports! Rain was forecast today but let's hope the weather stays as good as it is now. |
| PITCH REPORT - Brett Lee exclaims that it is a brand new wicket, with no visible bald patches there. Reckons it to be a hard surface and should be pretty good for batting. Adds further that it could take some turn as the game progresses. States that the knuckle ball and slower ones should come into play as well. Opines that anything around 190 should be a good score. |
| Toss - Rohit Sharma spins the coin, Shakib Al Hasan calls tails and heads it is. India will bowl first. |
| Rohit Sharma feels that the track is good but states that the wicket looks a bit dry. Adds that it will get better. He suggests that they will look to bowl well and then chase down the score. States that throughout the tournament the teams that have chased have won. Ends confirming one change to the XI - Jaydev Unadkat comes in for Mohammed Siraj. |
| Shakib Al Hasan feels that it is not a bad thing to bat first. He reckons that the pitch will remain same in the entire game like it has been throughout the tournament. He continues saying that his nerves are in control and the players are focused. Opines that they will have to play better to beat India today. States that they are going in with an unchanged side. |
| The players are out for their respective national anthems. It will be Bangladesh's first. Start of play is moments away now. |
| The Bangladesh opening pair of Tamim Iqbal and Liton Das make their way out to bat. Jaydev Unadkat will have the new ball. A slip in place. Here we go... |
| 0.1 : J Unadkat to T Iqbal, Comes charging in and serves this on a back of a length spot on middle and leg, Tamim tucks it to mid-wicket and gets off the mark. |
| 0.2 : J Unadkat to L Das, Bowls this on a good length around that fourth stump line. Das gets behind the ball and defends it. |
| 0.3 : J Unadkat to L Das, Wide. First extras. Way down the leg, and gives the umpire some early stretch. |
| J Unadkat to L Das, Das opens the face of the bat and helps it to third man. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 0.4 : J Unadkat to T Iqbal, On the pads, Tamim works it around the corner for one. |
| 0.5 : J Unadkat to L Das, Similar ball, Linton flicks it away to square leg for one more. |
| 0.6 : J Unadkat to T Iqbal, FOUR! Boundary to end the over. Length ball on the pads of Tamim who flicks it away over the short fine leg fielder. The ball goes over him and rolls away to the fence for the first boundary of the final. |
| Washington Sundar will bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : W Sundar to L Das, Starts by bowling a flat ball in line of the stumps, Das works it towards mid on for a run |
| 1.2 : W Sundar to T Iqbal, Tamim hits this to the mid on fielder. |
| 1.3 : W Sundar to T Iqbal, Strong appeal, but nothing from the umpire. Darts this quick around off, Tamim goes for the block but the ball hits the front pad. The Indians appeal but bail out pretty soon. |
| 1.4 : W Sundar to T Iqbal, Short ball, Tamim pulls this through mid-wicket and will get couple for it. Good work from Rahul in the deep. |
| 1.5 : W Sundar to T Iqbal, The batsman flicks it away with a wristy shot. They pick up a single. |
| 1.6 : W Sundar to L Das, Quicker full ball, Das hits it back to Sundar. |
| 2.1 : J Unadkat to T Iqbal, Overpitched ball, Tamim flicks it away through mid-wicket. Pandey runs from deep square leg to his right, then throws himself to save the boundary and does well to stop a run. |
| 2.2 : J Unadkat to L Das, SIX! Excellent foot work. Around off, Das charges down and lofts this over deep point for a biggie. Lovely shot. |
| 2.3 : J Unadkat to L Das, Follows it up by hitting it towards mid on for one. Sensible. |
| 2.4 : J Unadkat to T Iqbal, Played to mid-wicket region by the batsman. They pick up a single. |
| 2.5 : J Unadkat to L Das, On the pads of Das, who flicks it towards square leg for one more. |
| 2.6 : J Unadkat to T Iqbal, Slower one, Tamim plays it with soft hands on the leg side and will retain strike for the next over. |
| 3.1 : W Sundar to T Iqbal, Delicate glance by Tamim through the fine leg region. One run added to the total. |
| 3.2 : W Sundar to L Das, OUT! An early blow for Bangladesh and the fast scoring Linton Das falls to Washington Sundar. That's another wicket for Sundar in the Powerplay. Not afraid the toss it up and gets his man. Simple off spin, Das goes for the sweep, gets a top edge to it and the ball skies in the air towards backward square leg. As the shouts of 'caaatttccchhh ittt' follows, Raina settles under it and takes a good catch. Just the start the Indians wanted. |
| Sabbir Rahman is the next man in. |
| 3.3 : W Sundar to S Rahman, First ball and Rahman tries to reverse sweep it. Connects it but hits it to the short fine leg fielder for a dot. |
| 3.4 : W Sundar to S Rahman, OHHH!!! That kept low. Straighter one, outside off, Rahman gets beaten in his defense and Karthik takes a very good low catch. |
| 3.5 : W Sundar to S Rahman, Rahman strides forward and is happy to block it. |
| 3.6 : W Sundar to S Rahman, Outside off, Rahman pushes it to covers. End of a very good over for India, just one run and a wicket. |
| Yuzvendra Chahal comes in to roll his arm. |
| 4.1 : Y Chahal to T Iqbal, Floated around middle and leg, swept straight to backward square leg. |
| 0.0 : GONE??? Shardul Thakur seems to have taken a stunner... As is the case with such catches, the umpires take another look. Looks to be gone for all money, does Tamim Iqbal. |
| 4.2 : Y Chahal to T Iqbal, OUT! Whatttaaaaa catch! Shardul Thakur, you little beauty! He has pulled off an amazingly controlled catch on the long on fence. Seeing the tossed up delivery on the stumps, Tamim charges down the track to banish it out of the ground. But he ends up getting more height than distance. It seems as if it just has enough to clear long on, but no. Thakur there judges it and catches it with a leap. After that he keeps his balance to not go beyond the ropes. Seems to have done |
| Soumya Sarkar walks in next. He needs to spend some time in the middle. |
| 4.3 : Y Chahal to S Sarkar, Floated around middle and leg, driven to long on for a single. |
| 4.4 : Y Chahal to S Rahman, FOUR! Shot! Loopy delivery in line of the stumps, Rahman gets down on one knee and blasts it over mid-wicket for a boundary. He has the ability, it's time to realise it now. |
| 4.5 : Y Chahal to S Rahman, Slower through the air, Sabbir tries to sweep. Misses and the ball goes off his pads towards short fine leg. A leg bye taken. |
