Last bat S Dhawan c Mosaddek Hossain b Mashrafe Mortaza 46 (67m 34b 7×4 1×6) SR: 135.29
Fall of wicket 87/1 (14.4 ov); Partnership: 87 runs, 14.4 overs, RR: 5.93 (Dhawan 46, Sharma 41)
5.10pm Clinical. From start to finish. Powerful. From beginning to end. And classy. India outlast and outclass Bangladesh in another one-sided semi-final, to give themselves a chance to defend their title on Sunday. Bangladesh can be proud of a terrific effort, they fought and scrapped through the tournament but were eventually done in by the quality of India. That’s two let-downs of semi-finals, but that sets up one heck of a final, at least in foresight. In their chase of 265, they started well – solidly, putting the bad ball away. That’s all they did through the afternoon, to be fair, and romped to a nine-wicket win.
Rohit Sharma is the Man of the Match: “Was a great knock, especially when it comes on a winning note. Trying to get a big one, in the last two games. Was quite determined today. Wicket was brilliant. I kept telling myself to bat as much as possible. We’ve been playing good cricket. One last hurdle, a big game against Pakistan. It felt like he was batting overnight (Virat Kohli). As a captain, he was brilliant.”
Virat Kohli: “Another complete game. We needed to have a clean, collective game. We didn’t expect to win by nine wickets, but that’s the quality of our top order. He’s not a surprise package (Kedar Jadhav), he’s a smart guy, he knows where to pitch the ball and see what the wicket is offering. it could have been close to 300. I wanted to give myself some time, 10-15 balls. Last time, we lost a wicket, so I had to adapt, I like those challenges. I grew in confidence. When you’re coming onto the short ball, you know you’re playing well. We’re taking it as any other game, I know that’s boring but that’s our mindset. Never a worry when your middle order isn’t batting too much. Everyone is hitting the ball magnificently in practice.”
Mashrafe Mortaza: “We could have scored 300, even 320, but our set batsmen getting out was a setback to us. Next time, we’ll come back strongly. We need to learn. Skill-wise we’re fine, but mentally we need to be stronger.”
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40.1
Sabbir Rahman to Kohli, FOUR, and that will be it. Kohli finishes on 96. A very wide overpitched delivery that is crisply driven, one of many today, through cover for four. A punch of the air, more delight than annoyance. And India set up another blockbuster on Sunday with Pakistan to determine the winners of the 2017 Champions Trophy
A two and a six gets Kohli 100, but I don’t think he cares about it. Sabbir to continue. India one over away.
End of over 40 (5 runs) India 261/1 (4 runs required from 60 balls, RR: 6.52, RRR: 0.40)
V Kohli92 (77b 12×4 0x6)
RG Sharma123 (129b 15×4 1×6)
Shakib Al Hasan9-0-54-0
Sabbir Rahman1-0-7-0
39.6
Shakib Al Hasan to Kohli, 1 run, Kohli goes deep in the crease and meets the straight ball with an angled bat, gets one to square leg
39.5
Shakib Al Hasan to Sharma, 1 run, 87 kph, on the pads, pushed away to long-on.
39.4
Shakib Al Hasan to Kohli, 1 run, on the pads, nudged away to deep square leg. Easy as …
39.3
Shakib Al Hasan to Sharma, 1 run, punched away off the back foot to the sweeper cover. One more.
Ahan: “Kohli quickest to 8000 runs………yet another record that will soon be broken by Hashim Amla”
39.2
Shakib Al Hasan to Kohli, 1 run, quick on middle, pushed to long-off
39.1
Shakib Al Hasan to Kohli, no run, flat and wide outside off, guided to third man
Right then. 11 more for Kohli, India need 9
Virat Kohli has broken AB de Villiers’ record for fastest to 8000 ODI runs.
End of over 39 (7 runs) India 256/1 (9 runs required from 11 overs, RR: 6.56, RRR: 0.81)
RG Sharma121 (127b 15×4 1×6)
V Kohli89 (73b 12×4 0x6)
Sabbir Rahman1-0-7-0
Shakib Al Hasan8-0-49-0
38.6
Sabbir Rahman to Sharma, no run, oh yes. Flat on off, pushed back to the bowler. Well played Rohit
A dead-bat defense?
38.5
Sabbir Rahman to Kohli, 1 run, quick on off, Kohli goes back and pushes to long-on
Kohli needs 12, India need 10
38.4
Sabbir Rahman to Sharma, 1 run, on middle and leg, nudged to square leg. Well done by Rohit
38.3
Sabbir Rahman to Kohli, 1 run, punched to long-off for a run. Kohli is the quickest ODI batsman to 8000 runs
38.2
Sabbir Rahman to Kohli, no run, flat and wide, left alone this time
38.1
Sabbir Rahman to Kohli, FOUR, drops short filth. On middle and leg, a donkey drop. And Kohli pulls through midwicket for four. Absolute tripe
India just 16 away. Sabbir.
End of over 38 (10 runs) India 249/1 (16 runs required from 12 overs, RR: 6.55, RRR: 1.33)
RG Sharma120 (125b 15×4 1×6)
V Kohli83 (69b 11×4 0x6)
Shakib Al Hasan8-0-49-0
Taskin Ahmed7-0-49-0
37.6
Shakib Al Hasan to Sharma, FOUR, enough of prodding and plodding. Flat and wide outside off, Rohit brings out an IPL drive, lofting the ball powerfully over cover for another boundary.
Brutus_Shylock: “@Ankush Kohli always had a majestic record in ODIs in England. It was the test match record he talked about. Still a bit of time to go for that, 2018 we shall see. ”
37.5
Shakib Al Hasan to Kohli, 1 run, overpitched on leg, driven to long-off for a single.
37.4
Shakib Al Hasan to Kohli, FOUR, drifts on the pads and Kohli says thanks. Just a bit of bat is all he needed, to fine leg, another boundary
37.3
Shakib Al Hasan to Kohli, no run, tossed up with a round-arm action on leg, defended
37.2
Shakib Al Hasan to Sharma, 1 run, quicker, straighter and fuller. Rohit cuts and finds the gap in front of point for a run
37.1
Shakib Al Hasan to Sharma, no run, short and very wide and very very slow. Cut but finds point
End of over 37 (10 runs) India 239/1 (26 runs required from 13 overs, RR: 6.45, RRR: 2.00)
V Kohli78 (66b 10×4 0x6)
RG Sharma115 (122b 14×4 1×6)
Taskin Ahmed7-0-49-0
Shakib Al Hasan7-0-39-0
36.6
Taskin Ahmed to Kohli, no run, fullish outside off, Kohli mis-times one. Back up the pitch via the pad
“Whatever happens in Edgbaston today, India already has a big winner. Twenty-four-year-old HS Prannoy pulled off a huge upset at the Indonesia Open, beating World No.3 Lee Chong Wei 21-10, 21-18, though Prannoy himself is playing it cool.”
36.5
Taskin Ahmed to Sharma, 1 run, a shortish delivery on middle, pulled away to deep square leg
36.4
Taskin Ahmed to Sharma, FOUR, a no-look pull for four. A well-directed bouncer on middle, Rohit pulls and plays this behind square. Not quite in complete control, but he met the ball at the perfect time – to get it behind square
Rajdip: “Kohli completes 500 runs in Champions Trophy”
36.3
Taskin Ahmed to Kohli, 1 run, now, he’s bringing out plenty of late cuts. Shortish and wide, dabbed to third man
Ankush: “One thing Kohli wanted to do is straighten his record in England and boy he has done in it some style! ”
36.2
Taskin Ahmed to Kohli, no run, improves his line, straighter, close to off, nudged to midwicket
36.1
Taskin Ahmed to Kohli, FOUR, short and wide outside off, Kohli gets underneath the length and slices a cut over point. Very intentional, very classy. Tripe from Taskin
End of over 36 (5 runs) India 229/1 (36 runs required from 14 overs, RR: 6.36, RRR: 2.57)
V Kohli73 (62b 9×4 0x6)
RG Sharma110 (120b 13×4 1×6)
Shakib Al Hasan7-0-39-0
Taskin Ahmed6-0-39-0
35.6
Shakib Al Hasan to Kohli, 1 run, flat and wide, skewed. Opened the bat face late to get one to the sweeper cover
35.5
Shakib Al Hasan to Sharma, 1 run, pushed to long-on again. Slightly short
35.4
Shakib Al Hasan to Kohli, 1 run, this time, Kohli goes back and hits to long-on. Just a minor advantage, adjusting your body and the direction in which your bat comes down
35.3
Shakib Al Hasan to Kohli, no run, a tad wider outside off, Kohli finds cover
Dino: “Looking at Virat’s stats and age 28, wondering how many ODI runs he will end up when he hangs his boot. 20,000?”
35.2
Shakib Al Hasan to Sharma, 1 run, another languid drive to the sweeper cover.
17.5
Mustafizur Rahman to Sharma, 1 run, length ball on the pads, tucked away to long leg
17.4
Mustafizur Rahman to Sharma, no run, length ball on off stump, defended into the covers
17.3
Mustafizur Rahman to Sharma, 2 runs, ooh, dangerous. Slower ball, fairly full outside off. Rohit is early into the drive, checks himself, and spoons it in the air but to the left of extra-cover. Bottom hand comes off the handle as he plays the shot
17.2
Mustafizur Rahman to Kohli, 1 run, length ball slanting across to off stump, stretches out and plays a nice checked push to deep point
17.1
Mustafizur Rahman to Kohli, no run, full on off stump, driven to mid-off
Mustafizur back on. Bangladesh really want a wicket now.
End of over 17 (3 runs) India 102/1 (163 runs required from 33 overs, RR: 6.00, RRR: 4.93)
RG Sharma52 (61b 7×4 0x6)
V Kohli4 (7b 0x4 0x6)
Rubel Hossain3-0-13-0
Shakib Al Hasan2-0-18-0
16.6
Rubel Hossain to Sharma, no run, ooh, good ball, a yorker on middle and leg. Rohit stays nice and still and has all the time in the world to pull his front foot away from the line and clip to midwicket
16.5
Rubel Hossain to Sharma, no run, back of a length, angling into middle stump, gets on his toes to defend towards midwicket
16.4
Rubel Hossain to Kohli, 1 run, short on off stump, pulled to long leg
16.3
Rubel Hossain to Sharma, 1 run, back of a length close to off stump, lets it come on and meets it with a straight bat, at the last possible moment, to dab into the gully region
16.2
Rubel Hossain to Kohli, 1 run, length ball, fairly wide of off, gets a good stride out to punch towards deep point and bring up India’s 100
16.1
Rubel Hossain to Kohli, no run, length ball close to off stump, gets across and defends to mid-on
Rubel Hossain comes on for his third over.
Guntaas: “This was Dhawan’s lowest score in the Champions Trophy (excluding the 20 over match vs eng ) . # some are champion players and some are champions trophy players.”
