1st ODI: Bangladesh v India at Chittagong, 23 Dec 2004
Ball-by-Ball Commentary
Match State: Match start scheduled for 9am local time (3am GMT)
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the 1st ODI between
Bangladesh and India being held at the MA Aziz Stadium,
Chittagong.
Bangladesh captain Habibul Bashar has won the toss and elected to
bowl first.
India the clear favorites going into this match after their
comprehensive Test series win. Bangladesh will have to play
especially well here to trouble the Indians.
It's bit overcast at the moment, but nothing to worry about at this
stage. Plentiful sunshine. High 84F. Winds light and variable is
the weather forecast for the day.
There is a little bit of moisture in the surface and the bowlers
should get some assistance early, but as the day progress it will
get slower and slower, all in all a good batting track.
Aleem Dar and Mahbubur Rahman will be in charge of the proceeding
in the middle, Nadir Shah is the TV umpire.
Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar will open the innings and it
will be Tapash Baisya to start the bowling attack
0.1 Tapash Baisya to Ganguly, no run, outside the off stump, defended
0.2 Tapash Baisya to Ganguly, OUT: outside the off stump, Ganguly
slashes at it with no real footwork, ball clips the inside edge
and crashes into the stumps, perfect start for Baisya and
Bangladesh! crowd loves it
India 0/1, Partnership of 0
SC Ganguly b Tapash Baisya 0 (2b 0x4 0x6)
SR Tendulkar 0* (0b) Tapash Baisya 0.2-0-0-1
Yuvraj Singh is the next man in
0.3 Tapash Baisya to Yuvraj Singh, no run, outside the off stump, left
alone
0.4 Tapash Baisya to Yuvraj Singh, no run, on the middle and off,
defended watchfully
0.5 Tapash Baisya to Yuvraj Singh, one run, edged down to the third man
region
0.6 Tapash Baisya to Tendulkar, no run, lovely delivery, pitched
outside the off stump and angling in, Tendulkar pushes forward to
defend and gets hit on the pad, loud appeal for lbw turned down,
close, end of a terrific over
End of over 1 (1 run) India 1/1 (RR: 1.00)
Tapash Baisya 1-0-1-1
Yuvraj Singh 1* (3b) SR Tendulkar 0* (1b)
impact was touch outside the off stump and the ball was climbing,
good decision in the end
1.1 Mushfiqur Rahman to Yuvraj Singh, one run, on the pads, played down
to the fine leg region for an easy single
1.2 Mushfiqur Rahman to Tendulkar, no run, outside the off stump,
forced away on the off side
1.3 Mushfiqur Rahman to Tendulkar, no run, good length delivery outside
the off stump, no shot offered
1.4 Mushfiqur Rahman to Tendulkar, no run, defended to the short
midwicket region
1.5 Mushfiqur Rahman to Tendulkar, no run, width outside the off stump,
played straight to the fielder at cover
1.6 Mushfiqur Rahman to Tendulkar, one run, played down to third man,
more off an edge
End of over 2 (2 runs) India 3/1 (RR: 1.50)
Mushfiqur Rahman 1-0-2-0
SR Tendulkar 1* (6b) Yuvraj Singh 2* (4b)
Bangladesh team - Habibul Bashar, Aftab Ahmed, Nafis Iqbal,
Mohammad Ashraful, Khaled Mahmud, Khaled Mashud, Rajin Saleh,
Mushfiqur Rahman, Mohammad Rafique, Nazmul Hossain, Tapash Baisya.
Indian Team - SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar, Yuvraj singh, R Dravid, M
Kaif, S Sriram, +MS Dhoni, IK Pathan, AB Agarkar, Harbhajan Singh,
Joginder Sharma.
two slip and a gully in place
2.1 Tapash Baisya to Tendulkar, one run, short delivery on the middle
and leg, played down to the fine leg region
2.2 Tapash Baisya to Yuvraj Singh, one run, again the inside edge,
diving half stop in front of point saves runs
2.3 Tapash Baisya to Tendulkar, legbye: two runs, drifting down the leg
side, ball clips the pad and runs down fine, Nazmul Hossain moves
across quickly in the deep and picks it up inches away from the
ropes
2.4 Tapash Baisya to Tendulkar, no run, played away to the midwicket
region
2.5 Tapash Baisya to Tendulkar, one run, again down the leg side, ball
kept a bit low on this occasion
2.6 Tapash Baisya to Yuvraj Singh, no run, pushed back to the bowler
who fails to hold on to a low catch, hard chance
End of over 3 (5 runs) India 8/1 (RR: 2.67)
Tapash Baisya 2-0-4-1
SR Tendulkar 3* (10b) Yuvraj Singh 3* (6b)
3.1 Mushfiqur Rahman to Tendulkar, one run, comes down the track and
swings hard, ends up with an edge down to the fine leg region
3.2 Mushfiqur Rahman to Yuvraj Singh, no run, pushed back to the
bowler, not a well timed shot
3.3 Mushfiqur Rahman to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR, on the pads, turned away
nicely to the backward square leg fence, perfect timing
3.4 Mushfiqur Rahman to Yuvraj Singh, no run
3.5 Mushfiqur Rahman to Yuvraj Singh, two runs, again drifting down the
leg side, played away to the fine leg region, diving effort in the
deep from Rafique saves runs.
3.6 Mushfiqur Rahman to Yuvraj Singh, no run, better delivery, on the
middle and leg stump line, defended with a straight bat
End of over 4 (7 runs) India 15/1 (RR: 3.75)
Mushfiqur Rahman 2-0-9-0
SR Tendulkar 4* (11b) Yuvraj Singh 9* (11b 1x4)
4.1 Tapash Baisya to Tendulkar, no run, on the middle and off, angling
in, turned away straight to the fielder at midwicket
4.2 Tapash Baisya to Tendulkar, no run, beauty, good length delivery,
pitched outside the off stump and swinging in, Tendulkar tries to
drive it on the up but fails to make contact, close call
4.3 Tapash Baisya to Tendulkar, no run, left alone outside the off
stump
4.4 Tapash Baisya to Tendulkar, FOUR, short of a good length delivery
on the middle and off, Tendulkar moves across a bit and turns it
away fine on the leg side, fielder in the deep had no chance,
lovely shot
4.5 Tapash Baisya to Tendulkar, no run, left alone outside the off
stump, Baisya getting the ball to move away on this occasion
4.6 Tapash Baisya to Tendulkar, no run
End of over 5 (4 runs) India 19/1 (RR: 3.80)
Tapash Baisya 3-0-8-1
Yuvraj Singh 9* (11b 1x4) SR Tendulkar 8* (17b 1x4)
first bowling change of the day, Nazmul Hossain into the attack
5.1 Nazmul Hossain to Yuvraj Singh, no run, defended outside the off
stump
5.2 Nazmul Hossain to Yuvraj Singh, wide: no run, pitched wide outside
the off stump and angling away further
5.2 Nazmul Hossain to Yuvraj Singh, no run, pitched outside the leg
stump and angling in, defended with a straight bat
5.3 Nazmul Hossain to Yuvraj Singh, no run, driven straight back, half
stopped by the bowler
5.4 Nazmul Hossain to Yuvraj Singh, no run
5.5 Nazmul Hossain to Yuvraj Singh, no run
5.6 Nazmul Hossain to Yuvraj Singh, no run, wide outside the off stump,
left alone
End of over 6 (1 run) India 20/1 (RR: 3.33)
Nazmul Hossain 1-0-1-0 (1w) - Ispahani End
SR Tendulkar 8* (17b 1x4) Yuvraj Singh 9* (17b 1x4)
6.1 Tapash Baisya to Tendulkar, no run, pitched up and angling in,
pushed down to the mid-on region
6.2 Tapash Baisya to Tendulkar, FOUR, edged but wide, quicker delivery
outside the off stump, the one that goes away from the right
hander, Tendulkar pushes at it away from his body, ball clips the
outside edge and races away to the third man fence
Baisya continues to trouble
6.3 Tapash Baisya to Tendulkar, no run, defended
6.4 Tapash Baisya to Tendulkar, no run, pushed to the point region, in
the end they decide not to go for the single
two slips in place
6.5 Tapash Baisya to Tendulkar, two runs, turned away behind square on
the leg side, comfortable two
6.6 Tapash Baisya to Tendulkar, no run, another good delivery outside
the off stump, Tendulkar leaves it for the keeper
End of over 7 (6 runs) India 26/1 (RR: 3.71)
Tapash Baisya 4-0-14-1 - Pedrollo End
Yuvraj Singh 9* (17b 1x4) SR Tendulkar 14* (23b 2x4)
7.1 Nazmul Hossain to Yuvraj Singh, no run, pitched outside the off
stump and angling away, no shot offered
7.2 Nazmul Hossain to Yuvraj Singh, wide: no run, way outside the off
stump
7.2 Nazmul Hossain to Yuvraj Singh, no run, left alone outside the off
stump, again the ball slanting across the left-hander
7.3 Nazmul Hossain to Yuvraj Singh, no run, defended on the front-foot
7.4 Nazmul Hossain to Yuvraj Singh, no run, beauty! pitched outside the
off stump and swinging away, draws Yuvraj into the drive and beats
him
7.5 Nazmul Hossain to Yuvraj Singh, no run, defensively pushed to the
cover region, solid shot
7.6 Nazmul Hossain to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR, on the pads, turned away to
the midwicket fence, bad delivery put away in style
End of over 8 (5 runs) India 31/1 (RR: 3.88)
Nazmul Hossain 2-0-6-0 (2w) - Ispahani End
SR Tendulkar 14* (23b 2x4) Yuvraj Singh 13* (23b 2x4)
8.1 Tapash Baisya to Tendulkar, no run, good length delivery very close
to the off stump line, pushed away on the off side
8.2 Tapash Baisya to Tendulkar, no run, oooh! comes down the track and
swings hard, misses the target by miles
8.3 Tapash Baisya to Tendulkar, one run, turned away fine to the deep
fine leg region
8.4 Tapash Baisya to Yuvraj Singh, wide: no run, down the leg side
8.4 Tapash Baisya to Yuvraj Singh, no run, left alone outside the off
stump, better delivery
8.5 Tapash Baisya to Yuvraj Singh, no run, pushed away to the point
region
8.6 Tapash Baisya to Yuvraj Singh, no run, beaten outside the off
stump, excellent delivery to end the over
End of over 9 (2 runs) India 33/1 (RR: 3.67)
Tapash Baisya 5-0-16-1 (1w) - Pedrollo End
SR Tendulkar 15* (26b 2x4) Yuvraj Singh 13* (26b 2x4)
9.1 Nazmul Hossain to Tendulkar, no run, pitched outside the off stump
and angling in, hits Tendulkar on the pad in line with the stumps
but was missing leg, appeal turned down
9.2 Nazmul Hossain to Tendulkar, no run, good length delivery outside
the off stump, well left
9.3 Nazmul Hossain to Tendulkar, FOUR, Shot! chips down the track and
turns it away to the square leg fence, perfect timing and
placement
9.4 Nazmul Hossain to Tendulkar, no run, wide outside the off stump,
driven in the air straight to the fielder at point, fell just
short, another close call
9.5 Nazmul Hossain to Tendulkar, no run, pushed to extra cover
9.6 Nazmul Hossain to Tendulkar, OUT: big wicket! another lovely
delivery, pitched outside the off stump and swinging in, Tendulkar
tries to work it away on the leg side, ball clips the inside edge
and goes behind for the keeper to pocket it comfortably
India 37/2, Partnership of 37
SR Tendulkar c Khaled Mashud b Nazmul Hossain 19 (32b 3x4 0x6)
End of over 10 (4 runs) India 37/2 (RR: 3.70)
Nazmul Hossain 3-0-10-1 (2w) - Ispahani End
Yuvraj Singh 13* (26b 2x4)
Tendulkar was beaten by the swing, umpire Aleem Dar took his time
to make the decision
Rahul Dravid is the next man in
10.1 Tapash Baisya to Yuvraj Singh, no run, defended on the front-foot
10.2 Tapash Baisya to Yuvraj Singh, no run, driven down to the mid-on
region, not a well timed shot
10.3 Tapash Baisya to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR, pitched up outside the off
stump, Yuvraj leans forward and drives it away to the cover
boundary, lovely shot
10.4 Tapash Baisya to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR, four more! again pitched up
outside the off stump, Yuvraj comes up with another perfect drive,
this time the ball races away to the extra cover boundary
10.5 Tapash Baisya to Yuvraj Singh, no run, pushed down to the mid-off
region
10.6 Tapash Baisya to Yuvraj Singh, no run, played away on the leg side
End of over 11 (8 runs) India 45/2 (RR: 4.09)
Tapash Baisya 6-0-24-1 (1w) - Pedrollo End
R Dravid 0* (0b) Yuvraj Singh 21* (32b 4x4)
11.1 Nazmul Hossain to Dravid, no run, a delivery that came in sharply,
also kept a bit low, Dravid was equal to the task, watched it
right to the last moment and played it right under his eyes
11.2 Nazmul Hossain to Dravid, no run
11.3 Nazmul Hossain to Dravid, no run, another delivery on the pads,
Dravid tires to flick it down to the leg side but doesn't get any
bat on it, gets wrapped on the pads
11.4 Nazmul Hossain to Dravid, no run, fuller delivery outside off,
Dravid leans forward and plays it defensively
11.5 Nazmul Hossain to Dravid, no run, another good length delivery
outside off, came in just a bit, Dravid plays it defensively to
the off side
11.6 Nazmul Hossain to Dravid, no run
End of over 12 (maiden) India 45/2 (RR: 3.75)
Nazmul Hossain 4-1-10-1 (2w) - Ispahani End
Yuvraj Singh 21* (32b 4x4) R Dravid 0* (6b)
Good over by Nazmul, got Tendulkar off the last ball of his
previous over and continues with a maiden
12.1 Mushfiqur Rahman to Yuvraj Singh, OUT: GONE!!! Bangladesh have
struck thrice, pitched just outside the leg stump and angling in,
ball kept low and hit Yuvraj right in front of the stumps, loud
appeal and up goes the finger, India in a spot of bother
India 45/3, Partnership of 8
Yuvraj Singh lbw b Mushfiqur Rahman 21 (33b 4x4 0x6)
R Dravid 0* (6b) Mushfiqur Rahman 2.1-0-9-1
Kaif walks in
12.2 Mushfiqur Rahman to Kaif, wide: no run, wide outside the off stump
12.2 Mushfiqur Rahman to Kaif, no run, left alone outside the off stump
12.3 Mushfiqur Rahman to Kaif, no run
12.4 Mushfiqur Rahman to Kaif, no run, forced away to the extra cover
region
12.5 Mushfiqur Rahman to Kaif, no run
12.6 Mushfiqur Rahman to Kaif, no run, driven on the back-foot to the
mid-off region
End of over 13 (1 run) India 46/3 (RR: 3.54)
Mushfiqur Rahman 3-0-10-1 (1w) - Pedrollo End
R Dravid 0* (6b) M Kaif 0* (5b)
13.1 Nazmul Hossain to Dravid, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
angling in, played down to the mid-on region
13.2 Nazmul Hossain to Dravid, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, defended
13.3 Nazmul Hossain to Dravid, no run, defended on the back-foot, cover
fielder moves in quickly and fields
13.4 Nazmul Hossain to Dravid, no run, short of a good length delivery,
pitched outside the off stump and angling in, defended watchfully
13.5 Nazmul Hossain to Dravid, one run, pushed wide of the second slip,
Dravid was not in full control, ball fell just short of the
fielder diving across to his left
13.6 Nazmul Hossain to Kaif, no run, pushed to the short cover region
End of over 14 (1 run) India 47/3 (RR: 3.36)
Nazmul Hossain 5-1-11-1 (2w) - Ispahani End
R Dravid 1* (11b) M Kaif 0* (6b)
14.1 Mushfiqur Rahman to Dravid, no run, good length delivery on the
middle and off, defended on the front-foot
14.2 Mushfiqur Rahman to Dravid, two runs, pitched up, Dravid moves
forward and plays it wide of the fielder at backward point
14.3 Mushfiqur Rahman to Dravid, no run, pushed to point
14.4 Mushfiqur Rahman to Dravid, three runs, on the pads, turned away
nicely to the long-leg region, slight fumble in the deep gives
Kaif enough time to get across for the third, 50 up!