| 4.6 : Y Chahal to S Sarkar, OUT! Another one bites the dust! India are getting over Bangladesh like a rash. Loopy delivery around middle and leg, Sarkar thinks it okay to get down and sweep it over backward square leg and get some runs in the form of a boundary. Executes the shot but finds Dhawan at that position to perfection. 'Gabbar' takes the offering and thumps his thigh in celebration. Bangladesh slide further. Praky, my mate here, states that all these signs point to a sub-100 score for t |
| Wicketkeeper batsman Mushfiqur Rahim makes his way out at no. 5. He is in decent form in this tourney and should look to bail his side out of trouble. |
| Here he is! After a wonderful catch in the previous over, Shardul Thakur is now brought on to bowl. |
| 5.1 : S Thakur to S Rahman, Back of a length ball, Rahman doesn't want Thakur to settle and comes down the pitch. Doesn't connect well enough as he hits this to deep square leg for one. |
| 5.2 : S Thakur to M Rahim, Behind that good length again on the pads of Rahim who misses his flick. The ball hits him high on the pads and rolls towards square leg as they steal a leg bye. Shardul appeals but does not get an support from his players. |
| 5.3 : S Thakur to S Rahman, Rahman flicks it away with a wristy shot. A slight hesitation and then they decides against the run. |
| 5.4 : S Thakur to S Rahman, FOUR! Cannot set a field for that. Bangs this short Rahman goes for the pull but gets a top edge and the ball flies behind the keeper's head for a boundary. |
| 5.5 : S Thakur to S Rahman, Short again, Rahman pulls this towards mid-wicket and takes a run. |
| 5.6 : S Thakur to S Rahman, Wide. The ball is too wide on the off side for the batsman to make any contact. Wide signalled by the umpire. |
| S Thakur to S Rahman, Low full toss, Rahman misses his flick. Thakur thinks that he has got him LBW but Karthik tells him that there was bat involved. After a word with his skipper, they don't take it upstairs. |
| 6.1 : Y Chahal to M Rahim, Played to the point region by the Rahim. They pick up a single. |
| 6.2 : Y Chahal to S Rahman, Another reverse sweep, again straight to the short third man fielder. |
| 6.3 : Y Chahal to S Rahman, Short ball, Rahman pushes this towards mid on for a run. |
| 6.4 : Y Chahal to M Rahim, Rahim fetches for this outside off and sweeps it on the leg for one. |
| 6.5 : Y Chahal to S Rahman, Flatter ball this time, Rahman pulls it away but for just one. |
| 6.6 : Y Chahal to M Rahim, Played to the point region by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| Vijay Shankar comes in for his first over. |
| 7.1 : V Shankar to M Rahim, Rahim hits this through mid on and moves to the other end. |
| 7.2 : V Shankar to S Rahman, SIX! Short ball and pulled away handsomely. Rahman comes down the track and plays the horizontal bat shot. He is well in control of that and smokes it over deep square leg for a biggie. |
| 7.3 : V Shankar to S Rahman, FOUR! Clever. Knew that Vijay will pitch it up and premeditates this. Length ball around off, Rahman cutely flicks this over short fine leg for a boundary. |
| 7.4 : V Shankar to S Rahman, The batsman has driven it through mid off. They pick up a single. |
| 7.5 : V Shankar to M Rahim, Drags his length back, Rahim pulls this towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 7.6 : V Shankar to S Rahman, Rahman guides this to the short third man fielder, Dhawan. The fielder has a shy at the stump and since there was no one backing up, they get a run on the over-throw. |
| 8.1 : Y Chahal to S Rahman, It's been driven superbly through the covers. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 8.2 : Y Chahal to M Rahim, Around off, Rahim sweeps this to the short fine leg fielder. A good stop by Shankar but they still manage to take a run. |
| 8.3 : Y Chahal to S Rahman, Outside off, Rahman cuts this to point. |
| 8.4 : Y Chahal to S Rahman, Quicker one on the pads of Rahman. He misses his flick and the ball hits him on the pads. |
| 8.5 : Y Chahal to S Rahman, Tosses this up, Rahman sweeps and gets one towards mid-wicket. |
| 8.6 : Y Chahal to M Rahim, Flighted ball outside off, Rahim pushes it to covers to rotate strike well. |
| Washington Sundar comes back into the attack. |
| 9.1 : W Sundar to M Rahim, Outside off, Rahim cuts it to backward point and quickly moves to the other end. |
| 9.2 : W Sundar to S Rahman, Short ball, Rahman rocks back and pulls it away through mid-wicket for a brace. |
| 9.3 : W Sundar to S Rahman, Rahman gets one for his reverse sweep this time near the backward point region. |
| 9.4 : W Sundar to M Rahim, Rahim has punched this ball to covers. |
| 9.5 : W Sundar to M Rahim, Fuller in length, Rahim plays it towards mid on for one. |
| 9.6 : W Sundar to S Rahman, Slower one, Rahman comes down the track but hits it back to Sundar. |
| 10.1 : Y Chahal to M Rahim, OUT! That's all from Rahim in this series. The spinner's bait is too hard to resist and he pays the price. Chahal floats it outside off, Rahim charges down the track with some movement away. Goes with the attempted smash over covers and ends up getting it off the top edge. Shankar covers some ground in the circle to his right and takes a good diving catch. On another look, it is seen that it was the googly that Mushfiqur didn't pick. |
| 0.0 : Mahmudullah walks in with his side not having any momentum with it. |
| 10.2 : Y Chahal to S Rahman, A touch shorter, pulled through square leg for a single. |
| 10.3 : Y Chahal to Mahmudullah, Another googly, not picked up! This is served around off, Mahmudullah looks to play for the conventional turn but gets an inside edge towards short fine leg for one. |
| 10.4 : Y Chahal to S Rahman, This one is swept away to rotate strike. |
| 10.5 : Y Chahal to Mahmudullah, Blocked towards the on side. Chahal himself gets to the ball. Seeing this, Rahman, who wanted a run has to get back hurriedly. |
| 10.6 : Y Chahal to Mahmudullah, Shortish and spinning away, Mahmudullah goes back and slaps it through covers for one. On 18th March, Chahal has finished with 18/3! |
| Vijay Shankar is back on. |
| 11.1 : V Shankar to Mahmudullah, A touch short in length, Mahmudullah has a shimmy down the track and hits it aerially towards mid-wicket. Gets a brace as a result. |
| 11.2 : V Shankar to Mahmudullah, Suresh Raina. The way he throws himself on the field is a joy to watch. Again this one is hit wide of long on by charging down the track by Mahmudullah. Raina covers good ground to his right from long on, dives and keeps it down to two. |