End of over 16 (12 runs) India 99/1 (166 runs required from 34 overs, RR: 6.18, RRR: 4.88)
V Kohli2 (4b 0x4 0x6)
RG Sharma51 (58b 7×4 0x6)
Shakib Al Hasan2-0-18-0
Mashrafe Mortaza8-0-29-1
15.6
Shakib Al Hasan to Kohli, 1 run, tossed up on middle and off, driven to long-off
15.5
Shakib Al Hasan to Sharma, 1 run, length ball on the pads, clipped into the square leg region
15.4
Shakib Al Hasan to Kohli, 1 run, back of a length, slides in with the angle to deny Kohli room goes deep in his crease to punch to long-on
15.3
Shakib Al Hasan to Sharma, 1 run, tossed up on middle stump, clips it down to long-on to bring up fifty. What a tournament he’s having
15.2
Shakib Al Hasan to Sharma, FOUR, some flight again, outside off, and this time Rohit drives to the cover boundary. Too full from Shakib here
15.1
Shakib Al Hasan to Sharma, FOUR, floated up outside off and Rohit drives square. Poor fielding at backward point by Mashrafe, a little slow diving left, and the ball races away for four fairly preventable runs
End of over 15 (4 runs) India 87/1 (178 runs required from 35 overs, RR: 5.80, RRR: 5.08)
V Kohli0 (2b 0x4 0x6)
RG Sharma41 (54b 5×4 0x6)
Mashrafe Mortaza8-0-29-1
Shakib Al Hasan1-0-6-0
14.6
Mashrafe Mortaza to Kohli, no run, short outside off, not too much width, gets nicely on top of it and stabs it crisply but backward point dives left to cut it off
14.5
Mashrafe Mortaza to Kohli, no run, back of a length outside off, gets nicely behind it to defend into the covers
Thanks, Nikhil. Virat Kohli has walked in to bat. Can Bangladesh get another now and put some serious pressure on India? One wide-ish slip in place.
Drinks. Karthik Krishnaswamy is back.
14.4
Mashrafe Mortaza to Dhawan, OUT, somehow Dhawan chips his wicket away! It’s yet another offcutter outside off, Dhawan shimmies down and looks to hit over mid-off but the ball skews off the outside half and goes towards point’s left. That cut, off the ball, may have been the reason for the ball going to point, as opposed to mid-off.
S Dhawan c Mosaddek Hossain b Mashrafe Mortaza 46 (34b 7×4 1×6) SR: 135.29
14.3
Mashrafe Mortaza to Dhawan, FOUR, not good bowling. He has been getting away with that length, but not this time. Another bouncer with no pace. Dhawan gets inside the line of that and pulls behind square. All along the ground
Abdul Rauf Saee: “Once Pakistan was struggling to qualify for CT2017, and now they are in Finals. Scenes Changed Dramatically.”
14.2
Mashrafe Mortaza to Dhawan, no run, another slower delivery on off, nice lines. Pushed to mid-on.
14.1
Mashrafe Mortaza to Dhawan, no run, another offcutter from Mashrafe, fullish and straight, hit back to the bowler
In Yuvraj’s 300th ODI, we ask you: which was his best ODI performance?
End of over 14 (6 runs) India 83/0 (182 runs required from 36 overs, RR: 5.92, RRR: 5.05)
S Dhawan42 (30b 6×4 1×6)
RG Sharma41 (54b 5×4 0x6)
Shakib Al Hasan1-0-6-0
Mashrafe Mortaza7-0-25-0
13.2
Shakib Al Hasan to Dhawan, 1 run
13.1
Shakib Al Hasan to Sharma, 1 run, flat on middle and off, punched to long-on from the back foot
Spin, Shakib.
End of over 13 (3 runs) India 77/0 (188 runs required from 37 overs, RR: 5.92, RRR: 5.08)
RG Sharma37 (50b 5×4 0x6)
S Dhawan40 (28b 6×4 1×6)
Mashrafe Mortaza7-0-25-0
Rubel Hossain2-0-10-0
12.6
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, 1 run, another bouncer, outside off. Pulled to deep square leg
12.5
Mashrafe Mortaza to Dhawan, 1 run, that’s a bouncer on leg, doesn’t hurry the batsman who pulls towards fine leg with no trouble at all
12.4
Mashrafe Mortaza to Dhawan, no run, an offcutter outside off, pushed into the off side. A misfield at cover makes them think of a run, but they decide against it
12.3
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, 1 run, too much width with that length. Rohit can stay back and hit a punchy stab to the sweeper cover
Krunal: “@Sha – 2007 T20 WC”
12.2
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, no run, fuller than a good length outside off, hit towards cover
12.1
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, no run, another offcutter outside off, defended into the off side
End of over 12 (7 runs) India 74/0 (191 runs required from 38 overs, RR: 6.16, RRR: 5.02)
S Dhawan39 (26b 6×4 1×6)
RG Sharma35 (46b 5×4 0x6)
Rubel Hossain2-0-10-0
Mashrafe Mortaza6-0-22-0
11.6
Rubel Hossain to Dhawan, no run, 139 kph, short outside off, punched to point. Decent over from Rubel, but what they need is an over that has four wickets
Sha: “Ind vs Pak twice in an ICC tournament. Has that ever happened before?”
11.5
Rubel Hossain to Sharma, 1 run, too straight from Rubel, nudged to fine leg for another run
11.4
Rubel Hossain to Dhawan, 1 run, a slower delivery on leg, worked away through square leg for a single
11.3
Rubel Hossain to Dhawan, no run, full delivery outside off, pushed to cover
Kapil: “Looks like its done and dusted. BD haven’t show any confidence in themselves with both bat and ball. 320 was on, ended woefully short and now with ball in hand, they are leaking runs easily, so looks like India vs Pak final”
11.2
Rubel Hossain to Dhawan, FOUR, too straight again. And pays the price. Dhawan just gets some bat. Doesn’t need more. And the ball flies away to the short fine leg boundary
Dhaval : “India looks best when they play their natural game which is attacking.. The best part is they play according to the bowling attack which 90% works for them. ”
RPS: “20 out of 31 of Rohit are boundaries. Rohit should stop hogging strike and rotate. 20 balls faced by Dhawan and 40 by Rohit. Its OK in a match like this but will make a world of difference in a tight match ”
11.1
Rubel Hossain to Sharma, 1 run, too short, too wide, too simple. Carved to third man
End of over 11 (4 runs) India 67/0 (198 runs required from 39 overs, RR: 6.09, RRR: 5.07)
RG Sharma33 (44b 5×4 0x6)
S Dhawan34 (22b 5×4 1×6)
Mashrafe Mortaza6-0-22-0
Rubel Hossain1-0-3-0
10.6
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, 1 run, another cutter on off, whipped through square leg
10.5
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, no run, slower delivery on off, 112 kph. Rohit strides forward to defend
10.4
Mashrafe Mortaza to Dhawan, 1 run, a bouncer, slower delivery, offcutter. Helped along to fine leg. This is hardly troublesome bowling
10.3
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, 1 run, a late cut off the 123 kph length delivery to third man earns Rohit one more
10.2
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, no run, Rohit sends Dhawan back again. Fullish around off, dabbed towards point. Dhawan comes hurtling down before being sent back by Rohit. The throw isn’t accurate, so all’s well
san kuk: “Time to apply half day for Monday – An Indian fan in Australia”
10.1
Mashrafe Mortaza to Dhawan, 1 run, another short ball with not enough pace, on leg. Pulled down to fine leg. Can’t bowl there too often
Shikhar Dhawan has now gone past Sourav Ganguly to become India’s leading run-getter in the Champions Trophy
End of over 10 (3 runs) India 63/0 (202 runs required from 40 overs, RR: 6.30, RRR: 5.05)
RG Sharma31 (40b 5×4 0x6)
S Dhawan32 (20b 5×4 1×6)
Rubel Hossain1-0-3-0
Mashrafe Mortaza5-0-18-0
9.6
Rubel Hossain to Sharma, no run, 136 kph, good end. Tight around off, played away. Trickles back wide of the off stump. Rohit sends Dhawan back
9.5
Rubel Hossain to Sharma, no run, ooh. Short and very wide outside off. Rohit leans on a cut and finds backward point. Good stop by Mosaddek
9.4
Rubel Hossain to Sharma, no run, on the pads, 139 kph, worked to midwicket
9.3
Rubel Hossain to Sharma, 2 runs, lovely timing. Back of a length outside off, Rohit gets on his toes and plays a late cut past backward point for a couple to third man
9.2
Rubel Hossain to Dhawan, 1 run, good length on off, shovelled towards midwicket.
John Joseph: “The main difference between the sides is their bowlers. You need to have strike bowlers who can take wickets/restrict runflow. Bumrah and bhuvi complemented each other by doing both.”
9.1
Rubel Hossain to Dhawan, no run, 137 kph, another delectable stroke but this finds point. Doesn’t make the shot any less elegant. Fullish outside off, just a carved punch hurries to backward point
Rubel.
9.6
Rubel Hossain to Sharma, no run, 136 kph, good end. Tight around off, played away. Trickles back wide of the off stump. Rohit sends Dhawan back
9.5
Rubel Hossain to Sharma, no run, ooh. Short and very wide outside off. Rohit leans on a cut and finds backward point. Good stop by Mosaddek
9.4
Rubel Hossain to Sharma, no run, on the pads, 139 kph, worked to midwicket
9.3
Rubel Hossain to Sharma, 2 runs, lovely timing. Back of a length outside off, Rohit gets on his toes and plays a late cut past backward point for a couple to third man
9.2
Rubel Hossain to Dhawan, 1 run, good length on off, shovelled towards midwicket.
John Joseph: “The main difference between the sides is their bowlers. You need to have strike bowlers who can take wickets/restrict runflow. Bumrah and bhuvi complemented each other by doing both.”
9.1
Rubel Hossain to Dhawan, no run, 137 kph, another delectable stroke but this finds point. Doesn’t make the shot any less elegant. Fullish outside off, just a carved punch hurries to backward point
Rubel.
End of over 9 (4 runs) India 60/0 (205 runs required from 41 overs, RR: 6.66, RRR: 5.00)
S Dhawan31 (18b 5×4 1×6)
RG Sharma29 (36b 5×4 0x6)
Mashrafe Mortaza5-0-18-0
Taskin Ahmed2-0-21-0
8.6
Mashrafe Mortaza to Dhawan, 1 run, an offcutter on the pads, 114 kph, nudged to short fine leg
Mayur: “Taskin not learning – keeps bowling short to Dhawan!”
8.5
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, 1 run, too straight from Mashrafe, worked into the gap at midwicket for one
SJ: “The pitch is offering no help to pace bowlers. It’s the good old line & length that’s going to make any difference. Right now, Ind openers are feasting.”
8.4
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, 2 runs, finds the gap again. More runs. Fullish outside off, punched, more skewed through point for a couple more
8.3
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, no run, fullish and straight, perhaps another offcutter, worked to midwicket.
