They have KL Rahul slotting in the middle-order with Pant released from the squad. Rohit Sharma says he was not sure how the pitch would behave. ![]() After 7 off 16, he tries to reverse sweep Mehidy Hasan but it lobs off his pad and glove to roll onto the stumps. It's a signature Shakib slider and it beats Rohit all ends up and bowls him through the gate.Īfter an early boundary, Dhawan was struggling to get off the blocks on what appears to be a slow surface. Shakib strikes twice in his first over, and two bigges at that! Litton flies to his right and takes a stunner. Kohli went for the drive against a loopy Shakib delivery but hits it in the air. The crowd finds its voice as Litton Das takes an absolute screamer at cover. Batting hasn't been easy for India until the first drinks break. Both Ebadot Hossain, with his extra pace, and Mustafizur, with his left-arm angle, have troubled Shreyas Iyer in his short stay so far. The spinners have made use of the slowness of the surface, and the pacers have bowled to their strengths. Bangladesh continue to keep India in check after ending that 43-run stand. However, he finally tries to go for a pull but ends up top edging it to the 'keeper. WICKET: Shreyas out to the short ball againĮbadot Hossain had troubled him with an assortment of short pitched deliveries but Iyer had tackled them reasonably well, leaving all of them. The pitch showing more indications of being slow in nature. Ebadot Hossain ran across and got two hands to it, but drops as he slides. India nearly lost their fifth when Washington Sundar ended up chipping a drive wide of long off. He hits Mehidy Hasan for a six and a four, and then cuts Ebadot for two boundaries in an over to get to his 11th ODI fifty, off just 49 balls. He's suddenly raced away after getting a good hang of the pitch. He tries to reversesweep Shakib but finds the man at short third man. Washington Sundar too was struggling to up the ante. The latter strikes with the ball again as he gets one past Shardul Thakur's outside edge reducing India to 156/7. Shabaz Ahmed falls prey to the slowness of the pitch, andends up hitting a short ball from Ebadot straight to Shakib at cover. Chahar opted for a review but to no avail. He lunges out to defend, but Shakib's delivery goes straight on and traps him plumb in front. Bangladesh close in now.ĭeepak Chahar becomes the left-arm spinner's fifth victim. But Ebadot fights fire with fire and digs one in short, only for Rahul to top edge it to fine leg. KL Rahul finally falls for 73, he was targeting Ebadot as the man to go after having already hit a six and a four in the over. Bangladesh threatened with both spin and pace as a result of the Ebadot-Shakib combo that accounted for nine wickets in total to bowl India out for a mere 186. Najmul Hasan Shanto pokes his bat out and the edge is gobbled up at slip by Rohit Sharma.Įbadot closes it out with another short ball, completing a masterclass of bowling on a slow pitch. Bangladesh 26/2 in the 10th over.Ī length ball just in the corridor does the trick for Deepak Chahar. Anamul Haque now ends up chipping a simple catch to midwicket off Siraj. Shakib departs for 29, Bangladesh need another 91.Īfter an enterprising 41, Liton Das gets thin edge against Washington Sundar and brings to end a 48-run stand between Liton and Shakib.īangladesh have been kept in check in the first ten overs. Shakib drives in the air, and this time the fielder at cover is Kohli who dives across and takes a stunner. ![]() ![]() Bangladesh 128/5 now, need 59 more in 89 balls. The review only confirms the on-field decision. Mushfiqur and Mahmudullah had put ona patient 33 off 71 balls before Thakur gets a full one to nip in and hit Mahmudullahon the front pad. Shardul Thakur strikes after a tight spell of bowling. Siraj juggles but latches on, leaving Bangladesh in dire straits at 134/7. It's his maiden international wicket, and it's a crucial one of Bangladesh's finisher Afif Hossain.The left-hander slashes out at a full and wide delivery from Sen but gets a thick outside edge that flies down to third man. ![]() Kuldeep Sen banged a couple in short too, and off one of those Ebadot goes so far behind that he steps onto his stumps. Ebadot, who had dished out plenty of short balls himself, was kept on the backfoot right through his short stay. The ploy eventually paid dividends although not exactly to plan. India placed a field for short deliveries, including Kohli at short leg under the helmet. Bangladesh have now lost five wickets for 8 runs! Gets a big offcutter in to trap Hasan Mahmud plumb in front. He lands a couple of punches back by hitting debutant Sen for a couple of sixes in an over. With only one wicket in hand, Mehidy Hasan has taken up the role of farming the strike as well as going for runs. He runs back, gets both gloves on it but spills the chance. Mehidy has an almighty swing at Shardul Thakur and gets a big top edge that spirals above Rahul.
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