3rd ODI: Bangladesh v India at Dhaka, 27 Dec 2004
Ball-by-Ball Commentary
Match State: Match start scheduled for 1pm local time (7am GMT)
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the third and final ODI
between Bangladesh and India being played at the Bangabandhu
National Stadium, Dhaka.
the series is tied at 1-1 after Bangladesh won the second ODI
yesterday, now it's a "winner takes it all" situation, India will
be under tremendous pressure to perform well here.
another win-the-toss-and-elect-to-bat-first pitch, and that is
precisely what Ganguly decided to do after winning the toss.
can Bangladesh do it again? is the big question now!
two changes in the Bangladesh eleven, Nazmul Hossain and Tapash
Baisya are out due to injury and in comes Mushfiqur Rahman and
Hasibul Hossain.
the big guns are back for India, out goes Sriram, Mongia and
Kartik.
Sehwag and Tendulkar will open the innings for India
and it will be Mashrafe Mortaza to start the bowling attack for
Bangladesh
0.1 Mashrafe Mortaza to Sehwag, no run, on target right away, defended
0.2 Mashrafe Mortaza to Sehwag, no run, inside edge, ball rolls away on
the leg side
0.3 Mashrafe Mortaza to Sehwag, legbye: one run, clips the pad and runs
down to the fine leg region, India off the mark
0.4 Mashrafe Mortaza to Tendulkar, no run, good length delivery outisde
the off stump, defended on the front-foot
0.5 Mashrafe Mortaza to Tendulkar, two runs, width outside the off
stump, Tendulkar reaches out and drives it away to the backward
point region, runs hard and gets back comfortably for the second,
Tendulkar off the mark
0.6 Mashrafe Mortaza to Tendulkar, no run, left alone outside the off
stump
End of over 1 (3 runs) India 3/0 (RR: 3.00)
Mashrafe Mortaza 1-0-2-0
V Sehwag 0* (3b) SR Tendulkar 2* (3b)
Hasibul Hossain to share the new ball
1.1 Hasibul Hossain to Sehwag, no run, left alone outside the off stump
1.2 Hasibul Hossain to Sehwag, FOUR, width outside the off stump,
smashed to the cover fence, excellent timing and placement,
typical Sehwag shot!
1.3 Hasibul Hossain to Sehwag, no run, on the middle and leg, defended
1.4 Hasibul Hossain to Sehwag, three runs, on the middle and leg,
turned away nicely to the deep midwicket region
1.5 Hasibul Hossain to Tendulkar, no run, defended to the leg side
1.6 Hasibul Hossain to Tendulkar, no run, turned away to the square leg
region
End of over 2 (7 runs) India 10/0 (RR: 5.00)
Hasibul Hossain 1-0-7-0
V Sehwag 7* (7b 1x4) SR Tendulkar 2* (5b)
2.1 Mashrafe Mortaza to Sehwag, no run, nice juicy half volley to start
the over with, Sehwag drives it straight to the man at cover. Good
ooking drive but no run
2.2 Mashrafe Mortaza to Sehwag, one run, just drifting on the pads, and
Sehwag pushes it just wide of the man at mid on and scampers
through for a quick single
2.3 Mashrafe Mortaza to Tendulkar, no run, Beaten!!!, good delivery,
holds its line, Tendulkar leans forward and fishes for it, gets
beaten
Tendulkar not happy with the movement behind the sight screen, lots
of people moving around there
2.4 Mashrafe Mortaza to Tendulkar, one run, another quick one, a good
length delivery outside off, just plays it with soft hands, looks
up at his partner and they set off for a single. Good running by
these two
2.5 Mashrafe Mortaza to Sehwag, no run, plays it away to the man at mid
off
2.6 Mashrafe Mortaza to Sehwag, no run, slash and miss, outside off and
moving away just a bit, Sehwag, feet planted to the crease,
slashes at it and gets beaten comprehensively
End of over 3 (2 runs) India 12/0 (RR: 4.00)
Mashrafe Mortaza 2-0-4-0
SR Tendulkar 3* (7b) V Sehwag 8* (11b 1x4)
3.1 Hasibul Hossain to Tendulkar, one run, Tendulkar flicks it from
outside off to the mid on region
3.2 Hasibul Hossain to Sehwag, no run
3.3 Hasibul Hossain to Sehwag, no run, good looking drive again, Sehwag
looks in good touch, the ball hitting the sweet portion of the bat
more often
3.4 Hasibul Hossain to Sehwag, two runs, another delivery flicked away
from outside off to mid on, Mohammad Ashraful gives it a chase and
cuts it off, good fielding by Ashraful
3.5 Hasibul Hossain to Sehwag, no run, played away backward of point,
beats the catcher at short point, but the man at backward point
does the cleaning up
3.6 Hasibul Hossain to Sehwag, no run, Beaten!!!, yet again a good
length delivery and Sehwag plays away from his body, gets beaten
comprehensively
End of over 4 (3 runs) India 15/0 (RR: 3.75)
Hasibul Hossain 2-0-10-0
SR Tendulkar 4* (8b) V Sehwag 10* (16b 1x4)
4.1 Mashrafe Mortaza to Tendulkar, no run, again, a delivery from the
stumps played away to mid wicket
4.2 Mashrafe Mortaza to Tendulkar, no run, left alone outside the off
stump
4.3 Mashrafe Mortaza to Tendulkar, no run, good length delivery,
pitched outside the off stump and moving away late, draws
Tendulkar into the drive and beats him all ends up, lovely
delivery
4.4 Mashrafe Mortaza to Tendulkar, no run, another good delivery, very
close to the off stump line, defended watchfully
4.5 Mashrafe Mortaza to Tendulkar, one run, played down to the mid-on
region, early call and a quick single taken
4.6 Mashrafe Mortaza to Sehwag, no run, on the pads, played on the
back-foot to the midwicket region
End of over 5 (1 run) India 16/0 (RR: 3.20)
Mashrafe Mortaza 3-0-5-0
SR Tendulkar 5* (13b) V Sehwag 10* (17b 1x4)
5.1 Hasibul Hossain to Tendulkar, no run, pushed straight to the
fielder at mid-off
5.2 Hasibul Hossain to Tendulkar, FOUR, good length delivery outside
the off stump, hit away into the gap between the fielders at mid-
off and extra cover, Mahmud ends up escorting the ball to the
fence
5.3 Hasibul Hossain to Tendulkar, no run, punched away to the extra
cover region, Saleh moves across quickly and saves runs
5.4 Hasibul Hossain to Tendulkar, no run, again played away to the
cover region, more work for Saleh
5.5 Hasibul Hossain to Tendulkar, no run, wide outside the off stump,
left alone
5.6 Hasibul Hossain to Tendulkar, no run, again wide outside the off
stump, forced away to the point region, fails to beat the fielder
there
End of over 6 (4 runs) India 20/0 (RR: 3.33)
Hasibul Hossain 3-0-14-0
V Sehwag 10* (17b 1x4) SR Tendulkar 9* (19b 1x4)
6.1 Mashrafe Mortaza to Sehwag, wide: no run, down the leg side, Sehwag
tries to slap it away but fails to make contact
6.1 Mashrafe Mortaza to Sehwag, one run, good length delivery outside
the off stump, pushed away to the point region with soft hands,
quick single taken, excellent running
6.2 Mashrafe Mortaza to Tendulkar, two runs, short of a good length
delivery, pitched outside the off stump and angling in, Tendulkar
moves across and turns it away behind square on the leg side,
comfortable two.
6.3 Mashrafe Mortaza to Tendulkar, no run
6.4 Mashrafe Mortaza to Tendulkar, wide: no run, again down the leg
side
6.4 Mashrafe Mortaza to Tendulkar, no run, good length delivery outside
the off stump, well left
6.5 Mashrafe Mortaza to Tendulkar, no run, turned away straight to the
fielder at midwicket
6.6 Mashrafe Mortaza to Tendulkar, FOUR, cracking shot! good length
delivery outside the off stump, Tendulkar moves forward and drives
it away on the up to the cover fence, well wide of the diving
cover fielder, excellent placement
End of over 7 (9 runs) India 29/0 (RR: 4.14)
Mashrafe Mortaza 4-0-14-0 (2w)
V Sehwag 11* (18b 1x4) SR Tendulkar 15* (24b 2x4)
7.1 Hasibul Hossain to Sehwag, no run, down the leg side, Sehwag tries
to work it away on the leg side but makes no contact, ball clips
the pad and rolls away, half hearted appeal turned down
7.2 Hasibul Hossain to Sehwag, FOUR, on the middle and leg, turned away
to the square leg boundary, ball just raced away, this outfield is
lightning fast!
7.3 Hasibul Hossain to Sehwag, no run, played straight to the fielder
at gully
7.4 Hasibul Hossain to Sehwag, one run, again drifting onto the pads,
played away to the fine leg region for an easy single
7.5 Hasibul Hossain to Tendulkar, FOUR, shot! Hossain again drifting
onto the pads, turned away nicely to the backward square leg
fence, once again the timing and placement is spot on, runs
starting to flow here
7.6 Hasibul Hossain to Tendulkar, no run, beaten outside the off stump
by the extra bounce, good delivery to end the over
End of over 8 (9 runs) India 38/0 (RR: 4.75)
Hasibul Hossain 4-0-23-0
V Sehwag 16* (22b 2x4) SR Tendulkar 19* (26b 3x4)
8.1 Mashrafe Mortaza to Sehwag, two runs, pitched outside the off stump
and drifting in, played on the back-foot to the deep backward
square leg region, third man moves across in the deep and fields
8.2 Mashrafe Mortaza to Sehwag, one run, driven away well wide of
Rahman at mid-off who moves across quickly and saves runs with a
valiant diving effort
8.3 Mashrafe Mortaza to Tendulkar, no run, left alone outside the off
stump
just the one slip in place
8.4 Mashrafe Mortaza to Tendulkar, one run, played just wide of Rahman
at mid-off, dangerous quick single called for, Rahman fails to hit
the stumps at the bowler's end and Tendulkar makes it home safely,
direct hit would have been interesting
8.5 Mashrafe Mortaza to Sehwag, no run, driven straight back, half
stopped by the bowler
8.6 Mashrafe Mortaza to Sehwag, FOUR, on the middle and leg, flicked
away to the midwicket fence, lovely placement, another good over
for India
End of over 9 (8 runs) India 46/0 (RR: 5.11)
Mashrafe Mortaza 5-0-22-0 (2w)
SR Tendulkar 20* (28b 3x4) V Sehwag 23* (26b 3x4)
9.1 Hasibul Hossain to Tendulkar, FOUR, short ball, Tendulkar tries to
pull it away but the shot is not timed well, ball clips is the
inside edge and races away past the keeper
9.2 Hasibul Hossain to Tendulkar, no run, good length delivery outside
the off stump, pushed away to the extra cover region
9.3 Hasibul Hossain to Tendulkar, no run, punched away to the extra
cover region
9.4 Hasibul Hossain to Tendulkar, FOUR, short and wide outside the off
stump, Tendulkar moves across and cuts it away to the cover
boundary, bad ball put away in style!
9.5 Hasibul Hossain to Tendulkar, no run, defended to the leg side
9.6 Hasibul Hossain to Tendulkar, FOUR, four more! pitched outside the
off stump and angling in, clipped over the fielder at midwicket
with ease, another good over for India, the last five overs have
produced 42 runs for India!
End of over 10 (12 runs) India 58/0 (RR: 5.80)
Hasibul Hossain 5-0-35-0
V Sehwag 23* (26b 3x4) SR Tendulkar 32* (34b 6x4)
first bowling change of the day, Mushfiqur Rahman into the attack
now
10.1 Mushfiqur Rahman to Sehwag, no run, played down to the mid-on
region, diving stop save runs
10.2 Mushfiqur Rahman to Sehwag, one run, played away wide of the
fielder at midwicket
10.3 Mushfiqur Rahman to Tendulkar, no run, driven away nicely but
straight to the fielder at cover
10.4 Mushfiqur Rahman to Tendulkar, FOUR, short of a good length
delivery, Tendulkar comes down the track and pulls it away to the
midwicket fence, ominous signs for Bangladesh!!
10.5 Mushfiqur Rahman to Tendulkar, FOUR, four more! on the pads, turned
away to the long-leg fence, glorious shot
10.6 Mushfiqur Rahman to Tendulkar, FOUR, make that three in a row! down
the leg side, Tendulkar waits for it and in the ends slaps it away
past the fielder at short fine leg, Bangladesh under pressure
here!
End of over 11 (13 runs) India 71/0 (RR: 6.45)
Mushfiqur Rahman 1-0-13-0
V Sehwag 24* (28b 3x4) SR Tendulkar 44* (38b 9x4)
Tendulkar looking dangerous!
11.1 Hasibul Hossain to Sehwag, SIX, MAX! good length delivery outside
the off stump, lofted away over the long-off boundary, made it
look simple, that's the class of this man!
11.2 Hasibul Hossain to Sehwag, FOUR, smashed to the cover fence, Sehwag
too on the rampage here!!
