20:57
B'desh 9-0 (2 ovs) vs India 166-6 | Scorecard
Ashish Nehra to open the bowling for India, who would be feeling quite comfortable after putting up a good total on a difficult wicket.
Nehra makes a good start, with five dot balls in a row to Soumya Sarkar, who tucks the last ball to fine leg for three runs to get off the mark.
Jasprit Bumrah to bowl the second over. He starts with a long hop which Sarkar cracks over point for a four to wake up the crowd, who had gone quiet in the last hour or so.
Sarkar picks a quick single before Mohammad Mithun picks one to get off the mark.
Bumrah gets one to slant across left-handed Sarkar, who is beaten three deliveries in a row as Bangladesh reach nine for no loss in two overs.
B'desh 9-0 (2 ovs) vs India 166-6 | Scorecard
Ashish Nehra to open the bowling for India, who would be feeling quite comfortable after putting up a good total on a difficult wicket.
Nehra makes a good start, with five dot balls in a row to Soumya Sarkar, who tucks the last ball to fine leg for three runs to get off the mark.
Jasprit Bumrah to bowl the second over. He starts with a long hop which Sarkar cracks over point for a four to wake up the crowd, who had gone quiet in the last hour or so.
Sarkar picks a quick single before Mohammad Mithun picks one to get off the mark.
Bumrah gets one to slant across left-handed Sarkar, who is beaten three deliveries in a row as Bangladesh reach nine for no loss in two overs.
20:39 Rohit blasts 55-ball 83 to power India to 166:
India 166-6 (20 ovs) vs B'desh | Scorecard
Mustafizur is back. Pandya plays his favourite slash off the first delivery and gets a boundary through thirdman. However, the left-arm pacer beats Pandya off the next two deliveries, bowling it full and wide outside the off-stump.
He drives the fifth ball down the ground for two runs and is beaten off the last ball but manages to steal a bye from the last ball of the over.
Al-Amin to bowl the final over of the innings. Pandya takes a single from the first ball before Rohit is dismissed off the next.
Rohit looks for a big shot over the leg side but fails to find the distance and is caught on the leg side after a superb innings of 83 from 55 balls, having hit seven fours and three sixes.
Two balls later, Pandya also perishes as he is caught at long-on after a quickfire innings of 31 from 18 balls, having hit four boundaries.
Dhoni smashes the fifth ball down the ground for two runs before he pulls the last ball over square leg for a six to end the innings in style.
India finish on a healthy 166 for six in their 20 overs.
The visitors managed to turnaround things in style after a horror start. They were struggling on 52 for three after 10 overs, but smashed 114 runs in the next 10 overs.
Rohit, who was dropped on 21, made the Bangladeshis pay big time as he blasted 83 from 55 balls, while Pandya played a crucial innings of 31 from 18 balls.
Al-Amin was the best bowler for Bangladesh as he took three for 37 but Mustafizur went for runs, giving away 40 in his four overs.
India 166-6 (20 ovs) vs B'desh | Scorecard
Mustafizur is back. Pandya plays his favourite slash off the first delivery and gets a boundary through thirdman. However, the left-arm pacer beats Pandya off the next two deliveries, bowling it full and wide outside the off-stump.
He drives the fifth ball down the ground for two runs and is beaten off the last ball but manages to steal a bye from the last ball of the over.
Al-Amin to bowl the final over of the innings. Pandya takes a single from the first ball before Rohit is dismissed off the next.
Rohit looks for a big shot over the leg side but fails to find the distance and is caught on the leg side after a superb innings of 83 from 55 balls, having hit seven fours and three sixes.
Two balls later, Pandya also perishes as he is caught at long-on after a quickfire innings of 31 from 18 balls, having hit four boundaries.
Dhoni smashes the fifth ball down the ground for two runs before he pulls the last ball over square leg for a six to end the innings in style.
India finish on a healthy 166 for six in their 20 overs.
The visitors managed to turnaround things in style after a horror start. They were struggling on 52 for three after 10 overs, but smashed 114 runs in the next 10 overs.
Rohit, who was dropped on 21, made the Bangladeshis pay big time as he blasted 83 from 55 balls, while Pandya played a crucial innings of 31 from 18 balls.
