Skipper Shakib Al Hasan (85-ball 80 and 1-43) and Mustafizur Rahman (3-50) powered Bangladesh to a six-run thumping victory against India in a dead rubber match of the Asia Cup at R. Premadasa in Colombo on Friday.
BANGLADESH'S INNINGS
Skipper Shakib Al Hasan’s enterprising 85-ball 80 and Towhid Hridoy’s solid 81-ball 54 powered Bangladesh to 265-8 against India.
After being put into bat first, Bangladesh struggled as Mohammed Shami, who was given the opportunity to play today, bowled Litton Das for a duck.
Things started to be shaky afterwards for Bangladesh, but it was the brilliance of veteran all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, who played a brilliant innings to put a fighting total on board for his team. In his 85-ball 80, Shakib creamed six fours and three towering sixes.
Shakib found an able ally in Hridoy, who played elegantly to rebound Bangladesh's innings. Together, Shakib and Hridoy racked up 101 runs to put the Indian bowlers to the test. Shakib was castled by Thakur.
Hridoy’s smart knock was laced with five boundaries and two gigantic sixes before he was undone by Mohammed Shami.
Bangladesh have shown remarkable resilience after a shaky start, posting 265 on the board. Shakib and Hridoy's outstanding 50s led the way, and some late fireworks from the lower order have given them a competitive total.
— AsianCricketCouncil (@ACCMedia1) September 15, 2023
Can India chase down the total? #AsiaCup2023 #INDvBAN pic.twitter.com/6BSflBNHTQ
Mahedi Hasan played an unbeaten cameo of 23-ball 29 and was supported by Tanzim Hasan Sakib, who also remained undefeated and whacked one boundary and one six.
Among those who failed to show any significant resistance with the bat were Tanzid Hasan (13), Liton Das (0), Anamul Haque (4), Mehidy Hasan Miraz (13), and Shamim Hossain (1).
For India, Shardul Thakur (0-65) spearheaded the bowling, bagging three wickets, but he leaked some extra runs to provide comfort to the Bangladesh batters.
Mohammed Shami (2-32) was brilliant with the ball and picked up two wickets.
Prasidh Krishna (1-43), Axar Patel (1-47), and Ravindra Jadeja (1-53) took a scalp each.
Tilak Varma bowled merely four overs and went on to remain wicketless.
INDIA'S INNINGS
Chasing a target of 266, India were bundled out for 259 with one ball remaining. After losing skipper Rohit Sharma for duck. Shubman Gill showed his class by securing another century in his ODI career.
In his 133-ball 121, Gill smashed eight boundaries and five sixes before he was befuddled by Mahedi Hasan.
Axar Patel (42) and Suryakumar Yadav (26) showed some significant resistance with the bat.
Rohit Sharma (0), Tilak Varma (5), KL Rahul (19), Ishan Kishan (5), Ravindra Jadeja (7), Shardul Thakur (11) and Mohammed Shami (6) failed to show any significant fight with the willow.
Prasidh Krishna remained unbeaten on 0 and faced merely two deliveries.
For Bangladesh, Mustafizur Rahman (3-50) showed his experience and picked up three crucial wickets.
Tanzim Hasan Sakib (2-32) was outstanding with the ball and grabbed two wickets.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (1-29) and Shakib Al Hasan (1-43) took a scalp each.
Nasum Ahmed (0-50) remained wicketless in his 10 overs.
Bangladesh beat India by 6 runs in a thriller! Shakib and Hridoy shone brightly, both scoring remarkable half-centuries, while the Bangladesh pacers demonstrated their mettle with great precision in their deliveries to successfully defend the total. 🇧🇩#AsiaCup2023 #INDvBAN pic.twitter.com/Q3w7z0aQ7z
— AsianCricketCouncil (@ACCMedia1) September 15, 2023