8.2
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, no run, fullish outside off, seam movement back in. Played into the off side
8.1
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, no run, fullish and straight, worked to midwicket
End of over 8 (16 runs) India 56/0 (209 runs required from 42 overs, RR: 7.00, RRR: 4.97)
S Dhawan30 (17b 5×4 1×6)
RG Sharma26 (31b 5×4 0x6)
Taskin Ahmed2-0-21-0
Mashrafe Mortaza4-0-14-0
7.6
Taskin Ahmed to Dhawan, SIX, 132 kph, humongous. Another one that he drops short outside off, it isn’t troubling Dhawan. He is so quick on that length that his bat speed through the ball is so quick that the ball flies over square leg. Amazing stroke-making
7.5
Taskin Ahmed to Dhawan, FOUR, four more. And Dhawan re-takes the top spot in the run-making charts of this tournament. Taskin drops short, on middle and leg. Dhawan pulls, places this intentionally behind square by getting there slightly early. Wow
Aman Agarwal: “Bangladesh took a risk or two too many in the first 10, whereas these Indian openers have operated on auto-pilot. The biggest difference between the sides”
7.4
Taskin Ahmed to Dhawan, no run, good length around off, played back towards the bowler
7.3
Taskin Ahmed to Dhawan, FOUR, oh yeah. Awesome. Good length outside off, not short or wide enough to cut. So Dhawan chooses a different option, a punchy stab into the surface towards point. It hits the pitch adjacent and bounces over point. Exemplary timing
7.2
Taskin Ahmed to Sharma, 1 run, full and straight, 142 kph. Rohit gets to the ball slightly late and gets a thick inside edge to fine leg
7.1
Taskin Ahmed to Dhawan, 1 run, short delivery on leg, pulled down to fine leg for a sing
Taskin Ahmed to Dhawan, FOUR, oh yeah. Awesome. Good length outside off, not short or wide enough to cut. So Dhawan chooses a different option, a punchy stab into the surface towards point. It hits the pitch adjacent and bounces over point. Exemplary timing
7.2
Taskin Ahmed to Sharma, 1 run, full and straight, 142 kph. Rohit gets to the ball slightly late and gets a thick inside edge to fine leg
7.1
Taskin Ahmed to Dhawan, 1 run, short delivery on leg, pulled down to fine leg for a single
End of over 7 (4 runs) India 40/0 (225 runs required from 43 overs, RR: 5.71, RRR: 5.23)
RG Sharma25 (30b 5×4 0x6)
S Dhawan15 (12b 3×4 0x6)
Mashrafe Mortaza4-0-14-0
Taskin Ahmed1-0-5-0
6.6
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, no run, good end. Fullish around off, comes back in, but not much trouble for Rohit in his defense
6.5
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, FOUR, picks the length so early. No entirely short. Good length. But it’s the lack of pace that helps this shot. Good length on middle, sits up for Rohit to swat over midwicket. Just too easy
6.4
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, no run, full outside off, played back towards the bowler
6.3
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, no run, good length delivery outside off, more movement back in. Defended, with bat and pad close together
6.2
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, no run, fullish and wide outside off, some seam movement back in. Shovelled towards midwicket
6.1
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, no run, good length delivery outside off, a hint of away shape. Pushed to extra cover from the back foot
End of over 6 (5 runs) India 36/0 (229 runs required from 44 overs, RR: 6.00, RRR: 5.20)
S Dhawan15 (12b 3×4 0x6)
RG Sharma21 (24b 4×4 0x6)
Taskin Ahmed1-0-5-0
Mashrafe Mortaza3-0-10-0
5.6
Taskin Ahmed to Dhawan, FOUR, too short. Sits up for Dhawan. Tries the bouncer, tries something different off the last ball. On middle and leg, not enough pace. Dhawan is able to pull through backward square leg. All along the ground.
5.5
Taskin Ahmed to Dhawan, no run, good length outside off, not much movement. Pushed away into the off side
5.4
Taskin Ahmed to Sharma, 1 run, nicely played. Not short enough but there is enough width. Rohit closes up any gap between bat and pad and guides this down to third man
PALADUGU: “I think Fizz lost a bit of pace after the injury. Remember seeing him bowl around the 140 mark where as now he is bowling around mid 135’s just in his first spell.”
5.3
Taskin Ahmed to Sharma, no run, too full, outside off, a half-volley. Driven to short cover.
5.2
Taskin Ahmed to Sharma, no run, overpitched, a yorker on off is jammed away towards mid-on
AB: “Dhawan just a few runs behind Tamim for the race to Golden bat.. provided that India should win this, he will get another opportunity. He should make space in his luggage for the coveted prize.”
5.1
Taskin Ahmed to Sharma, no run, edged but lands well short of slip. Short and wide, the ball seaming back in. Rohit gets an under edge towards the slip fielder, who does well to stop runs
Taskin replaces Mustafizur
End of over 5 (6 runs) India 31/0 (234 runs required from 45 overs, RR: 6.20, RRR: 5.20)
RG Sharma20 (20b 4×4 0x6)
S Dhawan11 (10b 2×4 0x6)
Mashrafe Mortaza3-0-10-0
Mustafizur Rahman2-0-21-0
Slip to midwicket
4.4
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, FOUR, oh yes. That’s incredible. Another offcutter, but this is outside off, spinning back in slightly. Rohit brings his bat down at a different angle and flicks the ball through midwicket. No one there. Wrist power
4.3
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, no run, nice lines, but punched away without much fuss to mid-off. With that length, Rohit can hang back and play with time to spare
4.2
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, no run, good length outside off, 128 kph, no movement, no pace. Rohit punches to cover.
4.1
Mashrafe Mortaza to Dhawan, 1 run, an offcutter on the pads, worked to square leg, 118 kph. This is just far too easy
End of over 4 (12 runs) India 25/0 (240 runs required from 46 overs, RR: 6.25, RRR: 5.21)
RG Sharma15 (15b 3×4 0x6)
S Dhawan10 (9b 2×4 0x6)
Mustafizur Rahman2-0-21-0
Mashrafe Mortaza2-0-4-0
3.6
Mustafizur Rahman to Sharma, FOUR, the best of ’em all. Allll timing, all class. Full and straight, Rohit offers the full face, high elbow, head over the ball and just lets ball meet bat. No over-hitting, no lofting. Crisp through mid-on
3.5
Mustafizur Rahman to Sharma, no run, on a length, around off, better comeback but played away towards square leg
3.4
Mustafizur Rahman to Sharma, FOUR, 133 kph, full and wide outside off, too much width and the length is hittable too. Rohit sinks his back foot, perhaps waiting for a shorter length, but then improvises nicely to drill a square drive. Sensational timing.
Pankaj: “I think India needs to start steady like they have been doing for sometime now since they are not chasing a big total. A good 100/1 or so in the first 20 overs would lay a good platform for the middle order. I think they can play some risk free cricket”
3.3
Mustafizur Rahman to Sharma, no run, tight around off, defended back
How about a 7-2 field with his offcutters? Make him do something else by boring him
3.2
Mustafizur Rahman to Sharma, no run, 135 kph, good length outside off, cramping Rohit for room, defended towards point
Around the wicket
walrus: “Agree. Mustafiz is most effective with the older ball cutting through the middle overs. He has never got as many wickets with the new ball, with whatever little swing he finds. Taskin and Rubel generate far better swing and bounce. Mash and the coach need to sort out proper roles for all players, both batsmen and bowlers.”
3.1
Mustafizur Rahman to Sharma, FOUR, too much width. Pitches it up, wide and full outside off. Rohit leans forward and caresses a square drive into the surface. Wide of point and races away
End of over 3 (2 runs) India 13/0 (252 runs required from 47 overs, RR: 4.33, RRR: 5.36)
S Dhawan10 (9b 2×4 0x6)
RG Sharma3 (9b 0x4 0x6)
Mashrafe Mortaza2-0-4-0
Mustafizur Rahman1-0-9-0
2.6
Mashrafe Mortaza to Dhawan, no run, fullish length, straight and accurate, played back towards the bowler. Decent over, but a tad too defensive?
2.5
Mashrafe Mortaza to Dhawan, no run, an offcutter on leg, defended back. Nothing troublesome here early
Bhavnesh: “It’s the same defensive tactic they tried against Rohit in CWC 2015, and were able to keep him quiet. Don’t think it’s gonna work this time – 1. India are chasing a modest total; 2. Rohit would be better prepared this time.”
2.4
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, 1 run, on a length on off, worked through square leg for one. Just too simple. This is exactly what India want in the first few overs
sohail: “So glad I have a corner desk in the office, no one can see that all I’ve been doing for the past two weeks is follow the cricket on cricinfo! ”
2.3
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, no run, good length outside off, 130 kph. Rohit stays back and works the ball to mid-on
2.2
Mashrafe Mortaza to Dhawan, 1 run, nicely played. Transfers his weight onto the front foot and then leans into a drive to find a gap through point. A deep point fielder cleans up.
TJ: “Mustafizur should not open the bowling. Doesn’t generate swing/bounce. This is where I feel David Warner knew how to use him far better than Mashrafe does. Tough gig for someone still so inexperienced.”
2.1
Mashrafe Mortaza to Dhawan, no run, full outside off, 132 kph, brings Dhawan forward, crisply driven to mid-off
Nagraj Gollapudi tried to figure out why Shikhar Dhawan is so good at big events
End of over 2 (9 runs) India 11/0 (254 runs required from 48 overs, RR: 5.50, RRR: 5.29)
RG Sharma2 (7b 0x4 0x6)
S Dhawan9 (5b 2×4 0x6)
Mustafizur Rahman1-0-9-0
Mashrafe Mortaza1-0-2-0
1.6
Mustafizur Rahman to Sharma, no run, good end. 135 kph, fuller than a good length outside off, Rohit is hesitant but plays the ball towards cover
Quite a defensive field already. Fine leg is up. One slip. Short cover in place
1.5
Mustafizur Rahman to Dhawan, 1 run, back of a length on leg, easy pickings. A simple nudge through square leg for one.
1.4
Mustafizur Rahman to Dhawan, no run, good length, on a fourth-stump channel. Better comeback. Defended towards cover
1.3
Mustafizur Rahman to Dhawan, FOUR, cannot bowl there to Dhawan. 132 kph outside off, sits up for Dhawan to hammer through point with a terrific cut shot. In the air, but he knew where he wanted to hit that
1.2
Mustafizur Rahman to Dhawan, FOUR, lovely shot. Good length outside off, Dhawan stays back in the crease but still manages to find a gap in front of cover for four. His weight was on the back foot, yet got enough power.
In today’s Champions Trophy chatter, why is Shane Warne wearing an England shirt?
1.1
Mustafizur Rahman to Dhawan, no run, back of a length outside off, a 130 kph offcutter. Played back
Mustafizur
End of over 1 (2 runs) India 2/0 (263 runs required from 49 overs, RR: 2.00, RRR: 5.36)
RG Sharma2 (6b 0x4 0x6)
S Dhawan0 (0b 0x4 0x6)
Mashrafe Mortaza1-0-2-0
0.6
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, no run, good end. 131 kph outside off, accurate. Blocked away
0.5
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, no run, 133 kph, back of a length outside off. Rohit stays back and punches to extra cover.
