Bang. Caught in the deep at mid-wicket.
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Dhoni effected a run-out off the final delivery to lead his team to a nail-biting one-run victory.
Bang. Caught in the out-field. The victory margin in both games were one run. Total (7 wickets, 20 overs) 146.
The host nation was not always cool under pressure. It is also a must-win match to qualify for the semi-finals.
“I probably gave him a cheeky idea to try a Mankading in the end. Hopefully, we would like to take it forward even further the kind of fire power we have, if put to use, we will definitely win the game”, he said. We have not probably batted well.
We’re really excited at the prospect of seeing the Men in Blue in action in Bangalore. I don’t have anything left.
Waugh, speaking to India Today, said it was an incredible game of cricket and the tournament needed a game like that.
Yuvraj Singh walked in next, but he was back in the dressing room soon after he lost his wicket trying to increase the scoring rate, after being stifled by the Bangladeshi bowlers. Credit to Jasprit in the manner he bowled.
Another Four, this time itsRohit, Ind 15/0 after 2.3 overs. He also had a word of praise for Bumrah, who bowled a superb penultimate over to leave India with a fighting chance when Pandya came on for the 20th over. India is unlikely to make any changes, with Dhoni having already found a balanced team.
If there was ever a match where the Indian bowlers had to find some form, it is this one.
– Virat Kohli on Wednesday took 23 balls to hit his first boundary.
Earlier Bangladesh captain won the toss and asked India to bat first.
Ashwin dropped Hasan (22) in the 11th over which went for 10 runs.
At the start of the final over, Bangladesh needed 11 runs and after a single off the first ball, Mushfiqur Rahim smashed two consecutive fours.
Bangladesh, by comparison, will be desperate for a win after two straight losses, the latest to Australia by three wickets on Monday. He is their best batsman and should face enough balls before the final flourish. The decision was referred as everyone held their breath but the red signal started the celebration for the Indian team and their fans.
The India v Bangladesh match in the ICC World T20 2016, today, is going to be the third encounter between the two teams this year.
India started off well as Rohit Sharma (18) Shikhar Dhawan (23) put on 42 runs for the opening stand, but Sharma holed out to midwicket off a slower delivery from Mustafizur Rahman (2-34). Shikhar Dhawan and Suresh Raina both look out of sorts and the team management should look into getting a replacement for either of them just in time.
Pandya blasted 15 off seven balls before he was brilliantly caught in the square-leg boundary by a fully diving Soumya Sarkar.
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The task of bumping up the score fell to Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja, who contributed 13 off 12 balls and 12 off eight balls respectively.