| Bharat Arun had a quick chat on the sidelines. He says that Sundar has a good calm head and that shows in his game. Praises the bowler's effort in the Powerplay. |
| 11.3 : V Shankar to Mahmudullah, WIDE! Slower one but down the leg side. Mahmudullah misses the flick. |
| V Shankar to Mahmudullah, Length ball on the pads, nudged away through square leg for a couple |
| 11.4 : V Shankar to Mahmudullah, The batsman has worked it off his pads behind square. One run added to the total. |
| 11.5 : V Shankar to S Rahman, Hit aerially on the bounce to deep mid-wicket for one more. |
| 11.6 : V Shankar to Mahmudullah, Short ball around off and middle, pulled away towards deep mid-wicket for one. 10 runs off the over, without much risks taken. |
| Jaydev Unadkat is back into the attack. |
| 12.1 : J Unadkat to Mahmudullah, Unadkat comes round the wicket and lands it outside off. Mahmudullah guides it to third man to get to the other end. |
| 12.2 : J Unadkat to S Rahman, This one is slanted in on the pads, clipped away through backward square leg for one. |
| 12.3 : J Unadkat to Mahmudullah, On a length on the stumps, blocked from the crease. |
| 12.4 : J Unadkat to Mahmudullah, FOUR! Top quality shot alright, but this has been Unadkat's problem this series. He has given far too many boundary balls. Lands it on a length outside off, Mahmudullah just gives it direction. Finds the gap between backward point and short third man and accepts the result that follows. |
| 12.5 : J Unadkat to Mahmudullah, Close! Mahmudullah would have been on his way back if that would have hit. He taps it towards mid on and sets off. Jaydev gets to the ball, turns and has a shy at the bowler's end even as he loses his balance. Misses the stumps even as Mahmudullah dives and gets a run added. |
| 12.6 : J Unadkat to S Rahman, Rahman taps this length ball towards cover-point and retains strike. |
| Shardul Thakur is brought back for another spell. |
| 13.1 : S Thakur to S Rahman, FOUR! Not a good effort from Chahal. On a length around middle and off, Rahman tries to be cute. Gets out the paddle and just makes enough contact. Chahal at short fine leg puts in the dive but does so over the ball. It then has enough to trickle away to the fence. |
| 13.2 : S Thakur to S Rahman, FOUR! Authoritative! Full length ball on off, Rahman clears his front leg and hits it over the bowler's head for a boundary. |
| 13.3 : S Thakur to S Rahman, A low full toss outside off, Rahman is a touch early into his shot. Gets an outside edge and the ball goes on the bounce to the keeper. Knuckle ball. |
| 13.4 : S Thakur to S Rahman, Another knuckle ball outside off, Sabbir lets it come to him before tapping it to the off side for a single. |
| 13.5 : S Thakur to Mahmudullah, Lovely bowling. Shardul has shown a tendency to blow hot and cold in the series so far. Tonight's one of his better one. Lets this one go on a length outside off, Mahmudullah has a feel for it but misses. |
| 13.6 : S Thakur to Mahmudullah, This delivery is pushed towards mid on for a single. Decent over from Thakur this. |
| Vijay Shankar to bowl his third over now. |
| 14.1 : V Shankar to Mahmudullah, FOUR! Poor ball. Bowls it full on the pads, Mahmudullah flicks it away through fine leg for a boundary. |
| 14.2 : V Shankar to Mahmudullah, OUT! Comedy of errors ends in a tragedy for Mahmudullah and Bangladesh! Let's take it step by step. Shankar delivers a slow leg cutter on off, Mahmudullah gets deceived and is early into the flick. Seems to have gone off the pads. The ball rolls towards the right of the keeper and the Indians appeal. Rahman meanwhile comes down in search of a run. Karthik is alive to the occasion but has a shy at his end, which is a mistake. In this case, fortunately for him, he m |
| Skipper Shakib Al Hasan walks out at number 7. Can he provide the final impetus for Bangladesh? |
| 14.3 : V Shankar to S Rahman, Full outside off, driven to long off for a single. |
| 14.4 : V Shankar to Al Hasan, FOUR! Lucky. Full toss outside off, Shakib plays the drive but gets an outside edge. The ball goes to the third man fence in a flash. |
| 14.5 : V Shankar to Al Hasan, The batsman fails to put bat on ball. |
| 14.6 : V Shankar to Al Hasan, This one is tapped to the off side and a quick run is taken. |
| Last over for Washington Sundar. |
| 15.1 : W Sundar to Al Hasan, Floated around middle, nudged through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 15.2 : W Sundar to S Rahman, SIX! Beauty! Floated outside off, Rahman gets down on a knee and slog-sweeps it over deep mid-wicket for half a dozen. Moves to 49 now. |
| 15.3 : W Sundar to S Rahman, 4th T20I FIFTY FOR RAHMAN! He has done well to be in the middle, even with wickets falling at the other end. Pushes this through mid off for a single that gets him to the milestone. |
| 15.4 : W Sundar to Al Hasan, Flatter outside off, cut away to point. |
| 15.5 : W Sundar to Al Hasan, Shakib turns this one through mid-wicket to get to the other end. |
| 15.6 : W Sundar to S Rahman, Rahman drives this full floated ball to long on to take strike on the first ball of the next over. 4-0-20-1 for Sundar tonight. |
| 16.1 : V Shankar to S Rahman, SIX! Now Shankar is overdoing his slow ball stuff. Delivers it full outside off, Rahman waits for it and treats it like a spinner's delivery. Banishes it over deep mid-wicket for another biggie. |
| 16.2 : V Shankar to S Rahman, Very full on the stumps, dug back towards the bowler. |
| 16.3 : V Shankar to S Rahman, SIX! Vijay is losing it here. Perhaps the ball is wet and he is unable to grip it well. Or maybe his slower ball attempts are going awry. He needs to keep it away tonight. He dishes out a juicy full toss to a batter batting over 50. Rahman accepts it and deposits it over deep mid-wicket. Just manages to clear a leaping man there. |
| 16.4 : V Shankar to S Rahman, A paddle in front of the stumps. The ball strikes the bat, then the helmet and then lands towards mid-wicket. A run taken. |
| It is all happening now! A run out appeal against Shakib Al Hasan is taken upstairs. |
| 16.5 : V Shankar to Al Hasan, OUT! Shakib has to depart. |
| Mehidy Hasan is the next man in. |
| 16.6 : V Shankar to S Rahman, This is punched through covers for a single. |
| Shardul Thakur to bowl his penultimate over. |
| 17.1 : S Thakur to S Rahman, On a length around middle and leg, flicked away through wide mid on for a single. |
