India vs Bangladesh, Highlights, 3rd T20I at Nagpur, Full cricket score: Chahar's six-wicket haul helps hosts clinch series

Rohit Sharma, India captain: Bowlers won us the game. It was tough in the middle with the dew factor. What a comeback from them. It was looking very easy for them in the chase at one stage. But boys showed character and took up the responsibility. I reminded the player we are playing for the country. There are times where it is hard to pick up wickets. I reminded them what team they are playing for as I saw a different Team India on pitch. Batsmen played well. KL and Iyer were magnificent.  Until we get close to World Cup, we need to find the right balance. We need all guys to be ready. Few guys will come back. Keeping everything in mind, we want to make sure that this is our XI before we catch flight to Australia. But if we keep performing like this, it will be a big headache for Virat and selectors.

Man of the series, Deepak Chahar: This is something I had never dreamt of. It’s all the fruits of my hard work. My plan was to do well in the middle overs as that was the captain, Rohit Sharma’s plan, to make me bowl in the more crucial middle overs.

Mahmudullah, Bangladesh captain: We had our chance. Naim and I had a solid partnership. We lost few wickets quickly and we missed the key chances to win the match. The effort boys have put is very good to see. We had our chances. Naim is a great talent. He bats well, likes to establish innings. Seamers bowled well.

A historic night for Chahar!

#TeamIndia win by 30 runs to clinch the three-match series 2-1.#INDvBAN pic.twitter.com/vChBI1jjxW

— BCCI (@BCCI) November 10, 2019

And Deepak Chahar and India have wrapped things out in style here. With the wet ball, this is a superb bowling performance by the hosts. In fact, India will remember this match, in which their next gen cricketers have announced their arrival at the big stage. Bangladesh on the other hand have only themselves to blame. In both innings, they had their chances but failed to seal those key moments.

Shivam Dube: I tried to bowl heavy balls and today I backed my strengths. The support staff really backed me and I’m happy with the win. 

Shreyas Iyer: It was great to come good and perform well in an international game as this is not the atmosphere we are used to in the IPL. Really happy with the win.

First Indian player to take a hat-trick in

Tests: Harbhajan Singh
ODIs: Chetan Sharma
T20Is: Deepak Chahar*

After 20 overs, Bangladesh 144/10 ( Al-Amin Hossain 0,)

A fine effort from the visitors. Too bad it wasn’t an all-round effort. Credit to the Indian pacers for holding their nerve when the tide seemed to be turning against them. A lot of positives for the home side. The bench strength has shown its merit here and Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Shivam Dube and Deepak Chahar have staked their claim to permanent spots in the lineup. India win the three-match T20I series 2-1.

OUT! 

Deepak Chahar caps off the series victory for India with a hat-trick. First up, he gets Mustafizur Rahman at point, before a searing yorker rams into the stumps, past the defence of Aminul Islam. He finishes with 6 wickets for 7 runs, the best bowling figures in T20Is.

After 19 overs, Bangladesh 144/8 ( Aminul Islam 9, Mustafizur Rahman 1)

It’s a shame that the rest of the Bangladesh middle-order couldn’t anchor around Naim’s blitzy effort. The rest of the batters have come crashing down like a house of cards. Full marks to India’s inexperienced bunch of bowlers for not getting pressured into submission.

FOUR!

Aminul Islam shifts back into the crease, moves a bit away from the incoming trajectory of the rising Khaleel delivery and drives on the up, hard, past extra cover for four. He’s not giving up yet but it may be out of his reach.

After 18 overs, Bangladesh 135/8 ( Aminul Islam 2,)

OUT! Shafiul Islam holes out to KL Rahul at long-on. The Bangladesh chase started out promisingly but seems to be ending with a meek surrender.

After 17 overs, Bangladesh 131/7 ( Aminul Islam 1, Shafiul Islam 1)

India nailing the coffin now. No known batsmen left and it seems unlikely that Bangladesh will be able to claw their way out of this one.

Still thinking!

really miss the days when bangladesh would get close before messing up a chase #INDvsBAN

— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) November 10, 2019

OUT! Yuzvendra Chahal gets a wicket for the night in desperate times for the Bangladesh batsman. Mahmudullah comes dancing down the wicket looking to slog one into the stands but completely misses the ball which keeps low. India nailing the coffin now.

