ICC World T20 2014: India vs Bangladesh – As it happened...

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Zee Media Bureau Mirpur: After winning two matches in a row, India will be high on confidence as they take on Bangladesh in the 24th match of the ICC World Twenty20 to be played at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur. SCORECARD» | COMMENTARY» | REPORT» ============================================================== India innings: Over 18.3 || Score 141/2 6 needed from 12 ball. Dhoni takes a single off the first ball. 5 needed from 11. Kohli drove the first ball through covers for a single, and despite a fumble from the fielder at deep cover, Dhoni doesn't go for the second run. If you want to know why, it is because MSD hammers the next ball straight down the ground and finishes it off with a Six, yet again! India have won their third consecuitve match, and have sealed their spot for the semis. Virat Kohli 57* (50b) MS Dhoni 22* (12b) =================================================== Over 18 || Score 133/2 Mortaza to bowl his final over. Four runs from the over. 6 needed from 12 balls. Will Dhoni once again finish it off with a Six? =================================================== Over 17 || Score 129/2 Al-Amin Hossain to bowl his final over. Fourth ball was slightly short and Dhoni stayed in the crease and lifted it over mid-off for a boundary! Hossain bowled a short ball to end the over, and Dhoni pulled it for a Six over midwicket! India now need 10 runs to win from the last three overs. =================================================== Over 16 || Score 116/2 Mortaza to bowl his third over. And Rohit has thrown his wicket away! Mortaza bowled a low full-toss and Sharma hit it straight to the fielder at point. A good knock from Rohit comes to an end. And guess what, MS Dhoni promotes himself ahead of Yuvraj Singh. India need 22 runs to win from 24 balls. RG Sharma c Nasir Hossain b Mashrafe Mortaza 56 (44b) =================================================== Over 15 || Score 112/1 Al-Amin Hossain to bowl his third over. First ball was short and wide and Rohit had enough time to slap it past the fielder at point for a boundary! Kohli took a single at long-on off the third ball and reached his half-century off 41 balls. There isn't a better display of batting, when these two are in their full flow. Eight runs from the over. Virat Kohli 51* (42b) Rohit Sharma 56* (43b) =================================================== Over 14 || Score 104/1 Mahmudullah has been brought into the attack. Rohit took a single off the last ball and reached his half-century off just 39 balls. These two are looking unstoppable now. Seven runs from the over. =================================================== Over 13 || Score 97/1 Shakib to bowl his final over. Once again, these two didn't take any chance against Shakib, who ends his spell without taking a wicket. Five runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 12 || Score 92/1 Ziaur Rahman has been brought back into the attack. Kohli played a late cut off the fifth ball and guided it past third man for a boundary! Nine runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 11 || Score 83/1 Shakib to bowl his third over. These two are batting cleverly, didn't take any risks against Bangladesh's best bowler. Six runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 10 || Score 77/1 Gazi to bowl his final over. Kohli came down the wicket off the second ball, and slapped it past midwicket for a boundary! Gazi bowled a short ball, Kohli hammered it off the back foot through covers for another boundary! These two have found their rhythm now, elegant batting at display! 13 runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 9 || Score 64/1 Ziaur Rahman has been brought into the attack. Sharma slapped the fourth ball high in the air towards midwicket, where Gazi and Anamul almost collided with each other and the catch was dropped as well. Rohit rubbed salt into Bangladesh's wounds as he slapped a boundary past midwicket off the last ball. Nine runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 8 || Score 55/1 Gazi to bowl his second over. Five runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 7 || Score 50/1 Mortaza has been brought back into the attack. Second ball was bowled at the leg side and Sharma used the pace and guided it fine past fine leg for a boundary! 11 runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 6 || Score 39/1 Shakib to continue. Sharma charged down the wicket off the third ball and hit it towards wide of long-on for a boundary! Sharma charged down the wicket off the last ball as well and hit it powerfully over extra-cover for another boundary! Ten runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 5 || Score 29/1 Al-Amin Hossain to continue. Kohli got a length delivery and he spanked it over long-off for a Six! The last ball was a front foot no ball and Sharma hit it straight to the fielder at mid-on, for a single. 