| 0.6 : 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. |
| 2.2 : 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 4.4 : 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. |
| 4.6 : 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 |
| 5.4 : 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. |
| 7.2 : 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 : 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. |
| 10.1 : 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. |
| 12.4 : 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. |
| 13.1 : 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 : 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. |
| 14.1 : 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 : 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 |
| 14.4 : 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. |
| 15.2 : 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. |
| 16.1 : 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. |
| 16.3 : 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. |
| 16.5 : 16.5: V Shankar to Al Hasan, OUT! Shakib has to depart. |
| 17.4 : 17.4: S Thakur to S Rahman, FOUR! Deft. Rahman guides this length ball past short third man for a boundary. |
| 17.5 : 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. |
| 18.2 : 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. |
| 18.3 : 18.3: 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. |
| 19.1 : 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 : 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. |
| 19.4 : 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. |
| 0.3 : 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. |
| 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 : 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 : 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! |
| 2.1 : 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. |
| 2.4 : 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. |
| 3.3 : 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. |
| 3.5 : 3.5: R Hossain to L Rahul, FOUR! Lovely shot. Short and wide outside off, Rahul cuts this past backward point for a boundary. |
| 4.3 : 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 : 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. |
| 5.2 : 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. |
| 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. |
| 8.5 : 8.5: N Islam to L Rahul, FOUR! Outside off, Rahul squares cuts this past backward point for another boundary in that region. |
| 9.3 : 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. |
| 13.2 : 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. |
| 13.5 : 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. |
| 14.3 : 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 : 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. |
| 15.5 : 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. |
| 16.4 : 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. |
| 17.6 : 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. |
| 18.1 : 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 : 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 : 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. |
| 18.6 : 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'? |
| 19.4 : 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 : 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. |
| 19.6 : 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! |
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