11.3 Hasibul Hossain to Sehwag, FOUR, four more! another wide delivery
outside the off stump, lofted over the in field to the extra cover
fence
11.4 Hasibul Hossain to Sehwag, no run, defended to cover
11.5 Hasibul Hossain to Sehwag, FOUR, looks like someone pressed the
destroy button! slower delivery outside the off stump, Sehwag
picks it up early and lofts it away to the wide long-on boundary,
it's raining fours here at the moment!
11.6 Hasibul Hossain to Sehwag, no run, bouncer, Sehwag ducks under it
End of over 12 (18 runs) India 89/0 (RR: 7.42)
Hasibul Hossain 6-0-53-0
SR Tendulkar 44* (38b 9x4) V Sehwag 42* (34b 6x4 1x6)
12.1 Mushfiqur Rahman to Tendulkar, two runs, good length delivery
outside the off stump, Tendulkar moves across a long way and taps
it away around the corner to the fine leg region
12.2 Mushfiqur Rahman to Tendulkar, no run, width outside the off stump,
Tendulkar goes after it but fails to make contact on this
occasion, Mashud standing up quickly disturbs the stumps but
Tendulkar was never in trouble
12.3 Mushfiqur Rahman to Tendulkar, one run
12.4 Mushfiqur Rahman to Sehwag, FOUR, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, smashed over the mid-off fielder
12.5 Mushfiqur Rahman to Sehwag, FOUR, fifty! half volley outside the
off stump, driven over the fielder at mid-off, 50 in 36 balls!!
12.6 Mushfiqur Rahman to Sehwag, SIX, MAXIMUM! full length ball on the
middle and leg stump line, lofted over the midwicket fence,
fantastic shot
End of over 13 (17 runs) India 106/0 (RR: 8.15)
Mushfiqur Rahman 2-0-30-0
SR Tendulkar 47* (41b 9x4) V Sehwag 56* (37b 8x4 2x6)
Khaled Mahmud into the attack now
13.1 Khaled Mahmud to Tendulkar, OUT: short delivery outside the off
stump, Tendulkar goes for the cut and gets beaten by the extra
bounce, ball clips the glove and goes behind, Mashud takes an
excellent catch to end a dangerous partnership, Mahmud strikes
back for Bangladesh
India 106/1, Partnership of 106
SR Tendulkar c Khaled Mashud b Khaled Mahmud 47 (42b 9x4 0x6)
V Sehwag 56* (37b 8x4 2x6) Khaled Mahmud 0.1-0-0-1
Sourav Ganguly is the next man in
13.2 Khaled Mahmud to Ganguly, no run, defended outside the off stump
13.3 Khaled Mahmud to Ganguly, no run
13.4 Khaled Mahmud to Ganguly, no run, defended down to the mid-on
region
13.5 Khaled Mahmud to Ganguly, no run, cut away to the point region
13.6 Khaled Mahmud to Ganguly, one run, short and wide outside the off
stump, cut away wide of the fielder at cover, Ganguly off the mark
with an easy single
End of over 14 (1 run) India 107/1 (RR: 7.64)
Khaled Mahmud 1-0-1-1
SC Ganguly 1* (5b) V Sehwag 56* (37b 8x4 2x6)
end of a successful over
double bowling change, Mohammad Rafique into the attack now
one slip in place
14.1 Mohammad Rafique to Ganguly, no run, outside the off stump, no shot
offered
14.2 Mohammad Rafique to Ganguly, no run, turned to midwicket
14.3 Mohammad Rafique to Ganguly, no run, outside the off stump, pushed
back to the bowler
14.4 Mohammad Rafique to Ganguly, no run, tossed up outside the off
stump, again played back to the bowler
14.5 Mohammad Rafique to Ganguly, no run, width outside the off stump,
cut away straight to the fielder at point
14.6 Mohammad Rafique to Ganguly, no run, pitched outside the off stump
and turning in, Ganguly moves forward and tries to work it away on
the leg side but makes no contact, ball hits the pad outside the
line of the off stump and rolls away, half hearted appeal turned
down
End of over 15 (maiden) India 107/1 (RR: 7.13)
Mohammad Rafique 1-1-0-0 - Pavilion End
V Sehwag 56* (37b 8x4 2x6) SC Ganguly 1* (11b)
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15.1 Khaled Mahmud to Sehwag, one run, played down the track to the
long-on region for an easy single
15.2 Khaled Mahmud to Ganguly, no run, played down to the mid-off region
15.3 Khaled Mahmud to Ganguly, no run, angling across, pushed to point
15.4 Khaled Mahmud to Ganguly, no run, cut away straight to the fielder
at point
15.5 Khaled Mahmud to Ganguly, one run, played well wide of the fielder
at extra cover, easy single
15.6 Khaled Mahmud to Sehwag, no run, turned away to midwicket
End of over 16 (2 runs) India 109/1 (RR: 6.81)
Khaled Mahmud 2-0-3-1 - Paltan End
SC Ganguly 2* (15b) V Sehwag 57* (39b 8x4 2x6)
16.1 Mohammad Rafique to Ganguly, one run, turned away to the vacant
square leg region
16.2 Mohammad Rafique to Sehwag, no run, on the pads, defended
watchfully, bat and pad together
16.3 Mohammad Rafique to Sehwag, no run, turning in, draws Sehwag into
the shot and beats him, inside edge onto the pad
16.4 Mohammad Rafique to Sehwag, no run, flighted delivery, played back
to the bowler, was in the air for sometime but fell well short of
Rafique
16.5 Mohammad Rafique to Sehwag, one run, lofted down to the long-on
region, once bounce to the fielder
16.6 Mohammad Rafique to Ganguly, no run, tossed up outside the off
stump, defended on the front-foot
End of over 17 (2 runs) India 111/1 (RR: 6.53)
Mohammad Rafique 2-1-2-0 - Pavilion End
V Sehwag 58* (43b 8x4 2x6) SC Ganguly 3* (17b)
17.1 Khaled Mahmud to Sehwag, two runs, lofted straight back over the
bowler's heard, bit of top edged involved
17.2 Khaled Mahmud to Sehwag, no run, width outside the off stump, cut
away straight to the fielder at point
17.3 Khaled Mahmud to Sehwag, one run, again wide outside the off stump,
steered down to the third man region for an easy single
17.4 Khaled Mahmud to Ganguly, no run, outside the off stump, played
back to the bowler, not a well timed shot
17.5 Khaled Mahmud to Ganguly, one run, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, pushed away in front of point for an easy
single
17.6 Khaled Mahmud to Sehwag, two runs, good length delivery outside the
off stump, forced away to the deep backward point region, sweeper
moves across quickly in the deep and keeps it down to two
End of over 18 (6 runs) India 117/1 (RR: 6.50)
Khaled Mahmud 3-0-9-1 - Paltan End
SC Ganguly 4* (19b) V Sehwag 63* (47b 8x4 2x6)
18.1 Mohammad Rafique to Ganguly, no run, turned away to the midwicket
region
18.2 Mohammad Rafique to Ganguly, one run, pushed away to the vacant
point region, easy single
18.3 Mohammad Rafique to Sehwag, two runs, slightly short, Sehwag stays
back and turns it away to the deep midwicket region, good shot
18.4 Mohammad Rafique to Sehwag, no run, down the leg side, Sehwag fails
to make contact, ball hits the pad and rolls away
18.5 Mohammad Rafique to Sehwag, FOUR, goes down on one knee and flays
it away to the square leg fence, solid shot, fielders in the deep
had no chance whatsoever
18.6 Mohammad Rafique to Sehwag, one run, again swept away to the square
leg region
End of over 19 (8 runs) India 125/1 (RR: 6.58)
Mohammad Rafique 3-1-10-0 - Pavilion End
V Sehwag 70* (51b 9x4 2x6) SC Ganguly 5* (21b)
19.1 Khaled Mahmud to Sehwag, OUT: got'm! Sehwag once again tries to
clear the fielder at midwicket, gets the height but not the
distance, Ashraful times his jump to perfection and takes a
stunning catch just in front of the ropes, Mahmud strikes again,
crowd erupts!
India 125/2, Partnership of 19
V Sehwag c Mohammad Ashraful b Khaled Mahmud 70 (52b 9x4 2x6)
SC Ganguly 5* (21b) Khaled Mahmud 3.1-0-9-2
`was hit high in the air, Ashraful knew exactly where the rope was,
timed his jump to perfection and took it over his head with both
hands, crucial blow!
Rahul Dravid is the next man in
19.2 Khaled Mahmud to Ganguly, one run, played down to mid-on
19.3 Khaled Mahmud to Dravid, FOUR, on the pad, played away to the
midwicket fence, off the mark in style
19.4 Khaled Mahmud to Dravid, no run
19.5 Khaled Mahmud to Dravid, one run, steered down to third man, easy
single
19.6 Khaled Mahmud to Ganguly, one run, driven away wide of the cover
fielder
End of over 20 (7 runs) India 132/2 (RR: 6.60)
Khaled Mahmud 4-0-16-2 - Paltan End
SC Ganguly 7* (23b) R Dravid 5* (3b 1x4)
20.1 Mohammad Rafique to Ganguly, one run, played away on the off side
20.2 Mohammad Rafique to Dravid, wide: no run, down the leg side,
excellent take by Mashud saves runs
20.2 Mohammad Rafique to Dravid, one run, driven down to the long-off
region
20.3 Mohammad Rafique to Ganguly, no run, defended
over the wicket to the left-hander
20.4 Mohammad Rafique to Ganguly, no run, tossed up outside the off
stump, pushed back to the bowler
20.5 Mohammad Rafique to Ganguly, one run, played down to long-on for an
easy single
20.6 Mohammad Rafique to Dravid, no run, punched away to the cover
region
End of over 21 (4 runs) India 136/2 (RR: 6.48)
Mohammad Rafique 4-1-14-0 (1w) - Pavilion End
SC Ganguly 9* (27b) R Dravid 6* (5b 1x4)
21.1 Khaled Mahmud to Ganguly, no run, outside the off stump, driven
away to the extra-cover region, diving stop saves runs
21.2 Khaled Mahmud to Ganguly, no run, pushed away in front of point,
Dravid takes off for a single but Ganguly was not interested,
calls early enough to give Dravid enough time to get back
21.3 Khaled Mahmud to Ganguly, one run, sliced away to the deep cover
region, ball fell just short of the fielder running in
21.4 Khaled Mahmud to Dravid, no run
21.5 Khaled Mahmud to Dravid, one run, turned away nicely to the deep
midwicket region, there was a two there but for some reason
Ganguly was not interested
21.6 Khaled Mahmud to Ganguly, no run, pushed to extra cover
End of over 22 (2 runs) India 138/2 (RR: 6.27)
Khaled Mahmud 5-0-18-2 - Paltan End
R Dravid 7* (7b 1x4) SC Ganguly 10* (31b)
22.1 Mohammad Rafique to Dravid, one run, slightly short, Dravid rocks
back and cuts it away to the deep cover region, easy single
22.2 Mohammad Rafique to Ganguly, one run, drops it in front of the
stumps on the off side and sprints across for a single, Saleh
scores a direct hit at the bowler's end but Ganguly was well home
22.3 Mohammad Rafique to Dravid, one run, driven down to the long-off
region
22.4 Mohammad Rafique to Ganguly, no run
22.5 Mohammad Rafique to Ganguly, one run, turned away to the vacant
square leg region
22.6 Mohammad Rafique to Dravid, no run, down the leg side, Dravid tries
to turn it away on the back-foot but fails to make contact, ball
hits the pad and rolls away
End of over 23 (4 runs) India 142/2 (RR: 6.17)
Mohammad Rafique 5-1-18-0 (1w) - Pavilion End
SC Ganguly 12* (34b) R Dravid 9* (10b 1x4)
23.1 Khaled Mahmud to Ganguly, one run, played away on the off side
23.2 Khaled Mahmud to Dravid, no run
23.3 Khaled Mahmud to Dravid, no run
23.4 Khaled Mahmud to Dravid, FOUR, played away on the back-foot to the
deep backward square leg fence, diving effort in the deep is not
quite enough
23.5 Khaled Mahmud to Dravid, no run, played to midwicket
23.6 Khaled Mahmud to Dravid, one run, played wide of the fielder at
midwicket
End of over 24 (6 runs) India 148/2 (RR: 6.17)
Khaled Mahmud 6-0-24-2 - Paltan End
R Dravid 14* (15b 2x4) SC Ganguly 13* (35b)
24.1 Mohammad Rafique to Dravid, no run
24.2 Mohammad Rafique to Dravid, one run, cut away to deep point
24.3 Mohammad Rafique to Ganguly, no run, pushed to midwicket
24.4 Mohammad Rafique to Ganguly, one run, 150 up! played down to the
long-on region, easy single
24.5 Mohammad Rafique to Dravid, no run, played back to the bowler
24.6 Mohammad Rafique to Dravid, no run, defended to cover
End of over 25 (2 runs) India 150/2 (RR: 6.00)
Mohammad Rafique 6-1-20-0 (1w) - Pavilion End
SC Ganguly 14* (37b) R Dravid 15* (19b 2x4)
