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Bangladesh vs India - 5th Match

Series: India and Bangladesh in Sri Lanka T20I Tri-Series, 2018
Venue: R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Date: 14 March 2018

Bangladesh 159/6 (20 Ovs) RR: 7.95 | India won by 17 runs

commentary

It's all we've got for you. India are coming out on Sunday. Who's clearing the Friday barricade to join them there .. for now, this was Vineet Anantharaman bringing you all the action along with Pratyush Sinha, Abhinand Raghavendran, Rishi Roy and our ace scorer Naga. Ta ta!!

Stat summary courtesy Deepu Narayanan:
~ India have now won seven out of seven T20Is they've played against Bangladesh
~ Rohit Sharma pipped Yuvraj Singh to hit the most number of sixes (75) for India in T20Is
~ Mushfiqur Rahim's 72 was the first ever half-century by a Bangladeshi against India in T20Is
~ Siraj has now conceded the most runs (131) after three T20Is, going past Adam Milne's 130
~ The 65-run stand between Mushfiqur and Sabbir was Bangladesh's best ever for the fifth-wicket
~ Karthik's 50 stumpings in T20s is fourth behind K Akmal (92), Dhoni (70) and Sangakkara (60)

(2/2): I just told Siraj to keep it simple (in the last over) and we knew that that was the way to contain them. They needed 28 runs and we knew that would happen only if they hit big. I asked him to bowl that back of a length ball because we found it tough to hit. From whatever I have seen of him he can do very well. He is a great talent, has all the capabilities of doing what a fast bowler has to do. He's coming back off a break and that's never easy. It wasn't a good game for him, but he has a lot of talent to come back hard.

Rohit Sharma, winning skipper and MoM (1/2): It was important for me to step up. Like I said at the toss I tried to take my time with the bat at the start and then play my shots later on. I felt we were 10-15 runs short with the bat at the end, but they bowled brilliantly at the death. Washington started brilliantly with the ball and his magical spell changed the game for us. The entire bowling unit too stuck to their plans and pulled it off for us. The wicket wasn't the usual wicket we've been playing on for the last week. It was gripping and was slow and hence difficult to play on the up and that is why I wanted to take my time. One set batsman had to bat and I knew a new batsman would find it tough. The partnership between Raina and me was key; he has been timing the ball brilliantly and that is great to see. Hope he can do it for us in the finals as well. [Praising Sundar] He is never afraid of flighting the ball, sets his own field and it says a lot about an individual. It allows me also to breathe easy and set the field accordingly. In the series we played against Sri Lanka in India, we saw that from him and today was no different.

Mahmudullah, losing skipper: The effort was there. A bit disappointed though; had someone stood up and made 20-30 quick runs it could have made a difference with Mushy. The chase was on, we needed a good flying start. But we lost wickets early and didn't get the momentum we needed. We also could have conceded 10 lesser runs and that could have made the difference. The plan was to take the pace off the ball and stick to your strengths as a bowler, but they didn't execute that well. Looking forward to the next game, the good thing is that we have a chance to prove ourselves and we need to do it.

Washington with his three too did his best to finish it off early. But Mushy had to take it deep. And he found India's weakest link, Siraj to go after. Some help from the other end would have been good. It's simple now, play better cricket and make it to Sunday. For now, let's wait .. the presentations are lined up.

22:21 local: Oh that 19th over. Five runs, completely against the flow of momentum, against Bangladesh's best finisher with moves ready to be unleashed and after being thwarted in his first spell, Thakur produces six dreamy balls. Those knuckle balls have never really been overexposed. But to be fair, for all the drama Mushfiq and Sabbir tried to create at the end, it was the powerplay that stole it from their grasp. That is if Rohit's blitz before that hadn't already. On a sluggish track and an outfield that has tired over the last week, 176 was always going to be beyond most sides.