11 runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 4 || Score 18/1 Shakib Al Hasan brought into the attack. Five runs from the over. India haven't managed to hit a single boundary so far, the only six came from Rohit's willow. ============================================================== Over 3 || Score 13/1 Surprisingly, Mortaza bowled just one over, and now Al-Amin Hossain comes into the attack. First ball was short and slightly wide, Rohit Sharma got into position early and slapped that over deep square leg for a Six! Dhawan was struggling to play his strokes, he charged down the wicket off the fifth ball and got an bottom edge which hit the stumps, Dhawan is OUT! Virat Kohli is the new man in, excellent start from the hosts so far. S Dhawan b Al-Amin Hossain 1 (6b) ============================================================== Over 2 || Score 6/0 Sohag Gazi has been brought into the attack. Just three from the over. Good start by Bangladesh so far. They have got the openers under some sort of pressure. ============================================================== Over 1 || Score 3/0 Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma to open for India, Mashrafe Mortaza will bowl the first over. Three runs from the first over, good start by Mortaza. ============================================================== Bangladesh innings: Over 20 || Score 138/7 Amit Mishra will bowl the final over. Nasir Hossain charged down the wicket off the first ball, it spun away from him and Mishra gets his second wicket! Ziaur Rahman is the new man in. He decided to charge from the first ball, hits it straight to Jadeja at long-off! Now Amit Mishra is on a hat-trick. Misses it by a whisker and Mahmudullah doesn't read the length and was almost bowled. Mashrafe Mortaza charged down the wicket off the last ball and hit it over deep midwicket for a Six! Seven runs from the over. Mishra has picked three wickets for just 26 runs. Can he win his third consecutive Man of the Match award? It is a decent score from the hosts, but India shouldn't have too many problems chasing it, considering the way their batsmen have performed so far in the series. Ziaur Rahman c Jadeja b Mishra 0 (1b) Nasir Hossain st Dhoni b Mishra 16 (17b) ============================================================== Over 19 || Score 131/5 Bhuvneshwar to bowl his third over. He begins with a low full-toss, Nasir Hossain works it through covers for a boundary! Six runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 18 || Score 125/5 Shami to bowl his third over. He begins with a length ball and Mahmudullah worked it fine over extra-cover and is looked like a boundary, before Jadeja dived running forward and saved two precious runs! Mahmudullah is looking in a devastating mood, Shami bowls a slower one and he slaps it over midwicket for a boundary! Mahmudullah tried to make some room for himself off the fifth ball, got a bottom edge which rushed past fine leg for another boundary! Excellent over for Bangladesh, 15 runs from it. ============================================================== Over 17 || Score 110/5 Mishra to bowl his third over. He begins with a length ball and Mahmudullah slaps it fine over deep midwicket for a Six! Fifth ball was short, Mahmudullah waited for it and worked it fine past the fielder at point for a boundary! 12 runs from the over. Mahmudullah is growing in confidence. ============================================================== Over 16 || Score 98/5 Ashwin has been brilliant today and he will bowl his final over. Mahmudullah read the fifth ball – a carrom ball and swept that fine through fine leg for a boundary! Eight runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 15 || Score 90/5 Jadeja to bowl his final over. There was an stumping chance again Mahmudullah in that over, but it wasn't out. Jadeja bowled a quicker fifth ball to Mahmudullah with some width on offer and the batsmen used the pace and worked it fine past deep backward point for a boundary! Five runs from the over, Jadeja has been wicketless today. ============================================================== Over 14 || Score 85/5 Raina to bowl his second over. Three runs from the over. Raina has so far conceded just 11 runs from his two overs. ============================================================== Over 13 || Score 82/5 Mishra to bowl his second over. Mishra bowled another brilliant googly to end the over, Anamul was flummoxed by it and bowled! Mishra continues to impress with his variations. Six runs from the over. Anamul Haque b Mishra 44 (43b) ============================================================== Over 12 || Score 76/4 Jadeja to bowl his second over. Anamul Haque charged down the wicket off the fourth ball, went inside-out over extra-cover for another Six! Anamul is playing a gem of an innings here and the local crowd is loving it! Nine runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 11 || Score 67/4 Shami finally comes back into the attack. Anamul played the shot of the day when he charged down the wicket off the third ball and slapped it over extra-cover for a Six! Mushfiqur got some room off the fifth ball and played a cut shot past point for a