25.1 Khaled Mahmud to Ganguly, FOUR, turned away to the square leg
fence, made it look easy
25.2 Khaled Mahmud to Ganguly, one run, played down to long-off, easy
single
25.3 Khaled Mahmud to Dravid, no run, pushed to mid-on
25.4 Khaled Mahmud to Dravid, no run, pitched up on the middle and leg,
driven away to the midwicket region, fielder moves across quickly
and saves runs
25.5 Khaled Mahmud to Dravid, one run, played away wide of the fielder
at cover, easy single
25.6 Khaled Mahmud to Ganguly, no run, wide outside the off stump,
Ganguly follows it but makes no contact
End of over 26 (6 runs) India 156/2 (RR: 6.00)
Khaled Mahmud 7-0-30-2 - Paltan End
R Dravid 16* (22b 2x4) SC Ganguly 19* (40b 1x4)
26.1 Mohammad Rafique to Dravid, one run, driven away to deep cover
point region for a comfortable single
26.2 Mohammad Rafique to Ganguly, no run, turned away straight to the
fielder at midwicket
26.3 Mohammad Rafique to Ganguly, no run, pitched outside the off stump
and turning in, Ganguly waits for it and works it away to the
short fine leg region
26.4 Mohammad Rafique to Ganguly, one run, swing hard but misses the
target by miles, the old fashioned slog, ball clips the inside
edge and races down to the fine leg region
26.5 Mohammad Rafique to Dravid, one run, played on the back-foot to the
long-on region, easy single
26.6 Mohammad Rafique to Ganguly, legbye: one run
End of over 27 (4 runs) India 160/2 (RR: 5.93)
Mohammad Rafique 7-1-23-0 (1w) - Pavilion End
SC Ganguly 20* (44b 1x4) R Dravid 18* (24b 2x4)
27.1 Khaled Mahmud to Ganguly, one run, steered down to the third man
region
27.2 Khaled Mahmud to Dravid, two runs, chipped over the infield to the
deep midwicket region, diving effort in the deep saves one run,
there was room for a third but both the batsmen happy with two
27.3 Khaled Mahmud to Dravid, two runs, worked away wide of the diving
gully fielder, comfortable two on this occasion
27.4 Khaled Mahmud to Dravid, no run, good length delivery very close to
the off stump line, defended on the back-foot
27.5 Khaled Mahmud to Dravid, one run, on the middle and off, played
down to the long-on region
27.6 Khaled Mahmud to Ganguly, no run
End of over 28 (6 runs) India 166/2 (RR: 5.93)
Khaled Mahmud 8-0-36-2 - Paltan End
R Dravid 23* (28b 2x4) SC Ganguly 21* (46b 1x4)
Aftab Ahmed into the attack now
28.1 Aftab Ahmed to Dravid, no run
28.2 Aftab Ahmed to Dravid, one run, pitched up, driven down to the
long-on region
28.3 Aftab Ahmed to Ganguly, one run, on the pads, turned away to the
vacant square leg region
28.4 Aftab Ahmed to Dravid, one run, short of a good length delivery,
pitched outside the off stump and angling in, played off the back-
foot to the long-on region
28.5 Aftab Ahmed to Ganguly, one run, played away on the off side
28.6 Aftab Ahmed to Dravid, no run, forced away straight to the fielder
at backward point
End of over 29 (4 runs) India 170/2 (RR: 5.86)
Aftab Ahmed 1-0-4-0 - Pavilion End
SC Ganguly 23* (48b 1x4) R Dravid 25* (32b 2x4)
29.1 Mushfiqur Rahman to Ganguly, no run, driven on the back-foot,
straight to the fielder at cover
29.2 Mushfiqur Rahman to Ganguly, FOUR, slightly short, pulled away with
ease to the midwicket fence, Rahman struggling here at the moment
29.3 Mushfiqur Rahman to Ganguly, no run, wide outside the off stump,
Ganguly moves across and taps it away on the leg side, was looking
to play a touch shot, in the end played awkwardly
29.4 Mushfiqur Rahman to Ganguly, one run, driven away to the deep cover
region, single brings up the 50 partnership
29.5 Mushfiqur Rahman to Dravid, no run, short and quicker down the leg
side, Dravid tries to defended it on the back-foot but makes no
contact
29.6 Mushfiqur Rahman to Dravid, no run, short and wide outside the off
stump, cut away straight to Mortaza at point
End of over 30 (5 runs) India 175/2 (RR: 5.83)
Mushfiqur Rahman 3-0-35-0 - Paltan End
SC Ganguly 28* (52b 2x4) R Dravid 25* (34b 2x4)
30.1 Aftab Ahmed to Ganguly, SIX, good length delivery on the middle and
off, Ganguly goes across the line and gets it on the middle, ball
files over the midwicket fence, massive six!
30.2 Aftab Ahmed to Ganguly, one run, played down to the mid-off region,
easy single
30.3 Aftab Ahmed to Dravid, one run, slightly short and close to the off
stump line, Dravid leans back and cuts it away to the deep cover
region
30.4 Aftab Ahmed to Ganguly, one run, wide outside the off stump, driven
down to the long-off region
30.5 Aftab Ahmed to Dravid, one run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, driven away to the deep cover region, yet another easy
single added
30.6 Aftab Ahmed to Ganguly, two runs, wide outside the off stump,
Ganguly cuts it late and gets it well wide of the fielder at third
man who sprints across and kicks the ball in saving two runs
End of over 31 (12 runs) India 187/2 (RR: 6.03)
Aftab Ahmed 2-0-16-0 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 27* (36b 2x4) SC Ganguly 38* (56b 2x4 1x6)
31.1 Mushfiqur Rahman to Dravid, no run, turned away to the midwicket
region
31.2 Mushfiqur Rahman to Dravid, no run, on the pads and drifting down
the leg side, Dravid tries to turn it away but makes no contact,
ball hits the pad and rolls away on the off side, appeal for lbw
turned down
31.3 Mushfiqur Rahman to Dravid, no run, width outside the off stump,
cut away hard to the gully region, diving stop from Mashrafe
Mortaza there saves runs
31.4 Mushfiqur Rahman to Dravid, one run, this time beats Mortaza and
gets a single
31.5 Mushfiqur Rahman to Ganguly, wide: no run, wide outside the off
stump, Ganguly fails to make contact
31.5 Mushfiqur Rahman to Ganguly, no run, driven on the back-foot,
straight to the fielder at cover
31.6 Mushfiqur Rahman to Ganguly, one run, played down to the long-off
region, comfortable single
End of over 32 (3 runs) India 190/2 (RR: 5.94)
Mushfiqur Rahman 4-0-38-0 (1w) - Paltan End
SC Ganguly 39* (58b 2x4 1x6) R Dravid 28* (40b 2x4)
Rajin Saleh into the attack now
32.1 Rajin Saleh to Ganguly, one run, on the middle and off, pushed away
on the off side with soft hands, quick single taken
32.2 Rajin Saleh to Dravid, no run, short delivery, hit hard but
straight to Mortaza at midwicket
32.3 Rajin Saleh to Dravid, one run, another short delivery, was there
to be hit but Dravid only manages to milk a single down to deep
extra cover
32.4 Rajin Saleh to Ganguly, no run, defended to the off side
32.5 Rajin Saleh to Ganguly, one run, pushed away wide of the cover
fielder, easy single
32.6 Rajin Saleh to Dravid, one run, played down to the long-on region,
standing tall on the back-foot, comfortable single
End of over 33 (4 runs) India 194/2 (RR: 5.88)
Rajin Saleh 1-0-4-0 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 30* (43b 2x4) SC Ganguly 41* (61b 2x4 1x6)
33.1 Mushfiqur Rahman to Dravid, one run, driven down to the mid-off
region, Aftab Ahmed moves across quickly and fields but fails to
hit the stumps at the bowler's end, no damage down
33.2 Mushfiqur Rahman to Ganguly, one run, width outside the off stump,
steered down to the third man region, delicately played
33.3 Mushfiqur Rahman to Dravid, one run, short ball, pulled away to the
deep square leg region for an easy single
33.4 Mushfiqur Rahman to Ganguly, no run, dropped! short outside the off
stump, hit straight back at the bowler, hard chance dropped, that
ball was travelling
33.5 Mushfiqur Rahman to Ganguly, no run, yorker outside the off stump,
Ganguly fails to make contact
33.6 Mushfiqur Rahman to Ganguly, no run, wide outside the off stump,
pulled to mid-on, not a well timed shot
End of over 34 (3 runs) India 197/2 (RR: 5.79)
Mushfiqur Rahman 5-0-41-0 (1w) - Paltan End
R Dravid 32* (45b 2x4) SC Ganguly 42* (65b 2x4 1x6)
Match State: Drinks
Bangladesh have pulled it back a bit, but India still in a
commanding position
300 plus will be what the Indians will be looking for from here on
current run rate - 5.79
34.1 Rajin Saleh to Dravid, one run, another chance goes begging, Dravid
goes for the reverse sweep and ends up with a top edge down to the
short fine leg region, Ashraful fails to hold on to a difficult
chance
34.2 Rajin Saleh to Ganguly, no run
34.3 Rajin Saleh to Ganguly, one run, tries the sweep but the ball hits
the glove and rolls away to square leg
34.4 Rajin Saleh to Dravid, one run
34.5 Rajin Saleh to Ganguly, one run, pushed away to the open spaces in
the cover region for a single
34.6 Rajin Saleh to Dravid, one run, pushed away for a single
End of over 35 (5 runs) India 202/2 (RR: 5.77)
Rajin Saleh 2-0-9-0 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 35* (48b 2x4) SC Ganguly 44* (68b 2x4 1x6)
35.1 Mushfiqur Rahman to Dravid, one run, fuller delivery, driven away
to long on for a single
35.2 Mushfiqur Rahman to Ganguly, SIX, fifty! pulled away over long-on
fence
35.3 Mushfiqur Rahman to Ganguly, one run, pushed to cover
35.4 Mushfiqur Rahman to Dravid, one run, played down to long-on, easy
single
35.5 Mushfiqur Rahman to Ganguly, one run, driven down to the long-off
region, easy single
35.6 Mushfiqur Rahman to Dravid, one run, played on the back-foot to
long-on
End of over 36 (11 runs) India 213/2 (RR: 5.92)
Mushfiqur Rahman 6-0-52-0 (1w) - Paltan End
R Dravid 38* (51b 2x4) SC Ganguly 52* (71b 2x4 2x6)
36.1 Rajin Saleh to Dravid, one run, turned away in the air to the wide
long-on region
36.2 Rajin Saleh to Ganguly, no run, on the middle and leg, defended
36.3 Rajin Saleh to Ganguly, two runs, way down the leg side, swept away
to fine leg, came off the edge, easy two
36.4 Rajin Saleh to Ganguly, no run, pitched outside the leg stump and
turning in, Ganguly tries to sweep and gets hit on the pad, appeal
for lbw turned down
36.5 Rajin Saleh to Ganguly, wide: no run, down the leg side
36.5 Rajin Saleh to Ganguly, no run, pushed down the track, Saleh moves
across to his right and fields
36.6 Rajin Saleh to Ganguly, no run, another lbw appeal turned down,
again ball turning in after pitching outside the leg side stump
End of over 37 (4 runs) India 217/2 (RR: 5.86)
Rajin Saleh 3-0-13-0 (1w) - Pavilion End
R Dravid 39* (52b 2x4) SC Ganguly 54* (76b 2x4 2x6)
37.1 Mashrafe Mortaza to Dravid, two runs, shortish ball, wide too,
Dravid stays back and late cuts it to the vacant third man region
and picks up two runs
37.2 Mashrafe Mortaza to Dravid, one run, cut away to backward point for
a single
37.3 Mashrafe Mortaza to Ganguly, one run, shortish delivery again,
Ganguly pushes it to the cover point region and take a single
before Rajin Saleh can cut it off
37.4 Mashrafe Mortaza to Dravid, one run, drifting on the pads, Dravid
plays it away to deep square leg for an easy single
37.5 Mashrafe Mortaza to Ganguly, no run, slower delivery, a bit fuller
in length, Ganguly gets forward and defends it
37.6 Mashrafe Mortaza to Ganguly, no run, again a off cutter pithing
outside leg, Ganguly stays back and defends it. Mortaza picks up
the ball on his follow through
End of over 38 (5 runs) India 222/2 (RR: 5.84)
Mashrafe Mortaza 6-0-27-0 (2w) - Paltan End
R Dravid 43* (55b 2x4) SC Ganguly 55* (79b 2x4 2x6)
Change of ball because the white ball has become a bit dark and
discoloured
38.1 Rajin Saleh to Dravid, no run, short ball, was asking to be hit,
Rahul Dravid rocks ball and plays the pull, gets the inside edge
onto his pads
38.2 Rajin Saleh to Dravid, one run, low full toss, Rahul Dravid steps