19.6
0
Siraj to Rahim, no run, that's that. Siraj digs it into the pitch, Rahim tries cutting, and he cuts thin air. India can celebrate -- they've made it to the finals .. their Lankan visas have been extended. Perhaps demands for citizenship too
19.5
0
Siraj to Rahim, no run, slow, outside off and Mushy lets it go. Tries pocketing the extra, when there's none
19.4
4
Siraj to Rahim, FOUR, oh the power. Brute. Stretches, creaming it away through the covers. Sadly, the equation doesn't allow beauty to translate into runs
19.4
1
Siraj to Rahim, wide, short, too much so. Loops over the short Mushy
19.3
4
Siraj to Rahim, FOUR, tries following him with the bouncer. But Rahim's cleverer, he arches back, opens the bat and upper-ramps it over short third. But it's India who seal the deal .. without freebie extras being let out of course

Abu Hider Rony, right handed bat, comes to the crease

19.2
0
Siraj to Mehidy Hasan, out Caught by Raina!! Oh he has a knuckle ball too. Wonder why he was hiding these. So with the length short too, Mehidy tries going uppish with a lofted tonk. Swishing his bat across as he does so. High, but not long. And put that cobra back in the pit. Long-off retracts, reverse-cups. Mehidy Hasan c Raina b Siraj 7(6) [4s-1]

Siraj to Mehidy Hasan, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

19.1
1
Siraj to Rahim, 1 run, to short third man, that back of a length, gets it right for a change. Mushy misses, with that dab going to short third man

Right then .. 28 in the final over. Trust Mushy to pull these off

18.6
0
SN Thakur to Mehidy Hasan, no run, follows him in with the yorker on leg. Opened up to point, denies the single too. Oh my
18.5
1
SN Thakur to Rahim, 1 run, another single. Only. Just five off it, so far. Courtesy, a carve away through the off-side
18.4
1
SN Thakur to Mehidy Hasan, 1 run, moves away, tries manufacturing room. But what you do for the pace .. slices, mis-more and finds extra cover
18.3
1
SN Thakur to Rahim, 1 run, nails the yorker. Rahim gets his leg out, and it is only a single, with an angry jam down the ground
18.2
0
SN Thakur to Rahim, no run, slows with the knuckle. Rahim, early into a poke, finds himself beaten
18.1
2
SN Thakur to Rahim, 2 runs, to deep extra cover, absolutely crunched through the covers. Oh the sound. But Pandey's out there in the deep, mopping it up to keep it to a couple

Conceding 40+ in most successive T20I innings:
4 Mpofu
3 Dernbach/Southee/Taylor/Boult/Siraj

17.6
4
Siraj to Mehidy Hasan, FOUR, it's a free-hit .. literally. Throws his hands out, all the width to aid and slices it away behind point
17.6
2
Siraj to Rahim, no ball, 1 run, he's caught. And is almost run-out as well. And he lives to see another day. Siraj wants to try the yorker, misses it by a couple of feet .. so much so that it goes over Rahim's waist. He skews it up, Siraj catches and with all the time to run and break the non-striker's stumps, decides to chance his dart skills. Sadly for him, there are none to boast of
17.5
0
Siraj to Rahim, no run, goes for the double bluff. Short, with venom and with fine leg inside. It's enough this time to take Rahim by surprise
17.4
1
Siraj to Mehidy Hasan, 1 run, mix up. No, not quite when there's no direct hit. Just a tap to mid-off, where Raina's waiting, can see all three stumps. And misses
17.3
1
Siraj to Rahim, 1 run, shows width, but Rahim can only slice it to extra cover in the deep
17.2
4
Siraj to Rahim, FOUR, celebrates it with some innovation. Walks across his stumps, sits down, scooping it away straight over the keeper. You really aren't expected to have fielders out there .. but you're expected to bowl better lengths
17.1
4
Siraj to Rahim, FOUR, bangs it into the pitch. Never the right length, even you take all the pace off it. Siraj learns it the hard way, with Rahim carting him through point. It's a fifty too

Mohammed Siraj [2.0-0-24-0] is back into the attack

Deepu chips in with yet another stat:
Best 5th wicket stand for Bangladesh in T20Is:
65 Rahim - Sabbir, this match *
54 Rahim - Nasir Hossain v NZ, 2013
50 Mahmudullah - Nasir Hossain v NZ, 2012
50 Rahim - Nasir Hossain v SL, 2013