Al-Amin was the best bowler for Bangladesh as he took three for 37 but Mustafizur went for runs, giving away 40 in his four overs.
20:25 Rohit, Pandya on the attack as Bangladesh suffer:
India 149-4 (18 ovs) vs B'desh | Scorecard
Mustafizur comes back. The first ball is a bit short as Pandya slashes it square past point for a four before he takes a single.
No stopping Rohit now as he lofts Mustafizur over midwicket for a six as Shakib on the fence makes a superb effort but is unable to hold on.
Pandya gets a thick outside edge as the fielder at thirdman fumbles giving away two runs. The left-arm pacer tries a bouncer but it slips down the leg side and is called a wide. India on fire at the moment, having smashed 33 runs from the last 11 deliveries.
The last ball is in the slot, full and on the pads as Pandya whips it over the midwicket fence for a six to make it 21 runs from the over.
India's run rate has touched the eight-runs per over mark as they race to 136 for four in 17 overs.
Al-Amin comes back. Rohit drives the first ball through the covers for two runs and takes one from the next.
The next ball is short and Pandya slashes it square for a four before crashing the next through midwicket for another boundary.
Another big over for India as 13 come from it to take the score to 149 for four in 18 overs.
Rohit has been batting superbly on 82 from 53 balls, while Pandya has stroked 24 from 10 balls.
India 149-4 (18 ovs) vs B'desh | Scorecard
Mustafizur comes back. The first ball is a bit short as Pandya slashes it square past point for a four before he takes a single.
No stopping Rohit now as he lofts Mustafizur over midwicket for a six as Shakib on the fence makes a superb effort but is unable to hold on.
Pandya gets a thick outside edge as the fielder at thirdman fumbles giving away two runs. The left-arm pacer tries a bouncer but it slips down the leg side and is called a wide. India on fire at the moment, having smashed 33 runs from the last 11 deliveries.
The last ball is in the slot, full and on the pads as Pandya whips it over the midwicket fence for a six to make it 21 runs from the over.
India's run rate has touched the eight-runs per over mark as they race to 136 for four in 17 overs.
Al-Amin comes back. Rohit drives the first ball through the covers for two runs and takes one from the next.
The next ball is short and Pandya slashes it square for a four before crashing the next through midwicket for another boundary.
Another big over for India as 13 come from it to take the score to 149 for four in 18 overs.
Rohit has been batting superbly on 82 from 53 balls, while Pandya has stroked 24 from 10 balls.
20:14 Rohit blasts half-century rallies India:
India 115-4 (16 ovs) vs B'desh | Scorecard
Mortaza comes back as Rohit drives the first ball to the deep on the off-side for a single and Pandya picks a single off the next.
Rohit goes after Mortaza as he comes down the track and lofts it straight down the ground and it carries all the way over long-off for a six. He pulls the next ball and gets it in the gap over midwicket for a four.
Rohit in full flow at the moment. He makes room and smashes the last ball through the covers for a splendid boundary.
Rohit has smashed his way to 72 from 49 balls, hitting seven fours and two sixes, to take India to 115 for four in 16 overs.
India 115-4 (16 ovs) vs B'desh | Scorecard
Mortaza comes back as Rohit drives the first ball to the deep on the off-side for a single and Pandya picks a single off the next.
Rohit goes after Mortaza as he comes down the track and lofts it straight down the ground and it carries all the way over long-off for a six. He pulls the next ball and gets it in the gap over midwicket for a four.
Rohit in full flow at the moment. He makes room and smashes the last ball through the covers for a splendid boundary.
Rohit has smashed his way to 72 from 49 balls, hitting seven fours and two sixes, to take India to 115 for four in 16 overs.
India 97-4 (15 ovs) vs B'desh | Scorecard
The experienced Shakib comes back. Three singles from the first three balls before Yuvraj tries the reverse sweep but fails to connect followed by two singles from the last two balls of the over.
Mustafizur, who bowled just one over in his first spell, comes back for his second spell. Rohit steers the first ball to thirdman for a single before Yuvraj drives the second ball straight as the fielder at mid-off fails to stop it and gives away a four.