| 17.2 : S Thakur to M Hasan, This is pushed towards point and a single is attempted. Dhawan the fielder has a shy at the keeper's end but misses. The ball rolls all the way towards deep mid-wicket. Only a run is taken as a result. |
| Almost unnoticedly, a review for LBW against Rahman is taken upstairs by India. Doesn't look to be close in the first view. |
| 17.3 : S Thakur to S Rahman, NOT OUT! Never looked out. Full ball on the pads, Sabbir misses his flick and gets hit on the pads. The ball goes to the off side. Unaware, he comes down in search of a run only to retreat. After putting in an appeal, Shardul runs to the ball, takes it and has a underarm shy at the stumps at the batter's end but misses. Would have been curtains if he'd hit. Now the DRS is taken by India for LBW. It is seen that the ball first hit the front pad and then went onto the b |
| 17.4 : S Thakur to S Rahman, FOUR! Deft. Rahman guides this length ball past short third man for a boundary. |
| 17.5 : S Thakur to S Rahman, FOUR! This is good batting. Now Rahman moves across and paddles it over short fine leg for a boundary. |
| 17.6 : S Thakur to S Rahman, Short ball, pulled away through square leg for one. 11 runs off this one. |
| Jaydev Unadkat to bowl the penultimate over of the innings. |
| Another LBW review is taken by India. Again Rahman is the man in question. Impact and height can come into play... |
| 18.1 : J Unadkat to S Rahman, INSIDE EDGE SAVES RAHMAN! He looks to play the paddle and seems to have missed it on the first look. The ball rolls through backward square leg for a brace. Leg byes are signaled by the umpire. Now, India opt for the review for LBW. On the replays it is seen that he got a massive inside edge there. Hence, the leg byes are cancelled and the runs are awarded to the batter. Meanwhile, India now lose their sole review. |
| 18.2 : J Unadkat to S Rahman, OUT! Why go for DRS when you can clean him up! Full and straight in line of the stumps, Rahman goes for the agricultural slog. Misses and finds his stumps disturbed. He departs after a decent knock. |
| Rubel Hossain is the next batter. |
| 18.3 : J Unadkat to R Hossain, WIDE! Poor from Jaydev. He bangs it short and the ball goes well over Hossain, who misses his attempted pull. |
| J Unadkat to R Hossain, OUT! Timber! Clever from Unadkat. He delivers a length ball but rolls his fingers over it before letting it go. Hossain fails to read the change in pace and looks to play the pull over mid-wicket. Is through with the shot much before the ball arrives only to see his stumps shattered. An angry expression from Jaydev shows his frustration. |
| Mustafizur Rahman walks in at no. 10 for Bangladesh. |
| 18.4 : J Unadkat to M Rahman, No run. |
| J Unadkat to M Rahman, Full on off, driven to mid off. |
| 18.5 : J Unadkat to M Rahman, Another one on off, pushed towards mid off for nothing. |
| 18.6 : J Unadkat to M Rahman, This ball outside off, is kept out towards covers. Good end from the bowler. |
| 19.1 : S Thakur to M Hasan, FOUR! A knuckle ball on a length outside off, Hasan moves across and ramps it over short fine leg for a boundary. Good start for Bangladesh to the last over. |
| 19.2 : S Thakur to M Hasan, SIX! Ho, ho, ho! Mehidy Hasan is out to have fun there. But it looked to be a no ball for being over waist height. He comes down the track and smites it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. He is seen asking the umpire for a no ball, which isn't given. It's the correct decision as he had come down the track. |
| 19.3 : S Thakur to M Hasan, Full outside off, squeezed out towards point. |
| 19.4 : S Thakur to M Hasan, FOUR! Hasan is a handy batter and he is showing his skills here. Sees this delivered full outside off, he slices it through the gap between short third man and backward point for a boundary. |
| 19.5 : S Thakur to M Hasan, This is driven through covers for a couple. Good batting. |
| 19.6 : S Thakur to M Hasan, On a length on off, pushed with soft hands towards wide long off. Gets a couple as a result. 18 runs off the last over. Momentum? Bangladesh. 167 IS INDIA'S TARGET TO WIN THE FINAL! |
| 56 runs off the last 5 overs! Even though they kept losing wickets, these figures should help them a great deal. Riding on Sabbir Rahman's sensible innings coupled with some useful cameos from Mahmudullah and Mehidy Hasan, they have succeeded in posting a total that, if not a winning one, is at least a challenging one. Interestingly, at one stage it looked as if they wouldn't even last their quota of overs. |
| Once again, the Indian spinners were clinical. A combined figures of 8-0-38-4 between Washington Sundar and Yuzvendra Chahal drives home the point. Although Shardul Thakur and Vijay Shankar were good in patches, they didn't have answers to the onslaught at the end. The chase should be an interesting one, given the track doesn't seem too difficult to bat. Join us for the chase, that gets underway soon... |
| 0.0 : Hello, folks! Sanjay Bangar the Indian batting coach is caught up for a chat, just before the chase gets underway. He reckons that it is a challenging target. Concedes that their aim is to get off to a good start and make maximum use of the Powerplay. Reckons that they have a long-enough batting line up to gun the total down. |
| With a challenging score in front of them, the Indian opening duo of Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma strides out to bat. This is after Bangladesh make their way out to the middle after a mini-huddle. They opt for spin to open their bowling. Shakib Al Hasan it is, with the ball. He did the same even in the last game. The southpaw is on strike. Let's go... |
| 0.1 : Al Hasan to S Dhawan, Flights this a tad full, Dhawan works this towards mid-wicket to get the scoreboard moving. |
| 0.2 : Al Hasan to R Sharma, Full again, Rohit looks to work it to the on side but gets an inside edge onto his boots as the ball rolls towards point. |
| 0.3 : Al Hasan to R Sharma, FOUR! Tossed up ball and Rohit swings this over mid on for the first boundary. Good intent shown by the Indian skipper. |
| 0.4 : Al Hasan to R Sharma, Runs this through mid-wicket for one. |
| 0.5 : Al Hasan to S Dhawan, Angled on his Dhawan's pads, who helps it on it's way for one more. |
| 0.6 : Al Hasan to R Sharma, Rohit pushes this to covers to end the first over. |
| Mehidy Hasan will bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : M Hasan to S Dhawan, Straighter one, Dhawan covers his timber and blocks it. |