16.6
1
SN Thakur to Rahim, 1 run, spots the cutter, stays back, lines himself beside and dabs it beside point
16.5
1
SN Thakur to Mehidy Hasan, 1 run, opens up his bat face, keeping his head and guiding it behind point to give the strike back

Mehidy Hasan, right handed bat, comes to the crease

16.4
0
SN Thakur to Sabbir Rahman, out Bowled!! It's the slower one. No, don't credit the knuckle, credit the fingers. Rolls his fingers on the seam, hits that perfect irritating channel on off. Rahman can't wait for it to get close, he's already into his across-the-line hack, and in the process the stumps are shown. And off of it is pegged back. Sabbir Rahman b SN Thakur 27(23) [4s-2 6s-1]

SN Thakur to Sabbir Rahman, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!

16.3
2
SN Thakur to Sabbir Rahman, 2 runs, corrects with a full one outside off. A jamming drive follows, going over point in the process
16.2
4
SN Thakur to Sabbir Rahman, FOUR, gives him the pace. Gives him the length. And gives him the boundary. The friendly kind of short, angling back in and Rahman goes one-legged, muscling it flat and into mid-wicket
16.1
0
SN Thakur to Sabbir Rahman, no run, one knuckle ball too many? No, not as yet. Rahman, confused as he steps down, pulls all over it with the ball slipping under the radar

Shardul Thakur [2.0-0-24-0] is back into the attack

57 off 24 CRAJ: 7.5 REQ: 14.25

15.6
2
Washington Sundar to Rahim, 2 runs, throws up some air. Mushy lofts it straight down. Long-off's there, and so is a couple. But this has been some spell - 4-0-22-3
15.5
0
Washington Sundar to Rahim, no run, darted flat, Rahim waits, loads, but just can't squeeze it out
15.4
0
Washington Sundar to Rahim, no run, nigh perfect. Never mind Mushy reversing. Never mind the 18-year old age, officially. He thinks, sticks to his basics and sticks to his plan of flighting it outside off. Beaten
15.3
1
Washington Sundar to Sabbir Rahman, 1 run, full again, perhaps taken on it too as he goes on a knee to slice it square
15.2
0
Washington Sundar to Sabbir Rahman, no run, on the move, too close for comfort as he squeezes it back
15.1
1
Washington Sundar to Rahim, 1 run, tempts him wide. A stretch, a carve and a mistime through point

Washington Sundar [3.0-0-18-3] is back into the attack

14.6
2
Vijay Shankar to Sabbir Rahman, 2 runs, some more of the usual. Fiercely heaved away, through square leg
14.5
0
Vijay Shankar to Sabbir Rahman, no run, dips in low, foxes Rahman as he sits to sweep. Under, on the boot. Scoots back to Shankar, who has half a chance at running Sabbir out. Misses as the batsman rushes back
14.4
1
Vijay Shankar to Rahim, 1 run, leggie. Tight around off, despite Rahim's moves all around. Has to manufacture all his pace on this to slap it square
14.3
1
Vijay Shankar to Sabbir Rahman, 1 run, another leg-spinner. High full toss this time, one that's slapped, against the dip, Mid-wicket
14.2
2
Vijay Shankar to Sabbir Rahman, 2 runs, walks, flicks, doesn't keep it down. Thakur, from behind square runs in, slides, dives but can't get there. Nothing in that pleases Rohit
14.1
1
Vijay Shankar to Rahim, 1 run, loopy leg-spin. And it's with a run up that starts from the edge of the circle. Is carved out eventually through sweeper

Vijay Shankar [3.0-0-21-0] is back into the attack

13.6
1
SN Thakur to Rahim, 1 run, 131kph, stabbed out to point, who's fumbly. So as the trend goes, Thakur pulls things back in his second spell
13.5
1
SN Thakur to Sabbir Rahman, 1 run, on the move across his stumps to tuck it through mid-wicket
13.4
1
SN Thakur to Rahim, 1 run, pitches it up wide, giving it the pace too and is drilled away through the covers
13.3
0
SN Thakur to Rahim, no run, slows it up, obviously with the knuckle, fuller on the stumps and Rahim early into his flick has to check. The outcome - leading edge back onto the pitch
13.2
1
SN Thakur to Sabbir Rahman, 1 run, 130kph, chopped, angle-batted, backward point runs and intercepts
13.1
1
SN Thakur to Rahim, 1 run, good length, 118kph in the knuckle ball, with some width for Rahim to run it down to third man