out and drives it to long on for a single
38.3 Rajin Saleh to Ganguly, OUT: steps out and gives him the charge,
plays his favorite lofted off drive aiming for the maximum,
doesn't get enough wood on the ball and ends up holing out the
Khaled Mahmud who is stationed at the long off boundary
India 223/3, Partnership of 98
SC Ganguly c Khaled Mahmud b Rajin Saleh 55 (80b 2x4 2x6)
R Dravid 44* (57b 2x4) Rajin Saleh 3.3-0-14-1 (1w)
End of a good innings from the Indian captain
38.4 Rajin Saleh to Dravid, wide: no run, down the leg side
38.4 Rajin Saleh to Dravid, no run
38.5 Rajin Saleh to Dravid, one run
38.6 Rajin Saleh to Kaif, one run
End of over 39 (4 runs) India 226/3 (RR: 5.79)
Rajin Saleh 4-0-17-1 (2w) - Pavilion End
M Kaif 1* (1b) R Dravid 45* (59b 2x4)
39.1 Mashrafe Mortaza to Kaif, no run
39.2 Mashrafe Mortaza to Kaif, one run, pushed away to long off for a
single
39.3 Mashrafe Mortaza to Dravid, one run, cut away of the back foot for
a single
39.4 Mashrafe Mortaza to Kaif, one run, pushed away to long on for a
single
39.5 Mashrafe Mortaza to Dravid, no run, pushed away to cover, good
diving stop by Bashar at cover
39.6 Mashrafe Mortaza to Dravid, one run, the slower off cutter, Rahul
Dravid plays it with soft hands and rushes for a single
End of over 40 (4 runs) India 230/3 (RR: 5.75)
Mashrafe Mortaza 7-0-31-0 (2w) - Paltan End
R Dravid 47* (62b 2x4) M Kaif 3* (4b)
40.1 Rajin Saleh to Dravid, FOUR, what a way to get to your fifty! good
length delivery, punches it back to the mid wicket fence for a
boundary, which takes him to 51
40.2 Rajin Saleh to Dravid, FOUR, another pull, short delivery again and
Rahul Dravid obliges by pulling it to the mid wicket fence for a
boundary
40.3 Rajin Saleh to Dravid, one run, cuts away to the third man fence
for a single
40.4 Rajin Saleh to Kaif, no run, beaten trying to play the cut shot
40.5 Rajin Saleh to Kaif, two runs, plays it to mid on and take a quick
single, misfield by Mushfiqur and Kaif scampers back for a single
40.6 Rajin Saleh to Kaif, one run
End of over 41 (12 runs) India 242/3 (RR: 5.90)
Rajin Saleh 5-0-29-1 (2w) - Pavilion End
M Kaif 6* (7b) R Dravid 56* (65b 4x4)
41.1 Mohammad Rafique to Kaif, one run, drop and run, Kaif plays it down
with soft hands and immediately takes off for a run
41.2 Mohammad Rafique to Dravid, FOUR, on the pads, Dravid just helps
give it direction and gets four easy runs. The man at short fine
leg was just a spectator - had no chance of pulling it back
41.3 Mohammad Rafique to Dravid, no run, plays the forward defensive
41.4 Mohammad Rafique to Dravid, OUT: steps out and tries to drive over
the man at cover, doesn't get enough bat and finds Mashrafe
Mortaza at cover. Rafique strikes in his first over of this spell
- End of a good knock by Dravid
India 247/4, Partnership of 24
R Dravid c Mashrafe Mortaza b Mohammad Rafique 60 (68b 5x4 0x6)
M Kaif 7* (8b) Mohammad Rafique 7.4-1-28-1 (1w)
Yuvraj Singh is the new man in
One can expect some quick runs from this pair, both Kaif and Yuvraj
are quick runners
41.5 Mohammad Rafique to Yuvraj Singh, one run, gets off the mark in his
first delivery, pushes it away to long on for a single, think of a
single but decide against
41.6 Mohammad Rafique to Kaif, one run, pushes it into the wide open
spaces in the cover region
End of over 42 (7 runs) India 249/4 (RR: 5.93)
Mohammad Rafique 8-1-30-1 (1w) - Paltan End
M Kaif 8* (9b) Yuvraj Singh 1* (1b)
42.1 Rajin Saleh to Kaif, one run, shortish delivery, Kaif plays it to
long on and scampers through for a single
42.2 Rajin Saleh to Yuvraj Singh, no run, flicks away a fullish
delivery, the bowler dives to his left and collects it
42.3 Rajin Saleh to Yuvraj Singh, two runs, driven down to long-off,
mis-field by Mortaza gives away an extra run
42.4 Rajin Saleh to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR, tossed up down the leg side,
Yuvraj tries to sweep it away, ball takes the under edge and races
away fine, four more added to the total
42.5 Rajin Saleh to Yuvraj Singh, no run
42.6 Rajin Saleh to Yuvraj Singh, two runs, played wide of the fielder
at short fine leg
End of over 43 (9 runs) India 258/4 (RR: 6.00)
Rajin Saleh 6-0-38-1 (2w) - Pavilion End
M Kaif 9* (10b) Yuvraj Singh 9* (6b 1x4)
run rate is back to 6.00
43.1 Mohammad Rafique to Kaif, one run, turned away to the deep
midwicket region, easy single
43.2 Mohammad Rafique to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR, tossed up outside the off
stump, Yuvraj moves forward and flicks it away with the turn to
midwicket fence, found the gap between the fielders in the deep,
excellent placement, one bounce and over the rope
43.3 Mohammad Rafique to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR, swept away well wide of the
fielder at short fine leg
43.4 Mohammad Rafique to Yuvraj Singh, two runs, driven down to the
long-on region, diving effort in the deep saves two runs
43.5 Mohammad Rafique to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR, width outside the off
stump, steered past the fielder at short third man, opening the
face of the bat at the last moment, lovely shot
43.6 Mohammad Rafique to Yuvraj Singh, one run, turned away to the
midwicket region, end of a good over for India
End of over 44 (16 runs) India 274/4 (RR: 6.23)
Mohammad Rafique 9-1-46-1 (1w) - Paltan End
Yuvraj Singh 24* (11b 4x4) M Kaif 10* (11b)
Mashrafe Mortaza is back
44.1 Mashrafe Mortaza to Yuvraj Singh, one run, played down to the short
fine leg region
44.2 Mashrafe Mortaza to Kaif, one run, driven away wide of the fielder
at extra cover, long-off moves across quickly in the deep and
keeps it down to just one
44.3 Mashrafe Mortaza to Yuvraj Singh, one run, on the middle and leg,
turned away behind square on the leg side
44.4 Mashrafe Mortaza to Kaif, one run, short delivery, pulled away to
the wide long-on region for an easy single
44.5 Mashrafe Mortaza to Yuvraj Singh, wide: no run, down the leg side,
Yuvraj tries to loft it away but makes no contact
44.5 Mashrafe Mortaza to Yuvraj Singh, two runs, turned away to the deep
backward square leg region, Nafis Iqbal sprints across in the deep
and saves one run
44.6 Mashrafe Mortaza to Yuvraj Singh, one run, looking for the yorker,
pitched up outside the off stump, driven down to the long-off
region, easy single to end the over
End of over 45 (8 runs) India 282/4 (RR: 6.27)
Mashrafe Mortaza 8-0-39-0 (3w) - Pavilion End
Yuvraj Singh 29* (15b 4x4) M Kaif 12* (13b)
Yuvraj Singh has raced away to 29 off just 15 balls
45.1 Mohammad Rafique to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR, shot! picked one from
outside the off stump and swept it away to the backward square leg
boundary, powerful shot
45.2 Mohammad Rafique to Yuvraj Singh, SIX, tossed up on the middle and
off, Yuvraj comes down the track and lofts it over the midwicket
fence, another good clean hit, Yuvraj continues on his merry way
45.3 Mohammad Rafique to Yuvraj Singh, one run, goes for the reverse
sweep and gets it down to short third man for a single
45.4 Mohammad Rafique to Kaif, one run, played down to long-on
45.5 Mohammad Rafique to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR, down the leg side, swept
away to the fine leg region, fielder had no chance, Yuvraj on the
roll here
45.6 Mohammad Rafique to Yuvraj Singh, one run, swept away to square leg
for an easy single, end off another massive over for India
End of over 46 (17 runs) India 299/4 (RR: 6.50)
Mohammad Rafique 10-1-63-1 (1w) - Paltan End
Yuvraj Singh 45* (20b 6x4 1x6) M Kaif 13* (14b)
last four overs have produced 50 runs for India!
46.1 Mashrafe Mortaza to Yuvraj Singh, one run, 300 up! pushed wide of
the cover fielder
46.2 Mashrafe Mortaza to Kaif, one run, turned away to midwicket
46.3 Mashrafe Mortaza to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR, fifty! pitched up on the
pads, smashed past the fielder at short fine leg, unbelievable
innings, 50 in just 22 deliveries!!
46.4 Mashrafe Mortaza to Yuvraj Singh, SIX, and the rampage continue!
comes down the track and lofts it over the fielder at midwicket,
only just but six more added to the total
46.5 Mashrafe Mortaza to Yuvraj Singh, one run, inside edge to midwicket
46.6 Mashrafe Mortaza to Kaif, two runs, driven down to long-on
End of over 47 (15 runs) India 314/4 (RR: 6.68)
Mashrafe Mortaza 9-0-54-0 (3w) - Pavilion End
Yuvraj Singh 57* (24b 7x4 2x6) M Kaif 16* (16b)
47.1 Khaled Mahmud to Yuvraj Singh, SIX, massive six! picked his spot
and lofted it over the wide long-on fence, another cracking shot
47.2 Khaled Mahmud to Yuvraj Singh, one run, played down to long-off
47.3 Khaled Mahmud to Kaif, one run, turned away to long-leg
47.4 Khaled Mahmud to Yuvraj Singh, legbye: one run, hits the pad and
rolls away behind the stumps on the leg side
47.5 Khaled Mahmud to Kaif, one run, driven straight to Ashraful at
long-on, just a single
47.6 Khaled Mahmud to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR, take that! hit across the line
to the midwicket fence, don't worry chasing it
End of over 48 (14 runs) India 328/4 (RR: 6.83)
Khaled Mahmud 9-0-49-2 - Paltan End
M Kaif 18* (18b) Yuvraj Singh 68* (28b 8x4 3x6)
Mashrafe Mortaza to continue, into his last over now
48.1 Mashrafe Mortaza to Kaif, one run, played down to mid-on, easy
single
round the stumps to the left-hander
48.2 Mashrafe Mortaza to Yuvraj Singh, no run, wide outside the off
stump, no shot offered, Aleem Dar feels it was close enough
48.3 Mashrafe Mortaza to Yuvraj Singh, no run, low fulltoss outside the
off stump, Yuvraj ends up mis-timing it to the off side
48.4 Mashrafe Mortaza to Yuvraj Singh, one run, fulltoss outside the off
stump, Yuvraj moves forward and flicks it away to midwicket, good
over so far
48.5 Mashrafe Mortaza to Kaif, FOUR, another fulltoss, this time on the
leg stump, Kaif finds the gap at deep midwicket
48.6 Mashrafe Mortaza to Kaif, legbye: one run, appeal for lbw turned
down
End of over 49 (7 runs) India 335/4 (RR: 6.84)
Mashrafe Mortaza 10-0-60-0 (3w) - Pavilion End
M Kaif 23* (21b 1x4) Yuvraj Singh 69* (31b 8x4 3x6)
last over coming up
49.1 Khaled Mahmud to Kaif, FOUR, drifting down the leg side, Kaif plays
it very late and very fine, ball races away to the fine leg
boundary, fielder in the deep had no chance
49.2 Khaled Mahmud to Kaif, one run, outside the off stump, driven down
to mid-off
49.3 Khaled Mahmud to Yuvraj Singh, OUT: pitched up, Yuvraj finds Aftab
Ahmed at long-on, a brilliant innings comes to an end, third
wicket for Mashud
India 340/5, Partnership of 93
Yuvraj Singh c Aftab Ahmed b Khaled Mahmud 69 (32b 8x4 3x6)
M Kaif 28* (23b 2x4) Khaled Mahmud 9.3-0-54-3
Dhoni is the next man in
49.4 Khaled Mahmud to Kaif, one run, played to midwicket
49.5 Khaled Mahmud to Dhoni, SIX, comes down the track, takes on the man
at long-off and clears him comfortably, Dhoni off the mark in
grant style
49.6 Khaled Mahmud to Dhoni, one run, short ball, pulled away at one
bounce straight to the man at deep midwicket
End of over 50 (13 runs) India 348/5 (RR: 6.96)
Khaled Mahmud 10-0-62-3 - Paltan End
MS Dhoni 7* (2b 1x6) M Kaif 29* (24b 2x4)
India end up with 348 on the board, last 10 overs produced 118
runs!
Sehwag and Tendulkar provided India with an explosive start,
Ganguly and Dravid played sensibly during the middle overs and
towards the end Yuvraj and Kaif destroyed the Bangladesh bowlers.