| 1.2 : M Hasan to S Dhawan, Dhawan gets low and pushes this towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 1.3 : M Hasan to R Sharma, SIX! Confidence from the last match 89 is showing. Floated ball on middle, Rohit gets on one knee and heaves this over mid-wicket. |
| 1.4 : M Hasan to R Sharma, FOUR! Short ball and Rohit has ample of time to rock back and pull it past square leg to the fence. |
| 1.5 : M Hasan to R Sharma, SIX! Oh My! This is huge! What a shot from the skipper! Darts this in line of the stumps, Rohit pulls this once again over mid-wicket for a biggie! |
| 1.6 : M Hasan to R Sharma, Hits this back to Hasan to end a good over for India. 17 from it. |
| 2.1 : Al Hasan to S Dhawan, SIX! Dhawan steps to the party. Shakib drags his length back, Dhawan pulls this over square leg for a maximum. |
| 2.2 : Al Hasan to S Dhawan, Good batting. Dhawan plays this towards mid on and moves to the other end. |
| 2.3 : Al Hasan to R Sharma, Now Rohit flicks this off his pads to rotate strike. |
| 2.4 : Al Hasan to S Dhawan, OUT! Dhawan has to depart trying to score more quickly. Shakib gives this air, and serves this outside off. Dhawan charges down and goes for the loft. Doesn't get to the pitch of the ball as the ball just spins a bit after pitching. Gets it off the lower end of the bat and the ball goes towards mid off. Nazmul Islam the fielder there dives forward and takes a good catch to send Dhawan back to the hut. |
| Suresh Raina walks in next. |
| 2.5 : Al Hasan to R Sharma, Flat outside off, Rohit cuts this to point. |
| 2.6 : Al Hasan to R Sharma, Fuller in length, Rohit pushes this to covers. |
| Rubel Hossain to bowl his first over. |
| 3.1 : R Hossain to S Raina, Back of a length ball, Raina jumps a bit and defends this. |
| 3.2 : R Hossain to S Raina, A nothing shot from Raina. Short from Rubel, Raina charges down and goes for the big heave. The ball goes through bat and his body to the keeper. |
| An appeal for caught behind has been taken upstairs. Bangladesh look confident. Is Raina a goner? |
| 3.3 : R Hossain to S Raina, OUT! A short stay from Raina. Shorter in length again, down to the leg. Raina decides to have a tickle at it at the last moment. Pulls this and gets a feather to it as the keeper takes the catch. The umpire signals a wide but Rahim is confident that Suresh has nicked that. Straight away takes this upstairs. On seeing the replay we see that Raina has managed to get bat on it as the spike shows us. Two quick wicket for Bangladesh now. |
| KL Rahul is the new man in. |
| 3.4 : R Hossain to L Rahul, Rahul gets behind the ball and defends this. |
| 3.5 : R Hossain to L Rahul, FOUR! Lovely shot. Short and wide outside off, Rahul cuts this past backward point for a boundary. |
| 3.6 : R Hossain to L Rahul, 1 run. |
| Nazmul Islam is brought into the attack now. |
| 4.1 : N Islam to L Rahul, Floated full on middle and leg, Rahul uses his feet to get to the pitch of the ball and eases it to long on for one. |
| 4.2 : N Islam to R Sharma, Floated outside off, Rohit gets it off the outer half towards point. |
| 4.3 : N Islam to R Sharma, FOUR! Lovely use of the feet. Seeing the flight on this one, Sharma shimmies down the track and hits it inside out over mid off. Makes nice contact and gets a boundary as a result. |
| 4.4 : N Islam to R Sharma, SIX! Bazooooka! What a shot! Rohit has walked in some different mood altogether, that's the consensus around here. He nicely gets under the ball and smites it high and handsome over the long off fence for half a dozen. India are 119 runs away from the target now. |
| 4.5 : N Islam to R Sharma, This is flatter outside off, hit straight to covers. |
| 4.6 : N Islam to R Sharma, Darted on the pads, worked away to short fine leg. Two dots to end. |
| Mustafizur Rahman to bowl now. |
| 5.1 : M Rahman to L Rahul, Dabbed towards backward point for a run. |
| 5.2 : M Rahman to R Sharma, FOUR! Elegantly done by Rohit. He is looking in good touch. Outside off, Rohit guides it between point and backward point for a boundary. |
| 5.3 : M Rahman to R Sharma, Tries a similar shot this time, but gets it finer straight to the fielder there. He comes down searching for a run and Rahul rightly sends him back. The substitute fielder has a shy at the striker's end but misses it by a fair margin. Rohit too, is well in. |
| 5.4 : M Rahman to R Sharma, It's been driven superbly through the covers by Sharma. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. |
| 5.5 : M Rahman to R Sharma, Finds the fielder this time at covers. Dot ball. |
| 5.6 : M Rahman to R Sharma, Rohit plays this towards mid-wicket and will retain strike for the next over. End of the Powerplay, India are 56-2. |
| Shakib is back on. |
| 6.1 : Al Hasan to R Sharma, Rohit punches this ball towards mid on for a run. |
| 6.2 : Al Hasan to L Rahul, SIX! Flat one! Drags his length back, Rahul rocks back and pulls this over deep square leg for half a dozen. |
| 6.3 : Al Hasan to L Rahul, Rahul works this down the leg side for one. |
| 6.4 : Al Hasan to R Sharma, Outside off, Sharma cuts this past point and will get a brace for it. |
| 6.5 : Al Hasan to R Sharma, Shakib gets some turn on this. Darts this on leg and Rohit gets a leading edge and the ball and the ball rolls on the off side. |
| 6.6 : Al Hasan to R Sharma, Short again, RS pulls this towards square leg for a single. |
| Rubel Hossain comes back into the attack. |
| 7.1 : R Hossain to R Sharma, Back of a length delivery, Sharma tucks it away for nothing. |
| 7.2 : R Hossain to R Sharma, Rohit drives this towards covers and a misfield there allows him a run. |
| 7.3 : R Hossain to L Rahul, Outside off, Rahul cuts this behind point for a brace. |
| 7.4 : R Hossain to L Rahul, Rohit is married but still has an affair with run outs. Rahul cuts this to the point fielder and goes for the run. A good diving stop there and had he hit the stumps at the stiker's end, an already given-up Rohit would have found himself short. |
| 7.5 : R Hossain to R Sharma, Outside off, Rohit tries to work it towards third man but misses it. |
| 7.6 : R Hossain to R Sharma, Rohit this time guides it to third man. They pick up a single. |
| Nazmul Islam is brought back. |
| 8.1 : N Islam to R Sharma, Tossed up, Rohit pushes this to covers. |
| 8.2 : N Islam to R Sharma, Played towards mid on for a run by Rohit. |