Indian players with 50-plus wickets in T20Is:

Ravichandran Ashwin 

Jasprit Bumrah 

Yuzvendra Chahal*

Dube was supposed to be India’s weak link in the bowling attack. But tonight he has taken three crucial wickets at an important juncture to dent Bangladesh’s chances in this run-chase. Now, it is India’s game to win from here. For Bangladesh, the skipper Mahmudullah needs to play a blinder.

After 16 overs, Bangladesh 126/6 ( Mahmudullah (C) 5, Aminul Islam 0)

Bangladesh have lost their way somewhere and Shivam Dube might be the one to blame. India are into the Bangladesh tail now and their captain Mahmudullah remains the only batsman of repute who could strike those blows.

OUT!

Shivam Dube is pulling out everything he has in his arsenal. He hits the deck hard but takes the pace off. Afif Hussain is in two minds and fails to close the face of the bat. Dube runs in and pockets the ball easily for his third wicket of the night. What a dream outing he’s having.

OUT!

From where did Dube pull that out? Who would have known he had a yorker in his arsenal. Medium pace but it’s a perfect yorker and Naim had moved away from the stumps, looking to guide it past the third man. He fails to get a bat on the ball. India get the big fish and Dube’s star is on the rise.

Crowd shouting “Dhoni, Dhoni” after and Rishabh’s DRS call went wrong. It was the keeper who pursued Rohit to go for that review. Under the circumstances, it was a horrible judgmental error on part of Rishabh.

After 15 overs, Bangladesh 125/4 ( Mohammad Naim 81, Mahmudullah (C) 4)

Khaleel Ahmed has been brought back into the attack for his third over and keeps things tight from his end, bowling an effective mix of slower deliveries and bouncers. A DRS call from Pant for Naim came and went bust before Khaleel strayed on the off-side, allowing the batsman to open his arms and play a lofted cover drive for four. Bangladesh staying in the hunt.

After 14 overs, Bangladesh 116/4 ( Mohammad Naim 75, Mahmudullah (C) 2)

Dube completes a tidy over which fetched him a wicket. India have roared back into this match with two quick wickets and the energy on the field has risen again. Although, wrecker in chief Mohammad Mithun is still out there with captain Mahmudullah.

Golden ducks for Mushfiqur Rahim in T20Is:

v New Zealand, Hamilton, 2010
v Zimbabwe, Dhaka, 2019
v India, Nagpur, 2019*

Chahar and Dube have turned this game in India’s favour with these two scalps back to back. Rohit now can breath a sigh of relief. However, the asking rate is still manageable and young Naim has played exceptionally so far. Now it is up to experienced Mahumudullah to take his team home from here.

Highest stands for Bangladesh v India in T20Is:

98 – Naim/Mithun, Nagpur, 2019* (3rd wicket)
65 – Rahim/Rahman, Colombo, 2018 (5th wicket)
60 – Rahim/Sarkar, Delhi, 2019 (3rd wicket)
60 – Das/Naim, Rajkot, 2019 (1st wicket)

BOWLED!

Mushfiqur plays on the stumps and the wily medium-pace of Shivam Dube has done the trick. Don’t know what got into Mushfiqur. He was done in by the slower than usual pace as he looked to open the face of the bat and collect a single down third man.

After 13 overs, Bangladesh 110/3 ( Mohammad Naim 71,)

India get their breakthrough in Mohammad Mithun but it could well prove to a dampener as Mushfiqur Rahim walks in.

OUT!

Chahar does it for India. A tad bit slower and wide of the off-stump. Mohammad Mithun advances and tries skying the ball for a six over the cover region, only to be caught by the fielder at deep. Important breakthrough for India but the aggressor in chief, Naim is still out there.