14.5 Mushfiqur Rahman to Kaif, one run, pushed away off the back-foot to
the mid-on region, quick single taken
14.6 Mushfiqur Rahman to Dravid, no run, played to point
End of over 15 (6 runs) India 53/3 (RR: 3.53)
Mushfiqur Rahman 4-0-16-1 (1w) - Pedrollo End
M Kaif 1* (7b) R Dravid 6* (16b)
15.1 Nazmul Hossain to Kaif, no run, played back to the bowler
15.2 Nazmul Hossain to Kaif, two runs, cut away to the third man region,
diving stop in the deep saves two runs
15.3 Nazmul Hossain to Kaif, no run
one slip in place
15.4 Nazmul Hossain to Kaif, no run, played away on the leg side
15.5 Nazmul Hossain to Kaif, no run, pushed to cover
15.6 Nazmul Hossain to Kaif, no run, beaten outside the off stump,
appeal turned down
End of over 16 (2 runs) India 55/3 (RR: 3.44)
Nazmul Hossain 6-1-13-1 (2w) - Ispahani End
R Dravid 6* (16b) M Kaif 3* (13b)
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current run rate is 3.44
16.1 Mushfiqur Rahman to Dravid, no run, defended to backward point
16.2 Mushfiqur Rahman to Dravid, no run, outside the off stump, again
pushed straight to the fielder at backward point
16.3 Mushfiqur Rahman to Dravid, one run, whipped away to the fine leg
region, easy single
16.4 Mushfiqur Rahman to Kaif, one run, width outside the off stump, cut
away to the deep cover region for an easy single
16.5 Mushfiqur Rahman to Dravid, one run, pushed wide of the fielder at
point
16.6 Mushfiqur Rahman to Kaif, no run, pushed to cover
End of over 17 (3 runs) India 58/3 (RR: 3.41)
Mushfiqur Rahman 5-0-19-1 (1w) - Pedrollo End
R Dravid 8* (20b) M Kaif 4* (15b)
Khaled Mahmud into the attack now
17.1 Khaled Mahmud to Dravid, no run, angling in, defended
17.2 Khaled Mahmud to Dravid, no run, defended
17.3 Khaled Mahmud to Dravid, one run, turned away to the midwicket
region, mis-field by Omar gives away a single
17.4 Khaled Mahmud to Kaif, no run, pushed down to the mid-on region
17.5 Khaled Mahmud to Kaif, no run
17.6 Khaled Mahmud to Kaif, one run, pushed wide of the fielder at point
End of over 18 (2 runs) India 60/3 (RR: 3.33)
Khaled Mahmud 1-0-2-0 - Ispahani End
M Kaif 5* (18b) R Dravid 9* (23b)
18.1 Mushfiqur Rahman to Kaif, no run, pushed back to the bowler
18.2 Mushfiqur Rahman to Kaif, FOUR, glanced down to the fine leg fence
18.3 Mushfiqur Rahman to Kaif, FOUR, four more! width outside the off
stump, cut away to the backward point boundary
18.4 Mushfiqur Rahman to Kaif, one run, played away to the cover region,
diving half stop fails to prevent the single
18.5 Mushfiqur Rahman to Dravid, one run, played away to the cover
region with soft hands, quick single taken
18.6 Mushfiqur Rahman to Kaif, no run, defended back to the bowler
End of over 19 (10 runs) India 70/3 (RR: 3.68)
Mushfiqur Rahman 6-0-29-1 (1w) - Pedrollo End
R Dravid 10* (24b) M Kaif 14* (23b 2x4)
19.1 Khaled Mahmud to Dravid, FOUR, fulltoss on the middle and off,
begging to be hit, driven into the gap between mid-on and
midwicket
19.2 Khaled Mahmud to Dravid, one run, wide outside the off stump,
played down to the third man region
19.3 Khaled Mahmud to Kaif, no run, worked away on the leg side
19.4 Khaled Mahmud to Kaif, no run, played back to the bowler
19.5 Khaled Mahmud to Kaif, one run, driven into the gap between the
cover fielders
19.6 Khaled Mahmud to Dravid, no run
End of over 20 (6 runs) India 76/3 (RR: 3.80)
Khaled Mahmud 2-0-8-0 - Ispahani End
M Kaif 15* (26b 2x4) R Dravid 15* (27b 1x4)
first sight of spin, Mohammad Rafique into the attack now
20.1 Mohammad Rafique to Kaif, no run, tossed up on the middle and leg,
defended to the leg side
20.2 Mohammad Rafique to Kaif, no run, outside the off stump, again
nicely bowled, watchfully defended
20.3 Mohammad Rafique to Kaif, one run, driven down the track, ball
beats Rafique diving across to his left and races away to the
long-off region
20.4 Mohammad Rafique to Dravid, no run, defended stretching forward
20.5 Mohammad Rafique to Dravid, no run, played down the track, Rafique
moves across to his right and fields
20.6 Mohammad Rafique to Dravid, no run, close to the off stump line,
defended on the front-foot with a straight bat, steady first over
from Rafique comes to an end
End of over 21 (1 run) India 77/3 (RR: 3.67)
Mohammad Rafique 1-0-1-0 - Pedrollo End
M Kaif 16* (29b 2x4) R Dravid 15* (30b 1x4)
21.1 Khaled Mahmud to Kaif, no run, angling down the leg side, Kaif
tries to driven it away on the leg side but fails to make contact,
ball hits the pad and rolls away, appeal for lbw turned down
21.2 Khaled Mahmud to Kaif, one run, turned away to the deep square leg
region
21.3 Khaled Mahmud to Dravid, no run, outside the off stump, defended to
point
21.4 Khaled Mahmud to Dravid, one run, played wide of the fielder at
short third man, easy single
21.5 Khaled Mahmud to Kaif, no run, pitched up and angling in, defended
21.6 Khaled Mahmud to Kaif, no run
End of over 22 (2 runs) India 79/3 (RR: 3.59)
Khaled Mahmud 3-0-10-0 - Ispahani End
R Dravid 16* (32b 1x4) M Kaif 17* (33b 2x4)
22.1 Mohammad Rafique to Dravid, one run, tossed up outside the off
stump, driven down to the long-off region
22.2 Mohammad Rafique to Kaif, no run, flighted delivery, drifting in
with the arm and turning away after pitching, Kaif does well to
leave it alone
22.3 Mohammad Rafique to Kaif, no run, turned away to the midwicket
region
22.4 Mohammad Rafique to Kaif, no run, on the middle and off, defended
to short cover
22.5 Mohammad Rafique to Kaif, one run, played to long-leg for an easy
single
22.6 Mohammad Rafique to Dravid, one run, down the leg side, driven down
to the long-on region, end of a fine over
End of over 23 (3 runs) India 82/3 (RR: 3.57)
Mohammad Rafique 2-0-4-0 - Pedrollo End
R Dravid 18* (34b 1x4) M Kaif 18* (37b 2x4)
23.1 Khaled Mahmud to Dravid, no run, on the middle and off, played down
to the mid-on region
23.2 Khaled Mahmud to Dravid, one run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, was the slower one, Dravid fails to pick it up and ends
up pushing it in the air to the cover region
23.3 Khaled Mahmud to Kaif, no run, defended on the back-foot, ball
rolls back to the bowler
23.4 Khaled Mahmud to Kaif, no run, played wide of the fielder at mid-
on, yes - no calls and in the end they decide not to go for the
single
23.5 Khaled Mahmud to Kaif, one run, driven away to the deed cover
region for an easy single
23.6 Khaled Mahmud to Dravid, no run
End of over 24 (2 runs) India 84/3 (RR: 3.50)
Khaled Mahmud 4-0-12-0 - Ispahani End
M Kaif 19* (40b 2x4) R Dravid 19* (37b 1x4)
24.1 Mohammad Rafique to Kaif, two runs, comes down the track, takes it
on the full and plays it wide of the fielder at long-on, easy two
24.2 Mohammad Rafique to Kaif, no run, tossed up, driven back to the
bowler
24.3 Mohammad Rafique to Kaif, one run, slightly short, punched off the
back-foot to the deep cover region, easy single
24.4 Mohammad Rafique to Dravid, no run, driven hard but straight to the
fielder at extra cover
24.5 Mohammad Rafique to Dravid, (noball) no run, pitched outside the
off stump and turning away, Dravid drives it away on the back-foot
but once again fails to beat the fielder at extra cover
24.5 Mohammad Rafique to Dravid, no run, pushed back to the bowler
24.6 Mohammad Rafique to Dravid, no run, defended
End of over 25 (4 runs) India 88/3 (RR: 3.52)
Mohammad Rafique 3-0-8-0 (1nb) - Pedrollo End
M Kaif 22* (43b 2x4) R Dravid 19* (41b 1x4)
25.1 Khaled Mahmud to Kaif, one run, pushed away in front of point,
quick single called for, throw misses the stumps at the bowler's
end, Kaif dives in, direct hit would have been very close
25.2 Khaled Mahmud to Dravid, no run, cut away
25.3 Khaled Mahmud to Dravid, no run, turned away to the midwicket
region, fielder moves across and cuts off the single
25.4 Khaled Mahmud to Dravid, FOUR, edged down to the third man
boundary, lucky runs
25.5 Khaled Mahmud to Dravid, no run, tries to sweep it away and gets
hit on the pad, impact was outside the line of the off stump, loud
appeal turned down
25.6 Khaled Mahmud to Dravid, one run, forced away into the gap between
cover and point, easy single to end the over
End of over 26 (6 runs) India 94/3 (RR: 3.62)
Khaled Mahmud 5-0-18-0 - Ispahani End
R Dravid 24* (46b 2x4) M Kaif 23* (44b 2x4)
26.1 Mohammad Rafique to Dravid, no run, driven back to the bowler,
Dravid had to reach out for it
26.2 Mohammad Rafique to Dravid, no run, pitched in line and turning
away, ball kept low after pitching, pushed back to the bowler,
came off the toe end of the bat
26.3 Mohammad Rafique to Dravid, no run, pushed away behind point
26.4 Mohammad Rafique to Dravid, FOUR, goes down on one knee and sweeps
it away to the midwicket fence, good clean hit
26.5 Mohammad Rafique to Dravid, legbye: one run, clips the pad and runs
down to the fine leg region
26.6 Mohammad Rafique to Kaif, one run, tossed up outside the off stump,
Kaif steps out and drives it down to the long-off region for an
easy single
End of over 27 (6 runs) India 100/3 (RR: 3.70)
Mohammad Rafique 4-0-13-0 (1nb) - Pedrollo End
M Kaif 24* (45b 2x4) R Dravid 28* (51b 3x4)
27.1 Khaled Mahmud to Kaif, one run, pushed away to the backward point
region
27.2 Khaled Mahmud to Dravid, no run
27.3 Khaled Mahmud to Dravid, no run, pitched up on the middle and off,
defended watchfully
27.4 Khaled Mahmud to Dravid, one run, driven down to the mid-off region
27.5 Khaled Mahmud to Kaif, one run, played wide of the fielder at cover
27.6 Khaled Mahmud to Dravid, FOUR, outside the off stump, Dravid tries
to push it away, ball takes the edge and races away to the third
man boundary, second time lucky
End of over 28 (7 runs) India 107/3 (RR: 3.82)
Khaled Mahmud 6-0-25-0 - Ispahani End
M Kaif 26* (47b 2x4) R Dravid 33* (55b 4x4)
28.1 Mohammad Rafique to Kaif, no run, defended back to the bowler
28.2 Mohammad Rafique to Kaif, one run, turned away to the deep square
leg region for an easy single
28.3 Mohammad Rafique to Dravid, no run, arm ball, Dravid tries to cut