| 8.3 : N Islam to L Rahul, In the air...but safe. Floated ball, Rahul charges down the wicket and looks to work it to the on side. Ends up getting it from the outer half of the bat and the ball goes high over covers. It falls it no man's land and the sweeper cover then tidies up things. They cross. |
| 8.4 : N Islam to R Sharma, Rohit punches this ball off his back foot towards mid on and takes one. |
| 8.5 : N Islam to L Rahul, FOUR! Outside off, Rahul squares cuts this past backward point for another boundary in that region. |
| 8.6 : N Islam to L Rahul, Wide. The ball is down the leg side but the batsman still goes after it. The umpire has signalled a wide. |
| N Islam to L Rahul, Ends the over by taking a run towards mid on. |
| 9.1 : R Hossain to L Rahul, Back of a length ball, Rahul pushes this down the ground for one. That's the fifty-run stand for these two. They need to carry on. |
| 9.2 : R Hossain to R Sharma, Short again, Rohit punches this once again towards mid on for one more. |
| 9.3 : R Hossain to L Rahul, OUT! Rahul holes out. Short ball, looked like he was in control of it. Pulled this from the middle but the ball goes straight to Sabbir Rahman at deep square leg, as if he was waiting for it. Didn't have to move a bit and takes a simple catch. 84 more needed for India. |
| Manish Pandey strides out to bat. |
| 9.4 : R Hossain to M Pandey, Pandey rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. |
| 9.5 : R Hossain to M Pandey, Length around off, Pandey taps it in front of him. |
| 9.6 : R Hossain to M Pandey, Pandey works this down the leg for a run. |
| Shakib Al Hasan to roll his arm again. |
| 10.1 : Al Hasan to M Pandey, Tossed up outside off, driven all along the ground through cover-point for one. |
| 10.2 : Al Hasan to R Sharma, Flatter outside off, Rohit cuts it towards backward point for a quick run. |
| 10.3 : Al Hasan to M Pandey, Manish finds the cover fielder with this push. |
| 10.4 : Al Hasan to M Pandey, Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. |
| 10.5 : Al Hasan to M Pandey, Quicker this time, turned towards mid-wicket. |
| 10.6 : Al Hasan to M Pandey, Flatter on off, pushed back to the bowler off the inner half. This was a good over from the Bangladesh skipper. |
| Change of ends for Nazmul Islam. |
| 11.1 : N Islam to R Sharma, 14th T20I fifty for Rohit Sharma! He is leading from the front here. He works this one through mid-wicket and gets to the other end. |
| 11.2 : N Islam to M Pandey, The batsman gets to the pitch of the ball and defends it. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 11.3 : N Islam to R Sharma, This one has been punched off the back foot through the off side for a single. |
| 11.4 : N Islam to M Pandey, Served around off, eased through mid off for one. |
| 11.5 : N Islam to R Sharma, The batsman has punched that ball through the offside. |
| 11.6 : N Islam to R Sharma, Rohit dances down the track and powers it back. The ball goes through the bowler's legs and a run result. Nazmul couldn't have done much. |
| Mustafizur Rahman is back. |
| 12.1 : M Rahman to R Sharma, The Fizz starts from round the wicket and lands it on a fuller length outside off. Sharma drives it aerially past covers for a couple. |
| 12.2 : M Rahman to R Sharma, Similar delivery, Sharma charges down and pushes it through covers for one. |
| 12.3 : M Rahman to M Pandey, Around off, Pandey lofts it down to long on for a single. |
| 12.4 : M Rahman to R Sharma, Punched off the back foot by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single. |
| 12.5 : M Rahman to M Pandey, On a length outside off, Pandey looks to flick it but does so off the bottom of the blade. |
| 12.6 : M Rahman to M Pandey, Run out chance goes abegging! Pandey hits it straight to covers and sets off. Das has just one stump to aim at and he misses. Would have been curtains for Manish. |
| 13.1 : N Islam to M Pandey, Pandey comes down the track and runs after pushing this to long on. |
| 13.2 : N Islam to R Sharma, OUT! Massive, massive wicket for Bangladesh, this! Loopy delivery around middle and leg, Rohit kneels down and looks to go big. Ends up offering a skier for Mahmudllah at long on, who accepts it calmly. Perhaps Pandey's struggles put extra pressure on Rohit to take that extra chance. This is Nazmul's first wicket in the series and what a one it is. 69 off 40 needed. |
| Surprise, surprise! Vijay Shankar is sent up the order, ahead of Dinesh Karthik. |
| 13.3 : N Islam to V Shankar, Vijay Shankar get off the mark with his first ball in international cricket. He pushes this to long off for a single. |
| 13.4 : N Islam to M Pandey, Hit aerially on the bounce to mid off for another run. |
| 13.5 : N Islam to V Shankar, FOUR! Wow, this lad can bat! Gets a flighted delivery on the stumps, he gets down and nails the sweep to perfection. Nice shot to get your first boundary at the highest level. |
| 13.6 : N Islam to V Shankar, Flatter outside off, punched to covers. 7 runs and a wicket off this over. |
| Soumya Sarkar into the attack. This over should go for 20 at least, comments a match-reader Praky next to me. |
| 14.1 : S Sarkar to M Pandey, On a length angling in, whipped away towards short fine leg for a quick run. |
| 14.2 : S Sarkar to V Shankar, Short in length, pulled on the bounce to square leg for one. |
| 14.3 : S Sarkar to M Pandey, FOUR! Edged but Pandey won't mind. Full length ball outside off, he gets his front leg out of the way and looks to go big over covers. Ends up getting a thick outside edge and the ball flies over short third man for a boundary. |
| 14.4 : S Sarkar to M Pandey, FOUR! Much better. Pandey gets down the track and powers it over the non-striker. Long on gets to his left, only to retrieve the ball from the fence. |
| 14.5 : S Sarkar to M Pandey, This time, he gets it off the outer half to short third man for one. |
| 14.6 : S Sarkar to V Shankar, Very full on the stumps, squeezed back towards the bowler. |
| Another change. Mustafizur is brought back. India leaked 56 in the last 5 overs, they need 52 now. |
| 15.1 : M Rahman to M Pandey, A brace off the first deliver. It is slashed over backward point. It lands awkwardly in front of Nazmul there. Although the throw is done to the bowler's end, nothing could prevent the second. |
| 15.2 : M Rahman to M Pandey, Full on the stumps, milked to long on for one. |
| 15.3 : M Rahman to V Shankar, Slower delivery on a shorter length, Shankar misses. |
| 15.4 : M Rahman to V Shankar, Similar delivery, Shankar looks to pull. The ball goes off his arms onto his helmet and rolls to the on side. A leg bye taken. |
