- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR19.5 Super catch by Dhoni, diving to his right. It was down the leg side, Tamim tickled it fine but Dhoni intercepted it. Not a wicket-taking delivery and Ishant looks rather sheepish. Acrobatic effort by his captain, though. Tamim falls after scoring his 7th ODI fifty 102/34.6 Caught at third man. Another short and climbing delivery outside off, Nazimuddin went for the upper cut but sent it straight to the debutant Ojha who pouches it safely 19/112.2 2nd catch for the debutant Ojha. This time at mid-off. Ashraful drove a full length delivery to left of Ojha but couldn't get the elevation that he wanted. Ashraful is livid with himself; bangs the bat on the ground before walking off. Nice little moment, though, for Gony; his first international wicket. 66/223.2 What a ripping turner. First international wicket. Lovely delivery. It drifted in to the middle and leg stump line, gripped the surface and spun sharply past the defensive poke to crash into the top of the off stump. 120/435.2 Ojha picks his second wicket. It turned slightly from short of length and Rahim saw the length and went for the cut but was done in there by the extra bounce. Dhoni takes a smart catch. 169/549.5 A stunning innings has come to an end by an equally stunning catch by Ojha at deep midwicket. Kapali had top edged a pull and Ojha rushing forward , dived with both palms outstretched and as the ball came down, the left hand slipped off the position but the right palm came under the ball. But the man of the moment is Alok Kapali. What an entertaining knock. 281/6Extras14 (lb 5, w 9)TOTAL283/6 (50 Overs, RR: 5.66)Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Nazimuddin, 4.6 ov), 2-66 (Mohammad Ashraful, 12.2 ov), 3-102 (Tamim Iqbal, 19.5 ov), 4-120 (Raqibul Hasan, 23.2 ov), 5-169 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 35.2 ov), 6-281 (Alok Kapali, 49.5 ov)
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR31.4 Finally, a catch has been taken. Mortaza, the fast bowler, swoops low at midwicket to hold it. Gambhir couldn't keep the on drive down and ended up chipping it. But it has been another potentially match-winning knock from the left-hander. 195/33.2 Robin is cleaned up! Really full delivery, short of the blockhole, though, and Robin is struck on the crease, stabs it off the inner edge to the stumps. He ended up walking into it after he had played the drive; the feet were glued to each other when he played the shot. The fielders get in a huddle and jump up and down! 14/19.3 Shahadat takes out Rohit. Again the front leg movement got him into trouble. He pressed it too far across, had to bring his bat around the front pad, and hence, was in not great balance while trying to flick it and couldn't keep the ball down. Caught at midwicket. Bangladesh are on the ascent here. 56/2Extras18 (lb 11, w 7)TOTAL284/3 (43.2 Overs, RR: 6.55)Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Robin Uthappa, 3.2 ov), 2-56 (Rohit Sharma, 9.3 ov), 3-195 (Gautam Gambhir, 31.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Mashrafe Mortaza 9 0 55 0 6.11 28 5 1 1 0 Shahadat Hossain 9 0 60 2 6.66 33 8 1 2 0 Mahmudullah 6 0 35 0 5.83 17 3 1 0 0 Farhad Reza 6 0 38 1 6.33 15 3 1 0 0 Abdur Razzak 9.2 0 59 0 6.32 24 4 2 3 0 Alok Kapali 4 0 26 0 6.5 7 2 0 1 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Bangladesh , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
16.00 start, First Session 16.00-19.30 Interval 19.30-20.15, Second Session 20.15-23.45
Match days
28 June 2008 - night match (50-over match)
ODI debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
India 2, Bangladesh 0
Match Notes
- Bangladesh: 50 runs in 9.4 overs (60 balls), Extras 2
- Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
- Drinks: Bangladesh - 82/2 in 15.0 overs (Tamim Iqbal 45, Raqibul Hasan 5)
- Power Play 3: Overs 15.1 - 20.0
- Tamim Iqbal: 50 off 64 balls (6 x 4)
- Bangladesh: 100 runs in 19.4 overs (123 balls), Extras 7
- Bangladesh: 150 runs in 29.6 overs (186 balls), Extras 8
- Drinks: Bangladesh - 161/4 in 33.0 overs (Mushfiqur Rahim 20, Alok Kapali 27)
- Alok Kapali: 50 off 65 balls (3 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Bangladesh: 200 runs in 42.3 overs (261 balls), Extras 8
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 53 balls (Alok Kapali 37, Mahmudullah 15, Ex 0)
- Bangladesh: 250 runs in 46.5 overs (288 balls), Extras 10
- Alok Kapali: 100 off 86 balls (8 x 4, 5 x 6)
- 6th Wicket: 100 runs in 82 balls (Alok Kapali 75, Mahmudullah 21, Ex 4)
- Innings Break: Bangladesh - 283/6 in 50.0 overs (Mahmudullah 26, Farhad Reza 0)
- India: 50 runs in 8.5 overs (53 balls), Extras 4
- Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
- G Gambhir: 50 off 36 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Power Play 3: Overs 15.1 - 20.0
- India: 100 runs in 15.6 overs (96 balls), Extras 5
- Drinks: India - 102/2 in 16.0 overs (G Gambhir 57, SK Raina 16)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 47 balls (G Gambhir 31, SK Raina 18, Ex 1)
- India: 150 runs in 24.1 overs (148 balls), Extras 8
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 101 balls (G Gambhir 48, SK Raina 48, Ex 4)
- SK Raina: 50 off 52 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Drinks: India - 195/3 in 31.4 overs (SK Raina 70)
- India: 200 runs in 33.3 overs (205 balls), Extras 11
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 47 balls (SK Raina 26, Yuvraj Singh 24, Ex 1)
- India: 250 runs in 39.4 overs (242 balls), Extras 12
- SK Raina: 100 off 93 balls (10 x 4, 2 x 6)
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