Mushfiqur rushed to hospital after head hit
JADHAV POWER
However, it was the lesser known Jadhav, who was the aggressor in the partnership, putting the England attack to the sword. Local boy Jadhav, who recorded his second ODI ton in just his 13th game, hit 12 fours and 4 sixes in his 76-ball knock.
“The way he batted was absolutely terrific. Not at one stage did he look unsure of what he wanted to do,” said Kohli in praise of Jadhav.
“Very calculative. Brilliant, brilliant knock. Some of the shots he played, I was in awe (of Jadhav).”
The match took an interesting turn after both the centurions got out with India still needing over 50 runs.
Kohli was out to seam bowler Stokes while Jadhav, who struggled with cramps in the later part of his innings, succumbed to paceman Jake Ball (3-67).
But Pandya’s blitz ensured that India took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
In the England innings, Stokes’ 40ball 62 propelled his team to a formidable total. Wellington: Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim was taken to hospital after being felled by a Tim Southee delivery on the final morning of the first Test against New Zealand in Wellington on Monday.
Medical staff from both sides rushed to the wicket to tend to the diminutive batsman while an ambulance was driven on to the field.
Mushfiqur made innings but did not injuries to his hands.
Short-pitched deliveries 159 in the first field because of have been — AFP a feature of the Test with New Zealand batsman Mitchell Santner taking a fierce blow to the head from Taskin Ahmed whiled Neil Wagner was hit three times by Kamrul Islam drawing blood from his chin.
When Mushfiqur was injured, Bangladesh were 114-5 in their second innings, leading New Zealand by 170.
Meanwhile, there was doubt whether Imrul Kayes would finish his innings after being taken to hospital late on the fourth day after he damaged a hip joint diving to complete a single.