| 15.5 : M Rahman to M Pandey, FOUR! Wonderful to see such strokes played. This is a low full toss well outside off. Would have been a wide if Manish would have let it be. But he reaches out to it and slices it over backward point for a boundary. |
| 15.6 : M Rahman to M Pandey, A swing and a miss! Pandey fails to put bat to this delivery angled away from him. Rahim collects it and appeals for nothing. 44 needed off 4 overs. |
| 16.1 : S Sarkar to V Shankar, Full on off, lofted to long off for a single. Shankar really needs to get into the groove and tonk it early. |
| 0.0 : Is Pandey short of his crease here? His body language doesn't look too positive. Taken upstairs. |
| 16.2 : S Sarkar to M Pandey, SAFE! Full on off, squeezed through point. Seeing the fielder in the deep have to run to his left, the batters decide to take two. The throw is made to the keeper, who disturbs the stumps, even as Manish stretches to make it in. TV umpire has to be involved now. The decision is ruled in his favour after having another look. |
| 16.3 : S Sarkar to M Pandey, Full on the stumps, blasted down to long on for a single. |
| 16.4 : S Sarkar to V Shankar, FOUR! Gap found! Slower delivery from a slow-paced bowler. Shankar gets his left leg out of the way and slogs it towards deep mid-wicket. Finds the gap between the fielder there and long on. 36 more needed for India. |
| 16.5 : S Sarkar to V Shankar, CLOSE SHAVE! Shankar digs out this yorker to the on side and sets off for a run. Sarkar goes after it to his right. The general thought is that he will collect the ball, turn and then release the ball. But no, he returns a backhand throw aiming at the stumps at his end. Misses and a run results. |
| Sarkar, you beauty! If he succeeds in running Pandey out this time, he deserves everybody's salutes. The third umpire has to intervene again. |
| 16.6 : S Sarkar to M Pandey, PANDEY'S DIVE SAVES HIM! He digs this yorker back to the bowler and wanders out of the crease aimlessly. Soumya hits down the stumps at the striker's end. In this while, Pandey turns and plonks his bat in. The Bangladeshi players celebrate as the decision is taken upstairs. It is seen that the new rule has come to Manish's aid. As he plonked his bat in, the bat bounces then and the ball hits the stumps. But since Pandey had already ground his bat, he remains not out. |
| 17.1 : M Rahman to V Shankar, Length ball angling away, Shankar misses to get bat onto that. |
| 17.2 : M Rahman to V Shankar, Action replay! Shankar looks to play it over the off side but fails to make contact with the ball. |
| 17.3 : M Rahman to V Shankar, Again has a wild go at this one and misses. |
| Three dots. Pressure on the young Vijay Shankar. What'll he do now? |
| 17.4 : M Rahman to V Shankar, Misses again 4 in the over, 5 on the trot for India. Another length ball slanting away, Shankar can do nothing but have a go without much success. |
| 17.5 : M Rahman to V Shankar, Finally he crosses! Moves across the stumps and misses the flick. The ball strikes his thigh pad and falls to the on side. A leg bye taken. |
| 17.6 : M Rahman to M Pandey, OUT! The pressure has brought a wicket here. Bangladesh rejoice as if they have already won it. To be honest, they don't seem to be far off. Another slower delivery on the stumps, Pandey clears his front leg to go downtown. Finds Sabbir at long on to perfection. He catches and goes up in celebration. 34 needed off the last two overs. |
| Finally, Dinesh Karthik makes his way out. Does he have it in him to take India home? Or is it too late? |
| Rubel Hossain to bowl the penultimate over. |
| 18.1 : R Hossain to D Karthik, SIX! DINESH KARTHIK, YOU BEAUTY! He has walked out with all the confidence in the world. Gets a full ball in the slot, he tonks it well over long on for half a dozen. What a way to get going! |
| 18.2 : R Hossain to D Karthik, FOUR! 10 off the first two deliveries already! This is on a length around off, Karthik makes some room and hits it wide of long on and earns himself a boundary. |
| 18.3 : R Hossain to D Karthik, SIX! Karthik - 16 off 3, Shankar at the other end - 12 off 15! What was the Indian wicketkeeper doing in the dressing room all this while? Batting or what! This is full on the pads, Dinesh just blasts it over square leg for another maximum. 18 needed off 8 now. |
| 18.4 : R Hossain to D Karthik, All that mini-conference in the middle seems to have done something for Rubel. Gets in a dot ball here. Lands it on a length outside off, slower in pace, Karthik fails to cut it away. Rahim again collects it and puts in an appeal. The only one doing so on the planet, let alone in Colombo! |
| 18.5 : R Hossain to D Karthik, Excellent running. That's the best piece of job that Shankar has done, exclaim my mates here. DK smashes it towards long off and succeeds in taking a couple, beating the throw from the deep. |
| 18.6 : R Hossain to D Karthik, FOUR! Another one, 22 have come off this over! Initially, Karthik's movement was away from the stumps, before he moves across them. Rubel slips in a full one on off. Dinesh has enough to ramp it well over short fine leg for another boundary. Is his middle name 'Nonchalant'? |
| Soumya Sarkar to bowl the final over. Can he defend 12? Super over on the cards? |
| 19.1 : S Sarkar to V Shankar, WIDE! Sarkar slips this down the leg side, Shankar misses the flick and comes down in search of a bye. Rahim has a shy at the stumps but misses. No extra run taken though. |
| S Sarkar to V Shankar, Swing and a miss, AGAIN! Full and outside off, Shankar has a wild go at that but misses. |
| 19.2 : S Sarkar to V Shankar, In India, everybody is a cricket expert, is not an understatement. Shankar pushes this straight to covers and sets off for a single. There was a throw to the bowler, who fails to collect that cleanly. The ball rolls away and Karthik wants another run. More than Shankar saying no, the people around here are screaming Karthik to take strike. |
| 19.3 : S Sarkar to D Karthik, Very full outside off, squeezed through covers for one. |
| The experienced Shakib has something to say to his bowler. After some talk, Sarkar goes to his mark. This ball will make or break Shankar's career, feel everybody here. |
| 19.4 : S Sarkar to V Shankar, FOUR! This is the result what Bangladesh didn't want. It is hurled outside off, Shankar slices it past short third man for a boundary. |