it away but ends up hitting it back to the bowler
28.4 Mohammad Rafique to Dravid, no run, ;swept away to short fine leg
28.5 Mohammad Rafique to Dravid, no run, pushed to cover
28.6 Mohammad Rafique to Dravid, one run, driven down to the long-off
region for an easy single
End of over 29 (2 runs) India 109/3 (RR: 3.76)
Mohammad Rafique 5-0-15-0 (1nb) - Pedrollo End
R Dravid 34* (59b 4x4) M Kaif 27* (49b 2x4)
Kaif seems to be in some kind of trouble, help called for, play
held up
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29.1 Khaled Mahmud to Dravid, one run, turned away to the deep midwicket
region, easy single
29.2 Khaled Mahmud to Kaif, no run, played down to the mid-on region,
not a well timed shot
29.3 Khaled Mahmud to Kaif, wide: no run, way outside offstump
29.3 Khaled Mahmud to Kaif, no run, pitched outside offstump , slashed
and gets beaten
29.4 Khaled Mahmud to Kaif, no run, pushed to backward point
29.5 Khaled Mahmud to Kaif, one run, pushed to long-off and picks up an
easy single
29.6 Khaled Mahmud to Dravid, one run, pushed to mid-off and picks up a
single , bit of misunderstanding between the batsmen
End of over 30 (4 runs) India 113/3 (RR: 3.77)
Khaled Mahmud 7-0-29-0 (1w) - Ispahani End
R Dravid 36* (61b 4x4) M Kaif 28* (53b 2x4)
30.1 Mohammad Rafique to Dravid, one run, pushed to cover
30.2 Mohammad Rafique to Kaif, no run, swept and taken on the pads
30.3 Mohammad Rafique to Kaif, two runs, swept away fine for a couple
30.4 Mohammad Rafique to Kaif, one run, driven to long-off
30.5 Mohammad Rafique to Dravid, one run, short ball , cut away to deep
extra cover
30.6 Mohammad Rafique to Kaif, no run, defended
End of over 31 (5 runs) India 118/3 (RR: 3.81)
Mohammad Rafique 6-0-20-0 (1nb) - Pedrollo End
R Dravid 38* (63b 4x4) M Kaif 31* (57b 2x4)
31.1 Aftab Ahmed to Dravid, one run, short and wide , cut away to deep
cover
31.2 Aftab Ahmed to Kaif, no run, overpitched ball , driven straight
back and the ball disturbs the stumps at the non-strikers end
31.3 Aftab Ahmed to Kaif, no run, pushed back to the bowler
31.4 Aftab Ahmed to Kaif, FOUR, good length delivery , Kaif moves
forward and turns it away to deep midwicket fence
31.5 Aftab Ahmed to Kaif, no run
31.6 Aftab Ahmed to Kaif, one run, played wide of the fielder at mid-off
End of over 32 (6 runs) India 124/3 (RR: 3.88)
Aftab Ahmed 1-0-6-0 - Ispahani End
M Kaif 36* (62b 3x4) R Dravid 39* (64b 4x4)
32.1 Mohammad Rafique to Kaif, no run, tossed up on the middle and off ,
defended back
32.2 Mohammad Rafique to Kaif, FOUR, outside the offstump , Kaif swings
it away to the vacant midwicket fence
32.3 Mohammad Rafique to Kaif, one run, turned away to square leg region
32.4 Mohammad Rafique to Dravid, one run, driven to long-off for a easy
single
32.5 Mohammad Rafique to Kaif, two runs, good length ball , Kaif tries
to push , gets a thickish outside edge to third man
32.6 Mohammad Rafique to Kaif, no run
End of over 33 (8 runs) India 132/3 (RR: 4.00)
Mohammad Rafique 7-0-28-0 (1nb) - Pedrollo End
R Dravid 40* (65b 4x4) M Kaif 43* (67b 4x4)
33.1 Aftab Ahmed to Dravid, one run, pushed down to the short third man
region, quick single taken
33.2 Aftab Ahmed to Kaif, no run, played straight to the fielder at
short third man
33.3 Aftab Ahmed to Kaif, one run, pitched outside the off stump and
angling in, forced away to the vacant point region
33.4 Aftab Ahmed to Dravid, one run, comes down the track and drives it
down to the long-off region, Dravid was looking for the second but
Kaif was not interested
33.5 Aftab Ahmed to Kaif, no run, pushed away behind point
33.6 Aftab Ahmed to Kaif, no run, played straight to the fielder at
cover
End of over 34 (3 runs) India 135/3 (RR: 3.97)
Aftab Ahmed 2-0-9-0 - Ispahani End
R Dravid 42* (67b 4x4) M Kaif 44* (71b 4x4)
this partnership is now worth 90 runs
Tapash Baisya is back
six runs per over from here on will take India to 231
34.1 Tapash Baisya to Dravid, one run, outside the off stump, defended
to the short cover region with soft hands, Dravid calls for the
single and Kaif responds well
34.2 Tapash Baisya to Kaif, one run, turned away wide of the fielder at
midwicket
34.3 Tapash Baisya to Dravid, no run, on the middle and off, punched
straight back, Baisya dives across to the his right and saves
runs, good effort
34.4 Tapash Baisya to Dravid, one run, short and wide outside the off
stump, cut away on the front-foot to the deep backward point
region
34.5 Tapash Baisya to Kaif, FOUR, good length delivery outside the off
stump, driven away straight to Khaled Mahmud at extra cover who
tries to take out Dravid at the bowler's end, ball misses the
stumps and races away to the boundary, four runs given away
34.6 Tapash Baisya to Kaif, one run, fifty! driven down to the mid-off
region, easy single brings up Kaif's half century, well played
End of over 35 (8 runs) India 143/3 (RR: 4.09)
Tapash Baisya 7-0-32-1 (1w) - Pedrollo End
M Kaif 50* (74b 5x4) R Dravid 44* (70b 4x4)
Match State: Drinks
run rate has now moved up to 4.09
15 over to go, 6 an over will take India to 232, 7 an over will
take them to 250.
35.1 Aftab Ahmed to Kaif, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
angling in, defended with a straight bat, ball rolls down to the
mid-on region
35.2 Aftab Ahmed to Kaif, no run, played back to the bowler, Kaif was
looking to get it wide of the bowler but ended up playing it
straight back
35.3 Aftab Ahmed to Kaif, one run, on the middle and leg, turned away
nicely to the deep midwicket region
35.4 Aftab Ahmed to Dravid, one run, played away to the deep square leg
region, single brings up the 100 runs partnership
35.5 Aftab Ahmed to Kaif, one run, played away to the deep midwicket
region for an easy single
35.6 Aftab Ahmed to Dravid, no run, again played away on the leg side
but this time fails to beat the fielder at midwicket
End of over 36 (3 runs) India 146/3 (RR: 4.06)
Aftab Ahmed 3-0-12-0 - Ispahani End
M Kaif 52* (78b 5x4) R Dravid 45* (72b 4x4)
36.1 Tapash Baisya to Kaif, no run, played down to mid-on
36.2 Tapash Baisya to Kaif, one run, pitched up outside the off stump,
driven down to long-off for an easy single
36.3 Tapash Baisya to Dravid, one run, another fuller length delivery,
again driven down to long-off for an easy single
36.4 Tapash Baisya to Kaif, FOUR, width outside the off stump, slashed
away to the backward point boundary, was in the air for sometime
but well wide of the fielder, 150 up
36.5 Tapash Baisya to Kaif, no run
36.6 Tapash Baisya to Kaif, wide: one run, way outside the off stump,
Baisya was looking for the slower one
36.6 Tapash Baisya to Dravid, FOUR, wide outside the off stump, cut away
with tremendous power to the backward point boundary, Dravid
brings up his half century in style! good over for India
End of over 37 (12 runs) India 158/3 (RR: 4.27)
Tapash Baisya 8-0-44-1 (2w) - Pedrollo End
M Kaif 57* (82b 6x4) R Dravid 50* (74b 5x4)
these two have added 35 runs in the last five over
37.1 Aftab Ahmed to Kaif, legbye: one run, hits the pad and rolls away
on the leg side, quick single taken
37.2 Aftab Ahmed to Dravid, no run, pitched wide outside the off stump
and angling in, defended with a straight bat
37.3 Aftab Ahmed to Dravid, one run, comes down the track and turns it
away to the fine leg region, straight to the fielder in the deep
37.4 Aftab Ahmed to Kaif, no run, in the slot outside the off stump,
driven hard but straight to the fielder at extra cover
37.5 Aftab Ahmed to Kaif, no run, turned away to the midwicket region
37.6 Aftab Ahmed to Kaif, one run, played down to fine leg
End of over 38 (3 runs) India 161/3 (RR: 4.24)
Aftab Ahmed 4-0-14-0 - Ispahani End
M Kaif 58* (86b 6x4) R Dravid 51* (76b 5x4)
Khaled Mahmud is back
38.1 Khaled Mahmud to Kaif, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, played down to the short third man region, fielder moves
across quickly and cuts off the single
38.2 Khaled Mahmud to Kaif, no run, slower delivery outside the off
stump, played down to the mid-on region, straight to the fielder
38.3 Khaled Mahmud to Kaif, wide: no run, wayward delivery outside the
off stump
38.3 Khaled Mahmud to Kaif, no run, pulled straight to the fielder at
mid-on, good over so far
38.4 Khaled Mahmud to Kaif, one run, edged past the diving keeper, would
have been a brilliant catch if he had taken it, looked like Mashud
got a touch on it
38.5 Khaled Mahmud to Dravid, one run, played down to the third man
region
38.6 Khaled Mahmud to Kaif, one run, short delivery, pulled straight to
the Bangladesh captain at midwicket who fails to hold on to a
fairly easy chance
End of over 39 (4 runs) India 165/3 (RR: 4.23)
Khaled Mahmud 8-0-33-0 (2w) - Pedrollo End
M Kaif 60* (91b 6x4) R Dravid 52* (77b 5x4)
39.1 Aftab Ahmed to Kaif, one run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, played down to long-off for an easy single
39.2 Aftab Ahmed to Dravid, no run, forced away straight to the fielder
at backward point
39.3 Aftab Ahmed to Dravid, one run, comes down the track and turns it
away to the deep fine leg region
39.4 Aftab Ahmed to Kaif, no run, pushed off the back-foot to the cover
region
39.5 Aftab Ahmed to Kaif, FOUR, on the middle and leg, lofted away to
the midwicket fence, good shot
39.6 Aftab Ahmed to Kaif, two runs, pitched outside the off stump and
angling in, turned away to fine leg region, Kaif calls for the
second and gets across comfortably, well run
End of over 40 (8 runs) India 173/3 (RR: 4.32)
Aftab Ahmed 5-0-22-0 - Ispahani End
R Dravid 53* (79b 5x4) M Kaif 67* (95b 7x4)
40.1 Khaled Mahmud to Dravid, OUT: got'm! good length delivery wide
outside the off stump, Dravid tries to cut it away, ball kisses
the edged and goes straight to Khaled Mashud behind the stumps,
Mahmud gets the much needed breakthrough for Bangladesh
India 173/4, Partnership of 128
R Dravid c Khaled Mashud b Khaled Mahmud 53 (80b 5x4 0x6)
M Kaif 67* (95b 7x4) Khaled Mahmud 8.1-0-33-1 (2w)