Four singles from the last four balls helps India sustain the momentum as they pick nine from the over to reach 90 for three in 14 overs.
Rohit drives the first ball of Shakib's third over down to long-off for a single to bring up his half-century, from 42 balls.
Yuvraj content to take the singles and bring his partner back on strike. Rohit goes down on one knee and sweeps Shakib square on the leg side for a four.
Yuvraj plays the slog sweep but ends up hitting it straight to the fielder at deep midwicket to fall for 15.
Hardik Pandya is sent in ahead of Dhoni as India look keen to attack the bowlers in the last five overs.
India are on course for a total around the 150-run mark as they reach 97 for four in 15 overs.
India 76-3 (12 ovs) vs B'desh | Scorecard
Taskin comes back, replacing Shakib, who bowled just one over. The first ball is wide and full as Rohit goes after it but is beaten and the second ball is an exact action replay of the first.
Rohit (21) makes connection with the third ball, another half-volley, but hits is straight to the fielder at point who drops a straightforward chance.
Taskin drops short and wide as Rohit manages to hit it past point for a much-needed boundary for the Indians.
The next ball is even worse but Rohit has no complaints as he slashes a short wide ball over the thirdman fence for a six.
The last ball is steered fine but the fielder at thirdman run across but lets it go through his legs for another four.
14 runs from the over gives the Indian innings a slight lift as they reach 66 for three in 11 overs, with Rohit playing a good hand on 35 from 31 balls.
Yuvraj is happy to give the strike to Rohit, who is looking in good touch. He drives Mortaza through the covers for two runs before pulling the next ball fine for a four.
Yuvraj pulls the fifth ball to deep midwicket to bring up his 1000 runs in T20 Internationals, from 47 matches.
10 runs from the over, making it 24 from the last two, as India recover slightly to reach 76 for three in 12 overs.
19:46
India 52-3 (10 ovs) vs B'desh | Scorecard
Spin from both ends as left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan comes into the attack. He makes a tidy start, giving away just four singles as both Rohit and Yuvraj look to milk the spinner around with taking any risks.
Rohit uses his feet to Mahmudullah, who drives it down to long-on for one and Yuvraj turns the third ball on the leg side for another single.
No fielder in the cover region inside the circle as Bangladesh are content to give away the single.
Five singles from the over takes India to 52 for three in 10 overs with Rohit on 21 and Yuvraj on five.
India 52-3 (10 ovs) vs B'desh | Scorecard
Spin from both ends as left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan comes into the attack. He makes a tidy start, giving away just four singles as both Rohit and Yuvraj look to milk the spinner around with taking any risks.
Rohit uses his feet to Mahmudullah, who drives it down to long-on for one and Yuvraj turns the third ball on the leg side for another single.
No fielder in the cover region inside the circle as Bangladesh are content to give away the single.
Five singles from the over takes India to 52 for three in 10 overs with Rohit on 21 and Yuvraj on five.
India 43-3 (8 ovs) vs B'desh | Scorecard
Off-spinner Mahmudullah comes into the attack. And he claims the key wicket of Raina, who is bowled for 13.
Three singles from the first four deliveries before Raina decides to attack the part-time spinner and ends up losing his wicket. He charged down the track but was beaten comprehensively and missed it completely to be bowled.
India sink further as they are reduced to 42 for three in the eighth over.
New batsman Yuvraj Singh gets off the mark with a single on the off-side.
19:34
India 39-2 (7 ovs) vs B'desh | Scorecard
Al-Amin comes back as Mustafizur gets a break. Raina decides not to hold back as he makes room and crashes the second ball of the over through the covers for a four. That was risky but Raina makes his intent quite clear early on in his innings.
Two balls later, he attempts another lofted shot over the off-side but this time he is beaten all ends up.
Al-Amin bowls a poor delivery, short and wide, as Raina goes back and slashes it past point for the second four of the over. That was a gift!
Raina looks to heave the last ball over the leg side but is beaten again as the ball goes over the stumps.
India have struggled in the Powerplay as they reach 31 for two in six overs.
Rohit has not had much to do in the first six overs, facing just 11 balls for 10 runs. He defends the first ball of Mortaza's second over before turning the next ball through the leg side for two runs and then takes a single.