Shardul Thakur [1.0-0-19-0] is back into the attack

Requirement for the nagin dance -- 73 in 42

12.6
6
Chahal to Sabbir Rahman, SIX, snatches the over. Chahal gets greedy, drags it down half way, it sits up and Rahman rocks deep inside to mow it into cow corner
12.5
0
Chahal to Sabbir Rahman, no run, slowed up wide tease again, tempts Rahman into a cut .. and then refuses to get up
12.4
1
Chahal to Rahim, 1 run, backs, and with Chahal offering nothing in terms of pace, with Colombo sucking some more of it, the flashy cut gets only an under edge, ricocheting off Karthik's pads
12.3
1
Chahal to Sabbir Rahman, 1 run, 75kph. Slows it up, tossing it wide too. Rahman doesn't ditch his sweep
12.2
1
Chahal to Rahim, 1 run, middle-lined. Under the length, nailing the sweep behind square
12.1
1
Chahal to Sabbir Rahman, leg byes, 1 run, 78kph, tries to sweep, manages a glove, and the pop up luckily is over the keeper

Yuzvendra Chahal [3.0-0-12-1] is back into the attack

11.6
2
Vijay Shankar to Rahim, 2 runs, 132kph, full, coming in from wide of the crease. A waited whip follows, and so does a couple. 14 off this one now .. Bangladesh have a move on
11.5
1
Vijay Shankar to Sabbir Rahman, 1 run, sensible. 127kph of a good length and is just checked, softly into off
11.4
4
Vijay Shankar to Sabbir Rahman, FOUR, raw meat. Feeds him on the tummy, Rahman makes it worse with his violent jump down and lays into it with a heave, flat-batting it round the corner
11.3
1
Vijay Shankar to Rahim, 1 run, leg-cutter this time. 92kph. Full, off-base and jammed through the covers
11.2
2
Vijay Shankar to Rahim, 2 runs, on the move inside the line, nudging the cutter through mid-wicket. Wide gaps
11.1
4
Vijay Shankar to Rahim, FOUR, finds the friendly length. Width too. Mushy stretches, full and slices it away. Airy, sweeper and you aren't expected to stop these
10.6
0
Siraj to Sabbir Rahman, no run, stays put, with the bat stuck in front of the pad in defence. 16 off this one
10.5
1
Siraj to Rahim, 1 run, tightens up on the ribs, bunted down to leg
10.4
6
Siraj to Rahim, SIX, step, step, room and inside-out. He's toying around here with Siraj's mind. Knew he'd go full, he had to, and lofts it over extra cover, on the ropes too
10.4
1
Siraj to Rahim, wide, too short. Rahim, surprised, shapes up to hook, but is happy to leave and pocket the extra
10.3
4
Siraj to Rahim, FOUR, rubs it in with cheek. Followed in, Mushy stands, gives the impression of a defence, but the defence is opened up. There's enough on the dab to take it away through the cordon
10.2
4
Siraj to Rahim, FOUR, walks down, never mind the shortened length, he takes it on off the front foot with a murderous pull, punishing it in front of square
10.1
0
Siraj to Rahim, no run, returns with a peach. The seam is perfect, and it jags away. Nothing Rahim's flirt can do with it. Somebody somewhere on the field has heard something .. and that something is the bat grazing the pad