Sridharan Sriam is the next man in
round the wicket to the left-hander
40.2 Khaled Mahmud to Sriram, one run, turned away to the deep backward
square leg region, Sriram off the mark straightaway
40.3 Khaled Mahmud to Kaif, no run, played away behind point
40.4 Khaled Mahmud to Kaif, two runs, short outside the off stump, ball
kept bit low, Kaif hits across the line and gets it down wide of
the fielder at long-on, runs hard and gets back for the second
40.5 Khaled Mahmud to Kaif, one run, played down to long-on for an easy
single
40.6 Khaled Mahmud to Sriram, one run, short and wide outside the off
stump, Sriram opens the face of the bat and runs it down to the
third man region
End of over 41 (5 runs) India 178/4 (RR: 4.34)
Khaled Mahmud 9-0-38-1 (2w) - Pedrollo End
S Sriram 2* (2b) M Kaif 70* (98b 7x4)
Mohammad Rafique back into the attack
41.1 Mohammad Rafique to Sriram, no run, tossed up outside the off
stump, turned away to the extra cover region, diving stop saves
runs
41.2 Mohammad Rafique to Sriram, one run, worked away to short midwicket
region, this time Sriram gets the single
round the wicket to the right-hander, off side is fully packed
41.3 Mohammad Rafique to Kaif, one run, turned away to the mid-on
region, Rafique does the fielding
41.4 Mohammad Rafique to Sriram, OUT: outside the off stump, Sriram
pushes forward and gets beaten, Khaled Mashud quickly disturb the
stumps, third umpire called in, RED light flashes, foot was on the
line
India 180/5, Partnership of 7
S Sriram st Khaled Mashud b Mohammad Rafique 3 (5b 0x4 0x6)
M Kaif 71* (99b 7x4) Mohammad Rafique 7.4-0-30-1 (1nb)
Dhoni is the next man in
41.5 Mohammad Rafique to Dhoni, no run, RUN OUT! turned away behind
square on the leg side, Dhoni takes off for a single and is sent
back, nice throw comes in and Mashud does the rest, Dhoni departs
for a duck on debut
India 180/6, Partnership of 0
MS Dhoni run out (Khaled Mashud) 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)
Ajit Agarkar is the next man in
41.6 Mohammad Rafique to Agarkar, no run
End of over 42 (2 runs) India 180/6 (RR: 4.29)
Mohammad Rafique 8-0-30-1 (1nb) - Ispahani End
M Kaif 71* (99b 7x4) AB Agarkar 0* (1b)
42.1 Khaled Mahmud to Kaif, one run
42.2 Khaled Mahmud to Agarkar, two runs, played wide of the fielder at
midwicket
42.3 Khaled Mahmud to Agarkar, no run, played down to short fine leg
42.4 Khaled Mahmud to Agarkar, one run, cut away to the deep cover
region
42.5 Khaled Mahmud to Kaif, one run, driven straight down the track to
the long-off region
42.6 Khaled Mahmud to Agarkar, no run, driven down to the mid-off
region, excellent diving stop by Saleh saves runs
End of over 43 (5 runs) India 185/6 (RR: 4.30)
Khaled Mahmud 10-0-43-1 (2w) - Pedrollo End
M Kaif 73* (101b 7x4) AB Agarkar 3* (5b)
43.1 Mohammad Rafique to Kaif, no run, pushed away on the off side
43.2 Mohammad Rafique to Kaif, no run, on the middle and leg, Kaif tries
to sweep it away but fails to make contact
43.3 Mohammad Rafique to Kaif, one run, slightly short, played down to
the long-on region, half pull as they call it
43.4 Mohammad Rafique to Agarkar, one run, driven down to the long-on
region for an easy single
43.5 Mohammad Rafique to Kaif, two runs, turned away to the square leg
region, Kaif straightaway calls for two and gets back to the
danger end with ease, excellent running between the wickets
43.6 Mohammad Rafique to Kaif, one run, again turned away to the square
leg region, only a single on this occasion
End of over 44 (5 runs) India 190/6 (RR: 4.32)
Mohammad Rafique 9-0-35-1 (1nb) - Ispahani End
M Kaif 77* (106b 7x4) AB Agarkar 4* (6b)
44.1 Nazmul Hossain to Kaif, one run, driven on the back-foot to the
long-on region
44.2 Nazmul Hossain to Agarkar, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, pushed straight to the fielder at cover
44.3 Nazmul Hossain to Agarkar, FOUR, pitched up and angling in, Agarkar
moves forward and lofts it away to the vacant long-on boundary,
clean hit
mid-on is now moved back
44.4 Nazmul Hossain to Agarkar, one run, pushed wide of the fielder at
cover, quick single taken, excellent cricket
44.5 Nazmul Hossain to Kaif, one run, slower delivery on the pads,
played down to the short fine leg region
44.6 Nazmul Hossain to Agarkar, two runs, excellent running, fulltoss
driven down to the long-on region, ball went straight to the
fielder, Kaif calls for the seconds and makes it across
comfortably, throw comes in at the keeper's end but Agarkar was
never in trouble
End of over 45 (9 runs) India 199/6 (RR: 4.42)
Nazmul Hossain 7-1-22-1 (2w) - Pedrollo End
M Kaif 79* (108b 7x4) AB Agarkar 11* (10b 1x4)
Rafique into his last over now
45.1 Mohammad Rafique to Kaif, one run, played on the back-foot to the
deep cover region, single brings up 200 for India!
45.2 Mohammad Rafique to Agarkar, no run, tossed up outside the off
stump, defended
45.3 Mohammad Rafique to Agarkar, wide: no run, down the leg side
45.3 Mohammad Rafique to Agarkar, no run, played down the track, Rafique
moves across to his left and fields
45.4 Mohammad Rafique to Agarkar, two runs, played down to the long-on
region, fielder had to come in a long way, once again runs hard
and gets back for the second
45.5 Mohammad Rafique to Agarkar, no run
45.6 Mohammad Rafique to Agarkar, no run, hits the pad and rolls away
behind the stumps on the off side, appeal turned down
End of over 46 (4 runs) India 203/6 (RR: 4.41)
Mohammad Rafique 10-0-39-1 (1w 1nb) - Ispahani End
M Kaif 80* (109b 7x4) AB Agarkar 13* (15b 1x4)
46.1 Nazmul Hossain to Kaif, no run, short ball, was there to be hit,
Kaif finds the fielder at midwicket
46.2 Nazmul Hossain to Kaif, OUT: driven back to the bowler and taken
cleanly, it took a long time for the umpire to refer it to the
third umpire, tv replays shows that the ball went to the bowler on
the full, RED light flashes, end of a fine innings
India 203/7, Partnership of 23
M Kaif c & b Nazmul Hossain 80 (111b 7x4 0x6)
AB Agarkar 13* (15b 1x4) Nazmul Hossain 7.2-1-22-2 (2w)
at first it looked like the ball bounced, Nazmul Hossain was
confident that it did not
46.3 Nazmul Hossain to Pathan, one run, defended to the off side, quick
single taken
46.4 Nazmul Hossain to Agarkar, no run, fuller length delivery, turned
away to the midwicket region
46.5 Nazmul Hossain to Agarkar, no run
46.6 Nazmul Hossain to Agarkar, one run, width outside the off stump,
played down to the third man region for an easy single
End of over 47 (2 runs) India 205/7 (RR: 4.36)
Nazmul Hossain 8-1-24-2 (2w) - Pedrollo End
AB Agarkar 14* (18b 1x4) IK Pathan 1* (1b)
47.1 Tapash Baisya to Agarkar, one run, driven to mid-off, easy single
taken
47.2 Tapash Baisya to Pathan, one run, played down to the fine leg
region for an easy single
47.3 Tapash Baisya to Agarkar, one run, fuller length delivery outside
the off stump, Agarkar waits for it and taps it away to the short
third man region
47.4 Tapash Baisya to Pathan, two runs, driven down to the long-off
region, Agarkar calls for the second and sprints across, well done
47.5 Tapash Baisya to Pathan, legbye: one run, tries to swing away on
the leg side but makes no contact, ball clips the pad and rolls
away on the off side
47.6 Tapash Baisya to Agarkar, SIX, MAX! pitched up outside the off
stump, lofted over the long-off fence, took on the man in the deep
and cleared him comfortably, clean hit
End of over 48 (12 runs) India 217/7 (RR: 4.52)
Tapash Baisya 9-0-55-1 (2w) - Ispahani End
IK Pathan 4* (4b) AB Agarkar 22* (21b 1x4 1x6)
48.1 Nazmul Hossain to Pathan, no run, pitched up, played back to the
bowler, well bowled
48.2 Nazmul Hossain to Pathan, FOUR, outside the off stump, smashed away
to the extra cover fence, excellent timing and placement
48.3 Nazmul Hossain to Pathan, one run, played wide of Mahmud at
midwicket, quick single taken
48.4 Nazmul Hossain to Agarkar, two runs, fulltoss on the middle and
off, played down the track to the long-off region, Rafique is bit
late to release the ball and the batsmen comfortably completes the
second
48.5 Nazmul Hossain to Agarkar, one run, mis-timed pull to the backward
square leg region
48.6 Nazmul Hossain to Pathan, wide: no run, way outside the off stump
48.6 Nazmul Hossain to Pathan, SIX, take that! in the slot, on the
middle and leg stump line, lofted over the long-on fence, powerful
shot
End of over 49 (15 runs) India 232/7 (RR: 4.73)
Nazmul Hossain 9-1-39-2 (3w) - Pedrollo End
AB Agarkar 25* (23b 1x4 1x6) IK Pathan 15* (8b 1x4 1x6)
49.1 Tapash Baisya to Agarkar, OUT: pulled away straight to Mushfiqur
Rahman at deep midwicket, Agarkar departs
India 232/8, Partnership of 29
AB Agarkar c Mushfiqur Rahman b Tapash Baisya 25 (24b 1x4 1x6)
IK Pathan 15* (8b 1x4 1x6) Tapash Baisya 9.1-0-55-2 (2w)
Harbhajan Singh is the next man in
Joginder Sharma is the next man in, not Singh as i mentioned
earlier
49.2 Tapash Baisya to Pathan, wide: no run, down the leg side
49.2 Tapash Baisya to Pathan, legbye: one run, tries to swing it away
but fails to make contact, ball hits the pad and roll away on the
off side
49.3 Tapash Baisya to Joginder Sharma, FOUR, fulltoss outside the off
stump, driven away to the extra cover fence, what a way to start
you career
49.4 Tapash Baisya to Joginder Sharma, one run, edged down to third man,
fielded by Nazmul Hossain
49.5 Tapash Baisya to Pathan, no run, down the leg side, Pathan tries to
make room and jams himself
49.6 Tapash Baisya to Pathan, SIX, on the pads, lofted away nicely to
the backward square leg boundary, lovely shot
End of over 50 (13 runs) India 245/8 (RR: 4.90)
Tapash Baisya 10-0-67-2 (3w) - Ispahani End
Joginder Sharma 5* (2b 1x4) IK Pathan 21* (11b 1x4 2x6)
that's the end of the Indian innings
Bangladesh bowlers used the morning conditions to good use,
Ganguly, Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh were dismissed cheaply
but an excellent 4th wicket partnership between Kaif and Dravid
steadied the ship.