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Match State: Innings Break
Welcome back
players are out in the middle and we are all set for the start off
the final act of the series
Nafis Iqbal and Rajin Saleh will open the innings and it will be
Agarkar to start the bowling attack
0.1 Agarkar to Nafis Iqbal, wide: no run, way outside the off stump,
Bangladesh off the mark
0.1 Agarkar to Nafis Iqbal, no run, hit on the pad outside the line of
the off stump, Agarkar was convinced but the umpire was not
0.2 Agarkar to Nafis Iqbal, one run, steered down to the third man
region
0.3 Agarkar to Rajin Saleh, no run, defended
0.4 Agarkar to Rajin Saleh, one run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, steered down to third man, Saleh off the mark
0.5 Agarkar to Nafis Iqbal, no run, left alone outside the off stump
0.6 Agarkar to Nafis Iqbal, no run, forced away to the point region,
Yuvrja moves across quickly and cuts off the single
End of over 1 (3 runs) Bangladesh 3/0 (RR: 3.00 RRR: 346/49 = 7.06)
AB Agarkar 1-0-3-0 (1w) - Pavilion End
Rajin Saleh 1* (2b) Nafis Iqbal 1* (4b)
Zaheer Khan to share the new ball
1.1 Khan to Rajin Saleh, wide: no run, wayward delivery outside the off
stump, Dhoni dives across and manages to half stop it
1.1 Khan to Rajin Saleh, (noball) two runs, down the leg side, played
away to the fine leg region, Agarkar moves across in the deep and
fields
1.1 Khan to Rajin Saleh, no run, better, on the middle and off stump
line, defended
1.2 Khan to Rajin Saleh, wide: no run, another Zaheer wide, way outside
the off stump
1.2 Khan to Rajin Saleh, no run, defended on the front-foot
1.3 Khan to Rajin Saleh, no run, on the pads, turned away to the square
leg region
1.4 Khan to Rajin Saleh, no run
1.5 Khan to Rajin Saleh, no run, turned away on the leg side
1.6 Khan to Rajin Saleh, no run, on the middle and leg, played away to
the cover region, end of a long first over
End of over 2 (5 runs) Bangladesh 8/0 (RR: 4.00 RRR: 341/48 = 7.10)
Z Khan 1-0-5-0 (2w 1nb) - Paltan End
Nafis Iqbal 1* (4b) Rajin Saleh 3* (9b)
2.1 Agarkar to Nafis Iqbal, no run, pushed to point
2.2 Agarkar to Nafis Iqbal, no run, driven straight to the fielder at
mid-off
2.3 Agarkar to Nafis Iqbal, no run
2.4 Agarkar to Nafis Iqbal, no run, played straight to Yuvraj at
backward point
2.5 Agarkar to Nafis Iqbal, wide: no run, down the leg side
2.5 Agarkar to Nafis Iqbal, FOUR, drifting on to the pads, flicked away
to the midwicket fence, lovely shot, crowd loves it
2.6 Agarkar to Nafis Iqbal, no run, defended to cover
End of over 3 (5 runs) Bangladesh 13/0 (RR: 4.33 RRR: 336/47 = 7.15)
AB Agarkar 2-0-8-0 (2w) - Pavilion End
Rajin Saleh 3* (9b) Nafis Iqbal 5* (10b 1x4)
3.1 Khan to Rajin Saleh, no run, good length delivery outside the off
stump, defended on the front-foot
3.2 Khan to Rajin Saleh, no run, short of a good length delivery,
pitched in line and angling away, draws Saleh into shot and beats
him
3.3 Khan to Rajin Saleh, no run, and again, same line and length, Saleh
once again fails to make contact
3.4 Khan to Rajin Saleh, no run, pushed to backward point
3.5 Khan to Rajin Saleh, no run, on the middle and off, defended
3.6 Khan to Rajin Saleh, legbye: one run, down the leg side, ball clips
the pad and runs down to the fine leg region
End of over 4 (1 run, maiden) Bangladesh 14/0 (RR: 3.50 RRR: 335/46 = 7.28)
Z Khan 2-1-5-0 (2w 1nb) - Paltan End
Rajin Saleh 3* (15b) Nafis Iqbal 5* (10b 1x4)
4.1 Agarkar to Rajin Saleh, no run, width outside the off stump, Saleh
tries to force it away but the short is not timed well, ball rolls
back
4.2 Agarkar to Rajin Saleh, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, defended watchfully, crowd getting restless now
4.3 Agarkar to Rajin Saleh, no run, bouncer down the leg side, one for
the over signalled
4.4 Agarkar to Rajin Saleh, FOUR, short delivery, pulled away to the
square leg fence, clean hit
4.5 Agarkar to Rajin Saleh, no run, played down to the mid-off region,
not a well timed shot
one slip in place
4.6 Agarkar to Rajin Saleh, FOUR, take that! good length delivery
outside the off stump, Saleh leans back and drives it away well
wide of Yuvraj at backward point, fielder in the deep had no
chance, excellent timing and placement
End of over 5 (8 runs) Bangladesh 22/0 (RR: 4.40 RRR: 327/45 = 7.27)
AB Agarkar 3-0-16-0 (2w) - Pavilion End
Nafis Iqbal 5* (10b 1x4) Rajin Saleh 11* (21b 2x4)
5.1 Khan to Nafis Iqbal, no run, defended to the leg side
5.2 Khan to Nafis Iqbal, no run, outside the off stump, played back to
the bowler, not a well timed shot
5.3 Khan to Nafis Iqbal, no run, on the middle and off, defended
5.4 Khan to Nafis Iqbal, one run, on the middle and leg, played into
the gap between mid-on and midwicket, once again not a well timed
shot
5.5 Khan to Rajin Saleh, FOUR, driven straight back down the track to
the long-off boundary, was in the air for sometime but well wide
of the bowler, solid drive
5.6 Khan to Rajin Saleh, no run, on the middle and leg, hit on the pad
End of over 6 (5 runs) Bangladesh 27/0 (RR: 4.50 RRR: 322/44 = 7.32)
Z Khan 3-1-10-0 (2w 1nb) - Paltan End
Nafis Iqbal 6* (14b 1x4) Rajin Saleh 15* (23b 3x4)
6.1 Agarkar to Nafis Iqbal, no run, pushed to backward point
6.2 Agarkar to Nafis Iqbal, no run, beaten outside the off stump,
beautifully bowled
6.3 Agarkar to Nafis Iqbal, FOUR, pitched up, lofted away well wide of
the fielder at mid-on
6.4 Agarkar to Nafis Iqbal, no run, beaten outside the off stump
6.5 Agarkar to Nafis Iqbal, no run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, pushed straight to the fielder at gully
6.6 Agarkar to Nafis Iqbal, OUT: edged and gone! good length delivery,
pitched outside the off stump and shaping away late, Iqbal drives
at it and ends up with a thick edge, Dhoni makes no mistake behind
the stumps, Agarkar gets the breakthrough
Bangladesh 31/1, Partnership of 31
Nafis Iqbal c Dhoni b Agarkar 10 (20b 2x4 0x6)
End of over 7 (4 runs) Bangladesh 31/1 (RR: 4.43 RRR: 318/43 = 7.40)
AB Agarkar 4-0-20-1 (2w) - Pavilion End
Rajin Saleh 15* (23b 3x4)
Nafiz was beaten by the away movement, ball moved away enough to
clip the outside edge, Dhoni made it look simple
Mohammad Rafique is the next man in
7.1 Khan to Rajin Saleh, one run, steered down to third man
7.2 Khan to Mohammad Rafique, no run, pushed to point
7.3 Khan to Mohammad Rafique, no run
7.4 Khan to Mohammad Rafique, no run, forced away in front of point
7.5 Khan to Mohammad Rafique, OUT: duck! short of a good length
delivery outside the off stump, Rafique pokes at it away from his
body and ends up with a thick edge straight to Dravid at first
slip. Zaheer gets one to his name, Bangladesh in trouble here
Bangladesh 32/2, Partnership of 1
Mohammad Rafique c Dravid b Khan 0 (4b 0x4 0x6)
Rajin Saleh 16* (24b 3x4) Z Khan 3.5-1-11-1 (2w 1nb)
again the ball moved away enough to kiss the outside edge,
Rafique's bad run continues!
Habibul Bashar is the next man in
7.6 Khan to Habibul Bashar, no run
End of over 8 (1 run) Bangladesh 32/2 (RR: 4.00 RRR: 317/42 = 7.55)
Z Khan 4-1-11-1 (2w 1nb) - Paltan End
Rajin Saleh 16* (24b 3x4) Habibul Bashar 0* (1b)
8.1 Agarkar to Rajin Saleh, no run, pushed to mid-on
8.2 Agarkar to Rajin Saleh, no run, pushed to point, fielder moves in
quickly and cuts off the single
8.3 Agarkar to Rajin Saleh, no run, outside the off stump, played
straight to the fielder at point
8.4 Agarkar to Rajin Saleh, FOUR, short ball, hooked away handsomely to
the deep backward square leg boundary, no need to run for that
8.5 Agarkar to Rajin Saleh, no run, driven hard but straight to Kaif at
cover
8.6 Agarkar to Rajin Saleh, no run
End of over 9 (4 runs) Bangladesh 36/2 (RR: 4.00 RRR: 313/41 = 7.63)
AB Agarkar 5-0-24-1 (2w) - Pavilion End
Habibul Bashar 0* (1b) Rajin Saleh 20* (30b 4x4)
9.1 Khan to Habibul Bashar, no run, cut away straight to Yuvraj at
backward point
9.2 Khan to Habibul Bashar, one run, on the pads, played down to the
fine leg region
9.3 Khan to Rajin Saleh, no run, short delivery, pitched outside the
leg stump and angling in, defended on the back-foot with a
straight bat
9.4 Khan to Rajin Saleh, two runs, turned away behind square on the leg
side
9.5 Khan to Rajin Saleh, no run
9.6 Khan to Rajin Saleh, no run
End of over 10 (3 runs) Bangladesh 39/2 (RR: 3.90 RRR: 310/40 = 7.75)
Z Khan 5-1-14-1 (2w 1nb) - Paltan End
Habibul Bashar 1* (3b) Rajin Saleh 22* (34b 4x4)
10.1 Agarkar to Habibul Bashar, one run, played down to fine leg, easy
single
10.2 Agarkar to Rajin Saleh, one run, comes down the track and smashes
it straight to Kaif who manages to half stop it, powerful shot
10.3 Agarkar to Habibul Bashar, no run, defended watchfully
10.4 Agarkar to Habibul Bashar, no run, short and wide outside the off
stump, cut away straight to Yuvraj at backward point
10.5 Agarkar to Habibul Bashar, OUT: beauty! good length delivery
outside the off stump, Bashar tries to defend it on the back-foot,
ball clips the outside edge and goes straight to Dhoni behind the
stumps, Bangladesh in deep trouble now, second wicket for Agarkar
Bangladesh 41/3, Partnership of 9
Habibul Bashar c Dhoni b Agarkar 2 (7b 0x4 0x6)
Rajin Saleh 23* (35b 4x4) AB Agarkar 5.5-0-26-2 (2w)
was pitched close to the off stump line, Bashar was beaten by the
extra bounce and the away movement
Mohammad Ashraful walks in
10.6 Agarkar to Mohammad Ashraful, no run, defended on the front-foot
but not cleanly, end of a successful over
End of over 11 (2 runs) Bangladesh 41/3 (RR: 3.73 RRR: 308/39 = 7.90)
AB Agarkar 6-0-26-2 (2w) - Pavilion End
Rajin Saleh 23* (35b 4x4) Mohammad Ashraful 0* (1b)
Zaheer to continue, one slip waiting
11.1 Khan to Rajin Saleh, no run, short of a good length delivery on the
middle and off, defended
11.2 Khan to Rajin Saleh, no run, on the middle and off, defended to
cover
11.3 Khan to Rajin Saleh, no run, width outside the off stump, cut away
at one bounce straight to Yuvraj at point
11.4 Khan to Rajin Saleh, no run, on the middle and leg, defended to the
