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India vs Bangladesh, Nidahas Trophy final, latest update: DINESH KARTHIK’S ON STRIKE AND HE ENDS IT IN STYLE WITH A SIX! Creams it over wide extra-cover fence, and ends up clearing the boundary rope! India pull off a thriller and win the Nidahas Trophy 2018! Preview: Fresh from a thrilling win in their last league game against hosts Sri Lanka, Bangladesh will have their tails up as they prepare to take on a confident India in the final of the Nidahas Trophy T20 tri-series at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday. In what was a virtual semi-final against the Islanders on Friday, Bangladesh pulled off a brilliant two-wicket win from the jaws of defeat in the final over, which was marred by ugly scenes following the on-field umpires’ failure to call the second delivery of the over a no-ball for height. Bangladesh’s intent shows that they are eager to win this tournament and have not come here to make up the numbers which India will be well aware of, considering their consistent rise in the shortest format of the game. [caption id=“attachment_4395121” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] India captain Rohit Sharma and Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan. AP[/caption] Going into Sunday’s final, India with a second-string team minus regular captain Virat Kohli and veteran Mahendra Singh Dhoni, will hope their skipper Rohit Sharma will lead from the front and replicate his form in their previous encounter against the same opposition on Wednesday. Rohit struck a brilliant 61-ball 89, his 13th T20 half century and was well supported by veteran left-hander Suresh Raina (47) as India edged past the Bangladeshis by 17 runs to seal their spot in the final. Rohit’s opening partner Shikhar Dhawan has also been amongst the runs during the tournament even as the men-in-blue would hope for some fireworks from the likes of Lokesh Rahul and the middle order comprising Dinesh Karthik and Manish Pandey. Among the bowlers, teenaged off-spinner Washington Sundar has been the find of the tournament with his exploits in the powerplay overs, while leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has supported him well. If India are to restrict the Bangladeshis, the rookie pace department, comprising Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur and all-rounder Vijay Shankar will need to complement the spin duo. On the other hand, bolstered by the return of regular skipper Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladesh will definitely go all out in the summit clash. Their top order comprising Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim, Soumya Sarkar and Mahmudullah have been amongst the runs while Liton Das seems the only weak link at the top. The Bangladeshis will also be wary of Washington Sundar, who ripped through the top order in the previous tie. Bangladesh’s bowling department led by Mustafizur Rahman and Rubel Hossain have troubled the Indians more often than not and will aim to replicate that in the final. Left-spinner Shakib’s inclusion has only added more spice to the contest. Squads: India: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan (vice-captain), Lokesh Rahul, Suresh Raina, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Vijay Shankar, Shardul Thakur, Jaydev Unadkat, Mohammad Siraj and Rishabh Pant. Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (Captain), Mahmudullah, Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Imrul Kayes, Mushfiqur Rahim (wicket-keeper), 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 T20 Nidahas Trophy final, Full Cricket Score: Karthik seals the title with last-ball six
DINESH KARTHIK’S ON STRIKE AND HE ENDS IT IN STYLE WITH A SIX! Creams it over wide extra-cover fence, and ends up clearing the boundary rope!
India pull off a thriller and win the Nidahas Trophy 2018!
 "Highlights, India vs Bangladesh T20 Nidahas Trophy final, Full Cricket Score: Karthik seals the title with last-ball six")
You can’t ask for a better finish can you? A team without the likes of Dhoni, Kohli, Bumrah, Bhuvi has clinched the Nidahas Trophy in the most dramatic manner you can ever imagine. Dinesh Karthik is rightly the man of the moment and deserves all the praise. Along with that, Washington Sundar also deserves a lot of credit for consistently delivering those frugal overs in the Powerplay. He has to be the biggest takeaway of the series. A disappointing end for Bangladesh but they can hold their heads high. They were in the match till the last ball and put India under pressure. All in all, the tournament featured a lot of close matches (and some off-field drama too).
That’s all we have for you today though. This is Devdutt Kshirsagar signing off on the behalf of my colleague Amit Banerjee. Goodbye!
Players to win Man of the Series award in T20Is before the age of 20:
Rashid Khan
Shadab Khan
WASHINGTON SUNDAR*
Sachin Tendulkar congratulates the Indian team.
Amazing victory by #TeamIndia. Superb batting by @DineshKarthik. A great knock by @ImRo45 to set the platform.
