Jaddu back with a bang, takes 4 wickets
Left- arm spinner takes four on ODI comeback to bowl Bangla out for 173
Dubai, Sept. 21: Ravindra Jadeja made a roaring return to limited overs cricket with a four- wicket haul, helping India dismiss Bangladesh for 173 in a Super Four match of the Asia Cup here on Friday.
The all- rounder, playing his first ODI since July 2017, broke the backbone of Bangladesh batting with his accurate left- arm spin and ended with impressive figures of four for 29 in 10 overs. Bangladesh batsmen faltered again, having come a cropper in the run chase against Afghanistan on Thursday night.
The seasoned pace duo of Bhuvneshwar Kumar ( 3/ 32) and Jasprit Bumrah ( 3/ 37) too made life tough for the opposition. The saving grace for Bangladesh was the 66run stand for the eighth wicket between Mehidy Hasan Miraz ( 42 off 50) and captain Mashrafe Mortaza ( 26 off 32) before the team was all out in 49.1 overs. Bangladesh, who lost to Afghanistan less than 24 hours ago and had to take the 90- minute journey from Abu Dhabi to Dubai, paid the price for reckless batting. They lost their openers Liton Das ( 7) and N a z m u l H o s s a i n Shanto ( 7) by the s i x t h over. From 15 for t w o , t h e experienced
pairing of Shakib Al Hasan ( 21) and Mushfuqir Rahim had a task of rebuilding the innings but the former fell to a loose shot off Jadeja.
The star Bangladesh allrounder, having hit Jadeja for two boundaries in the 10th over, went for another one but his sweep went straight into the hands of Shikhar Dhawan at square leg. Jadeja, who was playing Vijay Hazare Trophy in Delhi but got a lastminute call- up to join the national team here in the
wake of injuries to Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel and Shardul Thakur, grabbed the opportunity with both hands.
He removed Mohammad Mithun in typical fashion for his second wicket, darting the ball into the middle stump to trap him in front of the stumps, reducing Bangladesh to 60 for four in the 16th over. In his next over, the wily spinner sent back Rahim, leaving Bangladesh in deep trouble.
I’m very happy with my performance. I didn't play the shorter format for so long. I think the wicket is on the slower side, but we have good experience in batting and can chase it down easily. — RAVINDRA JADEJA