towards the end Agarkar and Pathan took on the bowling and India
ended up 245 on the board
we will be back with the Bangladesh run chase in 30 minutes time,
be sure to join us then
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0.1 Pathan to Nafis Iqbal, legbye: one run, bang on target!!! starts of
with a deliver pitching on the stumps and angling in, gets wrapped
on the pad and runs away to fine leg, big appeal bu the ball was
perhaps sliding down the leg side
0.2 Pathan to Mohammad Rafique, no run
0.3 Pathan to Mohammad Rafique, no run
0.4 Pathan to Mohammad Rafique, two runs, on the leg again, flicked off
the pads to deep mid wicket
0.5 Pathan to Mohammad Rafique, no run
0.6 Pathan to Mohammad Rafique, no run, pitched outside off and came
into the batsman, Rafique tries to play it to the onside and gets
hit on the pad, stifled appeal by Patahn
End of over 1 (3 runs) Bangladesh 3/0 (RR: 3.00 RRR: 243/49 = 4.96)
IK Pathan 1-0-2-0 - Pedrollo End
Nafis Iqbal 0* (1b) Mohammad Rafique 2* (5b)
Joginder to share the new ball with Irfan
1.1 Joginder Sharma to Nafis Iqbal, wide: no run, nerves on debut,
starts of with a wide delivery down the leg side
1.1 Joginder Sharma to Nafis Iqbal, no run, on the off stump and moving
just a bit away, Nafis Iqbal plays it away to the man at cover
1.2 Joginder Sharma to Nafis Iqbal, no run, good delivery, good length
and angling away, the batsman leaves it alone
1.3 Joginder Sharma to Nafis Iqbal, no run, another good delivery,
pitches on the off stump and moving a shade away, Nafis Iqbal
leaves it alone
1.4 Joginder Sharma to Nafis Iqbal, no run
1.5 Joginder Sharma to Nafis Iqbal, no run, yet another delivery on the
spot, testing line by Joginder this one
1.6 Joginder Sharma to Nafis Iqbal, no run, this time the delivery that
held its line, Nafis Iqbal says back and plays it, gets the inside
edge of the bat, almost took it onto the stumps
End of over 2 (1 run) Bangladesh 4/0 (RR: 2.00 RRR: 242/48 = 5.04)
Joginder Sharma 1-0-1-0 (1w) - Ispahani End
Mohammad Rafique 2* (5b) Nafis Iqbal 0* (7b)
Good start by Joginder Sharma, but for the wide he bowled, it was a
testing over. Not express quick, but still bang on target
Good start by Joginder Sharma, but for the wide he bowled, it was a
testing over. Not express quick, but still bang on target
2.1 Pathan to Mohammad Rafique, no run, the inswinger to start with,
took off from a good length and hits Rafique on the glove, that
was a blow on the spinning finger. Medical attention being called
onto the field
2.1 Pathan to Mohammad Rafique, no run, the inswinger to start with,
took off from a good length and hits Rafique on the glove, that
was a blow on the spinning finger. Medical attention being called
onto the field
2.2 Pathan to Mohammad Rafique, no run, pitching on the middle and
moving away, Rafique, struck on the glover on the last delivery,
moves away and plays it to the off side
2.2 Pathan to Mohammad Rafique, no run, pitching on the middle and
moving away, Rafique, struck on the glover on the last delivery,
moves away and plays it to the off side
2.3 Pathan to Mohammad Rafique, SIX, take that! slower delivery,
Rafique makes room and lofts it over the long-off fence, down on
one knee as he played it, massive blow, crowd erupts
2.3 Pathan to Mohammad Rafique, SIX, take that! slower delivery,
Rafique makes room and lofts it over the long-off fence, down on
one knee as he played it, massive blow, crowd erupts
2.4 Pathan to Mohammad Rafique, no run, outside the off stump, left
alone
2.4 Pathan to Mohammad Rafique, no run, outside the off stump, left
alone
2.5 Pathan to Mohammad Rafique, wide: no run, down the leg side
2.5 Pathan to Mohammad Rafique, OUT: stunning catch! bit of width
outside the off stump, driven away in the air towards backward
point, Yuvraj Singh times his jump to perfection and takes it at
full stretch with his left hand, Pathan strikes back
Bangladesh 10/1, Partnership of 10
Mohammad Rafique c Yuvraj Singh b Pathan 8 (10b 0x4 1x6)
Nafis Iqbal 0* (7b) IK Pathan 1.5-0-8-1
ball went high and quickly towards Yuvraj, a high-jumper would have
been proud of the effort
Habibul Bashar is the next man
2.5 Pathan to Mohammad Rafique, OUT: stunning catch! bit of width
outside the off stump, driven away in the air towards backward
point, Yuvraj Singh times his jump to perfection and takes it at
full stretch with his left hand, Pathan strikes back
Bangladesh 11/1, Partnership of 11
Mohammad Rafique c Yuvraj Singh b Pathan 8 (10b 0x4 1x6)
Nafis Iqbal 0* (7b) IK Pathan 1.5-0-9-1 (1w)
ball went high and quickly towards Yuvraj, a high-jumper would have
been proud of the effort
Habibul Bashar is the next man
2.6 Pathan to Habibul Bashar, no run
End of over 3 (7 runs) Bangladesh 10/1 (RR: 3.33 RRR: 236/47 = 5.02)
IK Pathan 2-0-8-1 - Pedrollo End
Nafis Iqbal 0* (7b) Habibul Bashar 0* (1b)
2.6 Pathan to Khaled Mashud, no run
End of over 3 (7 runs) Bangladesh 11/1 (RR: 3.67 RRR: 235/47 = 5.00)
IK Pathan 2-0-9-1 (1w) - Pedrollo End
Nafis Iqbal 0* (7b) Khaled Mashud 0* (1b)
3.1 Joginder Sharma to Nafis Iqbal, no run
3.1 Joginder Sharma to Nafis Iqbal, no run
3.2 Joginder Sharma to Nafis Iqbal, no run, outside the off stump left
alone
3.2 Joginder Sharma to Nafis Iqbal, no run, outside the off stump left
alone
3.3 Joginder Sharma to Nafis Iqbal, no run
3.3 Joginder Sharma to Nafis Iqbal, no run
3.4 Joginder Sharma to Nafis Iqbal, no run
3.4 Joginder Sharma to Nafis Iqbal, no run
3.5 Joginder Sharma to Nafis Iqbal, one run, driven away to the point
region, diving point saves runs
3.5 Joginder Sharma to Nafis Iqbal, one run, driven away to the point
region, diving point saves runs
3.6 Joginder Sharma to Habibul Bashar, no run, pushed away to the off
side
End of over 4 (1 run) Bangladesh 11/1 (RR: 2.75 RRR: 235/46 = 5.11)
Joginder Sharma 2-0-2-0 (1w) - Ispahani End
Nafis Iqbal 1* (12b) Habibul Bashar 0* (2b)
3.6 Joginder Sharma to Khaled Mashud, no run, pushed away to the off
side
End of over 4 (1 run) Bangladesh 12/1 (RR: 3.00 RRR: 234/46 = 5.09)
Joginder Sharma 2-0-2-0 (1w) - Ispahani End
Nafis Iqbal 1* (12b) Khaled Mashud 0* (2b)
4.1 Pathan to Nafis Iqbal, no run, defended behind square
4.1 Pathan to Nafis Iqbal, no run, defended behind square
4.2 Pathan to Nafis Iqbal, no run, pushed to short midwicket
4.2 Pathan to Nafis Iqbal, no run, pushed to short midwicket
4.3 Pathan to Nafis Iqbal, no run
4.3 Pathan to Nafis Iqbal, no run
4.4 Pathan to Nafis Iqbal, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, defended
4.4 Pathan to Nafis Iqbal, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, defended
4.5 Pathan to Nafis Iqbal, no run, defended down to the mid-on region
4.5 Pathan to Nafis Iqbal, no run, defended down to the mid-on region
4.6 Pathan to Nafis Iqbal, one run, on the middle and leg, turned away
wide of Sachin at midwicket
End of over 5 (1 run) Bangladesh 12/1 (RR: 2.40 RRR: 234/45 = 5.20)
IK Pathan 3-0-9-1 - Pedrollo End
Nafis Iqbal 2* (18b) Habibul Bashar 0* (2b)
4.6 Pathan to Nafis Iqbal, one run, on the middle and leg, turned away
wide of Sachin at midwicket
End of over 5 (1 run) Bangladesh 13/1 (RR: 2.60 RRR: 233/45 = 5.18)
IK Pathan 3-0-10-1 (1w) - Pedrollo End
Nafis Iqbal 2* (18b) Khaled Mashud 0* (2b)
5.1 Joginder Sharma to Nafis Iqbal, no run, driven to mid-off
5.1 Joginder Sharma to Nafis Iqbal, no run, driven to mid-off
5.2 Joginder Sharma to Nafis Iqbal, no run, bouncer, Iqbal ducks under
it
5.2 Joginder Sharma to Nafis Iqbal, no run, bouncer, Iqbal ducks under
it
5.3 Joginder Sharma to Nafis Iqbal, no run, outside the off stump, left
alone
5.3 Joginder Sharma to Nafis Iqbal, no run, outside the off stump, left
alone
5.4 Joginder Sharma to Nafis Iqbal, no run, better line and length,
pushed back to the bowler
5.4 Joginder Sharma to Nafis Iqbal, no run, better line and length,
pushed back to the bowler
5.5 Joginder Sharma to Nafis Iqbal, no run, pitched outside the off
stump and swinging away, no shot offered
5.5 Joginder Sharma to Nafis Iqbal, no run, pitched outside the off
stump and swinging away, no shot offered
5.6 Joginder Sharma to Nafis Iqbal, no run, good length delivery
outside the off stump, defended
End of over 6 (maiden) Bangladesh 12/1 (RR: 2.00 RRR: 234/44 = 5.32)
Joginder Sharma 3-1-2-0 (1w) - Ispahani End
Habibul Bashar 0* (2b) Nafis Iqbal 2* (24b)
5.6 Joginder Sharma to Nafis Iqbal, no run, good length delivery
outside the off stump, defended
End of over 6 (maiden) Bangladesh 13/1 (RR: 2.17 RRR: 233/44 = 5.30)
Joginder Sharma 3-1-2-0 (1w) - Ispahani End
Khaled Mashud 0* (2b) Nafis Iqbal 2* (24b)
6.1 Pathan to Habibul Bashar, wide: no run, way outside the off stump
6.1 Pathan to Khaled Mashud, wide: no run, way outside the off stump
6.1 Pathan to Habibul Bashar, no run
6.2 Pathan to Habibul Bashar, no run
6.3 Pathan to Habibul Bashar, wide: no run
6.3 Pathan to Habibul Bashar, three runs, played down to long-off
6.4 Pathan to Nafis Iqbal, no run
6.5 Pathan to Nafis Iqbal, wide: no run, bouncer
6.5 Pathan to Nafis Iqbal, two runs, turned away to square leg
6.6 Pathan to Nafis Iqbal, no run
End of over 7 (8 runs) Bangladesh 20/1 (RR: 2.86 RRR: 226/43 = 5.26)
IK Pathan 4-0-17-1 (3w) - Pedrollo End
Habibul Bashar 3* (5b) Nafis Iqbal 4* (27b)
Ajit Agarkar into the attack now
7.1 Agarkar to Habibul Bashar, no run, played down to mid-on
7.2 Agarkar to Habibul Bashar, no run, played back to the bowler at one
bounce
7.3 Agarkar to Habibul Bashar, wide: no run, way outside the off stump
7.3 Agarkar to Habibul Bashar, wide: FOUR, again way outside the off
stump, keeper fails to collect it
7.3 Agarkar to Habibul Bashar, no run
7.4 Agarkar to Habibul Bashar, no run
7.5 Agarkar to Habibul Bashar, no run
7.6 Agarkar to Habibul Bashar, no run
End of over 8 (6 runs) Bangladesh 26/1 (RR: 3.25 RRR: 220/42 = 5.24)
AB Agarkar 1-0-6-0 (2w) - Ispahani End
Nafis Iqbal 4* (27b) Habibul Bashar 3* (11b)
8.1 Pathan to Nafis Iqbal, no run, beaten outside the off stump
8.2 Pathan to Nafis Iqbal, no run, left alone outside the off stump
8.3 Pathan to Nafis Iqbal, no run, short delivery, pitched outside the
off stump and angling away, no shot offered
8.4 Pathan to Nafis Iqbal, one run, width outside the off stump, Iqbal
slashes at it and ends up with a thick edge down to the third man
region
8.5 Pathan to Habibul Bashar, no run, pokes at one outside the off
stump and gets beaten
8.6 Pathan to Habibul Bashar, wide: no run, down the leg side
8.6 Pathan to Habibul Bashar, no run, comprehensively beaten outside
the off stump, lovely delivery to end the over
End of over 9 (2 runs) Bangladesh 28/1 (RR: 3.11 RRR: 218/41 = 5.32)
IK Pathan 5-0-19-1 (4w) - Pedrollo End
Nafis Iqbal 5* (31b) Habibul Bashar 3* (13b)
just the one slip in place
9.1 Agarkar to Nafis Iqbal, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, Iqbal stands his ground and swings hard but makes no
contact
9.2 Agarkar to Nafis Iqbal, no run, better, left alone outside the off
stump
9.3 Agarkar to Nafis Iqbal, no run, pitched outside the off stump and
angling in, pushed down to the mid-on region
9.4 Agarkar to Nafis Iqbal, no run
9.5 Agarkar to Nafis Iqbal, no run, driven in the air towards the point
region, ball falls short of Yuvraj Singh diving forward, excellent
effort
9.6 Agarkar to Nafis Iqbal, (noball) one run, slashed away to the third
man region, one bounce and straight to Pathan in the deep
9.6 Agarkar to Habibul Bashar, no run, bit of width outside the off
stump, Bashar goes after it and gets beaten
End of over 10 (2 runs) Bangladesh 30/1 (RR: 3.00 RRR: 216/40 = 5.40)
AB Agarkar 2-0-8-0 (2w 1nb) - Ispahani End
Nafis Iqbal 6* (37b) Habibul Bashar 3* (14b)
10.1 Joginder Sharma to Nafis Iqbal, no run, left alone outside the off
stump
10.2 Joginder Sharma to Nafis Iqbal, no run, defended back to the bowler
10.3 Joginder Sharma to Nafis Iqbal, no run, again pushes it back to the
bowler
10.4 Joginder Sharma to Nafis Iqbal, no run
10.5 Joginder Sharma to Nafis Iqbal, no run, width outside the off
stump, Iqbal goes after it and ends up with an inside edge, keeper
moves across and fields
10.6 Joginder Sharma to Nafis Iqbal, no run
End of over 11 (maiden) Bangladesh 30/1 (RR: 2.73 RRR: 216/39 = 5.54)
Joginder Sharma 4-2-2-0 (1w) - Pedrollo End
Habibul Bashar 3* (14b) Nafis Iqbal 6* (43b)
11.1 Agarkar to Habibul Bashar, no run, turned away straight to Sriram
at square leg