After 12 overs, Bangladesh 106/2 ( Mohammad Naim 70, Mohammad Mithun 26)

A good throw to the bowler’s end from Deepak Chahar but Yuzvendra Chahal is under pressure here and messing up as he fails to dislodge the stumps. Naim and Mithun not letting the dot balls creep in but are steeling the quick ones and twos. Bangladesh are going at just over 8.5 runs/over required run-rate is just over 9. Naim gets a boundary with a luscious cover drive and caps off the over with a thumping hit for six down the wicket. Easy pickings for Naim and Bangladesh are well on course for a victory here. The Hundred is up for the visitors.

FOUR!

Naim plays an expansive cover drive off a full-length delivery on the off-side. He gets to 64 and keeps the run-rate in check.

After 11 overs, Bangladesh 91/2 ( Mohammad Naim 57, Mohammad Mithun 24)

Mithun is into the act now. He backs away and lofts a length delivery for six down long-on. Later in the over, Naim gets down on his knees and sweeps one past backward point for four to get to his maiden FIFTY. This run-chase is heating up.

After 10 overs, Bangladesh 74/2 ( Mohammad Naim 48, Mohammad Mithun 16)

The prospect of this partnership taking Bangladesh through is threatening for India. Both Naim and Mithun are getting into the act and getting boundaries at will. The Bangladesh run-rate has been steadily rising.

FOUR!

Naim plays one with the full face of his bat to get a four in the safest region of the field. India under pressure with this partnership building on.

After 9 overs, Bangladesh 62/2 ( Mohammad Naim 42, Mohammad Mithun 11)

Naim has been a revelation today. A calculated mix of aggression and tactful strokeplay, splitting the gap between the fielders for those quick ones and twos. Pulls one off the backfoot towards mid-wicket to end the over with nine runs.

SIX!

It’s virtually an arm-ball from Washington Sundar but Naim anticipates well. He gives himself some room and plays a lofted straight drive, back past the bowler. Bangladesh have recovered well.

After 8 overs, Bangladesh 53/2 ( Mohammad Naim 34, Mohammad Mithun 10)

​FIFTY up for Bangladesh. Naim and Mithun are looking good and the run-rate which took a beating early on is on the mend, much like the India innings.

Naim has started to make up for the dot balls which he played earlier. He is finding the gaps beautifully here. In these middle overs, a left-hander’s presence at the crease is crucial for Bangladesh, especially with the threat of Chahal around.

FOUR!

Chahal is all over the place. He drops the ball short and experiments with the quicker pace but Mithun gets into position, playing a pull shot for four past the mid-wicket fence.

After 7 overs, Bangladesh 45/2 ( Mohammad Naim 32, Mohammad Mithun 4)

A good little spell this for Bangladesh. Mohammad Naim has taken full cognizance of the required run-rate and is hitting boundaries at will by toying with Rohit Sharma’s field setting. There is still a lot to be done though for the visitors. Important that Mohammad Mithun gets into the act from the other end.

FOUR!

Naim isn’t holding back here but it all seems calculated. He swings wildly but the ball straying on the off-side, catches the edge of his bat and goes down the third man region for four. Naim brings his bat down at the next ball and gets the ball past backward point for four. Shivam Dube now under pressure.

After 6 overs, Bangladesh 33/2 ( Mohammad Naim 22, Mohammad Mithun 2)

Good over this for Bangladesh. Mohammad Naim takes the attack to India’s most prolific bowler this series. Three boundaries in the first three deliveries and Chahal is left bemused at the turn of events. Naim and Mithun look to steady the ship for the visitors as they chase a rare feat, a series win against India.

Yuzvendra Chahal needs to take one more wicket to become the third Indian player to take 50 wickets in T20Is after Ravichandran Ashwin and Jasprit Bumrah.

FOUR!

Another four as Naim is quick-footed, gets to the pitch off the ball and flicks it past mid-wicket. The next ball gets the same treatment. Naim stays back in his crease and cuts it past point. Chahal having an unusual first over. Good stuff this from Naim.

FOUR! 

Yuzvendra Chahal is welcomed into the attack with a four by Naim. Fullish delivery and he just hoicks it over the bowler’s head.

After 5 overs, Bangladesh 18/2 ( Mohammad Naim 8, Mohammad Mithun 1)

Washington Sundar keeps things tight from his end. He may not have picked many wickets this series but a good economy rate is priceless in this format. Naim hits hard at a couple of deliveries but can’t find the gap as Washington is bowling in the right areas, the quick speed also working in his favour.