leg side, Khan follows it up and cuts off the single
11.5 Khan to Rajin Saleh, no run
11.6 Khan to Rajin Saleh, one run, pushed down to mid-off, quick single
taken
End of over 12 (1 run) Bangladesh 42/3 (RR: 3.50 RRR: 307/38 = 8.08)
Z Khan 6-1-15-1 (2w 1nb) - Paltan End
Rajin Saleh 24* (41b 4x4) Mohammad Ashraful 0* (1b)
12.1 Agarkar to Rajin Saleh, one run, on the middle and leg, played wide
of the fielder at mid-on
12.2 Agarkar to Mohammad Ashraful, no run, good length delivery outside
the off stump, defended on the front-foot
12.3 Agarkar to Mohammad Ashraful, no run, short of a good length
delivery outside the off stump, Ashraful pokes at it and gets
beaten
12.4 Agarkar to Mohammad Ashraful, no run, good length delivery outside
the off stump, defended moving forward
12.5 Agarkar to Mohammad Ashraful, one run, pitched up, driven wide of
the fielder at mid-off, Ashraful off the mark
12.6 Agarkar to Rajin Saleh, FOUR, pulled away to the square leg fence,
sweetly timed, super shot
End of over 13 (6 runs) Bangladesh 48/3 (RR: 3.69 RRR: 301/37 = 8.14)
AB Agarkar 7-0-32-2 (2w) - Pavilion End
Mohammad Ashraful 1* (5b) Rajin Saleh 29* (43b 5x4)
Joginder Sharma into the attack now
13.1 Joginder Sharma to Mohammad Ashraful, no run, wide outside the off
stump, Ashraful goes after it and gets beaten
13.2 Joginder Sharma to Mohammad Ashraful, no run, good length delivery
on the middle and off, defended to the leg side
13.3 Joginder Sharma to Mohammad Ashraful, no run, driven away to the
cover region, not timed well enough to beaten the fielder
13.4 Joginder Sharma to Mohammad Ashraful, no run, defended on the
front-foot
13.5 Joginder Sharma to Mohammad Ashraful, three runs, 50 up! short of a
good length delivery, Ashraful comes down the track and pulls it
away to the deep midwicket region, once again the shot is not
timed well and the fielder catches up
13.6 Joginder Sharma to Rajin Saleh, no run, played down to mid-on
End of over 14 (3 runs) Bangladesh 51/3 (RR: 3.64 RRR: 298/36 = 8.28)
Joginder Sharma 1-0-3-0 - Paltan End
Mohammad Ashraful 4* (10b) Rajin Saleh 29* (44b 5x4)
Harbhajan Singh into the attack now
slip and a leg slip in place
14.1 Harbhajan Singh to Mohammad Ashraful, no run, turned away to the
short midwicket region
14.2 Harbhajan Singh to Mohammad Ashraful, one run, pitched outside the
off stump and turning in, Ashraful goes down one knee and sweeps
it away to the fine leg region, deliberately played in the air
14.3 Harbhajan Singh to Rajin Saleh, one run, played away to the short
third man region
14.4 Harbhajan Singh to Mohammad Ashraful, FOUR, hit over the fielder at
mid-off, only just
14.5 Harbhajan Singh to Mohammad Ashraful, no run, turned away on the
leg side
14.6 Harbhajan Singh to Mohammad Ashraful, no run, quicker delivery down
the leg side, Ashraful tries to sweep it away but fails to make
contact
End of over 15 (6 runs) Bangladesh 57/3 (RR: 3.80 RRR: 292/35 = 8.34)
Harbhajan Singh 1-0-6-0 - Pavilion End
Rajin Saleh 30* (45b 5x4) Mohammad Ashraful 9* (15b 1x4)
Match State: Drinks
Current Run Rate - 3.80
Required Run Rate - 8.34
Bangladesh require another 292 runs with 7 wickets and 35.0 overs
remaining
Current Partnership: 16 runs, 4.1 overs, RR: 3.84
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15.1 Joginder Sharma to Rajin Saleh, one run, sliced away to deep cover
point, hit well over the fielder inside the circle
15.2 Joginder Sharma to Mohammad Ashraful, no run, good length delivery
outside the off stump, defended on the front-foot, ball rolls away
in front of point
15.3 Joginder Sharma to Mohammad Ashraful, FOUR, edged wide of the
keeper, would have been a simple catch if a slip was in place
15.4 Joginder Sharma to Mohammad Ashraful, three runs, comes down the
track and smashes it wide of the diving cover fielder
15.5 Joginder Sharma to Rajin Saleh, one run, again driven away nicely
to the deep cover region, Mongia moves across in the deep and
keeps it down to one
15.6 Joginder Sharma to Mohammad Ashraful, wide: no run, down the leg
side, was the slower delivery
15.6 Joginder Sharma to Mohammad Ashraful, one run, turned away behind
square on the leg side
End of over 16 (11 runs) Bangladesh 68/3 (RR: 4.25 RRR: 281/34 = 8.26)
Joginder Sharma 2-0-14-0 (1w) - Paltan End
Mohammad Ashraful 17* (19b 2x4) Rajin Saleh 32* (47b 5x4)
Ganguly into the attack now
16.1 Ganguly to Mohammad Ashraful, no run, good length delivery first
up, Ashraful gives it the respect it deserves
16.2 Ganguly to Mohammad Ashraful, one run, this time Ganguly drifts on
the pads and Ashraful glances it off his pads to deep fine leg,
Tendulkar the man there
16.3 Ganguly to Rajin Saleh, one run, pushes it to the man at mid off
and take a run, Ajit Agarkar fields te ball
16.4 Ganguly to Mohammad Ashraful, no run, on middle and leg, Ashraful
defends it off the front foot
16.5 Ganguly to Mohammad Ashraful, one run, slightly slower in pace,
held back for a while, Ashraful waits back and then plays it with
soft hands
16.6 Ganguly to Rajin Saleh, one run, fuller delivery, Ranin Saleh
punches it to long and runs the first one fast, looking for the
second run, but a quick return by Sehwag means no chances of a
second
End of over 17 (4 runs) Bangladesh 72/3 (RR: 4.24 RRR: 277/33 = 8.39)
SC Ganguly 1-0-4-0 - Pavilion End
Rajin Saleh 34* (49b 5x4) Mohammad Ashraful 19* (23b 2x4)
17.1 Joginder Sharma to Rajin Saleh, no run, on the middle and leg,
played through the line to mid on, no chance of a run there.
Zaheer Khan is the man patrolling the mid on region
17.2 Joginder Sharma to Rajin Saleh, one run, slash and it was in the
air for a long time, but falls well short of Sehwag at thirdman,
gets away with this shot Rajin Saleh
17.3 Joginder Sharma to Mohammad Ashraful, one run, played away to the
onside, a start and then the stutter, finally decide to complete
the run
17.4 Joginder Sharma to Rajin Saleh, legbye: one run
17.5 Joginder Sharma to Mohammad Ashraful, no run, slower delivery,
Ashraful tries to play it to the onside but gets the outer half of
the bat, Joginder Sharma fields it on his follow through
17.6 Joginder Sharma to Mohammad Ashraful, FOUR, goes for the aerial
route, was slightly pithced up, Ashraful plays through the line
and hits the ball over the mid on fielder to the long on fence,
welcome boundary for Bangladesh!
End of over 18 (7 runs) Bangladesh 79/3 (RR: 4.39 RRR: 270/32 = 8.44)
Joginder Sharma 3-0-20-0 (1w) - Paltan End
Rajin Saleh 35* (52b 5x4) Mohammad Ashraful 24* (26b 3x4)
18.1 Ganguly to Rajin Saleh, one run, again on middle and leg, pushed
away to Sehwag at long on for a single
18.2 Ganguly to Mohammad Ashraful, no run, the leg cutter this time,
Ashraful plays it to Yuvraj at point
18.3 Ganguly to Mohammad Ashraful, one run, pushed away to long on for
an easy single
18.4 Ganguly to Rajin Saleh, no run, inside edge onto the pad
18.5 Ganguly to Rajin Saleh, wide: no run, down the leg side
18.5 Ganguly to Rajin Saleh, one run, played down to the long-on region
18.6 Ganguly to Mohammad Ashraful, FOUR, on the pads, lofted away to the
midwicket fence, went miles in the air but fell short of the ropes
End of over 19 (8 runs) Bangladesh 87/3 (RR: 4.58 RRR: 262/31 = 8.45)
SC Ganguly 2-0-12-0 (1w) - Pavilion End
Rajin Saleh 37* (55b 5x4) Mohammad Ashraful 29* (29b 4x4)
19.1 Harbhajan Singh to Rajin Saleh, no run, pitched outside the off
stump and turning in, Saleh makes room and plays it away to the
cover region
19.2 Harbhajan Singh to Rajin Saleh, no run, defended on the front-foot
19.3 Harbhajan Singh to Rajin Saleh, FOUR, short outside the off stump,
Saleh makes room and hammers it to the cover boundary, sweetly
timed
19.4 Harbhajan Singh to Rajin Saleh, one run, pushed away on the off
side, quick single called for, Dhoni fails to hit the stumps at
the bowler's end, no damage done
19.5 Harbhajan Singh to Mohammad Ashraful, no run
19.6 Harbhajan Singh to Mohammad Ashraful, no run, hit on the pad trying
to sweep, loud appeal for lbw turned down
End of over 20 (5 runs) Bangladesh 92/3 (RR: 4.60 RRR: 257/30 = 8.57)
Harbhajan Singh 2-0-11-0 - Paltan End
Rajin Saleh 42* (59b 6x4) Mohammad Ashraful 29* (31b 4x4)
20.1 Ganguly to Rajin Saleh, no run, hit on the pad, appeal turned down,
missing leg
20.2 Ganguly to Rajin Saleh, no run, pushed to cover
20.3 Ganguly to Rajin Saleh, one run, inside edge down to fine leg
20.4 Ganguly to Mohammad Ashraful, one run, played down to mid-on
20.5 Ganguly to Rajin Saleh, no run
20.6 Ganguly to Rajin Saleh, two runs, driven away to the deep cover
region, comfortable two
End of over 21 (4 runs) Bangladesh 96/3 (RR: 4.57 RRR: 253/29 = 8.72)
SC Ganguly 3-0-16-0 (1w) - Pavilion End
Mohammad Ashraful 30* (32b 4x4) Rajin Saleh 45* (64b 6x4)
21.1 Harbhajan Singh to Mohammad Ashraful, one run, steps forward and
swings hard to the deep midwicket region
21.2 Harbhajan Singh to Rajin Saleh, no run, beaten outside the off
stump
21.3 Harbhajan Singh to Rajin Saleh, no run, defended stretching forward
21.4 Harbhajan Singh to Rajin Saleh, FOUR, pitched outside the off stump
and turning in, Saleh makes room and slices it away well wide of
the fielder at gully, Tendulkar in the deep tries to kick it in
but fails to hit the target
21.5 Harbhajan Singh to Rajin Saleh, no run
21.6 Harbhajan Singh to Rajin Saleh, no run, down the leg side, ball
hits the pad and pops up on the leg side
End of over 22 (5 runs) Bangladesh 101/3 (RR: 4.59 RRR: 248/28 = 8.86)
Harbhajan Singh 3-0-16-0 - Paltan End
Mohammad Ashraful 31* (33b 4x4) Rajin Saleh 49* (69b 7x4)
22.1 Ganguly to Mohammad Ashraful, one run, RUN OUT! played down to the
third man region, Ashraful takes off for the second but Saleh
stands his ground, in the end both the batsmen end up at the
striker's end
Bangladesh 102/4, Partnership of 61
Mohammad Ashraful run out (Khan) 32 (34b 4x4 0x6)
Ashraful kept on charging without looking at his partner, Zaheer's
throw from the deep is collect by Dhoni and passed on to Dravid
who hits the stumps at the bowler's end, terrible mix-up!