11.2 Agarkar to Habibul Bashar, no run, driven hard but straight to the
fielder at cover
11.3 Agarkar to Habibul Bashar, FOUR, pitched up outside the off stump,
driven away wide of the fielder at point, ball races away to the
fence, excellent timing and placement
11.4 Agarkar to Habibul Bashar, no run
two slips in place
11.5 Agarkar to Habibul Bashar, one run, drifting down the leg side,
Bashar tries to work it away on the leg side, ends up with an
inside edge onto his pad
11.6 Agarkar to Nafis Iqbal, one run, cut away to the third man region
for an easy single
End of over 12 (6 runs) Bangladesh 36/1 (RR: 3.00 RRR: 210/38 = 5.53)
AB Agarkar 3-0-14-0 (2w 1nb) - Ispahani End
Nafis Iqbal 7* (45b) Habibul Bashar 8* (18b 1x4)
Iqbal calls for a new bat
12.1 Joginder Sharma to Nafis Iqbal, no run
12.2 Joginder Sharma to Nafis Iqbal, no run, left alone outside the off
stump
12.3 Joginder Sharma to Nafis Iqbal, no run, bouncer on the middle and
off, Iqbal ducks under it
12.4 Joginder Sharma to Nafis Iqbal, one run, driven just wide of
Harbhajan at mid-off, quick single taken
12.5 Joginder Sharma to Habibul Bashar, one run, pitched up, punched
away wide of Harbhajan at mid-off
12.6 Joginder Sharma to Nafis Iqbal, legbye: one run, down to short
third man
End of over 13 (3 runs) Bangladesh 39/1 (RR: 3.00 RRR: 207/37 = 5.59)
Joginder Sharma 5-2-4-0 (1w) - Pedrollo End
Nafis Iqbal 8* (50b) Habibul Bashar 9* (19b 1x4)
13.1 Agarkar to Nafis Iqbal, no run, bouncer on the middle and off, bit
quicker, Nafis goes after it and gets beaten
13.2 Agarkar to Nafis Iqbal, one run, RUN OUT! driven away to the cover
region, quick single taken, throw beats the keeper and rolls away
to the short fine leg region, Nafis takes off for a second but
Bashar stands his ground, Dravid throws it to the bowlers and
Nafis is history
Bangladesh 40/2, Partnership of 30
Nafis Iqbal run out (Dravid) 9 (52b 0x4 0x6)
13.3 Agarkar to Habibul Bashar, no run, played on the back-foot to the
point region
13.4 Agarkar to Habibul Bashar, no run, pushed to cover
13.5 Agarkar to Habibul Bashar, no run
13.6 Agarkar to Habibul Bashar, no run, played straight back to the
bowler
End of over 14 (1 run) Bangladesh 40/2 (RR: 2.86 RRR: 206/36 = 5.72)
AB Agarkar 4-0-15-0 (2w 1nb) - Ispahani End
Mohammad Ashraful 0* (0b) Habibul Bashar 9* (23b 1x4)
14.1 Joginder Sharma to Mohammad Ashraful, no run
14.2 Joginder Sharma to Mohammad Ashraful, one run, width outside the
off stump, Ashraful opens the face of the bat and runs it down to
third man
14.3 Joginder Sharma to Habibul Bashar, one run, turned away behind
square
14.4 Joginder Sharma to Mohammad Ashraful, one run, outside the off
stump, Ashraful waits for it and taps it down to the third man
region
14.5 Joginder Sharma to Habibul Bashar, one run, good length delivery
outside the off stump, Bashar tries to leave it alone, ball clips
the bat and runs down to the third man region
14.6 Joginder Sharma to Mohammad Ashraful, OUT: 1st ODI wicket! width
outside the off stump, sliced away straight to Ganguly at gully,
big wicket, Bangladesh in trouble
Bangladesh 44/3, Partnership of 4
Mohammad Ashraful c Ganguly b Joginder Sharma 2 (4b 0x4 0x6)
End of over 15 (4 runs) Bangladesh 44/3 (RR: 2.93 RRR: 202/35 = 5.77)
Joginder Sharma 6-2-8-1 (1w) - Pedrollo End
Habibul Bashar 11* (25b 1x4)
Match State: Drinks
Bangladesh require another 202 runs with 7 wickets and 35.0 overs
remaining
Required RR: 5.77
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Aftab Ahmed is the next man in
15.1 Agarkar to Habibul Bashar, no run, driven straight to the fielder
at short cover
15.2 Agarkar to Habibul Bashar, two runs, short delivery, pulled away to
the deep square leg region, not a well timed shot
15.3 Agarkar to Habibul Bashar, no run, punched off the back-foot to the
bowler
15.4 Agarkar to Habibul Bashar, one run, another mis-timed pull shot,
this time the ball races away to the fine leg region
one slip in place
15.5 Agarkar to Aftab Ahmed, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, Ahmed moves across and defends it to the midwicket
region
15.6 Agarkar to Aftab Ahmed, no run, good length delivery very close to
the off stump line, defended on the front-foot
End of over 16 (3 runs) Bangladesh 47/3 (RR: 2.94 RRR: 199/34 = 5.85)
AB Agarkar 5-0-18-0 (2w 1nb) - Ispahani End
Habibul Bashar 14* (29b 1x4) Aftab Ahmed 0* (2b)
16.1 Joginder Sharma to Habibul Bashar, no run, good length delivery
outside the off stump, pushed to cover
16.2 Joginder Sharma to Habibul Bashar, no run, driven straight to the
fielder at short cover
16.3 Joginder Sharma to Habibul Bashar, no run, slower delivery hits
Bashar on the pad but the ball would have missed the leg stump,
loud appeal turned down
16.4 Joginder Sharma to Habibul Bashar, no run, pitched outside the off
stump and angling in, pushed down to the mid-on region
16.5 Joginder Sharma to Habibul Bashar, FOUR, 50 up! fraction short,
Bashar quickly gets into position and pulls it away to the
midwicket fence, solid shot
16.6 Joginder Sharma to Habibul Bashar, no run, played wide of the
fielder at extra cover
End of over 17 (4 runs) Bangladesh 51/3 (RR: 3.00 RRR: 195/33 = 5.91)
Joginder Sharma 7-2-12-1 (1w) - Pedrollo End
Aftab Ahmed 0* (2b) Habibul Bashar 18* (35b 2x4)
17.1 Agarkar to Aftab Ahmed, one run, played down to fine leg
17.2 Agarkar to Habibul Bashar, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, pushed straight to the fielder at point
17.3 Agarkar to Habibul Bashar, no run
17.4 Agarkar to Habibul Bashar, one run, pushed wide of the fielder at
cover, quick single taken
17.5 Agarkar to Aftab Ahmed, no run, pushed to point
17.6 Agarkar to Aftab Ahmed, no run, good delivery on the middle and
off, defended down the track, Agarkar moves across to his right
and takes it on the bounce
End of over 18 (2 runs) Bangladesh 53/3 (RR: 2.94 RRR: 193/32 = 6.03)
AB Agarkar 6-0-20-0 (2w 1nb) - Ispahani End
Habibul Bashar 19* (38b 2x4) Aftab Ahmed 1* (5b)
18.1 Ganguly to Habibul Bashar, one run, played down to the long-on
region, easy single
18.2 Ganguly to Aftab Ahmed, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, defended on the front-foot
18.3 Ganguly to Aftab Ahmed, no run
18.4 Ganguly to Aftab Ahmed, FOUR, lofted over the mid-off fielder to
the long-off boundary, good shot
18.5 Ganguly to Aftab Ahmed, no run, on the middle and leg, defended to
the leg side
18.6 Ganguly to Aftab Ahmed, no run, forced away to the backward point
region, fielded by Yuvraj
End of over 19 (5 runs) Bangladesh 58/3 (RR: 3.05 RRR: 188/31 = 6.06)
SC Ganguly 1-0-5-0 - Pedrollo End
Habibul Bashar 20* (39b 2x4) Aftab Ahmed 5* (10b 1x4)
Harbhajan Singh into the attack now
19.1 Harbhajan Singh to Habibul Bashar, wide: no run, pitched in line
and turning down the leg side, Dhoni does well behind the stumps
19.1 Harbhajan Singh to Habibul Bashar, FOUR, width outside the off
stump, Bashar cuts away and ends up with a thick edge just wide of
Pathan at backward point, close
19.2 Harbhajan Singh to Habibul Bashar, one run, goes back and works it
away behind square on the leg side
19.3 Harbhajan Singh to Aftab Ahmed, no run, outside the off stump,
pushed to the short third man region
19.4 Harbhajan Singh to Aftab Ahmed, no run, swept away fine, not
powerful enough to beat the fielder at short fine leg
19.5 Harbhajan Singh to Aftab Ahmed, one run, turned away to the short
fine leg region, Aftab takes his time, Yuvraj hits the stumps
direct, third umpire called in, GREEN light flashes, just in
19.6 Harbhajan Singh to Habibul Bashar, no run, defended outside the off
stump
End of over 20 (7 runs) Bangladesh 65/3 (RR: 3.25 RRR: 181/30 = 6.03)
Harbhajan Singh 1-0-7-0 (1w) - Ispahani End
Aftab Ahmed 6* (13b 1x4) Habibul Bashar 25* (42b 3x4)
the required run rate is now over 6!
20.1 Ganguly to Aftab Ahmed, no run, good length delivery very close to
the off stump line, defended on the front-foot
20.2 Ganguly to Aftab Ahmed, one run, edged down to the third man region
20.3 Ganguly to Habibul Bashar, no run, turned away to the midwicket
region, fielder moves across quickly and cuts off the single
20.4 Ganguly to Habibul Bashar, no run, outside offstump , pushed on the
front foot to backward point
20.5 Ganguly to Habibul Bashar, no run, defended on the front-foot to
cover
20.6 Ganguly to Habibul Bashar, one run, on the middle stump , driven to
long-on for a easy single
End of over 21 (2 runs) Bangladesh 67/3 (RR: 3.19 RRR: 179/29 = 6.17)
SC Ganguly 2-0-7-0 - Pedrollo End
Habibul Bashar 26* (46b 3x4) Aftab Ahmed 7* (15b 1x4)
21.1 Harbhajan Singh to Habibul Bashar, one run, swept to deep square
leg
21.2 Harbhajan Singh to Aftab Ahmed, no run
21.3 Harbhajan Singh to Aftab Ahmed, no run, swept to short fine leg
21.4 Harbhajan Singh to Aftab Ahmed, no run, again on the middle stump ,
swept to short fine leg
21.5 Harbhajan Singh to Aftab Ahmed, no run, on the middle stump ,
batsman tries to sweep and again finds Yuvraj at short fine leg
21.6 Harbhajan Singh to Aftab Ahmed, one run, turned away to deep
midwicket
End of over 22 (2 runs) Bangladesh 69/3 (RR: 3.14 RRR: 177/28 = 6.32)
Harbhajan Singh 2-0-9-0 (1w) - Ispahani End
Aftab Ahmed 8* (20b 1x4) Habibul Bashar 27* (47b 3x4)
22.1 Ganguly to Aftab Ahmed, one run, on the middle stump , turned to
deep square leg for an easy single
22.2 Ganguly to Habibul Bashar, one run, short ball on the offstump ,
pushed down to long-on off the back-foot
22.3 Ganguly to Aftab Ahmed, one run, pushed on the front-foot to cover
22.4 Ganguly to Habibul Bashar, one run, pitched outside offstump ,
glided away to third man
22.5 Ganguly to Aftab Ahmed, (noball) bye: one run
22.5 Ganguly to Habibul Bashar, no run, pushed to backward point
22.6 Ganguly to Habibul Bashar, no run, short ball on the offstump ,
turned to short midwicket
End of over 23 (6 runs) Bangladesh 75/3 (RR: 3.26 RRR: 171/27 = 6.33)
SC Ganguly 3-0-13-0 (1nb) - Pedrollo End
Aftab Ahmed 10* (23b 1x4) Habibul Bashar 29* (51b 3x4)
23.1 Harbhajan Singh to Aftab Ahmed, no run, outside the off stump,
defended behind the stumps on the off side
23.2 Harbhajan Singh to Aftab Ahmed, no run, pitched outside the off
stump and turning in, Aftab tries to drive it away on the leg side
but makes no contact, ball hits the pad and rolls away, appeal for
lbw turned down
23.3 Harbhajan Singh to Aftab Ahmed, no run, again gets beaten and gets
hit on the pad
23.4 Harbhajan Singh to Aftab Ahmed, no run, pushed away behind the
stumps on the off side
23.5 Harbhajan Singh to Aftab Ahmed, no run, swept away to the short
fine leg region
23.6 Harbhajan Singh to Aftab Ahmed, no run, again turning in after
pitching outside the off stump, Aftab once again fails to pick it
up
End of over 24 (maiden) Bangladesh 75/3 (RR: 3.12 RRR: 171/26 = 6.58)
Harbhajan Singh 3-1-9-0 (1w) - Ispahani End
Habibul Bashar 29* (51b 3x4) Aftab Ahmed 10* (29b 1x4)
24.1 Ganguly to Habibul Bashar, one run, runs it down to third man for
an easy single
24.2 Ganguly to Aftab Ahmed, no run, good length delivery very close to
the off stump line, defended
24.3 Ganguly to Aftab Ahmed, no run, on the middle and off, defended on
the back-foot
24.4 Ganguly to Aftab Ahmed, no run, moves across and pushes it down to
the silly mid-on region
no slips in place, keeper is standing up
24.5 Ganguly to Aftab Ahmed, one run, lofted down the mid-on region,
once bounce to the fielder coming in from the deep
24.6 Ganguly to Habibul Bashar, FOUR, on the pads, turned away nicely to
the fine leg fence, good shot
End of over 25 (6 runs) Bangladesh 81/3 (RR: 3.24 RRR: 165/25 = 6.60)
SC Ganguly 4-0-19-0 (1nb) - Pedrollo End
Aftab Ahmed 11* (33b 1x4) Habibul Bashar 34* (53b 4x4)
25.1 Harbhajan Singh to Aftab Ahmed, no run, pitched outside the off
stump and turning in, Aftab Ahmed goes after it and gets beaten
25.2 Harbhajan Singh to Aftab Ahmed, wide: no run, down the leg side
25.2 Harbhajan Singh to Aftab Ahmed, no run, tossed up, pitched outside
the off stump and tuning in, Aftab tries to turn it away but makes
no contact, ball hits the pad outside the line of the off stump
and rolls away
25.3 Harbhajan Singh to Aftab Ahmed, no run, pushed back to the bowler,
Aftab struggling to gets Harbhajan away
25.4 Harbhajan Singh to Aftab Ahmed, wide: no run, down the leg side
25.4 Harbhajan Singh to Aftab Ahmed, SIX, comes down the track and
swings hard, ball takes the middle of the bat and flies over the
long-on boundary, huge six!