Mohammed Siraj [1.0-0-8-0] is back into the attack

9.6
0
Vijay Shankar to Sabbir Rahman, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Sabbir Rahman stays back in his crease and steers it to backward point
9.5
1
Vijay Shankar to Rahim, 1 run, full and wide outside off, Rahim throws his hands at it and the bat turns in the hands as it trundles away to mid-off as they run across for a quick single. A throw from Dhawan at the non-striker's end misses the target. Could've been trouble if he'd hit...
9.4
1
Vijay Shankar to Sabbir Rahman, 1 run, short delivery just outside off and Sabbir Rahman twists his torso into a side-on pull to deep square leg for a single
9.3
1
Vijay Shankar to Rahim, 1 run, length ball outside off, Rahim trusts the bounce and plays a transfer-of-weight drive through the line to mid-off where Dhawan makes a diving stop
9.2
0
Vijay Shankar to Rahim, no run, full and wide outside off, Rahim makes room and tries to reach it, can't. Goes through to the keeper, and Vijay Shankar hoodwinks Rahim
9.1
0
Vijay Shankar to Rahim, no run, fuller length delivery on the pads, whipped to mid-on

"Funny how a peach of a leg-break doesn't get you a wicket, but the follow-up half-tracker does. Only the latter makes it to the highlights package." - Yours truly, Rishi Roy.

8.6
0
Chahal to Sabbir Rahman, no run, tossed up on middle and off, the leg-break turns away, Sabbir Rahman comes forward and pushes it with the turn to cover
8.5
0
Chahal to Sabbir Rahman, no run, fuller delivery on leg and middle, tapped back softly to the bowler off the front foot

Sabbir Rahman, right handed bat, comes to the crease

8.4
0
Chahal to Mahmudullah, out Caught by Rahul!! Drops it just a tad short and Mahmudullah is quick to get onto the back foot as he rocks back to nail the pull towards deep mid-wicket. But wait, Rahul comes in and settles under it! Could've hit it anywhere, but he picks out the fielder. What's with Mahmudullah and mid-wicket dismissals against India? The last game, this game, and that game in Bangalore... Mahmudullah c Rahul b Chahal 11(8) [4s-2]

Chahal to Mahmudullah, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

8.3
0
Chahal to Mahmudullah, no run, perfect delivery on off, leg-break, turns away and catches the outside edge of Mahmudullah who was on the back foot and trying to whip it away off the back foot since he was anticipating the original line. The leading edge takes it to backward point
8.2
1
Chahal to Rahim, 1 run, loopy delivery drifting in towards leg-stump, Rahim comes forward and cuts off the angle to sweep it to backward square leg for a single
8.2
1
Chahal to Rahim, wide, another wide on the off-side and constant words of advice from the keeper
8.1
1
Chahal to Mahmudullah, 1 run, tossed up and pitched up on off, Mahmudullah clears his front leg and flat-bats it past the outstretched arms of the bowler to long-off for a single
8.1
1
Chahal to Mahmudullah, wide, leg-break wide outside off, and the turn takes it past the tramline and gives the umpire some exercise

BREAKING: The required rate has just hit 10.00!

7.6
1
Vijay Shankar to Mahmudullah, 1 run, good length delivery just outside off and stays a tad low, Mahmudullah waits for it, adjusts to the bounce, and dabs it off a low stance down to third man for a single
7.5
0
Vijay Shankar to Mahmudullah, no run, back of a length delivery in the hallway of hesitation outside off, Mahmudullah waits for it and taps it on its head right under his eyes into the off-side
7.4
1
Vijay Shankar to Rahim, 1 run, fuller length on middle and leg, Rahim comes forward and expertly whip-drives it to long-on for a single
7.3
0
Vijay Shankar to Rahim, no run, short and just a tad wide outside off, Rahim steps across and carves that meticulously to the left of backward point but Rahul is alert at that position as he dives and saves the single
7.2
1
Vijay Shankar to Mahmudullah, 1 run, full and on the pads, Mahmudullah shuffles across and whiplashes that away to deep backward square leg for a single
7.1
1
Vijay Shankar to Rahim, 1 run, fuller length delivery on middle, punches down to long-on for a single

Vijay Shankar, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

The menacing dibbly-dobbler Vijay Shankar comes in...