Aftab Ahmed is the next man in
22.2 Ganguly to Rajin Saleh, no run
22.3 Ganguly to Rajin Saleh, no run
22.4 Ganguly to Rajin Saleh, one run, glided to third man
22.5 Ganguly to Aftab Ahmed, one run
22.6 Ganguly to Rajin Saleh, one run, played down to the track to the
mid-off region
End of over 23 (4 runs) Bangladesh 105/4 (RR: 4.57 RRR: 244/27 = 9.04)
SC Ganguly 4-0-20-0 (1w) - Pavilion End
Rajin Saleh 51* (73b 7x4) Aftab Ahmed 1* (1b)
23.1 Harbhajan Singh to Rajin Saleh, no run
23.2 Harbhajan Singh to Rajin Saleh, no run, defended
23.3 Harbhajan Singh to Rajin Saleh, one run, pushed away behind the
stumps, overthorw allows the batsmen to cross over
23.4 Harbhajan Singh to Aftab Ahmed, one run, turned away behind square
on the leg side
23.5 Harbhajan Singh to Rajin Saleh, no run, straighter one outside the
off stump, Saleh fails to pick it up
23.6 Harbhajan Singh to Rajin Saleh, one run, goes for the sweep, ball
clips the top edged and lobs up behind the keeper
End of over 24 (3 runs) Bangladesh 108/4 (RR: 4.50 RRR: 241/26 = 9.27)
Harbhajan Singh 4-0-19-0 - Paltan End
Rajin Saleh 53* (78b 7x4) Aftab Ahmed 2* (2b)
24.1 Ganguly to Rajin Saleh, no run
24.2 Ganguly to Rajin Saleh, one run, played wide of the fielder at mid-
off
24.3 Ganguly to Aftab Ahmed, no run, good length delivery on the middle
and off, defended on the back-foot
24.4 Ganguly to Aftab Ahmed, wide: no run, down the leg side
24.4 Ganguly to Aftab Ahmed, one run, good length delivery outside the
off stump, Aftab pushes at it and ends up with a thick inside edge
down to the fine leg region
24.5 Ganguly to Rajin Saleh, no run, short of a good length delivery
outside the off stump, played away to the cover region, Kaif moves
across quickly and cuts off the single
24.6 Ganguly to Rajin Saleh, two runs, fraction short, pulled away to
the deep midwicket region, Tendulkar moves across in the deep and
fields
End of over 25 (5 runs) Bangladesh 113/4 (RR: 4.52 RRR: 236/25 = 9.44)
SC Ganguly 5-0-25-0 (2w) - Pavilion End
Aftab Ahmed 3* (4b) Rajin Saleh 56* (82b 7x4)
25.1 Harbhajan Singh to Aftab Ahmed, wide: no run, down the leg side
25.1 Harbhajan Singh to Aftab Ahmed, FOUR, cut away late to the backward
point boundary, lovely shot
25.2 Harbhajan Singh to Aftab Ahmed, one run
25.3 Harbhajan Singh to Rajin Saleh, no run, beaten outside the off
stump
25.4 Harbhajan Singh to Rajin Saleh, no run, defended to short third man
25.5 Harbhajan Singh to Rajin Saleh, no run, pushed away behind point,
short third man fielder moves across and fields
25.6 Harbhajan Singh to Rajin Saleh, no run, goes for the reverse sweep
but misses the target by miles
End of over 26 (6 runs) Bangladesh 119/4 (RR: 4.58 RRR: 230/24 = 9.58)
Harbhajan Singh 5-0-25-0 (1w) - Paltan End
Aftab Ahmed 8* (6b 1x4) Rajin Saleh 56* (86b 7x4)
Yuvraj Singh into the attack now
26.1 Yuvraj Singh to Aftab Ahmed, one run, turned away to the square leg
region
26.2 Yuvraj Singh to Rajin Saleh, no run, tossed up outside the off
stump, Aftab pushes at it away from his body and gets beaten
26.3 Yuvraj Singh to Rajin Saleh, two runs, played down to fine leg,
runs hard and gets back for the second
26.4 Yuvraj Singh to Rajin Saleh, no run, fraction short, Saleh tries to
pull it away but fails to make contact
26.5 Yuvraj Singh to Rajin Saleh, no run, fulltoss outside the off
stump, once again Saleh misses out
26.6 Yuvraj Singh to Rajin Saleh, one run, turned away to deep square
leg
End of over 27 (4 runs) Bangladesh 123/4 (RR: 4.56 RRR: 226/23 = 9.83)
Yuvraj Singh 1-0-4-0 - Pavilion End
Rajin Saleh 59* (91b 7x4) Aftab Ahmed 9* (7b 1x4)
27.1 Harbhajan Singh to Rajin Saleh, no run
27.2 Harbhajan Singh to Rajin Saleh, FOUR, Shot! comes down the track
and lofts it down to the long-on boundary, lovely use of the feet
27.3 Harbhajan Singh to Rajin Saleh, no run, worked away behind square
on the leg side
27.4 Harbhajan Singh to Rajin Saleh, one run, swept away to the deep
backward square leg region
27.5 Harbhajan Singh to Aftab Ahmed, no run, turning in sharply, Aftab
is bit late, ball hits the pad and pops up behind the stumps
27.6 Harbhajan Singh to Aftab Ahmed, no run, turned to midwicket
End of over 28 (5 runs) Bangladesh 128/4 (RR: 4.57 RRR: 221/22 = 10.05)
Harbhajan Singh 6-0-30-0 (1w) - Paltan End
Rajin Saleh 64* (95b 8x4) Aftab Ahmed 9* (9b 1x4)
Yuvraj to continue, coming round the wicket to the right-hander
28.1 Yuvraj Singh to Rajin Saleh, no run, on the middle and off,
defended
28.2 Yuvraj Singh to Rajin Saleh, one run, swept away to the deep
backward square leg region
28.3 Yuvraj Singh to Aftab Ahmed, no run, pushed to cover
28.4 Yuvraj Singh to Aftab Ahmed, no run, tossed up, pitched outside the
off stump and turning away, Ahmed swings hard and gets beaten
28.5 Yuvraj Singh to Aftab Ahmed, legbye: one run, hits the pad and
rolls away on the leg side, quick single taken, Dhoni fails to hit
the stumps at the bowler''s end
28.6 Yuvraj Singh to Rajin Saleh, one run, swept away straight to the
fielder at deep midwicket
End of over 29 (3 runs) Bangladesh 131/4 (RR: 4.52 RRR: 218/21 = 10.38)
Yuvraj Singh 2-0-6-0 - Pavilion End
Rajin Saleh 66* (98b 8x4) Aftab Ahmed 9* (12b 1x4)
29.1 Harbhajan Singh to Rajin Saleh, SIX, MAX! tossed up, Saleh comes
down the track in a flash and lofts it over the long-on fence,
comfortably cleared Zaheer in the deep
29.2 Harbhajan Singh to Rajin Saleh, one run, turned away to long-leg
for an easy single
29.3 Harbhajan Singh to Aftab Ahmed, OUT: pitched outside the off stump
and turning in, Aftab Ahmed tries to defend it on the front-foot,
ball kisses the outside edge and goes behind, Dhoni holds on well
to a fairly hard chance, Harbhajan strikes, Bangladesh five down
Bangladesh 138/5, Partnership of 36
Aftab Ahmed c Dhoni b Harbhajan Singh 9 (13b 1x4 0x6)
Rajin Saleh 73* (100b 8x4 1x6) Harbhajan Singh 6.3-0-37-1 (1w)
Khaled Mashud is the next man in
29.4 Harbhajan Singh to Khaled Mashud, no run
29.5 Harbhajan Singh to Khaled Mashud, no run, tries to sweep but makes
no contact
one slip in place
29.6 Harbhajan Singh to Khaled Mashud, one run, swept away to the fine
leg region, Mashud off the mark with an easy single
End of over 30 (8 runs) Bangladesh 139/5 (RR: 4.63 RRR: 210/20 = 10.50)
Harbhajan Singh 7-0-38-1 (1w) - Paltan End
Khaled Mashud 1* (3b) Rajin Saleh 73* (100b 8x4 1x6)
30.1 Yuvraj Singh to Khaled Mashud, no run, pitched in line and turning
away, Mashud pushes at it, ball comes off the face of the bat and
is taken well by Dhoni behind the stumps, loud appeal for caught
behind turned down, Mashud lucky to be still out there
30.2 Yuvraj Singh to Khaled Mashud, one run
30.3 Yuvraj Singh to Rajin Saleh, one run, played down to long-on
30.4 Yuvraj Singh to Khaled Mashud, three runs, played away to the deep
backward point region
30.5 Yuvraj Singh to Rajin Saleh, no run, beaten outside the off stump
30.6 Yuvraj Singh to Rajin Saleh, one run, tossed up outside the off
stump, driven down to the long-off region
End of over 31 (6 runs) Bangladesh 145/5 (RR: 4.68 RRR: 204/19 = 10.74)
Yuvraj Singh 3-0-12-0 - Pavilion End
Rajin Saleh 75* (103b 8x4 1x6) Khaled Mashud 5* (6b)
31.1 Harbhajan Singh to Rajin Saleh, one run, cut away to the deep point
region, easy single
one slip in place
31.2 Harbhajan Singh to Khaled Mashud, wide: FOUR, quicker delivery down
the leg side, Dhoni fails to collect it
31.2 Harbhajan Singh to Khaled Mashud, no run
31.3 Harbhajan Singh to Khaled Mashud, no run, turned to midwicket
31.4 Harbhajan Singh to Khaled Mashud, wide: no run, again down the leg
side, this time Dhoni moves across and half stops it
31.4 Harbhajan Singh to Khaled Mashud, legbye: one run, clips the pad
and rolls away behind the stumps on the leg side
31.5 Harbhajan Singh to Rajin Saleh, one run, cut away on the back-foot
to deep point
31.6 Harbhajan Singh to Khaled Mashud, two runs, swept away to fine leg,
easy two to end the over
End of over 32 (11 runs) Bangladesh 156/5 (RR: 4.88 RRR: 193/18 = 10.72)
Harbhajan Singh 8-0-48-1 (3w) - Paltan End
Rajin Saleh 77* (105b 8x4 1x6) Khaled Mashud 7* (10b)
Current run rate - 4.88
Required run rate - 10.72
Bangladesh require another 193 runs with 5 wickets and 18.0 overs
remaining
Current Partnership: 18 runs, 2.3 overs, RR: 7.20
Match State: Drinks
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32.1 Yuvraj Singh to Rajin Saleh, two runs
32.2 Yuvraj Singh to Rajin Saleh, one run, swept away to fine leg
32.3 Yuvraj Singh to Khaled Mashud, one run, again swept away to the
fine leg region
32.4 Yuvraj Singh to Rajin Saleh, one run, pitched outside the leg stump
and turning in, Saleh goes back and works it away behind square on
the leg side
32.5 Yuvraj Singh to Khaled Mashud, one run, played down to long-on, had
to stretch out for it
32.6 Yuvraj Singh to Rajin Saleh, one run, comes down the track and
pushes it wide of the fielder at cover
End of over 33 (7 runs) Bangladesh 163/5 (RR: 4.94 RRR: 186/17 = 10.94)
Yuvraj Singh 4-0-19-0 - Pavilion End
Rajin Saleh 82* (109b 8x4 1x6) Khaled Mashud 9* (12b)
33.1 Tendulkar to Rajin Saleh, no run, on the pads, played straight to
Ganguly at short midwicket
33.2 Tendulkar to Rajin Saleh, no run, short outside the off stump,
Saleh tries to cut it away but makes no contact
33.3 Tendulkar to Rajin Saleh, no run, turned away to the short
midwicket region, more work for Ganguly
33.4 Tendulkar to Rajin Saleh, no run, pushed back to the bowler
33.5 Tendulkar to Rajin Saleh, OUT: got'm! comes down the track and
misses the line completely, Dhoni does the rest, Tendulkar strikes
in his first over, Saleh departs after a fine innings
Bangladesh 163/6, Partnership of 25
Rajin Saleh st Dhoni b Tendulkar 82 (114b 8x4 1x6)
Khaled Mashud 9* (12b) SR Tendulkar 0.5-0-0-1
Khaled Mahmud is the new man in
33.6 Tendulkar to Khaled Mahmud, no run, turned away on the leg side
End of over 34 (maiden) Bangladesh 163/6 (RR: 4.79 RRR: 186/16 = 11.62)
SR Tendulkar 1-1-0-1 - Paltan End
Khaled Mashud 9* (12b) Khaled Mahmud 0* (1b)
34.1 Yuvraj Singh to Khaled Mashud, no run, swept away to the short fine
leg region, Tendulkar moves across quickly and cuts off the single
34.2 Yuvraj Singh to Khaled Mashud, one run, played away to square leg,
easy single
34.3 Yuvraj Singh to Khaled Mahmud, no run, on the middle and off,
defended to the point region
34.4 Yuvraj Singh to Khaled Mahmud, no run, tries to steer it away but
makes no contact
34.5 Yuvraj Singh to Khaled Mahmud, no run, again beaten outside the off
stump
34.6 Yuvraj Singh to Khaled Mahmud, no run
End of over 35 (1 run) Bangladesh 164/6 (RR: 4.69 RRR: 185/15 = 12.33)
Yuvraj Singh 5-0-20-0 - Pavilion End
Khaled Mashud 10* (14b) Khaled Mahmud 0* (5b)
35.1 Tendulkar to Khaled Mashud, no run, played back to the bowler
35.2 Tendulkar to Khaled Mashud, OUT: Sachin strikes again! straighter
one, Mashud tries to sweep it away but makes no contact, ball hits
the pad right in front of the stumps, loud appeal and the finger
goes up straightaway, Bangladesh seven down