Arjun: “I think Bangladesh are a 40 runs short. Its a flat wicket. This tournament almost all matches have been chased well. Confident of a calm, easy Indian run chase ”
0.4
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, no run, nice comeback. Keeps it on a length outside off, Rohit plays it towards cover with as straight a bat as possible
0.3
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, no run, good length delivery outside off, not much movement. Defended back
0.2
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, no run, beautiful. Length delivery outside off, lifts and kicks and beats the bat of Rohit outside off
James : “The highest successful chase by India in Birmingham is 212, 3 years ago. Perhaps some hope for Bangladesh there?” Perhaps.
0.1
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, 2 runs, an untidy start, a length ball on leg, clipped through square leg for a couple. Nice timing
2.15pm Welcome back. Imperative that Bangladesh take early wickets to stand a chance. Best batting conditions of the day, the sun is out, blazing sunshine, relatively flat surface. Rohit and Dhawan walk out. Just one slip in place. Captain Mashrafe with the ball. It could come down to if Bangladesh can get India 140 for 5? Here we go.
End of over 50 (6 runs) Bangladesh 264/7
Taskin Ahmed10 (14b 1×4 0x6)
Mashrafe Mortaza30 (25b 5×4 0x6)
B Kumar10-1-53-2
JJ Bumrah10-1-39-2
1.50pm When Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim were in the middle of their century stand, it looked like Bangladesh would easily get to 300. They’ve only managed 264, thanks to the golden arm of Kedar Jadhav, and some tight middle- and end-overs bowling from India in general. Useful partnership of 35 between Mashrafe and Taskin, but they only went at 7 an over. Which was fine given Bangladesh’s situation, but they would have loved to have preserved a couple more wickets for the slog overs. Still, a fighting total, and they have a pretty good mix of bowlers, but you’ll have to fancy India to chase this down.
Anyway, Nikhil will be back at 2.45pm to bring you the start of the chase. Until then, here’s a bit of news. India have picked Kuldeep Yadav and Rishabh Pant in their limited-overs squad for the upcoming tour of the West Indies.
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abhishek kharwa: “India started bowling 10 minutes late and ended uo thier 50 overs before 10 minutes of stipulated time…excellent over rate..”
Sundar: “You end-over scores have been off by 5 runs for quite some time now. Since that penalty runs I think” — It’s something to do with our scoring display, and its inability to handle penalty runs. I reiterate, Bangladesh made 264, and not 259.
49.6
Kumar to Taskin Ahmed, 1 run, length ball on off stump, makes a bit of room and flat-bats to long-off
Dhoni’s pulled off his right glove and stuck it into his waistband. We all know what happened when he last did that against Bangladesh…
49.5
Kumar to Mashrafe Mortaza, 1 run, off-stump yorker, and that’s nicely played by Mashrafe. Opens his bat face and stabs it off the middle of the bat… but straight to Ashwin at backward point
Ashwin to Mosaddek Hossain, no run, slower now, pitches on middle and leg and turns down leg as he stretches out and misses the flick
39.6
Ashwin to Mosaddek Hossain, 1 wide, quicker on middle stump, clipped towards midwicket
39.5
Ashwin to Mosaddek Hossain, no run, floated up on off stump, gets a tiny bit of drift away and not much turn back in. Pushed into the point region, looking for the quick single, but Dhoni rushes out to deny him
39.4
Ashwin to Mosaddek Hossain, 2 leg byes, tossed up on a good length on middle stump, comes forward to clip into the square leg region
Pavan Allada: “@Karthik: Meanwhile, Jadeja has become the first bowler in this CT to bowl a full continuous spell of 10 overs!” — After all my complaints, Nikhil ended up doing all ten Jadeja overs. Ha!
39.3
Ashwin to Mahmudullah, 1 run, full and flat, angling down leg, swept to the right of long leg
39.2
Ashwin to Mosaddek Hossain, 1 run, slow length ball outside off, waits and dabs to the left of short third man
39.1
Ashwin to Mosaddek Hossain, no run, full on middle stump, driven to short midwicket
Hello again. Whodathunk Kedar Jadhav would halt what seemed like Tamim and Mushfiqur’s inexorable march. Great moments for any connoisseur of part-time filth. Could that drop of Mahmudullah, though, have given Bangladesh just the impetus they needed to recover? Let’s see. Ashwin to continue.
End of over 39 (6 runs) Bangladesh 197/5 (RR: 5.05)
Mahmudullah10 (11b 1×4 0x6)
Mosaddek Hossain9 (12b 2×4 0x6)
HH Pandya4-0-34-0
R Ashwin8-0-45-0
22 overs in 70 minutes. That’s how you bowl overs in ODIs. For the rest of the innings, here’s Karthik Krishnaswamy
38.6
Pandya to Mahmudullah, no run, a good length delivery outside off, 135 kph, goes past Mahmudullah. Time for drinks
38.5
Pandya to Mahmudullah, 2 runs, lovely shot. Short and wide outside off, 136 kph, guided to deep point. Another couple
38.4
Pandya to Mahmudullah, no run, wow, comes down and looks to send this into the stands at midwicket, but the ball flies past his swing
38.3
Pandya to Mahmudullah, FOUR, dropped by Ashwin. Short and wide outside off, Mahmudullah can’t keep his cut down. It flies towards third man, to his left, where Ashwin gets there with time to spare but the ball spills out as he tumbles over. Not easy, but should have been taken at this level
hridoy: “This situation would be completely different had Sabbir and Mossadek exchanged batting positions as the whole world except the coach wants.”
38.2
Pandya to Mahmudullah, no run, full on off, blocked. No room, excellent line
38.1
Pandya to Mahmudullah, no run, full and wide outside off, the ball seams past the outside edge. Mahmudullah also played down the wrong line
Hardik Pandya returns. The barrage of spin ends.
End of over 38 (3 runs) Bangladesh 191/5 (RR: 5.02)
Mosaddek Hossain9 (12b 2×4 0x6)
Mahmudullah4 (5b 0x4 0x6)
R Ashwin8-0-45-0
RA Jadeja10-0-48-1
37.6
Ashwin to Mosaddek Hossain, no run, short and slow on off, worked to square leg
37.5
Ashwin to Mahmudullah, 1 run, tossed up outside off, driven towards midwicket where Kohli dives to his left, but the ball parries away for one
37.4
Ashwin to Mosaddek Hossain, 1 run, flat outside off, played towards point
Money Moodah: “This partnership is massive for us now. These two need to hang around for the next 10 overs and then go for jugular”
37.3
Ashwin to Mosaddek Hossain, no run, on the pads, worked towards square leg
37.2
Ashwin to Mahmudullah, 1 run, Mahmudllah gets low and scoops the ball towards fine leg for a run
nagendra: “Can anyone update the time Jadeja takes to finish one over, it’s like I open one file, copy some data and paste it in other file and Jadeja’s over is done”
37.1
Ashwin to Mahmudullah, no run, flat on middle, worked to square leg
Ashwin returns
End of over 37 (5 runs) Bangladesh 188/5 (RR: 5.08)
Mosaddek Hossain8 (9b 2×4 0x6)
Mahmudullah2 (2b 0x4 0x6)
RA Jadeja10-0-48-1
KM Jadhav6-0-22-2
36.6
Jadeja to Mosaddek Hossain, FOUR, gets this through. Spoils a good over. Short and wide from Jadeja, Mosaddek guides his cut behind point. Once it’s through, it’s four
36.5
Jadeja to Mosaddek Hossain, no run, another dot. 95 ks, flat outside off, blocked
36.4
Jadeja to Mosaddek Hossain, no run, quick and wide outside off. Guided to point
36.3
Jadeja to Mosaddek Hossain, no run, flat outside off, played quietly into the off side
36.2
Jadeja to Mosaddek Hossain, no run, short and wide outside off, the ball goes past Mosaddek’s cut. Another dot
36.1
Jadeja to Mahmudullah, 1 run, too much width from Jadeja. Full and wide, drilled to deep point
End of over 36 (4 runs) Bangladesh 183/5 (RR: 5.08)
Mosaddek Hossain4 (4b 1×4 0x6)
Mahmudullah1 (1b 0x4 0x6)
KM Jadhav6-0-22-2
RA Jadeja9-0-43-1
35.6
Jadhav to Mosaddek Hossain, FOUR, that’s exactly what you need. Get a bad ball and put it away. Short and wide, sits up for Mosaddek who slices his cut through the vacant point region
35.5
Jadhav to Mosaddek Hossain, no run, flat on off, Mosaddek opens the face to push towards point. Dhoni is quick on it, to prevent one
35.4
Jadhav to Mosaddek Hossain, no run, that’s a bad ball. Short down leg, clipped to midwicket. This is where pressure builds
35.3
Jadhav to Mosaddek Hossain, no run, flat outside off, worked to midwicket
Mosaddek
35.2
Jadhav to Mushfiqur Rahim, OUT, another one and Bangladesh are collapsing. So many dot balls, so much pressure. I’ll release it all in one ball, says Mushfiqur to himself under his breath. So Mushfiqur thinks he can come down and swing. Jadhav tosses this up outside off, the ball dips late. Mushfiqur is too close to the ball, so decides to whip through midwicket, but it doesn’t pitch. So he clips a full toss straight to midwicket, where Kohli won’t drop them.
Mushfiqur Rahim c Kohli b Jadhav 61 (85b 4×4 0x6) SR: 71.7
Jadhav to Mushfiqur Rahim, OUT, another one and Bangladesh are collapsing. So many dot balls, so much pressure. I’ll release it all in one ball, says Mushfiqur to himself under his breath. So Mushfiqur thinks he can come down and swing. Jadhav tosses this up outside off, the ball dips late. Mushfiqur is too close to the ball, so decides to whip through midwicket, but it doesn’t pitch. So he clips a full toss straight to midwicket, where Kohli won’t drop them.
Mushfiqur Rahim c Kohli b Jadhav 61 (85b 4×4 0x6) SR: 71.76
Issac: “@Aditya: Placid pitches are after all not a bad thing. It takes the elements out of play and brings pure hard-grounded cricket skills (skills acquired on maidans and roads, by those young kids who for hours played cricket without caring for weather or time) to the forefront.”
35.1
Jadhav to Mushfiqur Rahim, no run, overpitched outside off, a yorker. Pushed back to cover
End of over 35 (2 runs) Bangladesh 179/4 (RR: 5.11)
Mushfiqur Rahim61 (83b 4×4 0x6)
Mahmudullah1 (1b 0x4 0x6)
RA Jadeja9-0-43-1
KM Jadhav5-0-18-1
34.6
Jadeja to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 run, short and wide outside off, sliced to the sweeper cover. The fielder dives to his left
34.5
Jadeja to Mushfiqur Rahim, no run, another dot. Quick outside off, pushed towards cover.