Mortaza attempts a bouncer to Raina but it is too high and is called a wide. The next ball is driven past point for two runs before taking a single and Rohit gets one from the last ball to retain strike.
India 39-2 (7 ovs) vs B'desh | Scorecard
Al-Amin comes back as Mustafizur gets a break. Raina decides not to hold back as he makes room and crashes the second ball of the over through the covers for a four. That was risky but Raina makes his intent quite clear early on in his innings.
Two balls later, he attempts another lofted shot over the off-side but this time he is beaten all ends up.
Al-Amin bowls a poor delivery, short and wide, as Raina goes back and slashes it past point for the second four of the over. That was a gift!
Raina looks to heave the last ball over the leg side but is beaten again as the ball goes over the stumps.
India have struggled in the Powerplay as they reach 31 for two in six overs.
Rohit has not had much to do in the first six overs, facing just 11 balls for 10 runs. He defends the first ball of Mortaza's second over before turning the next ball through the leg side for two runs and then takes a single.
Mortaza attempts a bouncer to Raina but it is too high and is called a wide. The next ball is driven past point for two runs before taking a single and Rohit gets one from the last ball to retain strike.
19:25 Kohli fails with the bat, India in trouble:
India 23-2 (5 ovs) vs B'desh | Scorecard
Another bowling change as captain Mashrafe Mortaza comes into the attack. The first ball is short as Rohit pulls but fails to make proper connection and gets two runs to deep square leg before taking a quick single to mid-off from the second delivery.
Kohli tries another big shot down the ground and this time he makes connection but ends up hitting it straight into the hands of the fielder at mid-off.
A poor innings from Kohli (8) as he looked to attack the bowlers on a difficult wicket for batting instead of trying to play out the new ball.
India in trouble as they are reduced to 22 for two in the fifth over.
Suresh Raina has a nervous poke outside the off-stump as Mortaza gets a bit of carry before he gets a single from the last ball.
India 23-2 (5 ovs) vs B'desh | Scorecard
Another bowling change as captain Mashrafe Mortaza comes into the attack. The first ball is short as Rohit pulls but fails to make proper connection and gets two runs to deep square leg before taking a quick single to mid-off from the second delivery.
Kohli tries another big shot down the ground and this time he makes connection but ends up hitting it straight into the hands of the fielder at mid-off.
A poor innings from Kohli (8) as he looked to attack the bowlers on a difficult wicket for batting instead of trying to play out the new ball.
India in trouble as they are reduced to 22 for two in the fifth over.
Suresh Raina has a nervous poke outside the off-stump as Mortaza gets a bit of carry before he gets a single from the last ball.
19:20 India struggle after Dhawan's early dismissal:
India 19-1 (4 ovs) vs B'desh | Scorecard
Taskin continues as Kohli has a close shave. He tries to drive the third ball but gets a thick inside edge which narrowly misses the stumps and goes behind the wicket for a four. Kohli takes a single from the next ball before Rohit is gifted two runs from the last ball courtesy of an overthrow as India reach 16 for no loss in three overs.
This is some contest now as Bangladesh's pace sensation Mustafizur Rahman is called into the attack and facing him is Virat Kohli, one of the leading batsmen in world cricket at the moment.
The first ball is quick but a bit wayward and is called a wide outside the off-stump. He defends the next ball before jumping down the track but fails to make any connection.
The third ball is a bit short as Kohli defends it off the backfoot and has a brief yes-no moment with Rohit as they deliberate over a single before backing out.
Mustafizur gets some extra bounce as Kohli flicks it off his hips past short fine leg for a couple. He again comes down the track and makes room but is beate yet again.
This is a good start for Bangladesh as India struggle to 19 for one in four overs on a wicket offering a lot of assistance to the pacers.
India 19-1 (4 ovs) vs B'desh | Scorecard
Taskin continues as Kohli has a close shave. He tries to drive the third ball but gets a thick inside edge which narrowly misses the stumps and goes behind the wicket for a four. Kohli takes a single from the next ball before Rohit is gifted two runs from the last ball courtesy of an overthrow as India reach 16 for no loss in three overs.