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) March 18, 2018
What a finish to a final!!#NidahasTrophy2018 #INDvsBAN pic.twitter.com/ZYDl6jzVWl
Dinesh Karthik today:
6, 4, 6, 0, 2, 4, 1, 6 (Winning shot)
India become the first team to win three finals of T20I series/tournament.
Most wins in T20Is:
74 – Pakistan
61 – INDIA*
60 – South Africa
Most one-sided rivalry in T20Is:
9-0 Pak v Zim
8-0 IND v BAN*
7-0 NZ v Ban
7-0 Afg v Zim
India chased a target of 167 runs today – the highest succesfully chased target in a T20I series/tournament’s final. The previous was 156 by Windies against England at Kolkata in World T20 2016 final.
After 20 overs,India 168/6 ( Dinesh Karthik (W) 29 , Washington Sundar 0)
Sarkar bowls the final over. Starts the over off with a wide. Dot off the first legal delivery. Shankar taps the ball towards extra-cover for a single. Karthik collects just a single off the third ball, bringing Shankar back on strike. Shankar squeezes the ball between backward point and third man for a four, before getting dismissed after getting caught near the long boundary!
DINESH KARTHIK’S ON STRIKE AND HE ENDS IT IN STYLE WITH A SIX! Creams it over wide extra-cover fence, and ends up clearing the boundary rope**!**
India pull off a thriller and win the Nidahas Trophy 2018!
OUT! Shankar doesn’t quite time his slog down the ground on this occasion, and two fielders converge near the straight boundary, with Mehedy eventually walking away with the catch after a bit of a fumble! IND 162/6
Shankar c Mehidy b Sarkar 17(19)
After 19 overs,India 155/5 ( Vijay Shankar 12 , Dinesh Karthik (W) 22)
Rubel bowls the crucial penultimate over. Karthik on strike, hammers the ball down the ground for a six, follows it up by finding the cow-corner boundary for a four, before following it up with a six over square-leg! DK misses the fourth delivery, with Rubel taking pace off the ball now. Karthik comes back for a second run off the next ball, hitting the ball down the ground. FOUR! DK scoops the ball towards fine-leg off the last ball! 22 runs collected by Karthik off the over!
India need 12 off the last six balls!
After 18 overs,India 133/5 ( Vijay Shankar 12 , )
Fizz into his final over. Swing and a miss for Shankar off the first ball. Shankar takes guard outside off, and fails to score off the next ball as well. Off-cutter beats Shankar for a third time. Fizz’s off-cutter works for a fourth consecutive time, with four dots coming off the first four balls. Shankar finally gets some contact off the fifth ball even if it is off his body, setting off for a single. Pandey mistimes his slog to get caught at long on off the last over!
WHAT AN OVER FROM MUSTAFIZUR! Just one leg-bye and the wicket of Pandey off it! India need an uphill 34 off 12 balls now!
OUT! Mustafizur caps off a brilliant over by getting rid of Pandey off the last ball, with the batsman mistiming a slog to get caught at long-on! IND 133/5
Pandey c Sabbir b Mustafizur 28(27)
After 17 overs,India 132/4 ( Manish Pandey 28 , Vijay Shankar 12)
Soumya into his second over. Shankar collects a single off the first ball. Pandey squeezes the ball towards sweeper cover, and coming back for a tight second run, narrowly escaping a run-out. Single off the third ball. Shankar shows good presence of mind to hammer the ball towards the cow-corner fence for a four. Single off the penultimate ball, with Shankar surviving a run-out chance. Pandey survives another run-out chance off the last ball. Nine runs off the over.
India need 35 to win off 18 balls with six wickets in hand.
After 16 overs,India 123/4 ( Manish Pandey 25 , Vijay Shankar 6)
Pandey hammers the ball towards sweeper cover at the start of Mustafizur’s third over, and comes back for a second run. Collects a single next ball. Pandey opens the face of his bat off the penultimate delivery, guiding it past backward point for a boundary. Dot to end the over. Eight off the over, with India needing another 44 off the last 24 balls.
After 15 overs,India 114/4 ( Manish Pandey 17 , Vijay Shankar 6)
Singles for Pandey and Shankar off the first two deliveries as Sarkar is brought into the attack in the 15th over. Pandey gets his first boundary, getting a thick outside edge that sends the ball flying over third man and away to the fence. Gaining confidence from that shot, Pandey then smacks the ball down the ground off the very next delivery to make it back-to-back fours. 11 off the over.
India need 52 to win off 30 balls.
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