34.4
Jadeja to Mushfiqur Rahim, no run, tossed up outside off, straight. Driven back
34.3
Jadeja to Mahmudullah, 1 run, too much width, full and wide outside off, driven to the sweeper cover
Mahmudullah
34.2
Jadeja to Shakib Al Hasan, OUT, and the pressure is released in the form of another wicket. Short and wide outside off, the ball turns in. Too close to cut, Shakib goes back and tries to hit the gap in front of point but Jadeja’s flat trajectory and angle (the ball spinning in) means it’s not a high percentage stroke. The ball skids on with the arm and takes a thick edge. Quite a big deflection. But Dhoni’s gloves are again in the right place and he nonchalantly makes an awfully tough catch look ridiculously simple. Toe end of the bat
Shakib Al Hasan c †Dhoni b Jadeja 15 (23b 1×4 0x6) SR: 65.21
34.1
Jadeja to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, flat outside off, shovelled to midwicket. Another dot
End of over 34 (2 runs) Bangladesh 177/3 (RR: 5.20)
Shakib Al Hasan15 (21b 1×4 0x6)
Mushfiqur Rahim60 (80b 4×4 0x6)
KM Jadhav5-0-18-1
RA Jadeja8-0-41-0
33.6
Jadhav to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, this is flat and quick on off, hit towards long-on
33.5
Jadhav to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, flat on leg, not short, not full. Shakib goes back and punches to cover
33.4
Jadhav to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, quick outside off, drift back in towards off. Pushed to cover
33.3
Jadhav to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, short and wide, sliced down to short third man. Really hurrying through these overs
33.2
Jadhav to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, full and straight, defended back
33.1
Jadhav to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 run, flat outside off, Mushfiqur goes back and pushes this to long-on
End of over 33 (8 runs) Bangladesh 175/3 (RR: 5.30)
Shakib Al Hasan14 (16b 1×4 0x6)
Mushfiqur Rahim59 (79b 4×4 0x6)
RA Jadeja8-0-41-0
KM Jadhav4-0-16-1
32.6
Jadeja to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, “Bahut badiya,” says Dhoni (very good), full outside off, no room. Good finish to the over, Didn’t try too much
32.5
Jadeja to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 run, shortish, flat and wide outside off. Cut to the sweeper cover
32.4
Jadeja to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, pushed down to long-off
32.3
Jadeja to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 run, looking for the big sweep, but it’s flat and full outside off, so he improvises a drive to the sweeper cover
32.2
Jadeja to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, another cut, doesn’t get through but a run. Flat outside off, sliced to the left of third man
32.1
Jadeja to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR, shortish outside off, spinning in. Shakib goes back and slashes a cut behind point for four
End of over 32 (3 runs) Bangladesh 167/3 (RR: 5.21)
Mushfiqur Rahim57 (77b 4×4 0x6)
Shakib Al Hasan8 (12b 0x4 0x6)
KM Jadhav4-0-16-1
RA Jadeja7-0-33-0
31.6
Jadhav to Mushfiqur Rahim, no run, worked towards midwicket, where Kohli runs to his right, returns the throw and Shakib sends his partner back. Dhoni deflects the ball onto the stumps.
31.5
Jadhav to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, lovely fielding from Jadeja. Flat outside off, cut to point’s right, Jadeja dives to save some runs
31.4
Jadhav to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 run, slow on the pads, turned away to deep midwicket
31.3
Jadhav to Mushfiqur Rahim, no run, tossed up on leg, swept straight to square leg
31.2
Jadhav to Mushfiqur Rahim, no run, full outside off, Mushfiqur plays back to a full delivery, driven to cover
Current partnership 178 runs, 25.3 overs, RR: 6.98 (Sharma 82, Kohli 96)
Last bat S Dhawan c Mosaddek Hossain b Mashrafe Mortaza 46 (67m 34b 7×4 1×6) SR: 135.29
Fall of wicket 87/1 (14.4 ov); Partnership: 87 runs, 14.4 overs, RR: 5.93 (Dhawan 46, Sharma 41)
5.10pm Clinical. From start to finish. Powerful. From beginning to end. And classy. India outlast and outclass Bangladesh in another one-sided semi-final, to give themselves a chance to defend their title on Sunday. Bangladesh can be proud of a terrific effort, they fought and scrapped through the tournament but were eventually done in by the quality of India. That’s two let-downs of semi-finals, but that sets up one heck of a final, at least in foresight. In their chase of 265, they started well – solidly, putting the bad ball away. That’s all they did through the afternoon, to be fair, and romped to a nine-wicket win.
Rohit Sharma is the Man of the Match: “Was a great knock, especially when it comes on a winning note. Trying to get a big one, in the last two games. Was quite determined today. Wicket was brilliant. I kept telling myself to bat as much as possible. We’ve been playing good cricket. One last hurdle, a big game against Pakistan. It felt like he was batting overnight (Virat Kohli). As a captain, he was brilliant.”
Virat Kohli: “Another complete game. We needed to have a clean, collective game. We didn’t expect to win by nine wickets, but that’s the quality of our top order. He’s not a surprise package (Kedar Jadhav), he’s a smart guy, he knows where to pitch the ball and see what the wicket is offering. it could have been close to 300. I wanted to give myself some time, 10-15 balls. Last time, we lost a wicket, so I had to adapt, I like those challenges. I grew in confidence. When you’re coming onto the short ball, you know you’re playing well. We’re taking it as any other game, I know that’s boring but that’s our mindset. Never a worry when your middle order isn’t batting too much. Everyone is hitting the ball magnificently in practice.”
Mashrafe Mortaza: “We could have scored 300, even 320, but our set batsmen getting out was a setback to us. Next time, we’ll come back strongly. We need to learn. Skill-wise we’re fine, but mentally we need to be stronger.”
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Sabbir Rahman to Kohli, FOUR, and that will be it. Kohli finishes on 96. A very wide overpitched delivery that is crisply driven, one of many today, through cover for four. A punch of the air, more delight than annoyance. And India set up another blockbuster on Sunday with Pakistan to determine the winners of the 2017 Champions Trophy
A two and a six gets Kohli 100, but I don’t think he cares about it. Sabbir to continue. India one over away.
End of over 40 (5 runs) India 261/1 (4 runs required from 60 balls, RR: 6.52, RRR: 0.40)
Shakib Al Hasan to Kohli, 1 run, Kohli goes deep in the crease and meets the straight ball with an angled bat, gets one to square leg
Shakib Al Hasan to Sharma, 1 run, 87 kph, on the pads, pushed away to long-on.
Shakib Al Hasan to Kohli, 1 run, on the pads, nudged away to deep square leg. Easy as …
Shakib Al Hasan to Sharma, 1 run, punched away off the back foot to the sweeper cover. One more.
Ahan: “Kohli quickest to 8000 runs………yet another record that will soon be broken by Hashim Amla”
Shakib Al Hasan to Kohli, 1 run, quick on middle, pushed to long-off
Shakib Al Hasan to Kohli, no run, flat and wide outside off, guided to third man
Right then. 11 more for Kohli, India need 9
Virat Kohli has broken AB de Villiers’ record for fastest to 8000 ODI runs.
End of over 39 (7 runs) India 256/1 (9 runs required from 11 overs, RR: 6.56, RRR: 0.81)
Sabbir Rahman to Sharma, no run, oh yes. Flat on off, pushed back to the bowler. Well played Rohit
A dead-bat defense?
Sabbir Rahman to Kohli, 1 run, quick on off, Kohli goes back and pushes to long-on
Kohli needs 12, India need 10
Sabbir Rahman to Sharma, 1 run, on middle and leg, nudged to square leg. Well done by Rohit
Sabbir Rahman to Kohli, 1 run, punched to long-off for a run. Kohli is the quickest ODI batsman to 8000 runs
Sabbir Rahman to Kohli, no run, flat and wide, left alone this time
Sabbir Rahman to Kohli, FOUR, drops short filth. On middle and leg, a donkey drop. And Kohli pulls through midwicket for four. Absolute tripe
India just 16 away. Sabbir.
End of over 38 (10 runs) India 249/1 (16 runs required from 12 overs, RR: 6.55, RRR: 1.33)
Shakib Al Hasan to Sharma, FOUR, enough of prodding and plodding. Flat and wide outside off, Rohit brings out an IPL drive, lofting the ball powerfully over cover for another boundary.
Brutus_Shylock: “@Ankush Kohli always had a majestic record in ODIs in England. It was the test match record he talked about. Still a bit of time to go for that, 2018 we shall see. ”
Shakib Al Hasan to Kohli, 1 run, overpitched on leg, driven to long-off for a single.
Shakib Al Hasan to Kohli, FOUR, drifts on the pads and Kohli says thanks. Just a bit of bat is all he needed, to fine leg, another boundary
Shakib Al Hasan to Kohli, no run, tossed up with a round-arm action on leg, defended
Shakib Al Hasan to Sharma, 1 run, quicker, straighter and fuller. Rohit cuts and finds the gap in front of point for a run
Shakib Al Hasan to Sharma, no run, short and very wide and very very slow. Cut but finds point
End of over 37 (10 runs) India 239/1 (26 runs required from 13 overs, RR: 6.45, RRR: 2.00)
Taskin Ahmed to Kohli, no run, fullish outside off, Kohli mis-times one. Back up the pitch via the pad
“Whatever happens in Edgbaston today, India already has a big winner. Twenty-four-year-old HS Prannoy pulled off a huge upset at the Indonesia Open, beating World No.3 Lee Chong Wei 21-10, 21-18, though Prannoy himself is playing it cool.”
Taskin Ahmed to Sharma, 1 run, a shortish delivery on middle, pulled away to deep square leg
Taskin Ahmed to Sharma, FOUR, a no-look pull for four. A well-directed bouncer on middle, Rohit pulls and plays this behind square. Not quite in complete control, but he met the ball at the perfect time – to get it behind square
Rajdip: “Kohli completes 500 runs in Champions Trophy”
Taskin Ahmed to Kohli, 1 run, now, he’s bringing out plenty of late cuts. Shortish and wide, dabbed to third man
Ankush: “One thing Kohli wanted to do is straighten his record in England and boy he has done in it some style! ”
Taskin Ahmed to Kohli, no run, improves his line, straighter, close to off, nudged to midwicket
Taskin Ahmed to Kohli, FOUR, short and wide outside off, Kohli gets underneath the length and slices a cut over point. Very intentional, very classy. Tripe from Taskin
End of over 36 (5 runs) India 229/1 (36 runs required from 14 overs, RR: 6.36, RRR: 2.57)
Shakib Al Hasan to Kohli, 1 run, flat and wide, skewed. Opened the bat face late to get one to the sweeper cover
Shakib Al Hasan to Sharma, 1 run, pushed to long-on again. Slightly short
Shakib Al Hasan to Kohli, 1 run, this time, Kohli goes back and hits to long-on. Just a minor advantage, adjusting your body and the direction in which your bat comes down
Shakib Al Hasan to Kohli, no run, a tad wider outside off, Kohli finds cover
Dino: “Looking at Virat’s stats and age 28, wondering how many ODI runs he will end up when he hangs his boot. 20,000?”