Sundar is the youngest to take three wickets in an innings for India. PRE: Axar Patel (21y 178d) 3/17 v Zim, Harare, 2015

6.6
1
Chahal to Rahim, 1 run, tossed up this time and overpitches a little, Rahim gets half-forward and plays a courteous nudge to deep mid-wicket for a single
6.5
0
Chahal to Rahim, no run, googly on a shortened length on middle and leg, Rahim nudges it off the back foot into the on-side hurriedly. That was a little flatter in trajectory
6.4
0
Chahal to Rahim, no run, leg-break on leg-stump, Rahim nudges it towards the on-side off the front foot against the turn
6.3
0
Chahal to Rahim, no run, yorker length delivery just outside leg, Rahim comes down the track, makes room, and digs that out to cover
6.2
4
Chahal to Rahim, FOUR, leg-break just outside off, Rahim premeditates the reverse-sweep and gets it just past the leaping backward point fielder to deep backward point for four
6.1
0
Chahal to Rahim, no run, leg-break tossed up on middle and leg, Rahim taps it down the wicket back to the bowler

The powerplay is done and dusted, and they've scored at 8rpo. The problem is the 3 wickets...

5.6
4
Washington Sundar to Mahmudullah, FOUR, tossed up just outside off, Mahmudullah advances down quickly to get to the pitch of it and flat-bats it to the long-off fence for four
5.5
4
Washington Sundar to Mahmudullah, FOUR, dropped short and just a tad wide outside off, Mahmudullah makes room and slaps it to sweeper cover for four

Mahmudullah, right handed bat, comes to the crease

5.4
0
Washington Sundar to Tamim, out Bowled!! Got him! Tried to be too cute, and found that that he couldn't be. From round the wicket that was one angling towards leg-stump and it held its line. Possibly the floater. Tamim went for the lap-sweep and misses it completely as it clips the top of off and dislodges the leg-bail. Screams of joy from around the bat. Tamim b Washington Sundar 27(19) [4s-4 6s-1]

Washington Sundar to Tamim, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!

5.3
0
Washington Sundar to Tamim, no run, just a tad short and flat, Tamim makes room and chops it in front of point
5.2
0
Washington Sundar to Tamim, no run, off-break on middle and off, Tamim is beaten on the back foot defence and it hits the pad. Big appeal, but I think that was too high.
5.1
1
Washington Sundar to Rahim, 1 run, tossed up wide outside off, Rahim gets on his knee and throws his hands at it and drags it to cover for a single
4.6
0
Chahal to Tamim, no run, leg-break dragged a little short on middle and off, Tamim gets deep in the crease and whips that to short mid-wicket
4.5
1
Chahal to Rahim, 1 run, full leg-break on off, Rahim makes room and drives inside-out to extra cover where Rohit makes a diving stop and prevents a certain boundary
4.4
1
Chahal to Tamim, 1 run, tossed up on the pads, nurdled away off a full-forward stretch to mid-wicket for a quick single
4.3
0
Chahal to Tamim, no run, full delivery angling away from off, Tamim misses the sweep and it strikes him on the pad. Big appeal, but clearly missing off
4.2
0
Chahal to Tamim, no run, tossed up leg-break on middle, Tamim gets a leading edge back to the Chahal
4.1
1
Chahal to Rahim, 1 run, gets away with a low full-toss, push-driven away inside-out to long-off for a single

Yuzvendra Chahal, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

3.6
1
Washington Sundar to Rahim, 1 run, loopy and slow again on middle, Rahim comes forward and politely taps that to long-on for a single
3.5
0
Washington Sundar to Rahim, no run, tossed up again on middle, Rahim waits and tickles that to the on-side for a single

Mushfiqur Rahim, right handed bat, comes to the crease

3.4
0
Washington Sundar to Soumya Sarkar, out Bowled!! GONE! No turn on that one, seemed like a floater. Oh no, the side-spinner, and that goes with the surface facing forward. Soumya Sarkar tries a slog-sweep across the line and he misses as it crashes into leg-stump and lights up the bails (and Dinesh Karthik's face). Brilliant powerplay bowling by the teenager - mature beyond his years. Soumya Sarkar b Washington Sundar 1(3)

Washington Sundar to Soumya Sarkar, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!

