India win; Bangladesh are D(hon)isheartened

India made three Cha(wla)nges to their playing eleven – Virender Sehwag, Piyush and Praveen Kumar made way for Robin Uthappa, One-day International debutant Pragyan Ojha and Manpreet Gony (who never represented India again).

Bangladesh made two changes to the eleven that last played the Indians – Shahriar Nafees and Dolar Mahmud made way for Nazimuddin and Shahadat Hossain. On winning the toss, Mohammad Ashraful, their skipper, chose to bat.

The mononymous opener, whose nine-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Five overs into the match, he was caught by Ojha. R P Singh broke the N(azimudd)ineteen-run stand.

Bangladesh scored 50 off 9.4 overs (60 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point. The second Powerplay of their innings was between the 11^th and the 15^th over.

Ashraful, whose 21-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 20. Forty-four balls after Nazimuddin’s dismissal, he was caught by Ojha. Gony broke the 47-run stand.

Fifteen overs into the match, the first drinks break was taken. Bangladesh had scored 82 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Tamim Iqbal was batting on 45, Raqibul Hasan was batting on five.

The third Powerplay of Bangladesh’s innings was between the 16^th and the 20^th over. Iqbal’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries – came off 64 balls.

Bangladesh scored 100 off 19.4 overs (123 balls). India had conceded seven extras at that point. Iqbal, whose 67-ball innings included seven boundaries, eventually scored 55. Forty-five balls later, he was caught by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India’s skipper. Ishant Sharma broke the 36-run stand.

Hasan, whose 34-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, eventually scored 25. Twenty-one balls later, Ojha broke the 18-run stand.

Bangladesh scored 150 off 30 overs (186 balls). India had conceded eight extras at that point. Thirty-three overs into the match, the second drinks break was taken. Bangladesh had scored 133 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Mushfiqur Rahim was batting on 20, Alok Kapali was batting on 27.

Kapali’s half-century – which included three boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 65 balls.

Rahim, whose 35-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, eventually scored 22. Seventy-two balls after Hasan’s dismissal, he was caught by Dhoni. Ojha broke the 49-run stand.

Bangladesh scored 200 off 42.3 overs (261 balls). India had conceded eight extras at that point. The sixth-wicket pair put on 50 off 53 balls. While Kapali’s contribution to the partnership was 37, Mahmudullah’s contribution to the partnership was 15. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Bangladesh scored 250 off 46.5 overs (288 balls). India had conceded 10 extras at that point. Kapali’s ton – which included eight boundaries and five sixes – came off 86 balls.

The sixth-wicket pair put on 100 off 82 balls. While Kapali’s contribution to the partnership was 75, Mahmudullah’s contribution to the partnership was 21. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was four.

Kapali, whose 96-ball innings included 10 boundaries in addition to the aforementioned number of sixes, eventually scored 115. Eighty-seven balls after Rahim’s dismissal, he was caught by Ojha. Gony broke the 112-run partnership.

Mahmudullah, whose 38-ball innings included a boundary, eventually scored 26. He was unbeaten, as was Farhad Reza, who didn’t face a ball.

India eventually conceded 14 extras. Bangladesh scored 283 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets off 50 overs. Yuvraj Singh, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded 13. He was wicketless, as was Yusuf Pathan, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 44.

R P and Ishant bowled 10 overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. While the former, whose spell included a maiden, conceded 65, the latter conceded 48. Gony, who bowled eight overs, conceded 65. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Ojha, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 43.

Uthappa, who faced 11 balls, scored just a couple. Twenty balls into the chase, Hossain broke the 14-run stand.

India scored 50 off 8.5 overs (53 balls). Bangladesh had conceded four extras at that point. Rohit Sharma, whose 23-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 22. Thirty-seven balls after Uthappa’s dismissal, he was caught by Reza. Hossain broke the 42-run stand.

The second Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 11^th and the 15^th over. Gautam Gambhir’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 36 balls.

The third Powerplay of India’s innings was between the 16^th and the 20^th over. India scored 100 off 16 overs (96 balls). Bangladesh had conceded five extras at that point.

Sixteen overs into the chase, the first drinks break was taken. India had scored 102 for the loss of a couple of wickets at that point. While Gambhir was batting on 57, Suresh Raina, the player of the match, was batting on 16.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 47 balls. While Gambhir’s contribution to the partnership was 31, Raina’s contribution to was 18. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

India scored 150 off 24.1 overs (148 balls). Bangladesh had conceded eight extras at that point. The third-wicket pair put on 100 off 101 balls. While the contributions of both Gambhir and Raina to the partnership were 48 apiece, extras’ contribution to it was four.

Raina’s half-century – which included half-a-dozen boundaries and a six – came off 52 balls. Gambhir, whose 84-ball innings included 10 boundaries and a six, eventually scored 90. A hundred and thirty-three balls after Rohit’s dismissal, he was caught by Mashrafe Mortaza. Reza broke the 139-run partnership.

A hundred and ninety balls into the chase, the second drinks break was taken. India had scored 195 for the loss of three wickets at that point. Raina was batting on 70.

India scored 200 off 33.3 overs (205 balls). Bangladesh had conceded 11 extras at that point. The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 47 balls. While Raina’s contribution to the partnership was 26, Yuvraj’s contribution to was 24. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

India scored 250 off 39.4 overs (242 balls). Bangladesh had conceded a dozen extras at that point. Raina’s ton – which included 10 boundaries and a couple of sixes – came off 93 balls.

Raina, whose 107-ball innings included 11 boundaries and three sixes, eventually scored 116. He was unbeaten, as was Yuvraj, who scored 36. His 35-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes.

Bangladesh eventually conceded 18 extras. India, who scored 284 for the loss of three wickets off 43.2 overs, won by seven wickets with 40 balls to spare. Kapali bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 26. Mahmudullah bowled half-a-dozen wicketless overs, conceding 35.

Mortaza bowled nine wicketless overs, conceding 55. Abdur Razzak bowled 9.2 wicketless overs, conceding 59. Reza bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceding 38. He picked up a wicket. Hossain bowled nine overs, conceding 60. He picked up two scalps.