Shakib Al Hasan to Sharma, 1 run, another languid drive to the sweeper cover.
17.5
Mustafizur Rahman to Sharma, 1 run, length ball on the pads, tucked away to long leg
Mustafizur Rahman to Sharma, no run, length ball on off stump, defended into the covers
Mustafizur Rahman to Sharma, 2 runs, ooh, dangerous. Slower ball, fairly full outside off. Rohit is early into the drive, checks himself, and spoons it in the air but to the left of extra-cover. Bottom hand comes off the handle as he plays the shot
Mustafizur Rahman to Kohli, 1 run, length ball slanting across to off stump, stretches out and plays a nice checked push to deep point
Mustafizur Rahman to Kohli, no run, full on off stump, driven to mid-off
Mustafizur back on. Bangladesh really want a wicket now.
End of over 17 (3 runs) India 102/1 (163 runs required from 33 overs, RR: 6.00, RRR: 4.93)
Rubel Hossain to Sharma, no run, ooh, good ball, a yorker on middle and leg. Rohit stays nice and still and has all the time in the world to pull his front foot away from the line and clip to midwicket
Rubel Hossain to Sharma, no run, back of a length, angling into middle stump, gets on his toes to defend towards midwicket
Rubel Hossain to Kohli, 1 run, short on off stump, pulled to long leg
Rubel Hossain to Sharma, 1 run, back of a length close to off stump, lets it come on and meets it with a straight bat, at the last possible moment, to dab into the gully region
Rubel Hossain to Kohli, 1 run, length ball, fairly wide of off, gets a good stride out to punch towards deep point and bring up India’s 100
Rubel Hossain to Kohli, no run, length ball close to off stump, gets across and defends to mid-on
Rubel Hossain comes on for his third over.
Guntaas: “This was Dhawan’s lowest score in the Champions Trophy (excluding the 20 over match vs eng ) . # some are champion players and some are champions trophy players.”
End of over 16 (12 runs) India 99/1 (166 runs required from 34 overs, RR: 6.18, RRR: 4.88)
Shakib Al Hasan to Kohli, 1 run, tossed up on middle and off, driven to long-off
Shakib Al Hasan to Sharma, 1 run, length ball on the pads, clipped into the square leg region
Shakib Al Hasan to Kohli, 1 run, back of a length, slides in with the angle to deny Kohli room goes deep in his crease to punch to long-on
Shakib Al Hasan to Sharma, 1 run, tossed up on middle stump, clips it down to long-on to bring up fifty. What a tournament he’s having
Shakib Al Hasan to Sharma, FOUR, some flight again, outside off, and this time Rohit drives to the cover boundary. Too full from Shakib here
Shakib Al Hasan to Sharma, FOUR, floated up outside off and Rohit drives square. Poor fielding at backward point by Mashrafe, a little slow diving left, and the ball races away for four fairly preventable runs
End of over 15 (4 runs) India 87/1 (178 runs required from 35 overs, RR: 5.80, RRR: 5.08)
Mashrafe Mortaza to Kohli, no run, short outside off, not too much width, gets nicely on top of it and stabs it crisply but backward point dives left to cut it off
Mashrafe Mortaza to Kohli, no run, back of a length outside off, gets nicely behind it to defend into the covers
Thanks, Nikhil. Virat Kohli has walked in to bat. Can Bangladesh get another now and put some serious pressure on India? One wide-ish slip in place.
Drinks. Karthik Krishnaswamy is back.
Mashrafe Mortaza to Dhawan, OUT, somehow Dhawan chips his wicket away! It’s yet another offcutter outside off, Dhawan shimmies down and looks to hit over mid-off but the ball skews off the outside half and goes towards point’s left. That cut, off the ball, may have been the reason for the ball going to point, as opposed to mid-off.
S Dhawan c Mosaddek Hossain b Mashrafe Mortaza 46 (34b 7×4 1×6) SR: 135.29
Mashrafe Mortaza to Dhawan, FOUR, not good bowling. He has been getting away with that length, but not this time. Another bouncer with no pace. Dhawan gets inside the line of that and pulls behind square. All along the ground
Abdul Rauf Saee: “Once Pakistan was struggling to qualify for CT2017, and now they are in Finals. Scenes Changed Dramatically.”
Mashrafe Mortaza to Dhawan, no run, another slower delivery on off, nice lines. Pushed to mid-on.
Mashrafe Mortaza to Dhawan, no run, another offcutter from Mashrafe, fullish and straight, hit back to the bowler
In Yuvraj’s 300th ODI, we ask you: which was his best ODI performance?
End of over 14 (6 runs) India 83/0 (182 runs required from 36 overs, RR: 5.92, RRR: 5.05)
13.2
Shakib Al Hasan to Dhawan, 1 run
Shakib Al Hasan to Sharma, 1 run, flat on middle and off, punched to long-on from the back foot
Spin, Shakib.
End of over 13 (3 runs) India 77/0 (188 runs required from 37 overs, RR: 5.92, RRR: 5.08)
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, 1 run, another bouncer, outside off. Pulled to deep square leg
Mashrafe Mortaza to Dhawan, 1 run, that’s a bouncer on leg, doesn’t hurry the batsman who pulls towards fine leg with no trouble at all
Mashrafe Mortaza to Dhawan, no run, an offcutter outside off, pushed into the off side. A misfield at cover makes them think of a run, but they decide against it
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, 1 run, too much width with that length. Rohit can stay back and hit a punchy stab to the sweeper cover
Krunal: “@Sha – 2007 T20 WC”
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, no run, fuller than a good length outside off, hit towards cover
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, no run, another offcutter outside off, defended into the off side
End of over 12 (7 runs) India 74/0 (191 runs required from 38 overs, RR: 6.16, RRR: 5.02)
Rubel Hossain to Dhawan, no run, 139 kph, short outside off, punched to point. Decent over from Rubel, but what they need is an over that has four wickets
Sha: “Ind vs Pak twice in an ICC tournament. Has that ever happened before?”
Rubel Hossain to Sharma, 1 run, too straight from Rubel, nudged to fine leg for another run
Rubel Hossain to Dhawan, 1 run, a slower delivery on leg, worked away through square leg for a single
Rubel Hossain to Dhawan, no run, full delivery outside off, pushed to cover
Kapil: “Looks like its done and dusted. BD haven’t show any confidence in themselves with both bat and ball. 320 was on, ended woefully short and now with ball in hand, they are leaking runs easily, so looks like India vs Pak final”
Rubel Hossain to Dhawan, FOUR, too straight again. And pays the price. Dhawan just gets some bat. Doesn’t need more. And the ball flies away to the short fine leg boundary
Dhaval : “India looks best when they play their natural game which is attacking.. The best part is they play according to the bowling attack which 90% works for them. ”
RPS: “20 out of 31 of Rohit are boundaries. Rohit should stop hogging strike and rotate. 20 balls faced by Dhawan and 40 by Rohit. Its OK in a match like this but will make a world of difference in a tight match ”
Rubel Hossain to Sharma, 1 run, too short, too wide, too simple. Carved to third man
End of over 11 (4 runs) India 67/0 (198 runs required from 39 overs, RR: 6.09, RRR: 5.07)
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, 1 run, another cutter on off, whipped through square leg
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, no run, slower delivery on off, 112 kph. Rohit strides forward to defend
Mashrafe Mortaza to Dhawan, 1 run, a bouncer, slower delivery, offcutter. Helped along to fine leg. This is hardly troublesome bowling
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, 1 run, a late cut off the 123 kph length delivery to third man earns Rohit one more
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, no run, Rohit sends Dhawan back again. Fullish around off, dabbed towards point. Dhawan comes hurtling down before being sent back by Rohit. The throw isn’t accurate, so all’s well
san kuk: “Time to apply half day for Monday – An Indian fan in Australia”
Mashrafe Mortaza to Dhawan, 1 run, another short ball with not enough pace, on leg. Pulled down to fine leg. Can’t bowl there too often
Shikhar Dhawan has now gone past Sourav Ganguly to become India’s leading run-getter in the Champions Trophy
End of over 10 (3 runs) India 63/0 (202 runs required from 40 overs, RR: 6.30, RRR: 5.05)
Rubel Hossain to Sharma, no run, 136 kph, good end. Tight around off, played away. Trickles back wide of the off stump. Rohit sends Dhawan back
Rubel Hossain to Sharma, no run, ooh. Short and very wide outside off. Rohit leans on a cut and finds backward point. Good stop by Mosaddek
Rubel Hossain to Sharma, no run, on the pads, 139 kph, worked to midwicket
Rubel Hossain to Sharma, 2 runs, lovely timing. Back of a length outside off, Rohit gets on his toes and plays a late cut past backward point for a couple to third man
Rubel Hossain to Dhawan, 1 run, good length on off, shovelled towards midwicket.
John Joseph: “The main difference between the sides is their bowlers. You need to have strike bowlers who can take wickets/restrict runflow. Bumrah and bhuvi complemented each other by doing both.”
Rubel Hossain to Dhawan, no run, 137 kph, another delectable stroke but this finds point. Doesn’t make the shot any less elegant. Fullish outside off, just a carved punch hurries to backward point
Rubel.
Rubel Hossain to Sharma, no run, 136 kph, good end. Tight around off, played away. Trickles back wide of the off stump. Rohit sends Dhawan back
Rubel Hossain to Sharma, no run, ooh. Short and very wide outside off. Rohit leans on a cut and finds backward point. Good stop by Mosaddek
Rubel Hossain to Sharma, no run, on the pads, 139 kph, worked to midwicket
Rubel Hossain to Sharma, 2 runs, lovely timing. Back of a length outside off, Rohit gets on his toes and plays a late cut past backward point for a couple to third man
Rubel Hossain to Dhawan, 1 run, good length on off, shovelled towards midwicket.
John Joseph: “The main difference between the sides is their bowlers. You need to have strike bowlers who can take wickets/restrict runflow. Bumrah and bhuvi complemented each other by doing both.”
Rubel Hossain to Dhawan, no run, 137 kph, another delectable stroke but this finds point. Doesn’t make the shot any less elegant. Fullish outside off, just a carved punch hurries to backward point
Rubel.
End of over 9 (4 runs) India 60/0 (205 runs required from 41 overs, RR: 6.66, RRR: 5.00)
Mashrafe Mortaza to Dhawan, 1 run, an offcutter on the pads, 114 kph, nudged to short fine leg
Mayur: “Taskin not learning – keeps bowling short to Dhawan!”
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, 1 run, too straight from Mashrafe, worked into the gap at midwicket for one
SJ: “The pitch is offering no help to pace bowlers. It’s the good old line & length that’s going to make any difference. Right now, Ind openers are feasting.”
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, 2 runs, finds the gap again. More runs. Fullish outside off, punched, more skewed through point for a couple more
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, no run, fullish and straight, perhaps another offcutter, worked to midwicket.