Bangladesh 164/7, Partnership of 1
Khaled Mashud lbw b Tendulkar 10 (16b 0x4 0x6)
Khaled Mahmud 0* (5b) SR Tendulkar 1.2-1-0-2
Mushfiqur Rahman is the next man in
Mushfiqur Rahman is the next man in
35.3 Tendulkar to Mushfiqur Rahman, no run, pushed away in front of
point
35.4 Tendulkar to Mushfiqur Rahman, no run, short ball, defended on the
front-foot
35.5 Tendulkar to Mushfiqur Rahman, no run, cut away to the point region
35.6 Tendulkar to Mushfiqur Rahman, no run, driven straight to the cover
fielder
End of over 36 (maiden) Bangladesh 164/7 (RR: 4.56 RRR: 185/14 = 13.21)
SR Tendulkar 2-2-0-2 - Paltan End
Khaled Mahmud 0* (5b) Mushfiqur Rahman 0* (4b)
36.1 Yuvraj Singh to Khaled Mahmud, no run
36.2 Yuvraj Singh to Khaled Mahmud, three runs, width outside the off
stump, played late, gets it past the fielder at gully
36.3 Yuvraj Singh to Mushfiqur Rahman, no run, driven away to the cover
region
36.4 Yuvraj Singh to Mushfiqur Rahman, no run, pushed back to the bowler
36.5 Yuvraj Singh to Mushfiqur Rahman, one run, driven down to the long-
off region
36.6 Yuvraj Singh to Khaled Mahmud, no run, pushed straight to the
fielder at cover
End of over 37 (4 runs) Bangladesh 168/7 (RR: 4.54 RRR: 181/13 = 13.92)
Yuvraj Singh 6-0-24-0 - Pavilion End
Mushfiqur Rahman 1* (7b) Khaled Mahmud 3* (8b)
37.1 Tendulkar to Mushfiqur Rahman, no run, short ball outside the off
stump, played on the back-foot to the cover region
37.2 Tendulkar to Mushfiqur Rahman, no run, quicker delivery, pushed
away to cover
37.3 Tendulkar to Mushfiqur Rahman, no run, forced away straight to the
fielder at point
37.4 Tendulkar to Mushfiqur Rahman, no run, pushed back to the bowler
37.5 Tendulkar to Mushfiqur Rahman, one run, driven down to the long-off
region, finally Tendulkar concedes a run
37.6 Tendulkar to Khaled Mahmud, one run, played down to long-off
End of over 38 (2 runs) Bangladesh 170/7 (RR: 4.47 RRR: 179/12 = 14.92)
SR Tendulkar 3-2-2-2 - Paltan End
Khaled Mahmud 4* (9b) Mushfiqur Rahman 2* (12b)
38.1 Sehwag to Khaled Mahmud, no run
38.2 Sehwag to Khaled Mahmud, two runs
38.3 Sehwag to Khaled Mahmud, no run
38.4 Sehwag to Khaled Mahmud, one run
38.5 Sehwag to Mushfiqur Rahman, no run
38.6 Sehwag to Mushfiqur Rahman, no run
End of over 39 (3 runs) Bangladesh 173/7 (RR: 4.44 RRR: 176/11 = 16.00)
V Sehwag 1-0-3-0 - Pavilion End
Khaled Mahmud 7* (13b) Mushfiqur Rahman 2* (14b)
39.1 Tendulkar to Khaled Mahmud, no run
39.2 Tendulkar to Khaled Mahmud, no run
39.3 Tendulkar to Khaled Mahmud, one run
39.4 Tendulkar to Mushfiqur Rahman, one run
39.5 Tendulkar to Khaled Mahmud, one run
39.6 Tendulkar to Mushfiqur Rahman, one run
End of over 40 (4 runs) Bangladesh 177/7 (RR: 4.43 RRR: 172/10 = 17.20)
SR Tendulkar 4-2-6-2 - Paltan End
Mushfiqur Rahman 4* (16b) Khaled Mahmud 9* (17b)
40.1 Sehwag to Mushfiqur Rahman, no run
40.2 Sehwag to Mushfiqur Rahman, no run
40.3 Sehwag to Mushfiqur Rahman, no run
40.4 Sehwag to Mushfiqur Rahman, no run
40.5 Sehwag to Mushfiqur Rahman, no run, defended down to silly mid-on
40.6 Sehwag to Mushfiqur Rahman, no run, played down to the mid-on
region
End of over 41 (maiden) Bangladesh 177/7 (RR: 4.32 RRR: 172/9 = 19.11)
V Sehwag 2-1-3-0 - Pavilion End
Khaled Mahmud 9* (17b) Mushfiqur Rahman 4* (22b)
41.1 Tendulkar to Khaled Mahmud, one run, turned away on the leg side,
quick single taken, midwicket fielder moves across and fields
41.2 Tendulkar to Mushfiqur Rahman, FOUR, edged down to the third man
boundary, was a thick outside edge, ball hit the keeper's glove
and raced away to the third man boundary
41.3 Tendulkar to Mushfiqur Rahman, one run
41.4 Tendulkar to Khaled Mahmud, no run
41.5 Tendulkar to Khaled Mahmud, no run, defended
41.6 Tendulkar to Khaled Mahmud, no run, pushed straight to the short
third man fielder
End of over 42 (6 runs) Bangladesh 183/7 (RR: 4.36 RRR: 166/8 = 20.75)
SR Tendulkar 5-2-12-2 - Paltan End
Mushfiqur Rahman 9* (24b 1x4) Khaled Mahmud 10* (21b)
42.1 Sehwag to Mushfiqur Rahman, one run, driven away to the deep cover
region
42.2 Sehwag to Khaled Mahmud, no run, turned away to the midwicket
region
42.3 Sehwag to Khaled Mahmud, wide: no run, down the leg side
42.3 Sehwag to Khaled Mahmud, no run, tries to sweep it away but makes
no contact, ball hits the pad and rolls away, loud appeal turned
down
42.4 Sehwag to Khaled Mahmud, one run, played away on the leg side
42.5 Sehwag to Mushfiqur Rahman, one run, played down the track to the
long-on region
42.6 Sehwag to Khaled Mahmud, no run, turned away to the short fine leg
region
End of over 43 (4 runs) Bangladesh 187/7 (RR: 4.35 RRR: 162/7 = 23.14)
V Sehwag 3-1-7-0 (1w) - Pavilion End
Mushfiqur Rahman 11* (26b 1x4) Khaled Mahmud 11* (25b)
43.1 Tendulkar to Mushfiqur Rahman, no run, pushed straight to the
fielder at cover
43.2 Tendulkar to Mushfiqur Rahman, two runs, palyed wide of the fielder
at short third man
43.3 Tendulkar to Mushfiqur Rahman, no run, hit on the pad, appeal
turned down, looked close
43.4 Tendulkar to Mushfiqur Rahman, legbye: three runs, ball clips the
pad and runs down fine
43.5 Tendulkar to Khaled Mahmud, no run, pushed to point
43.6 Tendulkar to Khaled Mahmud, no run, big swing and a miss
End of over 44 (5 runs) Bangladesh 192/7 (RR: 4.36 RRR: 157/6 = 26.17)
SR Tendulkar 6-2-14-2 - Paltan End
Mushfiqur Rahman 13* (30b 1x4) Khaled Mahmud 11* (27b)
44.1 Sehwag to Mushfiqur Rahman, legbye: one run, pitched wide outside
the off stump and turning in, Rahman is bit late, ball hits the
pad and rolls away, appeal for lbw turned down
44.2 Sehwag to Khaled Mahmud, one run, pushed away in front of point,
easy single taken
44.3 Sehwag to Mushfiqur Rahman, no run, played back top the bowler
44.4 Sehwag to Mushfiqur Rahman, no run, pitched wide outside the off
stump and turning in, Rahman tries to cut it away on the back-foot
but makes no contact
44.5 Sehwag to Mushfiqur Rahman, one run, turned away to square leg
44.6 Sehwag to Khaled Mahmud, one run, comes down the track and plays it
down to the long-on region
End of over 45 (4 runs) Bangladesh 196/7 (RR: 4.36 RRR: 153/5 = 30.60)
V Sehwag 4-1-10-0 (1w) - Pavilion End
Khaled Mahmud 13* (29b) Mushfiqur Rahman 14* (34b 1x4)
45.1 Tendulkar to Khaled Mahmud, one run, played wide of Khan at long-on
45.2 Tendulkar to Mushfiqur Rahman, no run, pushed back, Tendulkar moves
across to his left and fields
45.3 Tendulkar to Mushfiqur Rahman, one run, driven down to the long-off
region, easy single
45.4 Tendulkar to Khaled Mahmud, OUT: Tendulkar gets one more! Mahmud
goes for the big one and finds Joginder Sharma at deep midwicket
Bangladesh 198/8, Partnership of 34
Khaled Mahmud c Joginder Sharma b Tendulkar 14 (31b 0x4 0x6)
Mushfiqur Rahman 15* (36b 1x4) SR Tendulkar 6.4-2-16-3
Mashrafe Mortaza is tne next man in
45.5 Tendulkar to Mushfiqur Rahman, one run, cut away to the deep extra
cover region
45.6 Tendulkar to Mashrafe Mortaza, (noball) no run, quicker delivery on
the middle and off, defended to the leg side, 200 up
45.6 Tendulkar to Mashrafe Mortaza, one run, driven away to the deep
cover region, Mortaza off the mark
End of over 46 (5 runs) Bangladesh 201/8 (RR: 4.37 RRR: 148/4 = 37.00)
SR Tendulkar 7-2-19-3 (1nb) - Paltan End
Mashrafe Mortaza 1* (2b) Mushfiqur Rahman 16* (37b 1x4)
46.1 Sehwag to Mashrafe Mortaza, one run, played down to long-off
46.2 Sehwag to Mushfiqur Rahman, one run, driven down to long-off
46.3 Sehwag to Mashrafe Mortaza, SIX, big one! swung away over the
midwicket fence, clean hit
46.4 Sehwag to Mashrafe Mortaza, no run, turned away straight to the
fielder at midwicket
46.5 Sehwag to Mashrafe Mortaza, no run
46.6 Sehwag to Mashrafe Mortaza, wide: no run
46.6 Sehwag to Mashrafe Mortaza, one run, slightly short, Mortaza goes
after it and ends up with a top edge down to the third man region
End of over 47 (10 runs) Bangladesh 211/8 (RR: 4.49 RRR: 138/3 = 46.00)
V Sehwag 5-1-20-0 (2w) - Pavilion End
Mashrafe Mortaza 9* (7b 1x6) Mushfiqur Rahman 17* (38b 1x4)
47.1 Tendulkar to Mashrafe Mortaza, FOUR, pulled away in front of
square, another good hit
47.2 Tendulkar to Mashrafe Mortaza, no run, on the middle and leg,
defended on the front-foot
47.3 Tendulkar to Mashrafe Mortaza, SIX, Another massive six! tossed up
outside the off stump, in the slot, lofted over the long-off
fence, Mortaza brings the crowd back into the game
47.4 Tendulkar to Mashrafe Mortaza, two runs, inside edge down to fine
leg
47.5 Tendulkar to Mashrafe Mortaza, (noball) legbye: two runs, swing and
a miss, was plumb but...
47.5 Tendulkar to Mashrafe Mortaza, no run
47.6 Tendulkar to Mashrafe Mortaza, one run
End of over 48 (16 runs) Bangladesh 227/8 (RR: 4.73 RRR: 122/2 = 61.00)
SR Tendulkar 8-2-35-3 (2nb) - Paltan End
Mashrafe Mortaza 22* (14b 1x4 2x6) Mushfiqur Rahman 17* (38b 1x4)
48.1 Sehwag to Mashrafe Mortaza, one run, played away to the deep
midwicket region
48.2 Sehwag to Mushfiqur Rahman, no run, cut away behind the stumps on
the off side
48.3 Sehwag to Mushfiqur Rahman, one run, turned away to the short fine
leg region
48.4 Sehwag to Mashrafe Mortaza, FOUR, driven down to the long-on
fence, more runs
48.5 Sehwag to Mashrafe Mortaza, FOUR, swung away to the midwicket
fence, Mortaza on the rampage here!
48.6 Sehwag to Mashrafe Mortaza, one run, turned away on the leg side
for a single
End of over 49 (11 runs) Bangladesh 238/8 (RR: 4.86 RRR: 111/1 = 111.00)
V Sehwag 6-1-31-0 (2w) - Pavilion End
Mashrafe Mortaza 32* (18b 3x4 2x6) Mushfiqur Rahman 18* (40b 1x4)
last over coming up
49.1 Tendulkar to Mashrafe Mortaza, one run, pulled away to the deep
midwicket region, Sharma fials to hold on to a hard chance
49.2 Tendulkar to Mushfiqur Rahman, one run, pushed to extra cover
49.3 Tendulkar to Mashrafe Mortaza, SIX, Mortaza! Mortaza! comes down
the track and lofts it over long-on, another massive six
49.4 Tendulkar to Mashrafe Mortaza, OUT: again tries to do the same but
misses the line on this occasion, Dhoni does the rest, fourth
wicket for Tendulkar
Bangladesh 246/9, Partnership of 48
Mashrafe Mortaza st Dhoni b Tendulkar 39 (21b 3x4 3x6)
Mushfiqur Rahman 19* (41b 1x4) SR Tendulkar 8.4-2-43-4 (2nb)
Hasibul Hossain is the next man in
49.5 Tendulkar to Hasibul Hossain, one run, walks down the track and
plays it wide of the fielder at mid-off, easy single
49.6 Tendulkar to Mushfiqur Rahman, wide: no run, down the leg side
49.6 Tendulkar to Mushfiqur Rahman, (noball) FOUR, pulled away on the
back-foot to the square leg fence
49.6 Tendulkar to Mushfiqur Rahman, FOUR, outside the off stump, cut
away to the vacant backward point boundary
End of over 50 (19 runs) Bangladesh 257/9 (RR: 5.14 RRR: 92/0 = 0.00)
SR Tendulkar 9-2-54-4 (1w 3nb) - Paltan End
Hasibul Hossain 1* (1b) Mushfiqur Rahman 27* (43b 3x4)
India win the match by 91 runs, and the series 2-1
In the end a fighting effort by the Bangladesh batsmen, 349 was
always going to a tough ask
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Man of the Match: Virender Sehwag
Man of the Series: Mohammad Kaif.