25.5 Harbhajan Singh to Aftab Ahmed, FOUR, more runs! tossed up, this
time lofted down to the long-off fence, Harbhajan under pressure
now
25.6 Harbhajan Singh to Aftab Ahmed, three runs, swept away over Yuvraj
at short fine leg, big over for Bangladesh
End of over 26 (15 runs) Bangladesh 96/3 (RR: 3.69 RRR: 150/24 = 6.25)
Harbhajan Singh 4-1-24-0 (3w) - Ispahani End
Aftab Ahmed 24* (39b 2x4 1x6) Habibul Bashar 34* (53b 4x4)
26.1 Sriram to Aftab Ahmed, no run, cut away straight to Yuvraj at point
26.2 Sriram to Aftab Ahmed, no run, defended
26.3 Sriram to Aftab Ahmed, one run, pushed away on the off side with
soft hands, early call and a quickly single is taken
26.4 Sriram to Habibul Bashar, one run, down the leg side, swept away to
the deep square leg region
26.5 Sriram to Aftab Ahmed, two runs, shot! tossed up on the middle and
off, Aftab stretches forward and taps it down very fine to the
deep fine leg region, 100 up
26.6 Sriram to Aftab Ahmed, one run, cut away off the back-foot to the
deep cover region
End of over 27 (5 runs) Bangladesh 101/3 (RR: 3.74 RRR: 145/23 = 6.30)
S Sriram 1-0-5-0 - Pedrollo End
Aftab Ahmed 28* (44b 2x4 1x6) Habibul Bashar 35* (54b 4x4)
20 runs coming off the last two overs
27.1 Harbhajan Singh to Aftab Ahmed, no run, pitched outside the off
stump and turning in, Aftab fails to connect
27.2 Harbhajan Singh to Aftab Ahmed, no run, width outside the off
stump, Aftab makes room and tries to cut it away but again fails
to make contact
27.3 Harbhajan Singh to Aftab Ahmed, one run, turned away behind square
on the leg side
27.4 Harbhajan Singh to Habibul Bashar, one run, quicker delivery,
played down to the long-on region for an easy single
27.5 Harbhajan Singh to Aftab Ahmed, one run, tossed up outside the off
stump, pushed away to the point region, quick single taken
27.6 Harbhajan Singh to Habibul Bashar, one run, defended to the short
cover region with soft hands, another quick single added to the
total
End of over 28 (4 runs) Bangladesh 105/3 (RR: 3.75 RRR: 141/22 = 6.41)
Harbhajan Singh 5-1-28-0 (3w) - Ispahani End
Habibul Bashar 37* (56b 4x4) Aftab Ahmed 30* (48b 2x4 1x6)
Bangladesh require another 141 runs with 7 wickets and 22.0 overs
remaining
Current Partnership: 61 runs, 13.0 overs, RR: 4.69
Required RR: 6.41
28.1 Sriram to Habibul Bashar, no run, tossed up outside the off stump,
defended
28.2 Sriram to Habibul Bashar, two runs, comes down the track and lofts
it away to the deep cover region
28.3 Sriram to Habibul Bashar, one run, tries to turn it away on the leg
side and ends up with a leading edge down to mid-off
28.4 Sriram to Aftab Ahmed, OUT: comes down the track and tries to go
over the long-off fence, gets the height but not the distance,
Harbhajan Singh gets under it and takes a comfortable catch,
Sriram gets one to his name
Bangladesh 108/4, Partnership of 64
Aftab Ahmed c Harbhajan Singh b Sriram 30 (49b 2x4 1x6)
Habibul Bashar 40* (59b 4x4) S Sriram 1.4-0-8-1
Rajin Saleh is the next man in
28.5 Sriram to Rajin Saleh, no run, pushed to cover
28.6 Sriram to Rajin Saleh, no run, pushed down, Sriram moves across and
fields
End of over 29 (3 runs) Bangladesh 108/4 (RR: 3.72 RRR: 138/21 = 6.57)
S Sriram 2-0-8-1 - Pedrollo End
Habibul Bashar 40* (59b 4x4) Rajin Saleh 0* (2b)
29.1 Harbhajan Singh to Habibul Bashar, no run, pushed to backward point
29.2 Harbhajan Singh to Habibul Bashar, two runs, swept away to the deep
midwicket region
29.3 Harbhajan Singh to Habibul Bashar, no run, defended, bat and pad
together
29.4 Harbhajan Singh to Habibul Bashar, no run, on the middle and off,
defended
29.5 Harbhajan Singh to Habibul Bashar, no run, pitched outside the off
stump and turning in, Bashar tries to turn it away but makes no
contact, ball hits the pad and rolls away
29.6 Harbhajan Singh to Habibul Bashar, one run, cut away late, Pathan
at third man moves across and fields
End of over 30 (3 runs) Bangladesh 111/4 (RR: 3.70 RRR: 135/20 = 6.75)
Harbhajan Singh 6-1-31-0 (3w) - Ispahani End
Habibul Bashar 43* (65b 4x4) Rajin Saleh 0* (2b)
30.1 Sriram to Habibul Bashar, one run, pushed away off the back-foot to
the deep cover region
30.2 Sriram to Rajin Saleh, no run, on the middle and off, swept away to
the square leg region
30.3 Sriram to Rajin Saleh, no run, down the leg side, swept away very
fine, Ganguly moves across at short fine leg and saves runs
30.4 Sriram to Rajin Saleh, no run
30.5 Sriram to Rajin Saleh, one run, played past the diving bowler
30.6 Sriram to Habibul Bashar, no run, pushed to mid-off
End of over 31 (2 runs) Bangladesh 113/4 (RR: 3.65 RRR: 133/19 = 7.00)
S Sriram 3-0-10-1 - Pedrollo End
Rajin Saleh 1* (6b) Habibul Bashar 44* (67b 4x4)
31.1 Harbhajan Singh to Rajin Saleh, no run, down the leg side, ball
clips the pad and runs down to the short fine leg region
31.2 Harbhajan Singh to Rajin Saleh, one run, tossed up, pitched outside
the off stump and turning in, worked away to short fine leg
region, quick single taken, Yuvraj fails to hit the stumps at the
bowler's end, no damage down
31.3 Harbhajan Singh to Habibul Bashar, one run, width outside the off
stump, cut away to the deep point region
31.4 Harbhajan Singh to Rajin Saleh, no run, pitched outside the off
stump and turning in, Saleh defends on the front-foot but not
cleanly
31.5 Harbhajan Singh to Rajin Saleh, no run
31.6 Harbhajan Singh to Rajin Saleh, no run, swept away straight to the
fielder at short fine leg
End of over 32 (2 runs) Bangladesh 115/4 (RR: 3.59 RRR: 131/18 = 7.28)
Harbhajan Singh 7-1-33-0 (3w) - Ispahani End
Habibul Bashar 45* (68b 4x4) Rajin Saleh 2* (11b)
32.1 Sriram to Habibul Bashar, no run, pushed to the off side, Saleh
takes off for a single and is sent back, Dhoni moves across
quickly and fields but fails to hit the stumps at the bowler's
end, missed it by a long way
32.2 Sriram to Habibul Bashar, FOUR, comes down the track and lofts it
down to the long-on fence, one bounce and over the ropes
32.3 Sriram to Habibul Bashar, no run
32.4 Sriram to Habibul Bashar, one run, fifty! swept away to the short
fine leg region, good innings under pressure
32.5 Sriram to Rajin Saleh, no run, pushed away behind point
32.6 Sriram to Rajin Saleh, (noball) no run, pushed straight to the
fielder at gully
32.6 Sriram to Rajin Saleh, FOUR, down the leg side, swept away straight
to Ganguly at short fine leg who fails to fields it, ball races
away to the fine leg fence, four runs gifted
End of over 33 (10 runs) Bangladesh 125/4 (RR: 3.79 RRR: 121/17 = 7.12)
S Sriram 4-0-20-1 (1nb) - Pedrollo End
Habibul Bashar 50* (72b 5x4) Rajin Saleh 6* (14b 1x4)
33.1 Harbhajan Singh to Habibul Bashar, no run
33.2 Harbhajan Singh to Habibul Bashar, no run, beaten outside the off
stump, was the straighter delivery, Bashar was playing for the
spin
33.3 Harbhajan Singh to Habibul Bashar, no run, width outside the off
stump, pushed to point
33.4 Harbhajan Singh to Habibul Bashar, no run, defended back to the
bowler
33.5 Harbhajan Singh to Habibul Bashar, one run, tossed up, driven back
past the diving bowler, long-off fielder moves in and fields
33.6 Harbhajan Singh to Rajin Saleh, no run, pushed back, was in the air
for sometime but fell short of Harbhajan
End of over 34 (1 run) Bangladesh 126/4 (RR: 3.71 RRR: 120/16 = 7.50)
Harbhajan Singh 8-1-34-0 (3w) - Ispahani End
Habibul Bashar 51* (77b 5x4) Rajin Saleh 6* (15b 1x4)
34.1 Sriram to Habibul Bashar, no run, pushed to point
34.2 Sriram to Habibul Bashar, no run, worked away behind point
34.3 Sriram to Habibul Bashar, FOUR, Bashar goes inside out and lofts it
away to the extra cover boundary, lovely shot
34.4 Sriram to Habibul Bashar, one run, turned away wide of the fielder
at short fine leg, quick single taken
34.5 Sriram to Rajin Saleh, no run, defended stretching forward, cover
fielder moves across and fields
34.6 Sriram to Rajin Saleh, no run, goes for the sweep but fails to make
contact
End of over 35 (5 runs) Bangladesh 131/4 (RR: 3.74 RRR: 115/15 = 7.67)
S Sriram 5-0-25-1 (1nb) - Pedrollo End
Habibul Bashar 56* (81b 6x4) Rajin Saleh 6* (17b 1x4)
Match State: Drinks
Bangladesh require another 115 runs with 6 wickets and 15.0 overs
remaining
Current Partnership: 23 runs, 6.2 overs, RR: 3.63
Required RR: 7.67
Pathan is back
35.1 Pathan to Habibul Bashar, no run, width outside the off stump,
played straight to the fielder at cover
35.2 Pathan to Habibul Bashar, no run, on the middle and off, turned
away to the leg side
35.3 Pathan to Habibul Bashar, one run, pushed down to the mid-off
region
35.4 Pathan to Rajin Saleh, one run, edged down to the third man region
35.5 Pathan to Habibul Bashar, one run, played away to the deep point
region
35.6 Pathan to Rajin Saleh, two runs, pushed wide of Yuvraj at backward
point, Saleh calls for the second and sprints across, excellent
running between the wickets
End of over 36 (5 runs) Bangladesh 136/4 (RR: 3.78 RRR: 110/14 = 7.86)
IK Pathan 6-0-24-1 (4w) - Ispahani End
Habibul Bashar 58* (85b 6x4) Rajin Saleh 9* (19b 1x4)
36.1 Sriram to Habibul Bashar, one run, played down to long-on
36.2 Sriram to Rajin Saleh, no run, defended to the off side, Kaif moves
in quickly from cover and cuts off the single
36.3 Sriram to Rajin Saleh, no run, on the middle and leg, Saleh tries
to sweep it away but fails to make contact
36.4 Sriram to Rajin Saleh, one run, comes down the track and slogs it
away wide of the long-on fielder
36.5 Sriram to Habibul Bashar, no run, played straight to the fielder at
midwicket
36.6 Sriram to Habibul Bashar, no run, makes room and cuts it away to
short third man region
End of over 37 (2 runs) Bangladesh 138/4 (RR: 3.73 RRR: 108/13 = 8.31)
S Sriram 6-0-27-1 (1nb) - Pedrollo End
Rajin Saleh 10* (22b 1x4) Habibul Bashar 59* (88b 6x4)
37.1 Pathan to Rajin Saleh, one run, turned away wide of the fielder at
midwicket
37.2 Pathan to Habibul Bashar, one run, comes down the track and cuts it
away to the deep point region
37.3 Pathan to Rajin Saleh, no run, pushed to cover region
37.4 Pathan to Rajin Saleh, two runs, driven away to cover, Kaif at
short cover dives across full length and stops it cleanly but
fails to hits the stump at the bowler's end, Bashar was nowhere in
the frame, ball rolls away to the deep and in the end Saleh gets
two runs
37.5 Pathan to Rajin Saleh, no run
37.6 Pathan to Rajin Saleh, one run, short ball, cut away late to the
third man region
End of over 38 (5 runs) Bangladesh 143/4 (RR: 3.76 RRR: 103/12 = 8.58)
IK Pathan 7-0-29-1 (4w) - Ispahani End
Rajin Saleh 14* (27b 1x4) Habibul Bashar 60* (89b 6x4)
38.1 Sriram to Rajin Saleh, OUT: comes down the track and tries to clear
the long-on fence but holds out to Joginder Sharma in the deep,
second wicket for Sriram, Bangladesh five down
Bangladesh 143/5, Partnership of 35
Rajin Saleh c Joginder Sharma b Sriram 14 (28b 1x4 0x6)
Habibul Bashar 60* (89b 6x4) S Sriram 6.1-0-27-2 (1nb)
Khaled Mashud is the next man in
38.2 Sriram to Habibul Bashar, no run, goes back and turns it away to
straight to the fielder at short fine leg
38.3 Sriram to Habibul Bashar, one run, played away to the deep backward
square leg region, Tendulkar moves across quickly in the deep and
keeps it down to just one
38.4 Sriram to Khaled Mashud, (noball) one run, quicker delivery, pushed
wide of the diving fielder at cover
38.4 Sriram to Habibul Bashar, one run, comes down the track and lofts
it down to the long-on region, not a well timed shot
38.5 Sriram to Khaled Mashud, no run, swept away straight to the fielder
at short fine leg
38.6 Sriram to Khaled Mashud, no run, turning away, Mashud was clueless,
excellent delivery to end the over
End of over 39 (4 runs) Bangladesh 147/5 (RR: 3.77 RRR: 99/11 = 9.00)
S Sriram 7-0-31-2 (2nb) - Pedrollo End
Habibul Bashar 62* (92b 6x4) Khaled Mashud 1* (3b)
Agarkar is back
39.1 Agarkar to Habibul Bashar, (noball) one run, steered down to the
third man region
39.1 Agarkar to Khaled Mashud, two runs, width outside the off stump,
played wide of the fielder at deep third man, runs hard and gets
back for the second
39.2 Agarkar to Khaled Mashud, wide: no run, down the leg side
39.2 Agarkar to Khaled Mashud, no run
39.3 Agarkar to Khaled Mashud, no run, pushed to cover
39.4 Agarkar to Khaled Mashud, no run, angling in, Mashud gets beaten
trying to play down the ground, ball hits the pad in line with the
stumps but was missing leg, half hearted appeal turned down
39.5 Agarkar to Khaled Mashud, no run
39.6 Agarkar to Khaled Mashud, two runs, pushed to cover, Kaif misses
the stumps at the striker's end, two runs given away
End of over 40 (7 runs) Bangladesh 154/5 (RR: 3.85 RRR: 92/10 = 9.20)
AB Agarkar 7-0-27-0 (3w 2nb) - Ispahani End
Habibul Bashar 63* (93b 6x4) Khaled Mashud 5* (9b)
Bangladesh require another 92 runs with 5 wickets and 60 balls
remaining
Required RR: 9.20
40.1 Sriram to Habibul Bashar, no run, defended on the front-foot
40.2 Sriram to Habibul Bashar, two runs, played down to the long-on
region
40.3 Sriram to Habibul Bashar, OUT: got'm! comes down the track and
lofts it away to the long-off region, Dravid judges it to
perfection, Bangladesh six down and looking down the barrel
Bangladesh 156/6, Partnership of 13
Habibul Bashar c Dravid b Sriram 65 (96b 6x4 0x6)
Khaled Mashud 5* (9b) S Sriram 7.3-0-33-3 (2nb)
end of a fine innings
Mushfiqur Rahman is the next man
40.4 Sriram to Khaled Mashud, no run, fails to make contact with the
sweep shot
40.5 Sriram to Khaled Mashud, one run, this time makes contact with the
sweep, ball races away to the deep midwicket region
40.6 Sriram to Mushfiqur Rahman, one run, turned away to the square leg
region, quick single taken
End of over 41 (4 runs) Bangladesh 158/6 (RR: 3.85 RRR: 88/9 = 9.78)
S Sriram 8-0-35-3 (2nb) - Pedrollo End
Mushfiqur Rahman 1* (1b) Khaled Mashud 6* (11b)
41.1 Agarkar to Mushfiqur Rahman, no run, good length delivery outside
the off stump, defended to the cover region
41.2 Agarkar to Mushfiqur Rahman, no run, defended back to the bowler
41.3 Agarkar to Mushfiqur Rahman, no run, driven straight to the cover
fielder at one bounce
required run rate is now well over 10!