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, no run, fullish outside off, seam movement back in. Played into the off side
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, no run, fullish and straight, worked to midwicket
End of over 8 (16 runs) India 56/0 (209 runs required from 42 overs, RR: 7.00, RRR: 4.97)
Taskin Ahmed to Dhawan, SIX, 132 kph, humongous. Another one that he drops short outside off, it isn’t troubling Dhawan. He is so quick on that length that his bat speed through the ball is so quick that the ball flies over square leg. Amazing stroke-making
Taskin Ahmed to Dhawan, FOUR, four more. And Dhawan re-takes the top spot in the run-making charts of this tournament. Taskin drops short, on middle and leg. Dhawan pulls, places this intentionally behind square by getting there slightly early. Wow
Aman Agarwal: “Bangladesh took a risk or two too many in the first 10, whereas these Indian openers have operated on auto-pilot. The biggest difference between the sides”
Taskin Ahmed to Dhawan, no run, good length around off, played back towards the bowler
Taskin Ahmed to Dhawan, FOUR, oh yeah. Awesome. Good length outside off, not short or wide enough to cut. So Dhawan chooses a different option, a punchy stab into the surface towards point. It hits the pitch adjacent and bounces over point. Exemplary timing
Taskin Ahmed to Sharma, 1 run, full and straight, 142 kph. Rohit gets to the ball slightly late and gets a thick inside edge to fine leg
Taskin Ahmed to Dhawan, 1 run, short delivery on leg, pulled down to fine leg for a sing
Taskin Ahmed to Dhawan, FOUR, oh yeah. Awesome. Good length outside off, not short or wide enough to cut. So Dhawan chooses a different option, a punchy stab into the surface towards point. It hits the pitch adjacent and bounces over point. Exemplary timing
Taskin Ahmed to Sharma, 1 run, full and straight, 142 kph. Rohit gets to the ball slightly late and gets a thick inside edge to fine leg
Taskin Ahmed to Dhawan, 1 run, short delivery on leg, pulled down to fine leg for a single
End of over 7 (4 runs) India 40/0 (225 runs required from 43 overs, RR: 5.71, RRR: 5.23)
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, no run, good end. Fullish around off, comes back in, but not much trouble for Rohit in his defense
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, FOUR, picks the length so early. No entirely short. Good length. But it’s the lack of pace that helps this shot. Good length on middle, sits up for Rohit to swat over midwicket. Just too easy
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, no run, full outside off, played back towards the bowler
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, no run, good length delivery outside off, more movement back in. Defended, with bat and pad close together
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, no run, fullish and wide outside off, some seam movement back in. Shovelled towards midwicket
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, no run, good length delivery outside off, a hint of away shape. Pushed to extra cover from the back foot
End of over 6 (5 runs) India 36/0 (229 runs required from 44 overs, RR: 6.00, RRR: 5.20)
Taskin Ahmed to Dhawan, FOUR, too short. Sits up for Dhawan. Tries the bouncer, tries something different off the last ball. On middle and leg, not enough pace. Dhawan is able to pull through backward square leg. All along the ground.
Taskin Ahmed to Dhawan, no run, good length outside off, not much movement. Pushed away into the off side
Taskin Ahmed to Sharma, 1 run, nicely played. Not short enough but there is enough width. Rohit closes up any gap between bat and pad and guides this down to third man
PALADUGU: “I think Fizz lost a bit of pace after the injury. Remember seeing him bowl around the 140 mark where as now he is bowling around mid 135’s just in his first spell.”
Taskin Ahmed to Sharma, no run, too full, outside off, a half-volley. Driven to short cover.
Taskin Ahmed to Sharma, no run, overpitched, a yorker on off is jammed away towards mid-on
AB: “Dhawan just a few runs behind Tamim for the race to Golden bat.. provided that India should win this, he will get another opportunity. He should make space in his luggage for the coveted prize.”
Taskin Ahmed to Sharma, no run, edged but lands well short of slip. Short and wide, the ball seaming back in. Rohit gets an under edge towards the slip fielder, who does well to stop runs
Taskin replaces Mustafizur
End of over 5 (6 runs) India 31/0 (234 runs required from 45 overs, RR: 6.20, RRR: 5.20)
Slip to midwicket
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, FOUR, oh yes. That’s incredible. Another offcutter, but this is outside off, spinning back in slightly. Rohit brings his bat down at a different angle and flicks the ball through midwicket. No one there. Wrist power
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, no run, nice lines, but punched away without much fuss to mid-off. With that length, Rohit can hang back and play with time to spare
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, no run, good length outside off, 128 kph, no movement, no pace. Rohit punches to cover.
Mashrafe Mortaza to Dhawan, 1 run, an offcutter on the pads, worked to square leg, 118 kph. This is just far too easy
End of over 4 (12 runs) India 25/0 (240 runs required from 46 overs, RR: 6.25, RRR: 5.21)
Mustafizur Rahman to Sharma, FOUR, the best of ’em all. Allll timing, all class. Full and straight, Rohit offers the full face, high elbow, head over the ball and just lets ball meet bat. No over-hitting, no lofting. Crisp through mid-on
Mustafizur Rahman to Sharma, no run, on a length, around off, better comeback but played away towards square leg
Mustafizur Rahman to Sharma, FOUR, 133 kph, full and wide outside off, too much width and the length is hittable too. Rohit sinks his back foot, perhaps waiting for a shorter length, but then improvises nicely to drill a square drive. Sensational timing.
Pankaj: “I think India needs to start steady like they have been doing for sometime now since they are not chasing a big total. A good 100/1 or so in the first 20 overs would lay a good platform for the middle order. I think they can play some risk free cricket”
Mustafizur Rahman to Sharma, no run, tight around off, defended back
How about a 7-2 field with his offcutters? Make him do something else by boring him
Mustafizur Rahman to Sharma, no run, 135 kph, good length outside off, cramping Rohit for room, defended towards point
Around the wicket
walrus: “Agree. Mustafiz is most effective with the older ball cutting through the middle overs. He has never got as many wickets with the new ball, with whatever little swing he finds. Taskin and Rubel generate far better swing and bounce. Mash and the coach need to sort out proper roles for all players, both batsmen and bowlers.”
Mustafizur Rahman to Sharma, FOUR, too much width. Pitches it up, wide and full outside off. Rohit leans forward and caresses a square drive into the surface. Wide of point and races away
End of over 3 (2 runs) India 13/0 (252 runs required from 47 overs, RR: 4.33, RRR: 5.36)
Mashrafe Mortaza to Dhawan, no run, fullish length, straight and accurate, played back towards the bowler. Decent over, but a tad too defensive?
Mashrafe Mortaza to Dhawan, no run, an offcutter on leg, defended back. Nothing troublesome here early
Bhavnesh: “It’s the same defensive tactic they tried against Rohit in CWC 2015, and were able to keep him quiet. Don’t think it’s gonna work this time – 1. India are chasing a modest total; 2. Rohit would be better prepared this time.”
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, 1 run, on a length on off, worked through square leg for one. Just too simple. This is exactly what India want in the first few overs
sohail: “So glad I have a corner desk in the office, no one can see that all I’ve been doing for the past two weeks is follow the cricket on cricinfo! ”
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, no run, good length outside off, 130 kph. Rohit stays back and works the ball to mid-on
Mashrafe Mortaza to Dhawan, 1 run, nicely played. Transfers his weight onto the front foot and then leans into a drive to find a gap through point. A deep point fielder cleans up.
TJ: “Mustafizur should not open the bowling. Doesn’t generate swing/bounce. This is where I feel David Warner knew how to use him far better than Mashrafe does. Tough gig for someone still so inexperienced.”
Mashrafe Mortaza to Dhawan, no run, full outside off, 132 kph, brings Dhawan forward, crisply driven to mid-off
Nagraj Gollapudi tried to figure out why Shikhar Dhawan is so good at big events
End of over 2 (9 runs) India 11/0 (254 runs required from 48 overs, RR: 5.50, RRR: 5.29)
Mustafizur Rahman to Sharma, no run, good end. 135 kph, fuller than a good length outside off, Rohit is hesitant but plays the ball towards cover
Quite a defensive field already. Fine leg is up. One slip. Short cover in place
Mustafizur Rahman to Dhawan, 1 run, back of a length on leg, easy pickings. A simple nudge through square leg for one.
Mustafizur Rahman to Dhawan, no run, good length, on a fourth-stump channel. Better comeback. Defended towards cover
Mustafizur Rahman to Dhawan, FOUR, cannot bowl there to Dhawan. 132 kph outside off, sits up for Dhawan to hammer through point with a terrific cut shot. In the air, but he knew where he wanted to hit that
Mustafizur Rahman to Dhawan, FOUR, lovely shot. Good length outside off, Dhawan stays back in the crease but still manages to find a gap in front of cover for four. His weight was on the back foot, yet got enough power.
In today’s Champions Trophy chatter, why is Shane Warne wearing an England shirt?
Mustafizur Rahman to Dhawan, no run, back of a length outside off, a 130 kph offcutter. Played back
Mustafizur
End of over 1 (2 runs) India 2/0 (263 runs required from 49 overs, RR: 2.00, RRR: 5.36)
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, no run, good end. 131 kph outside off, accurate. Blocked away
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, no run, 133 kph, back of a length outside off. Rohit stays back and punches to extra cover.
Arjun: “I think Bangladesh are a 40 runs short. Its a flat wicket. This tournament almost all matches have been chased well. Confident of a calm, easy Indian run chase ”
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, no run, nice comeback. Keeps it on a length outside off, Rohit plays it towards cover with as straight a bat as possible
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, no run, good length delivery outside off, not much movement. Defended back
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, no run, beautiful. Length delivery outside off, lifts and kicks and beats the bat of Rohit outside off
James : “The highest successful chase by India in Birmingham is 212, 3 years ago. Perhaps some hope for Bangladesh there?” Perhaps.
Mashrafe Mortaza to Sharma, 2 runs, an untidy start, a length ball on leg, clipped through square leg for a couple. Nice timing
2.15pm Welcome back. Imperative that Bangladesh take early wickets to stand a chance. Best batting conditions of the day, the sun is out, blazing sunshine, relatively flat surface. Rohit and Dhawan walk out. Just one slip in place. Captain Mashrafe with the ball. It could come down to if Bangladesh can get India 140 for 5? Here we go.
End of over 50 (6 runs) Bangladesh 264/7
1.50pm When Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim were in the middle of their century stand, it looked like Bangladesh would easily get to 300. They’ve only managed 264, thanks to the golden arm of Kedar Jadhav, and some tight middle- and end-overs bowling from India in general. Useful partnership of 35 between Mashrafe and Taskin, but they only went at 7 an over. Which was fine given Bangladesh’s situation, but they would have loved to have preserved a couple more wickets for the slog overs. Still, a fighting total, and they have a pretty good mix of bowlers, but you’ll have to fancy India to chase this down.
