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India vs Bangladesh, 2nd T20I in Colombo, Latest Updates: Rubel is introduced in the 19th over, and it turns out to be the last of the innings, as Pandey and Karthik rotate the strike between themselves to collect three singles and take their team home. Preview: A new-look Indian team will aim to recover from the five-wicket loss against Sri Lanka in the opening match when they face Bangladesh in the second match of the Nidahas Trophy Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tri-series in Colombo on Thursday. Kusal Perera’s brilliant 66 off 37 balls and some crucial contributions from the middle-order helped Sri Lanka beat India in the first game. After the Indian batsmen put up a decent target of 175, their bowlers failed to make a mark as the hosts hammered them all around the park. [caption id=“attachment_4382159” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]
Rohit Sharma and Mahmudullah, captain of India and Bangladesh respectively. Agencies[/caption] Spinners Yuzvendra Chahal (2/37) and Washington Sundar (2/28) provided the crucial breakthroughs to control the run-flow. Towards the end, Dasun Shanaka (15 not out) and Thisara Perera (22 not out) played sensibly and helped their team clinch the issue. After the loss, skipper Rohit Sharma also said that the track was good and batsmen could have score more towards the end. So in the upcoming match, middle and lower-order batsmen will aim to contribute and try to give the perfect finish. In the bowling department, apart from the Chahal and Sundar no other bowler contributed. However, pacer Jaidev Unadkat scalped one wicket but in order to improve the performance from the last match, other bowlers have to contribute handsomely. On the other hand, Bangladesh will take on the field without their regular skipper and all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, who is injured. In his absence, Mahmudullah will take charge. This could be an advantage to India if the Indian players stuck to the basics. Squads: India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shikhar Dhawan (vc), KL Rahul, Suresh Raina, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Vijay Shankar, Shardul Thakur, Jaydev Unadkat, Mohammad Siraj and Rishabh Pant. Bangladesh: Mahmudullah (c), Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Imrul Kayes, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Sabbir Rahman, Mustafizur Rahman, Rubel Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Abu Hider, Abu Jayed, Ariful Haque, Nazmul Islam, Nurul Hasan, Mehidy Hasan, Liton Das. With inputs from IANS
Highlights, India vs Bangladesh, Nidahas Trophy 2018, 2nd T20I at Colombo, Full Cricket Score: IND win by six wickets
Rubel is introduced in the 19th over, and it turns out to be the last of the innings, as Pandey and Karthik rotate the strike between themselves to collect three singles and take their team home.
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Well that’s it from us in our coverage of the second game of the Nidahas Trophy 2018. After the loss against Sri Lanka in the tournament opener, India were clinical in all departments today (except maybe fielding) as they outplayed Bangladesh to register a six-wicket victory, and move to the top of the table with their first win. The action shifts to Sunday now, with hosts Sri Lanka now taking on Bangladesh on Saturday. Let’s see if the Bangladesh get the one victory that they desperately need to turn things around, as mentioned by captain Mahmudullah in the post-match presentation.
For now, this is Amit signing off on behalf of my colleague Shantanu. Good night!
After 18.4 overs,India 140/4 ( Manish Pandey 27 , Dinesh Karthik (W) 2)
Rubel is introduced in the 19th over, and it turns out to be the last of the innings, as Pandey and Karthik rotate the strike between themselves to collect three singles and take their team home.
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After 18 overs,India 137/4 ( Manish Pandey 25 , Dinesh Karthik (W) 1)
11 off Mustafizur’s third over of the innings, with Pandey collecting two boundaries off it, and the Indians are just three runs away from collecting their first victory of the tri-series. Pandey on 25 at the end of the over.
After 18 overs,India 137/4 ( Manish Pandey 25 , Dinesh Karthik (W) 1)
11 off Mustafizur’s third over of the innings, with Pandey collecting two boundaries off it, and the Indians are just three runs away from collecting their first victory of the tri-series. Pandey on 25 at the end of the over.
After 17 overs,India 126/4 ( Manish Pandey 15 , Dinesh Karthik (W) 0)
Six runs off the 17th over, with Taskin returning to the attack and removing Dhawan for 55 in the over, with the opening batsman getting caught at long on after a mishit. Six off the over, with Pandey batting on 15 at the end of the over. India need another 14 to win from 18 balls.
OUT! And that’s the end of a fine innings from Dhawan, as he miscues while attemping a pull, giving Liton Das an easy chance at long on. IND 123/4
Dhawan c Das b Taskin 55(43)
After 16 overs,India 120/3 ( Shikhar Dhawan 54 , Manish Pandey 10)
Another quality over for the Indians, with Pandey helping himself to his first boundary, with seven runs coming off the over. India need another 20 to win from 24 balls — which should ideally be a cakewalk.
After 15 overs,India 113/3 ( Shikhar Dhawan 53 , Manish Pandey 4)
Rubel reintroduced into the attack in the 15th over, and he gets the wicket of Raina straightaway, as the latter chips a short ball straight into the hands of Mehedi at square-leg. New batsman Pandey walks out to bat, and gets off the mark straightaway with a double. Five runs and a wicket off the over.
OUT! Soft dismissal for Raina, as he chips a short ball straight into the hands of square-leg, giving Rubel his second wicket! IND 108/3
Raina c Mehedi b Rubel 28(27)
After 14 overs,India 108/2 ( Shikhar Dhawan 52 , Suresh Raina 28)
Nine runs off the over, as left-arm spinner Nazmul Hasan gets introduced into the attack for the first time in the 14th over. Dhawan guides an overpitched delivery outside leg past the keeper, collecting a boundary to bring up his sixth T20I half century. Missed stumping chance off the next ball as the keeper fails to collect the ball cleanly after Dhawan shuffles down the pitch and misses.
After 13 overs,India 99/2 ( Shikhar Dhawan 47 , Suresh Raina 25)
Skipper Mahmudullah decides to have a bowl for himself in the 13th over. Raina comes back for a second run after guiding the ball towards the leg side, before collecting a single off the next delivery to bring up the fifty-partnership. Dhawan smashes the ball over the midwicket fence for his second six, with two singles collected off th next two deliveries. Dhawan nearing a second successive fifty! 11 off the over.
After 12 overs,India 88/2 ( Shikhar Dhawan 40 , Suresh Raina 21)
Mustafizur returns to the attack. Dhawan chips the ball up in the air towards extra cover off the second delivery, with the ball landing safely beyond Tamim. Single collected off every delivery of the over except the fifth.
After 11 overs,India 83/2 ( Shikhar Dhawan 38 , Suresh Raina 18)
Mehedi into his final over. Massive appeal for lbw on at least two different occasions — off the fourth ball and the last deliveries of the over. The Bangladeshis go upstairs on the second occasion, but the impact on pad is umpire’s call, as is the case with the ball hitting the stumps. Good over for Hasan though, as he gives away just two singles off it to sign off with figures of 0/21.
After 10 overs,India 81/2 ( Shikhar Dhawan 37 , Suresh Raina 17)
Part-timer Soumya Sarkar introduced into the attack in the 10th over, with three singles and a wide coming off the over, before Raina heaves the ball over mid off to end the over with a boundary. India are going at more than eight an over at the halfway mark, and look set to grab their first points of the series.