| 19.5 : S Sarkar to V Shankar, OUT! Shankar's forgettable first innings in international cricket comes to an end! Gets a full delivery on the stumps, he looks to go for the glory shot over the bowler's head. Perhaps that's the only option he felt he had. Ends up hitting it high in the air. Long on runs to his left and gets a hand to that. But the ball slips out of his hand and Hasan, who came there running to his right from long off, takes it. Excellent tag-team effort that. |
| Washington Sundar is the next man in. He will be at the non-striker's end. 5 needed off the last ball. Super over anyone? |
| 19.6 : S Sarkar to D Karthik, SIX! UNBELIEVABLE STROKE, UNBELIEVABLE RESULT! INDIA WIN BY 4 WICKETS! This is bowled full outside off, Karthik moves a bit to the off side and smashes it over extra covers. Has made a meaty enough contact for the ball to sail all the way over the fence to send the crowd in a frenzy! |
| What a game! What an innings it was from Dinesh Karthik. India looked down and out till the moment he walked in and boy, has he played an innings of a lifetime or what. But spare a thought for Soumya Sarkar. He is inconsolable and down on his knees there. The entire Bangladesh unit goes to him to lift him up. Poor lad. Wonder if he was ever prepared to bowl the last over in a limited-overs game. |
| Just to know the feeling of the Indian players and their reactions to the adrenaline-filled game, some of them are caught on the sidelines by Russel Arnold. First up is Manish Pandey. He says that he is very happy and is full of excitement. He feels that when he got out, somebody had to make the runs and Karthik did it. He states that Bangladesh bowled well in the middle overs and made it difficult for India to score. |
| Next is Yuzvendra Chahal. He says that he varied his pace with the batters looking to attack. Adds that he always looks to use his variations as well. Reckons that he is used to bowling in pressure situations. Ends saying that he doesn't have any nails left now owing to this nail-biting finish. |
| Shardul Thakur is next in line. He says that he was praying for Karthik to finish it off as he was slated to come in next. Opines the wicket-keeper was batting well in the entire series. States him being confident with the knuckle ball as he has a lot of practice of that. |
| Coming to the summary of the innings, Rohit Sharma gave the Indians the right start with the bat. You talk about intent and he showed it as soon as the second over. He dealt the spinners with disdain, making merry on his way to a fifty. He found good support for a brief while in KL Rahul. But both of them departed fairly in quick succession to turn the game in the opposition's favour. |
| Then came the phase, where the likes of Manish Pandey and Vijay Shankar, sent ahead of Karthik, struggled, courtesy, some smart bowling from Bangladesh. Cashing in on the opportunity, Shakib Al Hasan slipped in some quiet overs and so did Mustafizur Rahman, who bowled a wicket-maiden then. At that point, Vijay Shankar was left searching for a place to hide, as he could well have turned out to be the villain, had India lost. |
| Then walked in Karthik with India needing 34 off 12 balls and he was suddenly dished out an altogether different track and bowlers. Well, it so seemed. He teed off from the word go and did the then-unthinkable. What was turning out to be a joyful phase for Bangladesh - players and fans alike - soon turned out to be a regretful one for them. Sarkar was and still is inconsolable and he would be desperately searching for a hiding place. As he does so, let's look forward to the presentation. |
| DINESH KARTHIK is the MAN OF THE MATCH. It can't be anyone else, says Russel Arnold on air. Couldn't agree more. The Indian wicket-keeper is delighted to have won the game and credits the youngsters and the team for the same. States that it wasn't entirely easy to bat. Adds that his aim was just to go for boundaries and he is glad that it came off well. On having to wait for his opportunity, he iterates that in a side where it is tough to get a spot, it is important to make opportunities count. |
| SHAKIB AL HASAN, the Bangladesh captain, says that you can't ask more than this in a final. Rightly, he credits Dinesh Karthik for his innings. He reckons that he had to bowl Mustafizur Rahman in the 18th over as he was their best bowler. Has some consoling words for Soumya Sarkar and says that the bowler didn't bowl wrong lengths entirely. It was Karthik's brilliance that took the game away. Concedes feeling positive at the halfway mark but it just wasn't their day then. Admits to taking a lot |
| WASHINGTON SUNDAR is chosen to be the MAN OF THE SERIES. The youngster had a terrific time with the ball, picking up 8 wickets. He says that this means a lot to him at such an age. Thanks his family and dedicates the award to them. States that he is ready to face any challenge as any international cricketer should be. Gives an insight about him reading the batter's mind and bowling accordingly. Reveals about wanting to be in the middle when they win, before crediting Dinesh Karthik for his exemp |
| The winning Indian captain, ROHIT SHARMA, says this to be a brilliant game with respect to the atmosphere as well as the crowd. Thanks the Sri Lankan cricket board as well as all the stakeholders for organizing such a series. Winning the series is a top positive for them, he says. Speaks about this exposure to the youngsters and says that they used the opportunities that came their way. This tourney should be confidence-boosting for the entire young bunch, according to him. States that his job w |
| Rohit Sharma goes on to collect the trophy and the entire team joins him for the photo-ops. They'll, for once, know that this is a hard earned and hence, a well-deserved one. Of course, it wasn't safe to assume a winner till the last delivery of the game. This is what T20s were supposed to do - thrill to no ends. This game was worthy of being called a final. |
| Wow! What a game we've had! As much as we, the enthusiasts and fans enjoyed, my fingers did, too. The two-week journey culminates in some memories and the satisfaction of having watched a nail-biting thriller. We hope that you guys had as much fun as we had in bringing the series to you. Thanks for being lovely readers. Meanwhile, the coming week holds some Test cricket, apart from the World Cup Qualifiers that are in progress. Do tune in to catch those actions as well. Till the next time, signi |
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