Bangladesh have to pay a heavy price for those four dot balls which Naim played at the start of Chahar’s over. Both Liton and Soumya got out trying to catch up with the asking rate. In hindsight, so far Rohit has been spot on with his captaincy and field placing. Also, he is using Khaleel in such a brilliant way that he doesn’t have to take much pressure.

After 4 overs, Bangladesh 13/2 ( Mohammad Naim 4, Mohammad Mithun 0)

Khaleel Ahmed bowls a short delivery and Naim is caught in a bind. He tries pulling too close to his body and the ball lands just shy of the bowler who’s racing in. A lot relies on how these two batsmen can steady the ship for the visitors.

After 3 overs, Bangladesh 12/2 ( Mohammad Naim 3 , Mohammad Mithun 0)

Deepak Chahar presses the visitors into a corner with his two wickets. Bangladesh are off to a nervy start with two of their most experienced batsmen, Soumya Sarkar and Liton Das back in the hut.

OUT! 

Deepak Chahar gets his second. Soumya Sarkar looks to drive one over long-on but it’s an easy catch for Shivam Dube. India presses on with quick wickets. Bangladesh under pressure and Chahar is on a hat-trick.

OUT!

Deepak Chahar bowls a short delivery and Liton Das gets on top of it but fails to muster the adequate strength. He gets caught at deep mid-wicket for 9 and Bangladesh are off to a similar start as India with a wicket early on.

After 2 overs, Bangladesh 11/0 ( Liton Das 9, Mohammad Naim 2)

Bangladesh off to a steady start after two overs with the hosts bringing Washington Sundar from the other end.

Bangladesh’s approach in the powerplay will more or less seal their fate in this game. They need to bat smartly here. Instead of taking risks early, it will be ideal for both Liton and Naim to work the ball in the gaps for first few overs, which will allow the ball to get wet. The wet ball will then skid on the surface and come to the bat nicely.

Highest individual scores for India v Bangladesh in T20Is:

89 – Rohit Sharma, Colombo, 2018
85 – Rohit Sharma, Rajkot, 2019
83 – Rohit Sharma, Mirpur, 2016
62 – Shreyas Iyer, Nagpur, 2019*

Highest targets successfully chased by Bangladesh in T20Is:

215 v Sri Lanka, Colombo, 2018
165 v West Indies, Johannesburg, 2007
164 v Zimbabwe, Khulna, 2016

Highest individual scores for India v Bangladesh in T20Is:

89 – Rohit Sharma, Colombo, 2018
85 – Rohit Sharma, Rajkot, 2019
83 – Rohit Sharma, Mirpur, 2016
62 – Shreyas Iyer, Nagpur, 2019*

Highest targets successfully chased by Bangladesh in T20Is:

215 v Sri Lanka, Colombo, 2018
165 v West Indies, Johannesburg, 2007
164 v Zimbabwe, Khulna, 2016

After 1 overs, Bangladesh 8/0 ( Liton Das 8, Mohammad Naim 0)

Liton Das and Naim open innings for Bangladesh. Khaleel Ahmed gets the new ball. Liton Das flicks one off the pads for a four and Khaleel can’t go full again it seems. The visitors have a good first over with Liton Das looking solid in defence and sure-footed on the front foot. He caps off the over with a straight drive for another four.

Wonderful recovery for India after losing stalwarts like Rohit and Dhawan early. The next gen Indian batters have put their hands up when their team needed the most. Bangladesh on the other hand, started well but couldn’t hold on to the pressure in the middle-overs. The dropped catches also played its part. There is fair bit of dew at the ground at this point but to get 175, Bangladesh need to bat out their skins tonight.

After 20 overs,India 174/5 ( Manish Pandey 22 , Shivam Dube 9)

174 is what India has put on board. This is a good total. The dew factor is there but India have habit of bowling like that. Iyer and Rahul came good today after the top two failed. There was no need of Rohit or Dhawan and India have 174 on board. We meet you on the other side of this short break.