3.3
1
Washington Sundar to Tamim, 1 run, fuller and flatter on the pads, whipped away to deep mid-wicket for a quick single
3.3
1
Washington Sundar to Tamim, wide, flatter and down leg, Tamim misses the glance and DK collects
3.2
1
Washington Sundar to Soumya Sarkar, 1 run, loopy off-break on middle, Soumya Sarkar opens the face to guide it to cover for a single
3.1
1
Washington Sundar to Tamim, 1 run, back of a length delivery on middle, punched away to wide long-on for a single
2.6
1
SN Thakur to Tamim, 1 run, back of a length delivery on the thighs, tucked away off the back foot to backward square leg for a single. 19 off the over and Thakur's first-over jitters are back again. Some Mumbai-Orissa banter in our commm-box too...
2.5
4
SN Thakur to Tamim, FOUR, just a fraction short again and Tamim is on the back foot in the blink on an eye and dispatches that pull to the deep mid-wicket fence for four
2.4
6
SN Thakur to Tamim, SIX, short ball on leg with the fine leg inside the circle, Tamim shuffles across, gets front-on and guides that hook over fine leg for six
2.3
4
SN Thakur to Tamim, FOUR, on a good length but wide outside off, Tamim gets on his back knee and leans into a square drive through deep backward point for four
2.2
4
SN Thakur to Tamim, FOUR, fuller length delivery on off, Tamim makes room and bludgeons that through the extra cover region for four. Clean strike. Split the gap perfectly
2.1
0
SN Thakur to Tamim, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Tamim shuffles across and push-drives off the back foot towards mid-on

Shardul Thakur, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

1.6
0
Washington Sundar to Soumya Sarkar, no run, fuller and flatter on the pads, tickled away towards short fine leg

Soumya Sarkar, left handed bat, comes to the crease

1.5
0
Washington Sundar to Liton Das, out Stumped!! Gone this time! Tossed up just outside off again, the off-break, and the sly Sundar beats him in the flight as he charges down the track to loft it into the on-side and misses. Karthik collects and breaks the stumps and Das looks embarrassed and seems to have some doubts about the size of his pre-frontal cortex. Walks off. First blood for India. Liton Das st Karthik b Washington Sundar 7(7) [4s-1]

Washington Sundar to Liton Das, THAT'S OUT!! Stumped!!

1.4
4
Washington Sundar to Liton Das, FOUR, tossed up outside off, flatter because he saw the batsman coming, he goes for it anyway and lofts it towards the wide long-off fence for four
1.3
0
Washington Sundar to Liton Das, no run, yorker length delivery just outside off, digs it out along with a bit of the pitch into the off-side
1.2
0
Washington Sundar to Liton Das, no run
1.1
0
Washington Sundar to Liton Das, no run, full-toss on the pads, Liton Das comes down the track and tries a cross-batted heave into the on-side. Big appeal, and not given. India review! No bat on it. Hits him on the thigh. Impact waaaaay outside off. Decision not overturned. Remains not out.

Sundar from the other end.

0.6
1
Siraj to Liton Das, 1 run, just a tad short and wide outside off again, Liton Das has his feet cemented on leg-stump as he reaches out and steers it to third man for a single. Good pace throughout the over, that last one @140km/h...
0.5
2
Siraj to Liton Das, 2 runs, back of a length delivery on middle, Liton Das shuffles across and nudges that politely to deep mid-wicket for a brace
0.4
1
Siraj to Tamim, 1 run, just a tad short, Tamim makes room and tries a slash into the off-side. Rahul tries to run forward and collect but it spins past him as he ends up conceding a single. Poor fielding
0.3
0
Siraj to Tamim, no run, back of a length delivery in the channel outside off, better area, Tamim drops it off the back foot into the off-side and runs across for a single
0.2
4
Siraj to Tamim, FOUR, short and wide-ish outside off again and this time, Tamim flashes and blazes that square of the wicket for four to the point boundary
0.1
0
Siraj to Tamim, no run, short and just a tad wide, @145km/h, tapped off the back foot to point

Tamim and Liton Das are at the crease. Tamim is on strike. Siraj will open the attack