41.4 Agarkar to Mushfiqur Rahman, one run, pushed away in front of
point, quick single taken
41.5 Agarkar to Khaled Mashud, one run, edged down to the third man
region, Sharma moves across in the deep and fields
41.6 Agarkar to Mushfiqur Rahman, OUT: big inside edge onto the pad,
Agarkar asks the question and the finger goes up, Rahman walks
away shaking his head
Bangladesh 160/7, Partnership of 4
Mushfiqur Rahman lbw b Agarkar 2 (6b 0x4 0x6)
End of over 42 (2 runs) Bangladesh 160/7 (RR: 3.81 RRR: 86/8 = 10.75)
AB Agarkar 8-0-29-1 (3w 2nb) - Ispahani End
Khaled Mashud 7* (12b)
Khaled Mahmud is the next man in
42.1 Sriram to Khaled Mashud, one run, reverse sweeps it away for a
single
42.2 Sriram to Khaled Mahmud, no run
42.3 Sriram to Khaled Mahmud, one run, taps it away behind square on the
leg side, single gets Mahmud off the mark
42.4 Sriram to Khaled Mashud, no run, finds the fielder at short third
man with the reverse sweep
42.5 Sriram to Khaled Mashud, two runs, driven wide of the fielder at
extra cover
42.6 Sriram to Khaled Mashud, FOUR, short delivery, Mashud waits for it
and reverse sweeps it to the backward point boundary, more of a
reverse pull than a sweep
End of over 43 (8 runs) Bangladesh 168/7 (RR: 3.91 RRR: 78/7 = 11.14)
S Sriram 9-0-43-3 (2nb) - Pedrollo End
Khaled Mahmud 1* (2b) Khaled Mashud 14* (16b 1x4)
43.1 Harbhajan Singh to Khaled Mahmud, one run, played late, gets it
wide of Ganguly at short third man
43.2 Harbhajan Singh to Khaled Mashud, no run, fuller and quicker, on
the middle and leg, pushed straight to the fielder at midwicket
43.3 Harbhajan Singh to Khaled Mashud, one run, turned away to the deep
square leg region, Pathan moves in quickly from the deep and keeps
it down to just one
43.4 Harbhajan Singh to Khaled Mahmud, no run, defended down the track
43.5 Harbhajan Singh to Khaled Mahmud, one run, worked away behind
square, quick single taken
43.6 Harbhajan Singh to Khaled Mashud, wide: no run, down the leg side
43.6 Harbhajan Singh to Khaled Mashud, one run, pushed away on the off
side, quick single to end the over
End of over 44 (5 runs) Bangladesh 173/7 (RR: 3.93 RRR: 73/6 = 12.17)
Harbhajan Singh 9-1-39-0 (4w) - Ispahani End
Khaled Mashud 16* (19b 1x4) Khaled Mahmud 3* (5b)
44.1 Pathan to Khaled Mashud, one run, pulled away to the deep square
leg region
44.2 Pathan to Khaled Mahmud, FOUR, width outside the off stump, steered
away nicely to the backward point boundary, lovely shot
44.3 Pathan to Khaled Mahmud, one run, edged down to the third man
region
44.4 Pathan to Khaled Mashud, wide: no run, down the leg side
44.4 Pathan to Khaled Mashud, no run, defended to the short cover region
44.5 Pathan to Khaled Mashud, one run, goes for the booming drive and
ends up with a thick edge down to the third man region
44.6 Pathan to Khaled Mahmud, one run, short delivery, played down to
the short fine leg region, Dhoni sprints across and keeps it down
to one, excellent effort
End of over 45 (9 runs) Bangladesh 182/7 (RR: 4.04 RRR: 64/5 = 12.80)
IK Pathan 8-0-38-1 (5w) - Pedrollo End
Khaled Mahmud 9* (8b 1x4) Khaled Mashud 18* (22b 1x4)
45.1 Harbhajan Singh to Khaled Mahmud, FOUR, tossed up, Mahmud comes
down the track and swings it away to the midwicket fence, clean
hit
45.2 Harbhajan Singh to Khaled Mahmud, one run, turned away to the
square leg region
45.3 Harbhajan Singh to Khaled Mashud, no run, hit on the pad, appeal
turned down
45.4 Harbhajan Singh to Khaled Mashud, no run, goes for the reverse
sweep but makes no contact
45.5 Harbhajan Singh to Khaled Mashud, one run, driven down to the long-
on region for an easy single
45.6 Harbhajan Singh to Khaled Mahmud, one run, turned to square leg
End of over 46 (7 runs) Bangladesh 189/7 (RR: 4.11 RRR: 57/4 = 14.25)
Harbhajan Singh 10-1-46-0 (4w) - Ispahani End
Khaled Mahmud 15* (11b 2x4) Khaled Mashud 19* (25b 1x4)
46.1 Pathan to Khaled Mahmud, no run, short delivery, pitched outside
the off stump and angling away, Mahmud swing hard and gets beaten
46.2 Pathan to Khaled Mahmud, one run, played down to long-on
46.3 Pathan to Khaled Mashud, one run, low fulltoss outside the off
stump, played away to the deep cover region
46.4 Pathan to Khaled Mahmud, one run, driven away to the cover region,
quick single taken, Kaif once again misses the stumps at the
bowler's end
46.5 Pathan to Khaled Mashud, two runs, steered down to the third man
region, gets it wide of Agarkar and comes back for the second
46.6 Pathan to Khaled Mashud, two runs, tries to turn it away on the leg
side, ball flies away off the leading edge to deep extra cover
End of over 47 (7 runs) Bangladesh 196/7 (RR: 4.17 RRR: 50/3 = 16.67)
IK Pathan 9-0-45-1 (5w) - Pedrollo End
Khaled Mahmud 17* (14b 2x4) Khaled Mashud 24* (28b 1x4)
Agarkar is back
47.1 Agarkar to Khaled Mahmud, no run, short outside the off stump,
Mahmud swings hard but misses the target by miles
47.2 Agarkar to Khaled Mahmud, FOUR, width outside the off stump, Mahmud
makes room and cut it away to the backward point boundary, 200 up
47.3 Agarkar to Khaled Mahmud, OUT: lofted away wide of Kaif at extra
cover who moves across quickly and takes an excellent catch,
sliding across to his left, second wicket for Agarkar
Bangladesh 200/8, Partnership of 40
Khaled Mahmud c Kaif b Agarkar 21 (17b 3x4 0x6)
Khaled Mashud 24* (28b 1x4) AB Agarkar 8.3-0-33-2 (3w 2nb)
Tapash Baisya is the next man in
47.4 Agarkar to Khaled Mashud, no run, played straight to Yuvraj at
backward point
47.5 Agarkar to Khaled Mashud, one run, cut away to the point region,
diving effort from Yuvraj saves runs
47.6 Agarkar to Tapash Baisya, one run, down to third man for a single
End of over 48 (6 runs) Bangladesh 202/8 (RR: 4.21 RRR: 44/2 = 22.00)
AB Agarkar 9-0-35-2 (3w 2nb) - Ispahani End
Tapash Baisya 1* (1b) Khaled Mashud 25* (30b 1x4)
Bangladesh require another 44 runs with 2 wickets and 12 balls
remaining
48.1 Joginder Sharma to Tapash Baisya, one run, flicked away to the fine
leg region
48.2 Joginder Sharma to Khaled Mashud, FOUR, good length delivery,
pitched outside the off stump and angling in, lofted away well
wide of the fielder at long-on, one bounce and over the ropes
48.3 Joginder Sharma to Khaled Mashud, FOUR, pitched up, lofted straight
back over the bowlers head
48.4 Joginder Sharma to Khaled Mashud, SIX, Mashud! slower delivery,
Mashud swings across and gets it on the middle, ball flies over
the midwicket fence, Sharma under pressure here
48.5 Joginder Sharma to Khaled Mashud, one run, swept away straight to
Tendulkar at short fine leg
48.6 Joginder Sharma to Tapash Baisya, no run, comes down the track and
swings hard but fails to make contact, ball hits the pad and rolls
back to the bowler
End of over 49 (16 runs) Bangladesh 218/8 (RR: 4.45 RRR: 28/1 = 28.00)
Joginder Sharma 8-2-28-1 (1w) - Pedrollo End
Khaled Mashud 40* (34b 3x4 1x6) Tapash Baisya 2* (3b)
Bangladesh require another 28 runs, 6 balls remaining!
49.1 Agarkar to Khaled Mashud, two runs, cut away to the backward point
region, Sriram moves across and keeps it down to two
49.2 Agarkar to Khaled Mashud, FOUR, four more! fulltoss, Mashud swings
hard, ball takes the edge and races away to the third man region
49.3 Agarkar to Khaled Mashud, two runs, makes rooms and plays it away
wide of Dravid at long-on
49.4 Agarkar to Khaled Mashud, (noball) one run, high fulltoss, defended
to the leg side
49.4 Agarkar to Tapash Baisya, one run, pitched up, played away to the
deep cover region, just the single
49.5 Agarkar to Khaled Mashud, one run, fifty! turned away to the fine
leg region, well played
49.6 Agarkar to Tapash Baisya, FOUR, makes room and hammers it to the
cover boundary, powerful shot
End of over 50 (16 runs) Bangladesh 234/8 (RR: 4.68 RRR: 12/0 = 0.00)
AB Agarkar 10-0-51-2 (3w 3nb) - Ispahani End
Khaled Mashud 50* (39b 4x4 1x6) Tapash Baisya 7* (5b 1x4)
India win by 11 runs!
in the end Bangladesh came much closer than expected
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