FOUR! Lovely shot, Mustafizur wanted to bowl a yorker but it turned out to be a full toss and Pandey hit it on the full to deep mid-wicket

After 19 overs,India 163/5 ( Manish Pandey 14 , Shivam Dube 6)

Al-Amin has pulled off a very good over for Bangladesh, just 6 off it. He deserved a wicket in fact as well. Some lousy fielding yet against from Bangladesh fielders. Just one over to go. How many can India get in the last over?

DROPPED! That was an easy catch, Dube hit it at him at deep mid-wicket and he made a mess of it.

After 18 overs,India 157/5 ( Manish Pandey 12 , Shivam Dube 2)

Shafiul Islam completes his quota. But he has given away 13 off his last over. Pandey hammered one for four and cheekily added four more the next ball. Power and smartness walking hand in hand for him. India surpass 150 run marl. Two overs to go.

FOUR! Smart thinking, short from Shafiul and Pandey plays a ramp shot to hit four to third man.

FOUR! Wow, what a sound of the bat. Hammered through the mid-wicket for four runs by Manish Pandey.

Under the circumstances, Soumya Sarkar has done more than a decent job for Bangladesh with the wet ball. His lack of pace hasn’t allowed the batters to dominate him. Perhaps, someone like Shivam Dubey can take a leaf out of Soumya’s book, when he will bowl in the second half.

After 17 overs,India 144/5 ( Manish Pandey 1 , Shivam Dube 0)

Sarkar removes Pant and yet again, he was out playing the ugly heave. Has been a trend now. Very easy to plat a Pant fall these days but more worry for India as Iyer who was looking solid today has walked back to the dressing room. Dube he new man in, joins Pandey in the middle. Great over for B’desh and Sarkar.

OUT! A good innings comes to an end. Iyer is gone for 62. Lack of pace again from Sarkar and Iyer wanted to hit it over long off but could not connect it well, and was caught by Liton Das. Shreyas Iyer c Liton Das b Soumya Sarkar 62(33)

FOUR! That’s a lovely and intelligent shot, full toss and Iyer smashes it to cow corner region for four runs.

OUT! Cleaned up! Pant is not there, he is not there batting, his mind is not in Nagpur and it is reflected in this shot. He heaved without even watching the ball it seems, the ball kept low and hit the stumps. It was as if the batsman had made his mind to play the shot. He was early into his shots as well. Pant b Soumya Sarkar 6(9)

After 16 overs,India 139/3 ( Shreyas Iyer 58 , Rishabh Pant (W) 6)

Iyer is bossing around the at moment, scoring boundaries and sixes at will. Pulling well and then moving across to hit it through cover. It is as if he can pick what is coming his way. India look set here for 180. Has been a very ordinary day for Mustafizur. 10 off the over.

FOUR! Iyer hooks and hooks well, Mustafizur drops it short and angled down the leg stump line, Iyer played it to fine leg for four runs

After 15 overs,India 129/3 ( Shreyas Iyer 50 , Rishabh Pant (W) 5)

Iyer was 32 off 22 balls in the last over and now he has 50 runs in 27 balls. Three big back to back sixes off Afif, who was strangely brought to bowl the over. India now looking solid to get a massive total. 20 off the over, costliest one today.

FIFTY! And this is Iyer’s first half century in the T20Is. Three consecutive big sixes and then a single to reach the landmark. He has done it in just 27 balls.

SIX! And another one, three in three by Iyer, this is poor bowling, room given and again flight, great hit and beautiful follow through to see the ball sailing over mid on quite easily.

SIX! One more, one more, pitched full by Afif and Iyer smashes this over the sight screen for another six

SIX! BIG SIX again, Afif, the off spinner, gives a loop to Iyer and the batsman dispatches it into the third tier of the stand over cow corner.

A timely wicket for Bangladesh. KL Rahul was looking in excellent touch and threatening to take the game away from them. Mahmudullah has to believe that the dismissal will get some sanity back in the proceedings for his team. Meanwhile, Pant has come out to the crease at a crucial juncture of this match. He is under some sort pressure and the best way to deal with it is to provide India with the finishing touch in this innings.

