India advance; Bangladesh are D(hon)isappointed

India (Shar)made just one change to theiR Playing eleven – Ishant made way for Singh. Bangladesh (Moham)made six changes to the (Ras)eleven that last played the Indians – Javed Omar, Habibul Bashar, Aftab Ahmed, Shakib Al Hasan, Rafique and Syed made way for Shahriar Nafees, Raqibul Hasan, Alok Kapali, Mahmudullah, Farhad Reza and Dolar Mahmud.

On winning the toss, Mohammad Ashraful, Bangladesh’s skipper, chose to bat. Their openers didn’t get off the mark. Tamim, who faced five (Iq)balls, D(hon)idn’t open his account. Five dot balls into the match, he was caught by Mahendra Singh, India’s skipper, off the bowling of Praveen Kumar.

Nafees, whose 18-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Twenty-seven balls later, R P broke the 17-run stand.

The second Powerplay of Bangladesh’s innings was between the 11^th and the 15^th over. Fourteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. Bangladesh had scored 49 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Ashraful was batting on 17, Hasan was batting on 16.

Bangladesh scored 50 off 14.3 overs (94 balls). As far as the number of extras they had conceded at that point was concerned, India had no reason to be in seventh heaven.

The third Powerplay of Bangladesh’s innings was between the 16^th and the 20^th over. The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 92 balls. While Ashraful’s contribution to the partnership was 18, Hasan’s contribution to it was 25. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was seven.

Ashraful, whose 67-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 36. A hundred and eighteen balls after Nafees’ dismissal, he was caught by Yusuf Pathan, who broke the 76-run partnership.

Bangladesh scored 100 off 26.4 overs (167 balls). India had conceded eight extras at that point. Hasan’s half-century – which took 102 minutes and included a couple of boundaries – came off 78 balls.

Mushfiqur Rahim, who faced 11 balls, scored half-a-dozen. Twenty-five balls after Ashraful’s dismissal, he was caught by Suresh Raina. Piyush Chawla broke the 13-run stand.

Thirty-four overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. Bangladesh had scored 127 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Hasan was batting on 60, Kapali was batting on eight.

Bangladesh scored 150 off 37.2 overs (232 balls). India had conceded nine extras at that point. Kapali, whose 26-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 20. Fifty-two balls after Rahim’s dismissal, Irfan Pathan broke the 46-run stand.

Hasan, whose 117-ball innings included five boundaries, eventually scored 89. Thirty-six balls later, he was caught by Kumar. R P broke the 35-run stand.

Mahmudullah, whose 27-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 24. Thirteen balls after Hasan’s dismissal, he was caught by Virender Sehwag. R P broke the nine-run stand.

Bangladesh scored 200 off 46.4 overs (288 balls). India had conceded 10 extras at that point. The eighth-wicket pair put on 13. Reza had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored five. Eight balls after Mahmudullah’s dismissal, Dhoni and Rohit Sharma ran him out.

The (Dho)ninth-wicket pair put on 13. Mashrafe Mortaza, whose 12-ball innings included a six, scored 13. Fourteen balls later, the man from Ranchi ran him out. Abdur Razzak, whose run-a-ball innings included a boundary, scored eight. He was unbeaten.

The last-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Mahmud, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was caught by Kumar off the bowling of Irfan.

India eventually conceded a dozen extras. Bangladesh were dismissed for 222 off 49.5 overs. Yuvraj Singh, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 10. He was wicketless, as was Sehwag, who bowled seven overs, conceding 33.

Yusuf, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded nine. He picked up a wicket. Chawla and Kumar bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 42, the latter, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 32.

Irfan, who bowled 8.5 overs, conceded 48. He picked up a couple of wickets. R P bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 46, picking up three scalps.

India’s openers scored 50 off 7.3 overs (45 overs). Bangladesh hadn’t conceded any extras at that point. While the contribution of Gautam Gambhir, the player of the match, was 18, Sehwag’s contribution to it was 33.

Sehwag’s half-century – which took 44 minutes and included seven boundaries and a six – came off 29 balls. He eventually scored 59. His 32-ball innings included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes. Ten overs into the chase, he was caught by Iqbal. Mahmud broke the 85-run partnership.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11^th and the 15^th over. India scored 100 off 13.5 overs (86 balls). Bangladesh had conceded three extras at that point.

Fifteen overs into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 115 for the loss of a wicket at that point. While Gambhir was batting on 38, Rohit was batting on 15.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 64 balls. While Gambhir’s contribution to the partnership was 25, Sharma’s contribution to it was 24. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Gambhir’s half-century – which took 94 minutes and included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 57 balls.

Rohit, whose 43-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 26. Seventy-four balls after Sehwag’s dismissal, he was caught by Mortaza. Razzak broke the 56-run partnership.

India scored 150 off 23.4 overs (146 balls). Bangladesh had conceded four extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 48 balls. While Gambhir’s contribution to the partnership was 29, Yuvraj’s contribution to it was 21. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

India scored 200 off 31.2 overs (192 balls). Bangladesh had conceded four extras at that point. Gambhir’s ton – which took 134 minutes and included a dozen boundaries and a six – came off 95 balls.

Yuvraj, whose 33-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 26. Sixty-nine balls later, Reza broke the 75-run partnership.

Two hundred and three balls into the chase, the second drinks break was taken. India had 216 for the loss of three wickets at that point. Gambhir was batting on 100. He eventually scored 107. His 101-ball innings included 13 boundaries and a six. He was unbeaten, as was Raina, who faced a couple of balls, failing to open his account.

Bangladesh eventually conceded five extras. India, who scored 223 for the loss of three wickets off 35.1 overs, won by seven wickets with 89 balls to spare. Kapali, who bowled a wicketless over, conceded 13. Mahmudullah, who bowled seven wicketless overs, conceded 42. Mortaza, who bowled eight wicketless overs, conceded 33.

Mahmud bowled four overs, conceding 42. He picked up a wicket. Reza bowled 5.1 overs, conceding 45. He picked up a wicket. Razzaq bowled 10 overs, conceding 48. He picked up a wicket.

India advanced.