This is some contest now as Bangladesh's pace sensation Mustafizur Rahman is called into the attack and facing him is Virat Kohli, one of the leading batsmen in world cricket at the moment.
The first ball is quick but a bit wayward and is called a wide outside the off-stump. He defends the next ball before jumping down the track but fails to make any connection.
The third ball is a bit short as Kohli defends it off the backfoot and has a brief yes-no moment with Rohit as they deliberate over a single before backing out.
Mustafizur gets some extra bounce as Kohli flicks it off his hips past short fine leg for a couple. He again comes down the track and makes room but is beate yet again.
This is a good start for Bangladesh as India struggle to 19 for one in four overs on a wicket offering a lot of assistance to the pacers.
India 9-1 (2 ovs) vs B'desh | Scorecard
Pacer Al-Amin Hossain to bowl the second over. The first ball is wide as Dhawan steers it to thirdman where a slight fumble allows him to steal a second run. Two balls later, Hossain breaches through Dhawan's defences to bowl him.
The left-hander played down the wrong line and misses it completely to be bowled for two as India lose an early wicket.
Virat Kohli, who was rested for the Sri Lanka series, walks in at No. 3. He gets off the mark immediately with a single to thirdman. Rohit settles some nerves in the dressing room as he strokes the last ball of the over in some style through the covers for the first boundary of the match.
19:06
India 2-0 (1 ov) vs B'desh | Scorecard
Taskin Ahmed to open the bowling for Bangladesh and gets a huge cheer from the local fans as he gets ready to bowl the first over.
Rohit Sharma on strike first up. The first ball comes in sharply as Rohit defends it awkwardly before he steers the next to thirdman for one to get off the mark.
Shikhar Dhawan gets a leg bye as he misses the flick off the next. Rohit goes after a wide short delivery but is beaten by some extra bounce and is lucky not to have edged it as two runs come from the first over.
India 2-0 (1 ov) vs B'desh | Scorecard
Taskin Ahmed to open the bowling for Bangladesh and gets a huge cheer from the local fans as he gets ready to bowl the first over.
Rohit Sharma on strike first up. The first ball comes in sharply as Rohit defends it awkwardly before he steers the next to thirdman for one to get off the mark.
Shikhar Dhawan gets a leg bye as he misses the flick off the next. Rohit goes after a wide short delivery but is beaten by some extra bounce and is lucky not to have edged it as two runs come from the first over.
18:33 Bangladesh elect to bowl, Dhoni fit to play: Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza has won the toss and has no hesitation in electing to bowl on a greenish-looking wicket in Mirpur.
They are playing four fast bowlers to take advantage of the conditions.
For India, Virat Kohli comes in to the playing eleven in place of Ajinkya Rahane.
They are playing four fast bowlers to take advantage of the conditions.
For India, Virat Kohli comes in to the playing eleven in place of Ajinkya Rahane.
18:30 Dhoni fit to play against Bangladesh: The big news is that India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has recovered from his back spasms and will lead the team in the opening match against Bangladesh.
He has just walked out for the toss with Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza to a huge cheer from the fans at the Mirpur stadium.
He has just walked out for the toss with Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza to a huge cheer from the fans at the Mirpur stadium.
18:05 Captain Dhoni skipped the batting and fielding sessions on Tuesday and instead had a light jogging session.
He then oversaw the batting session of Ravindra Jadeja and Hardik Pandya, offering them valuable inputs in the nets.
The big question for India today is whether captain Dhoni will be fit to play?
He then oversaw the batting session of Ravindra Jadeja and Hardik Pandya, offering them valuable inputs in the nets.
The big question for India today is whether captain Dhoni will be fit to play?
18:04 A green pitch on offer for today's match, says Harsha Bhogle, something which is rarely seen in the sub-continent.
"Never seen anything as green as this track at Mirpur on the sub -continent!," says Harsha Bhogle on Twitter.
"Never seen anything as green as this track at Mirpur on the sub -continent!," says Harsha Bhogle on Twitter.
It rained heavily earlier in the day leaving a big question over the match but the rain has stayed away for the last couple of hours and the conditions are quite okay at the moment.
The teams have arrived at the stadium and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has gone over to the pitch to have a look.
No comments:
Post a Comment