After 14 overs,India 109/3 ( Shreyas Iyer 31 , Rishabh Pant (W) 4)

Soumya Sarkar to Iyer. Iyer hits a massive six and is looking to score quick runs so that run-scoring rate is not disturbed. This is Bangladesh chance to get him here as it will put extra pressure on Pant and Pandey who is expected next.

SIX! That is massive, pitched up from Sarkar and Iyer uses his high back lift to dispatch the ball out of the park, well almost. Almost

After 13 overs,India 97/3 ( Shreyas Iyer 21 , Rishabh Pant (W) 2)

Al-Amin has provided the much-needed breakthrough for Bangladesh, removing Rahul. Rahul batted superbly but was undone by the change in pace. Pant comes in to bat and India needs to keep on accelerating.

OUT! And that’s the end of KL Rahul. Lack of pace has done the trick. Al Amin runs in and bowls a leg cutter, Rahul wanted to go over mid off but mistimed it and the mid off fielder caught in safely. Rahul c Liton Das b Al-Amin 52(35)

After 12 overs,India 94/2 ( KL Rahul 52 , Shreyas Iyer 20)

After bowling a good over, Sarkar is back on. Wonder why he was taken off. Now with Iyer and Rahul beginning to hit runs, he has been brought back. His lack of pace will lead to batsmen using more power to hit the ball. That may lead to a wicket. Rahul and Iyer however looking very dominant. Rahul reaches another T20I fifty, he has done well in this format and continues the good work.

FIFTY for KL Rahul in just 33 balls. He cuts the ball to deep point and collects double to reach the milestone, he would like to go for the big one, has enough time and overs in hand to do so.

After 11 overs,India 87/2 ( KL Rahul 46 , Shreyas Iyer 19)

Great over for India. Rahul and Iyer made most of the erratic bowling. Bangladesh losing the plot here. They are not bowling well and Mahmudullah has not been great with bowling changes.

FOUR! Short ball from Aminul, Iyer rocks back and hits it to wide of long on for four runs.

SIX! That is Iyer at his best for you, he sees the flight, reaches the pitch of the ball and thwarts it for six, very straight, over the bowler’s head for a massive six.

Ok, looks like the dew has arrived. Can see Aminul Islam and Mahmudullah using their towels to keep the ball dry and clean. Important phase for both teams here. Perhaps, the time has come for India to change gears. Don’t think at this stage Bangladesh will mind India’s scoring rate.

FOUR! Aminul pitches it short to Rahul and the batsman smashes it through mid- wicket for four runs.

After 10 overs,India 71/2 ( KL Rahul 41 , Shreyas Iyer 8)

Mustafizur comes back on and is welcomed with a lovely boundary by Rahul. The pacer has looked very ordinary this series and things are not too good in this match either. Rahul collected one more in a exquisite fashion at cover. Halfway stage in the innings and India have recovered well after fall of two wickets.

FOUR! Fine shot, lovely pick up shot, Mustafizur bowls from round the wicket and Rahul balanced himself well and hit it uppishly over the covers for four runs.

FOUR! Brilliantly timed from Rahul, back of the length and Rahul on back foot, cuts it four four runs to deep point.

After 9 overs,India 59/2 ( KL Rahul 31 , Shreyas Iyer 6)

Aminul Islam is quickly going through his overs. He is tossing it up, showing bravery here, and both Rahul and Iyer, clearing the front leg and looking to hit the bowler inside out, however they have only found fielders. No boundaries in the last 2 overs, sp Bangladesh have been able to stop the run flow.

After 8 overs,India 54/2 ( KL Rahul 27 , Shreyas Iyer 5)

Fifty up for India in the 8th over as Soumya Sarkar, right-arm medium, is into the attack. The dibbly dobbly deliveries from Sarkar are coming slow on the bat, hence giving less pace on the batsman’s bat. Looks like Sarkar will have a long go at the batsmen on this track. 5 off the over.

After 7 overs,India 49/2 ( KL Rahul 24 , Shreyas Iyer 3)

Aminul Islam, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack and he has been put under pressure as well straightaway. Rahul still looking to dominate proceedings, he is batting with a lot of confidence which will be a hige relief for Indian dressing room.

