India made four
changes to their playing eleven – Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Irfan Pathan
and Harbhajan Singh made way for Virender Sehwag, Dinesh Mongia, Zaheer Khan
and Murali Kartik. Bangladesh made just one change to the eleven that last
played the Indians – Mushfiqur Rahman made way for Mashrafe Mortaza.
On winning the toss, Habibul Bashar, Bangladesh’s skipper, chose to bat. Mohammad Rafique, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Eight balls into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Zaheer Khan, who broke the 0ne-run stand.
Nafees Iqbal, whose 22-ball innings included a boundary, scoreD(ho)nine. Thirty-three balls later, he was caught by Mahendra Singh. Ajit Agarkar broke the 25-run stand. Bashar, whose 21-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 17. Eleven balls later, Agarkar broke the run-a-ball stand.
Mohammad Ashraful, whose 41-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 28. Fifty-eight balls later, he was caught by Kartik, who broke the 44-run stand. The fifth-wicket pair had no reason to be in seventh heaven. Saleh, who faced 10 balls, didn’t get off the mark. Fifteen balls later, Yuvraj Singh Ra(ji)n him out.
Khaled Mashud, whose 24-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 20. Fifty-four balls later, he was caught by Joginder Sharma. Sridharan Sriram – who never represented India again – broke the 44-run stand.
Aftab Ahmed, whose 98-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, scored 67. Fifty-three balls later, Kartik broke the 36-run stand. The seventh-wicket pair put on (Dho)nineteen. Khaled Mahmud, whose 38-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. Thirty-two balls later, Mohammad Kaif and the wicketkeeper ran him out.
Mortaza, the player of the match, scored 31. His 39-ball innings included three boundaries and a six. He was unbeaten. Tapash Baisya, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. Thirty-four balls later, Khan broke the 39-run stand. Nazmul Hossain, who faced a couple of balls, scored three. He was unbeaten.
India scored 20 extras. Bangladesh scored 229 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Mongia, who bowled three overs, conceded 10. He was wicketless, as was Sharma, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 51. Sriram bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 37, picking up a wicket.
Kartik, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 43. He picked up a couple of wickets. Agarkar bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 31, picking up a couple of wickets. Khan bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 63, picking up a couple of wickets.
India’s openers didn’t get off the mark. Virender Sehwag, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Three balls into the chase, he was dismissed for Mortaza. Yuvraj, who faced eight balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Saleh. Baisya broke the five-run stand.
Sourav Ganguly, whose 42-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 22. Eighty-three balls later, he was caught by Mortaza. Mahmud broke the 46-run stand. Sriram, whose 91-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 57. Seventy balls later, he was stumped by Mashud. Rafique broke the 63-run partnership.
Mongia, who faced 18 balls, scored a dozen. Twenty-seven balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Baisya, who broke the 17-run stand. Dhoni, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored a dozen. Twenty-four balls later, he was caught by Bashar. Mortaza broke the run-a-ball stand.
The seventh-wicket pair put on 15. Kaif, whose 56-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 49. Seventeen balls later, Saleh ran him out. Agarkar, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Four balls later, Ahmed broke the two-run stand.
Sharma, whose 22-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 29. He was unbeaten. Khan, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Thirty-one balls later, he was caught by Mortaza. Mahmud broke the 32-run stand. The last-wicket pair put on 10. Kartik, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored three. Eleven balls later, Ahmed ran him out.
Bangladesh conceded seven extras. India, who were dismissed for 214 off 47.5 overs, lost by 15 runs. The 43rd over of their innings was a five-ball over. Ahmed, who faced a couple of overs, conceded 16. He was wicketless, as was Hossain, who faced seven overs, conceding 26.
Mortaza, who bowled nine overs, including two boundaries. He conceded 36, picking up two wickets. Mahmud, who bowled 9.5 overs, conceded 40. He picked up two wickets. Rafique and Baisya bowled 10 overs each, picking up a couple of wickets apiece. While the former conceded 57, the latter, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 35.
Bangladesh levelled the three-match series 1-1.
