India made three
changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Parthiv, Zaheer Khan and Anil Kumble
made way for V V S Laxman, Ashish Nehra and Harbhajan Singh.
Bangladesh made four changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Mehrab Hossain, Javed Omar, Akram Khan and Tapash Baisya made way for Rajin Saleh, Faisal Hossain, Manjural Islam Rana* and Abdur Razzak.
On winning the toss, Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, inserted the Bangladeshis, whose skipper, Habibul Bashar, faced 10 balls, scoring a couple. Sixteen balls into the match, Irfan Pathan broke the 10-run stand.
The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Saleh, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Pathan.
Bangladesh scored 50 off 11.2 overs. While Mohammad Ashraful was batting on 19 at that point, Kapali was batting on 10. Kapali, whose 25-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 10. Fifty-nine balls later, he was caught by Rahul Dravid. Nehra broke the 46-run stand.
Hossain, whose 34-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 17. Sixty-balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Harbhajan, who broke the 36-run stand. The fifth-wicket pair D(rav)idn’t get off the mark. Ashraful, whose 69-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 35. The next ball, Yuvraj Singh and the wicketkeeper ran him out.
Bangladesh scored 100 off 28.3 overs. While Khaled Mashud was batting on five at that point, Rana was batting on three. Mashud, who faced 28 balls, eventually scored a dozen. Fifty-one balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Sachin Tendulkar, the player of the match, broke the 25-run stand.
The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Mohammad Rafique, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Three balls later, he was dismissed by Tendulkar. Rana, whose 56-ball innings included a boundary, scored 21. Forty-eight balls later, Tendulkar broke the 24-run stand.
Bangladesh scored 150 off 43.1 overs. While Razzak was batting on six at that point, Khaled Mahmud was batting on 13. Mahmud, whose 43-ball innings included a boundary, scored 22. Forty-four balls later, he was caught by V V S Laxman. Virender Sehwag broke the 35-run stand.
Razzak, whose 25-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 21. Pathan had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he broke the one-run stand. Tareq Aziz, who faced seven balls, didn’t open his account. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 37 extras. Bangladesh were dismissed for 177 off 49.1 overs. Lakshmipathy Balaji, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 32. Sehwag, who bowled five overs, conceded 24. He picked up a wicket.
Nehra, who bowled nine overs, conceded 26. He picked up a wicket, as did Harbhajan, who bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 20. Pathan, who bowled 8.1 overs, conceded 32. He picked up three scalps, as did Tendulkar, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 35.
Sehwag, whose eight-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 16. Five balls into the chase, he was caught by Kapali. Aziz broke the 19-run stand. Tendulkar, whose 126-ball innings included 10 boundaries and a six, scored 82. He was unbeaten.
Ganguly, whose 100-ball innings included three boundaries and as many sixes, scored 60. Two hundred and nineteen balls later, he was caught by Kapali. Rafique broke the 154-run partnership. Laxman, who faced three balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
Bangladesh scored 19 extras. India, who scored 178 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 38.3 overs, won by eight wickets with 69 balls to spare. Rana bowled 6.3 wicketless overs, conceding 22.
Mahmud bowled eight wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 28. Razzak bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceding 40. Aziz bowled seven overs, conceding 49. He picked up a wicket, as did Rafique, who bowled seven overs, including two maidens. He conceded 30.
(*Note: Rana, who was born on May 4, 1984, passed away in a motor accident at the age of 22 on March 16, 2007.)
Bangladesh made four changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Mehrab Hossain, Javed Omar, Akram Khan and Tapash Baisya made way for Rajin Saleh, Faisal Hossain, Manjural Islam Rana* and Abdur Razzak.
On winning the toss, Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, inserted the Bangladeshis, whose skipper, Habibul Bashar, faced 10 balls, scoring a couple. Sixteen balls into the match, Irfan Pathan broke the 10-run stand.
The second-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Saleh, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Pathan.
Bangladesh scored 50 off 11.2 overs. While Mohammad Ashraful was batting on 19 at that point, Kapali was batting on 10. Kapali, whose 25-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 10. Fifty-nine balls later, he was caught by Rahul Dravid. Nehra broke the 46-run stand.
Hossain, whose 34-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 17. Sixty-balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Harbhajan, who broke the 36-run stand. The fifth-wicket pair D(rav)idn’t get off the mark. Ashraful, whose 69-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 35. The next ball, Yuvraj Singh and the wicketkeeper ran him out.
Bangladesh scored 100 off 28.3 overs. While Khaled Mashud was batting on five at that point, Rana was batting on three. Mashud, who faced 28 balls, eventually scored a dozen. Fifty-one balls later, he was caught by Dravid. Sachin Tendulkar, the player of the match, broke the 25-run stand.
The seventh-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Mohammad Rafique, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Three balls later, he was dismissed by Tendulkar. Rana, whose 56-ball innings included a boundary, scored 21. Forty-eight balls later, Tendulkar broke the 24-run stand.
Bangladesh scored 150 off 43.1 overs. While Razzak was batting on six at that point, Khaled Mahmud was batting on 13. Mahmud, whose 43-ball innings included a boundary, scored 22. Forty-four balls later, he was caught by V V S Laxman. Virender Sehwag broke the 35-run stand.
Razzak, whose 25-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored 21. Pathan had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he broke the one-run stand. Tareq Aziz, who faced seven balls, didn’t open his account. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 37 extras. Bangladesh were dismissed for 177 off 49.1 overs. Lakshmipathy Balaji, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 32. Sehwag, who bowled five overs, conceded 24. He picked up a wicket.
Nehra, who bowled nine overs, conceded 26. He picked up a wicket, as did Harbhajan, who bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 20. Pathan, who bowled 8.1 overs, conceded 32. He picked up three scalps, as did Tendulkar, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 35.
Sehwag, whose eight-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 16. Five balls into the chase, he was caught by Kapali. Aziz broke the 19-run stand. Tendulkar, whose 126-ball innings included 10 boundaries and a six, scored 82. He was unbeaten.
Ganguly, whose 100-ball innings included three boundaries and as many sixes, scored 60. Two hundred and nineteen balls later, he was caught by Kapali. Rafique broke the 154-run partnership. Laxman, who faced three balls, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
Bangladesh scored 19 extras. India, who scored 178 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 38.3 overs, won by eight wickets with 69 balls to spare. Rana bowled 6.3 wicketless overs, conceding 22.
Mahmud bowled eight wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 28. Razzak bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceding 40. Aziz bowled seven overs, conceding 49. He picked up a wicket, as did Rafique, who bowled seven overs, including two maidens. He conceded 30.
(*Note: Rana, who was born on May 4, 1984, passed away in a motor accident at the age of 22 on March 16, 2007.)
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