Despite all the aggression shown by the Indian batters so far in these initial overs, think Bangladesh bowlers haven’t lost their shape and confidence. They have stuck to their line and length and got the job done in the powerplay.

FOUR! Short and wide from Aminul Islam, Rahul rocks back and cuts it away for four runs.

After 6 overs,India 41/2 ( KL Rahul 18 , Shreyas Iyer 1)

Shafiul removes Dhawan for 19 and he almost had Iyer as well but poor fielder may cost Bangladesh big. Iyer gets a second chance, lucky he is still breathing in this innings. Rahul hits four runs to end the over.

Shreyas Iyer is the only Indian player with 1000-plus runs in T20 cricket in 2019.

FOUR! Another shot played in air, through gully region, for four runs. Rahul is looking good.

DROPPED! This could be a costly drop, Shafiul managed to make Iyer play uppishly to back ward point but the fielder over there has dropped it, an absolute sitter.

OUT! This is the end of Dhawan, he was looking to dominate and has lost his wicket in that pursue. He danced down to Shafiul and has wanted to go big in the leg side but got the leading edge and ball went to the fielder at cow corner who took a good catch. Dhawan c Mahmudullah b Shafiul 19(16)

Someone like Shafiul, who bowls stump to stump line, is ideal on this sticky pitch. Feel, Rohit was a bit lazy in his feet movement and paid the price for it. Meanwhile, with one extra batsman in the side, India have to attack in the powerplay and that’s exactly what both Dhawan and Rahul are doing at this moment.

After 5 overs,India 34/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 19 , KL Rahul 12)

Mustafizur Rahman, left-arm fast medium, is into the attack now. He starts off with a wide. Gets hit for four more, builds up speed and come back well but Dhawan manages to find gap in the off side to add more insult to injury. Nine off the over.

FOUR! This is the best shot from him tonight, just a slight room outside off and Dhawan finds the gap in the off side to fetch four at deep cover

FOUR! Dhawan smashes it hard off Mustafizur to deep backward square leg. He is in mood today is Dhawan

India have won 11 out of 12 matches, in the third match of a bilateral T20I series.

After 4 overs,India 25/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 11 , KL Rahul 12)

Dhawan and Rahul have started putting pressure on Bangladesh bowlers. Rahul played two beautiful strokes which will keep him going in the innings. Textbook cricketing shots in T20 cricket, a rare sight and we hope Rahul has more in store for his fans tonight. 12 off the over.

KL Rahul’s scores in the third match of a T20I series:

22, 22, 4, 19, 17, 14, 20

FOUR! Amazing shot, shortish in length, and Rahul waited for it and then using his wrist, hit it through square for four runs in the off side.

FOUR! Wow, what a way to score your first boundary, pitched up by Shafiul and Rahul walks into the shot and hits it uppishly through mid off for four runs.

After 3 overs,India 13/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 10 , KL Rahul 1)

Dhawan reveals his intenetion in this over, hits two back to back boundaries. 10 off the over after a maiden. Dhawan here is key now, he needs to carry on the momentum he has got and do what Rohit has been doing of late.

FOUR! And now Dhawan goes big over mid on, huge back lift and he times it to perfection. Four more runs at long on.

FOUR! First boundary for India and Shikhar Dhawan, length ball, going away, Dhawan shuffles across and hits it over mid-wicket for four runs.

After 2 overs,India 3/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan 1 , KL Rahul 0)

Indi already on back foot as Shafiul Islam, right-arm fast medium, has cleaned up Hitman. India’s best batsman on current form is back in the hut and Bangladesh’s celebration of that wicket told a lot about its importance. Maiden wicket to start with for Shafiul.

OUT! Shafiul Islam has picked the first wicket for Bangladesh and it is the big wicket of Rohit Sharma, he has cleane him up as Rohit played down the wrong line altogether. Bad start this for India. Rohit b Shafiul 2(6)

After 1 overs,India 3/0 ( Rohit Sharma (C) 2 , Shikhar Dhawan 1)

Rohit straightaway looking in good touch straightaway. Pressure on Dhawan and Rohit played the first ball to settle the nerves early on. Dhawan gets off the mark with a touch to the leg side. He needs to be more attentive though against the inwingers. Just 3 off the first over.