On winning the toss, Habibul Bashar, Bangladesh’s skipper, chose to bat. Mohammad Rafique, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. Eight balls into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Zaheer Khan, who broke the 0ne-run stand.
Nafees Iqbal, whose 22-ball innings included a boundary, scoreD(ho)nine. Thirty-three balls later, he was caught by Mahendra Singh. Ajit Agarkar broke the 25-run stand. Bashar, whose 21-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 17. Eleven balls later, Agarkar broke the run-a-ball stand.
Mohammad Ashraful, whose 41-ball innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, scored 28. Fifty-eight balls later, he was caught by Kartik, who broke the 44-run stand. The fifth-wicket pair had no reason to be in seventh heaven. Saleh, who faced 10 balls, didn’t get off the mark. Fifteen balls later, Yuvraj Singh Ra(ji)n him out.
Khaled Mashud, whose 24-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 20. Fifty-four balls later, he was caught by Joginder Sharma. Sridharan Sriram – who never represented India again – broke the 44-run stand.
Aftab Ahmed, whose 98-ball innings included five boundaries and a six, scored 67. Fifty-three balls later, Kartik broke the 36-run stand. The seventh-wicket pair put on (Dho)nineteen. Khaled Mahmud, whose 38-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. Thirty-two balls later, Mohammad Kaif and the wicketkeeper ran him out.
Mortaza, the player of the match, scored 31. His 39-ball innings included three boundaries and a six. He was unbeaten. Tapash Baisya, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 17. Thirty-four balls later, Khan broke the 39-run stand. Nazmul Hossain, who faced a couple of balls, scored three. He was unbeaten.
India scored 20 extras. Bangladesh scored 229 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Mongia, who bowled three overs, conceded 10. He was wicketless, as was Sharma, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 51. Sriram bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 37, picking up a wicket.
Kartik, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 43. He picked up a couple of wickets. Agarkar bowled nine overs, including a maiden. He conceded 31, picking up a couple of wickets. Khan bowled eight overs, including a maiden. He conceded 63, picking up a couple of wickets.
India’s openers didn’t get off the mark. Virender Sehwag, who faced three balls, didn’t open his account. Three balls into the chase, he was dismissed for Mortaza. Yuvraj, who faced eight balls, scored four. His runs came by way of a boundary. Seventeen balls later, he was caught by Saleh. Baisya broke the five-run stand.
Sourav Ganguly, whose 42-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 22. Eighty-three balls later, he was caught by Mortaza. Mahmud broke the 46-run stand. Sriram, whose 91-ball innings included seven boundaries, scored 57. Seventy balls later, he was stumped by Mashud. Rafique broke the 63-run partnership.
Mongia, who faced 18 balls, scored a dozen. Twenty-seven balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Baisya, who broke the 17-run stand. Dhoni, whose 11-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored a dozen. Twenty-four balls later, he was caught by Bashar. Mortaza broke the run-a-ball stand.
The seventh-wicket pair put on 15. Kaif, whose 56-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 49. Seventeen balls later, Saleh ran him out. Agarkar, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Four balls later, Ahmed broke the two-run stand.
Sharma, whose 22-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 29. He was unbeaten. Khan, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary, scored 10. Thirty-one balls later, he was caught by Mortaza. Mahmud broke the 32-run stand. The last-wicket pair put on 10. Kartik, who faced half-a-dozen balls, scored three. Eleven balls later, Ahmed ran him out.
Bangladesh conceded seven extras. India, who were dismissed for 214 off 47.5 overs, lost by 15 runs. The 43rd over of their innings was a five-ball over. Ahmed, who faced a couple of overs, conceded 16. He was wicketless, as was Hossain, who faced seven overs, conceding 26.
Mortaza, who bowled nine overs, including two boundaries. He conceded 36, picking up two wickets. Mahmud, who bowled 9.5 overs, conceded 40. He picked up two wickets. Rafique and Baisya bowled 10 overs each, picking up a couple of wickets apiece. While the former conceded 57, the latter, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 35.
Bangladesh levelled the three-match series 1-1.
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