Anyway, Nikhil will be back at 2.45pm to bring you the start of the chase. Until then, here’s a bit of news. India have picked Kuldeep Yadav and Rishabh Pant in their limited-overs squad for the upcoming tour of the West Indies.
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abhishek kharwa: “India started bowling 10 minutes late and ended uo thier 50 overs before 10 minutes of stipulated time…excellent over rate..”
Sundar: “You end-over scores have been off by 5 runs for quite some time now. Since that penalty runs I think” — It’s something to do with our scoring display, and its inability to handle penalty runs. I reiterate, Bangladesh made 264, and not 259.
Kumar to Taskin Ahmed, 1 run, length ball on off stump, makes a bit of room and flat-bats to long-off
Dhoni’s pulled off his right glove and stuck it into his waistband. We all know what happened when he last did that against Bangladesh…
Kumar to Mashrafe Mortaza, 1 run, off-stump yorker, and that’s nicely played by Mashrafe. Opens his bat face and stabs it off the middle of the bat… but straight to Ashwin at backward point
Current partnership 23 runs, 4.4 overs, RR: 4.92 (Mahmudullah 10, Mosaddek Hossain 10)
Last bat Mushfiqur Rahim c Kohli b Jadhav 61 (85b 4×4 0x6) SR: 71.76
Fall of wicket 179/5 (35.2 ov); Partnership: 2 runs, 1.0 overs, RR: 2.00 (Mahmudullah 1, Mushfiqur Rahim 1)
Umpire reviews remaining Bangladesh 1 (0 successful, 0 unsuccessful); India 1 (0 successful, 0 unsuccessful)
Ashwin to Mosaddek Hossain, no run, slower now, pitches on middle and leg and turns down leg as he stretches out and misses the flick
Ashwin to Mosaddek Hossain, 1 wide, quicker on middle stump, clipped towards midwicket
Ashwin to Mosaddek Hossain, no run, floated up on off stump, gets a tiny bit of drift away and not much turn back in. Pushed into the point region, looking for the quick single, but Dhoni rushes out to deny him
Ashwin to Mosaddek Hossain, 2 leg byes, tossed up on a good length on middle stump, comes forward to clip into the square leg region
Pavan Allada: “@Karthik: Meanwhile, Jadeja has become the first bowler in this CT to bowl a full continuous spell of 10 overs!” — After all my complaints, Nikhil ended up doing all ten Jadeja overs. Ha!
Ashwin to Mahmudullah, 1 run, full and flat, angling down leg, swept to the right of long leg
Ashwin to Mosaddek Hossain, 1 run, slow length ball outside off, waits and dabs to the left of short third man
Ashwin to Mosaddek Hossain, no run, full on middle stump, driven to short midwicket
Hello again. Whodathunk Kedar Jadhav would halt what seemed like Tamim and Mushfiqur’s inexorable march. Great moments for any connoisseur of part-time filth. Could that drop of Mahmudullah, though, have given Bangladesh just the impetus they needed to recover? Let’s see. Ashwin to continue.
End of over 39 (6 runs) Bangladesh 197/5 (RR: 5.05)
22 overs in 70 minutes. That’s how you bowl overs in ODIs. For the rest of the innings, here’s Karthik Krishnaswamy
Pandya to Mahmudullah, no run, a good length delivery outside off, 135 kph, goes past Mahmudullah. Time for drinks
Pandya to Mahmudullah, 2 runs, lovely shot. Short and wide outside off, 136 kph, guided to deep point. Another couple
Pandya to Mahmudullah, no run, wow, comes down and looks to send this into the stands at midwicket, but the ball flies past his swing
Pandya to Mahmudullah, FOUR, dropped by Ashwin. Short and wide outside off, Mahmudullah can’t keep his cut down. It flies towards third man, to his left, where Ashwin gets there with time to spare but the ball spills out as he tumbles over. Not easy, but should have been taken at this level
hridoy: “This situation would be completely different had Sabbir and Mossadek exchanged batting positions as the whole world except the coach wants.”
Pandya to Mahmudullah, no run, full on off, blocked. No room, excellent line
Pandya to Mahmudullah, no run, full and wide outside off, the ball seams past the outside edge. Mahmudullah also played down the wrong line
Hardik Pandya returns. The barrage of spin ends.
End of over 38 (3 runs) Bangladesh 191/5 (RR: 5.02)
Ashwin to Mosaddek Hossain, no run, short and slow on off, worked to square leg
Ashwin to Mahmudullah, 1 run, tossed up outside off, driven towards midwicket where Kohli dives to his left, but the ball parries away for one
Ashwin to Mosaddek Hossain, 1 run, flat outside off, played towards point
Money Moodah: “This partnership is massive for us now. These two need to hang around for the next 10 overs and then go for jugular”
Ashwin to Mosaddek Hossain, no run, on the pads, worked towards square leg
Ashwin to Mahmudullah, 1 run, Mahmudllah gets low and scoops the ball towards fine leg for a run
nagendra: “Can anyone update the time Jadeja takes to finish one over, it’s like I open one file, copy some data and paste it in other file and Jadeja’s over is done”
Ashwin to Mahmudullah, no run, flat on middle, worked to square leg
Ashwin returns
End of over 37 (5 runs) Bangladesh 188/5 (RR: 5.08)
Jadeja to Mosaddek Hossain, FOUR, gets this through. Spoils a good over. Short and wide from Jadeja, Mosaddek guides his cut behind point. Once it’s through, it’s four
Jadeja to Mosaddek Hossain, no run, another dot. 95 ks, flat outside off, blocked
Jadeja to Mosaddek Hossain, no run, quick and wide outside off. Guided to point
Jadeja to Mosaddek Hossain, no run, flat outside off, played quietly into the off side
Jadeja to Mosaddek Hossain, no run, short and wide outside off, the ball goes past Mosaddek’s cut. Another dot
Jadeja to Mahmudullah, 1 run, too much width from Jadeja. Full and wide, drilled to deep point
End of over 36 (4 runs) Bangladesh 183/5 (RR: 5.08)
Jadhav to Mosaddek Hossain, FOUR, that’s exactly what you need. Get a bad ball and put it away. Short and wide, sits up for Mosaddek who slices his cut through the vacant point region
Jadhav to Mosaddek Hossain, no run, flat on off, Mosaddek opens the face to push towards point. Dhoni is quick on it, to prevent one
Jadhav to Mosaddek Hossain, no run, that’s a bad ball. Short down leg, clipped to midwicket. This is where pressure builds
Jadhav to Mosaddek Hossain, no run, flat outside off, worked to midwicket
Mosaddek
Jadhav to Mushfiqur Rahim, OUT, another one and Bangladesh are collapsing. So many dot balls, so much pressure. I’ll release it all in one ball, says Mushfiqur to himself under his breath. So Mushfiqur thinks he can come down and swing. Jadhav tosses this up outside off, the ball dips late. Mushfiqur is too close to the ball, so decides to whip through midwicket, but it doesn’t pitch. So he clips a full toss straight to midwicket, where Kohli won’t drop them.
Mushfiqur Rahim c Kohli b Jadhav 61 (85b 4×4 0x6) SR: 71.7
Jadhav to Mushfiqur Rahim, OUT, another one and Bangladesh are collapsing. So many dot balls, so much pressure. I’ll release it all in one ball, says Mushfiqur to himself under his breath. So Mushfiqur thinks he can come down and swing. Jadhav tosses this up outside off, the ball dips late. Mushfiqur is too close to the ball, so decides to whip through midwicket, but it doesn’t pitch. So he clips a full toss straight to midwicket, where Kohli won’t drop them.
Mushfiqur Rahim c Kohli b Jadhav 61 (85b 4×4 0x6) SR: 71.76
Issac: “@Aditya: Placid pitches are after all not a bad thing. It takes the elements out of play and brings pure hard-grounded cricket skills (skills acquired on maidans and roads, by those young kids who for hours played cricket without caring for weather or time) to the forefront.”
Jadhav to Mushfiqur Rahim, no run, overpitched outside off, a yorker. Pushed back to cover
End of over 35 (2 runs) Bangladesh 179/4 (RR: 5.11)
Jadeja to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 run, short and wide outside off, sliced to the sweeper cover. The fielder dives to his left
Jadeja to Mushfiqur Rahim, no run, another dot. Quick outside off, pushed towards cover.
Jadeja to Mushfiqur Rahim, no run, tossed up outside off, straight. Driven back
Jadeja to Mahmudullah, 1 run, too much width, full and wide outside off, driven to the sweeper cover
Mahmudullah
Jadeja to Shakib Al Hasan, OUT, and the pressure is released in the form of another wicket. Short and wide outside off, the ball turns in. Too close to cut, Shakib goes back and tries to hit the gap in front of point but Jadeja’s flat trajectory and angle (the ball spinning in) means it’s not a high percentage stroke. The ball skids on with the arm and takes a thick edge. Quite a big deflection. But Dhoni’s gloves are again in the right place and he nonchalantly makes an awfully tough catch look ridiculously simple. Toe end of the bat
Shakib Al Hasan c †Dhoni b Jadeja 15 (23b 1×4 0x6) SR: 65.21
Jadeja to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, flat outside off, shovelled to midwicket. Another dot
End of over 34 (2 runs) Bangladesh 177/3 (RR: 5.20)
Jadhav to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, this is flat and quick on off, hit towards long-on
Jadhav to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, flat on leg, not short, not full. Shakib goes back and punches to cover
Jadhav to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, quick outside off, drift back in towards off. Pushed to cover
Jadhav to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, short and wide, sliced down to short third man. Really hurrying through these overs
Jadhav to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, full and straight, defended back
Jadhav to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 run, flat outside off, Mushfiqur goes back and pushes this to long-on
End of over 33 (8 runs) Bangladesh 175/3 (RR: 5.30)
Jadeja to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, “Bahut badiya,” says Dhoni (very good), full outside off, no room. Good finish to the over, Didn’t try too much
Jadeja to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 run, shortish, flat and wide outside off. Cut to the sweeper cover
Jadeja to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, pushed down to long-off
Jadeja to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 run, looking for the big sweep, but it’s flat and full outside off, so he improvises a drive to the sweeper cover
Jadeja to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, another cut, doesn’t get through but a run. Flat outside off, sliced to the left of third man
Jadeja to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR, shortish outside off, spinning in. Shakib goes back and slashes a cut behind point for four
End of over 32 (3 runs) Bangladesh 167/3 (RR: 5.21)
Jadhav to Mushfiqur Rahim, no run, worked towards midwicket, where Kohli runs to his right, returns the throw and Shakib sends his partner back. Dhoni deflects the ball onto the stumps.
Jadhav to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, lovely fielding from Jadeja. Flat outside off, cut to point’s right, Jadeja dives to save some runs
Jadhav to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 run, slow on the pads, turned away to deep midwicket
Jadhav to Mushfiqur Rahim, no run, tossed up on leg, swept straight to square leg
Jadhav to Mushfiqur Rahim, no run, full outside off, Mushfiqur plays back to a full delivery, driven to cover
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