Alright, the players come out in the middle. Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan to open the innings. Rohit will take strike.  Al-Amin Hossain to bowl the first over.

Did you like Rohit making this one change?

Manish Pandey’s inclusion reveals India’s batting worries. Krunal’s exclusion, however, leaves Rohit with reduced bowling options. Will the trade off click or bomb?

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) November 10, 2019

Interesting move by India to add Manish in the XI ahead of Krunal. Thought, on this dry pitch Krunal’s left-arm spin would have been handy. Also, now with one spinner short, someone like Shivam Dubey probably has to bowl four overs in this game. For Bangladesh, Mosaddek was not feeling 100 percent fit. Hence, keeping him out of the XI was a forced change.

India have won 11 out of 12 matches, in the third match of a bilateral T20I series.

Bangladesh XI: Liton Das, Mohammad Naim, Soumya Sarkar, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Mahmudullah(c), Afif Hossain, Mohammad Mithun, Aminul Islam, Shafiul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Al-Amin Hossain

India XI: Rohit Sharma(c), Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Rishabh Pant(w), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Deepak Chahar, Yuzvendra Chahal, K Khaleel Ahmed

Rohit Sharma, India captain: We would have bowled first as well. Challenge for us to post a big total now. We have got Manish coming in place of Krunal.

Mahmudullah, Bangladesh captain: We want to restrict India to a low total and chase it down. Dew factor will come into play. We need to bat well in the middle overs. One change – Mithun comes in for Mosaddek.

Toss News: Bangladesh win the toss and Mahmudullah asks India to bat first at Nagpur.

Pitch report: Sunil Gavaskar says Pitch will not be an issue. There will be a bit of turn for spinners. There will be lot more purchase for spinners. There is grass on surface, it is very dry. Captain winning the toss and fielding first has been a trend, don’t think that will change. Murali Kartik says that it is a bat first wicket.

Traditionally Nagpur is not regarded as a high scoring centre as the average score in a T20 game here is just 155. The ball tends to stop a bit and shot-making is expected to be not as smooth as it was at Rajkot, which will actually suit the Bangladesh team, which thrives on such sticky surfaces.

Furthermore, the visitors can take heart from New Zealand’s performance in the 2016 World T20 game here as their spinners took nine wickets and bowled the mighty Indians out for just 79.

Hence, if the pitch helps the slow bowlers tonight, Bangladesh’s chances of a historic series win will increase significantly. Also, dew will play a crucial role in this game.

In case you missed it, England and New Zealand played another Super Over, this time in a T20I match and it was England again who ended up on the winning side. Read the full report of the last T20I between the two nations here , as we wait for the toss to happen.

Rohit Sharma has urged the fans to not scrutinise Rishabh Pant just yet for the 22-year-old needs to be allowed to find his groove in international cricket. However, one can’t deny the fact that with Sanju Samson now in the mix, the team management will be feeling the heat more and more with every Pant failure. Consequently, the Delhi lad will be under enormous pressure after lacklustre outings in the first two T20Is.

Nagpur is ready for the contest already!

This is going to be some atmosphere in Nagpur. Highway packed kilometres from the ground.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) November 10, 2019

Rohit Sharma feels ‘important member’ Yuzvendra Chahal has proved his worth once again in middle overs. Read the full text here .

Bangladesh coach Russell Domingo on Saturday said his team will be targeting a rather inexperienced Indian bowling attack to upstage the hosts in the T20 series decider on Sunday. Read the full report here .

India’s eight-wicket win on Thursday was yet another routine performance from the hosts, albeit most of the runs coming from Rohit (85) and Shikhar Dhawan (31), who built a 118-run partnership for the first wicket in the run chase of 154. That win was also like a friendly reminder to Bangladesh telling them to never to rest on their laurels.

Read the full preview of third T20I by PN Vishnu here .

Hello and welcome to coverage of the third T20I between India and Bangladesh. The series is 1-1 level and Nagpur will witness a tough contest between the neighbours for the trophy. Expect a high-octane contest this evening. Stay tuned as we build up for this all-important match.