boundary! Bangladesh lose another wicket as Mushfiqur is caught at midwicket by Kohli! That was an unnecessary stroke by the Bangladeshi skipper as enough runs had come from that over. 11 runs from the over, Nasir Hossain is the new man in. Mushfiqur Rahim c Kohli b Mohammed Shami 24 (21b) ============================================================== Over 10 || Score 56/3 Shami was looking all set to bowl his second over, Dhoni changed his mind at the last moment and Amit Mishra has been brought into the attack. Five runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 9 || Score 51/3 Jadeja to continue. Mushfiqur charged down the wicket off the second ball, got an edge which went over third man for a boundary! Mushfiqur swept the next ball over midwicket for another boundary! Eight runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 8 || Score 43/3 Suresh Raina has been brought into the attack. Third ball was too short, and Mushfiqur pulled it for a boundary through deep square leg. Eight runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 7 || Score 35/3 Ravindra Jadeja has been brought into the attack immediately after the powerplay. Anamul charged down the wicket off the fifth ball, got a top edge which flew past third man for a boundary! Eight runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 6 || Score 27/3 Ashwin to continue. Anamul Haque cleared extra-cover off the third ball for a boundary! Five runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 5 || Score 22/3 Bhuvneshwar has been brought into the attack. And now Shakib is bowled first ball! Shakib went down the wicket and played a loose stroke as the ball hit his off-stump. One run and a wicket for Bhuvan. India putting enormous pressure on the hosts. Shakib Al Hasan b Kumar 1 (2b) ============================================================== Over 4 || Score 21/2 Ashwin to continue. And he strikes, Tamim is caught by Raina! Tamim was looking to defend the ball, but it took a thick edge and Raina doesn't miss many! Shamsur Rahman is the new man in. And he is out for a first-ball duck! For some reasons, Rahman tried to score from the first ball, he hit it straight to Rohit Sharma at deep midwicket! Ashwin has two from two, he's on a hat-trick! Shakib Al Hasan is the new man in. No hat trick for Ashwin as Shakib scores a single off the hat-trick ball. The hosts are now under tremendous pressure. Just one run from the over and two wickets for Ashwin. Superb spell from him so far. Shamsur Rahman c Sharma b Ashwin 0 (1b) Tamim Iqbal c Raina b Ashwin 6 (10b) ============================================================== Over 3 || Score 20/0 Mohammed Shami has been brought into the attack. And Dhawan misses an easy run-out chance off he first ball! Anamul Haque played the first ball straight to mid-n and went for a single, but refused it, as the ball went straight into the hands of Dhawan, who had ample of time to dislodge the bails the non-striker's end, but he chose to aim a throw which missed the stumps. Tamim wasn't even in the frame. Anamul Haque was offered some room off the third ball and he once again drove that through covers for another boundary! Five runs from the over. ============================================================== Over 2 || Score 15/0 Ashwin to bowl the second over. Good start from the spinner, just two runs from it. ============================================================== Over 1 || Score 13/0 Bhuvneshwar Kumar to bowl the first over, Tamim Iqbal and . Iqbal made some room off the second ball which flew over the slip cordon for a boundary! Fourth ball was a length delivery, and Anamul Haque drove that through covers for a boundary! Anamul Haque was bowled a delivery at the pads and he handsomely worked that through deep square leg for a boundary! The crowd has gone berserk, excellent start for the hosts. 13 runs from the over ============================================================== TOSS: India have won the toss and MS Dhoni has decided to bowl first. MS Dhoni-led side has won their first two matches against Pakistan and West Indies in convincing manner. While the key batsmen have found form, the spinners have performed exceptionally well for the team. India are now looking a very formidable side with the likes of Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin and Amit Mishra in their squad. While the middle-order is yet to be tested, MS Dhoni won`t mind the top order batsmen chasing scores in comprehensive manner. In the pace department, Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled a fine spell against the Windies and his swing troubled the openers which turned the match in India`s favour right from the start. Bangladesh on the other hand have looked clueless in the series so far. Nothing seems to have been working for them. They lost their first match against West Indies where their batsmen had a tough time tackling the medium-pace of Krishkumar Santokie. Chasin 171 to win, the hosts were bundled out for just 98 runs. Onus will be once again on their star player Shakib al Hasan who was dismissed for a first-ball duck.