Rohit and Co. go down to Bangla in smog-hit capital
Rohit & Co. go down to Bangla in smog-hit Delhi
experienced Sarkar added 46 runs for the second wicket to keep India worried.
Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal tested the Bangladesh batsmen with his variations but Naim and Sarkar played smartly, keeping the scoreboard ticking. Naim, considered Bangladesh’s future star, went after Chahal but ended up giving an easy catch to Shikhar Dhawan at long-on.
The strategy of working the ball around rather than playing aggressive worked wonders for the visitors. Rahim would have been back in the pavilion had India taken review in the 10th over. Chahal's appeal for an lbw was turned down and replays showed that he was out. Sarkar swung his arm to produce a massive six off Krunal Pandya as Bangladesh began the push for the win.
There were no demons in the wicket though the odd ball was gripping the surface. None of the Indian batsmen could play a substantial knock after being put in to bat.
At the top, after skipper Rohit Sharma's early dismissal, Shikhar Dhawan scored at a slow pace, managing just 41 off 42 balls.
Dhawan, who has been struggling to find his touch since his comeback, was top-the scorer for India. India: Rohit Sharma lbw b Shafiul 9, Shikhar Dhawan run out (Mahmudullah/Rahim) 41, Lokesh Rahul c Mahmudullah b Aminul Islam 15, Shreyas Iyer c Naim b Aminul Islam 22, Rishabh Pant c Naim b Shafiul 27, Shivam Dube c & b Afif Hossain 1, Krunal Pandya (not out) 15, Washington Sundar (not out) 14. Extras (LB-3, W-1) 4. Total (for six wickets in 20 overs) 148. FoW: 1-10, 2-36, 3-70, 4-95, 5-102, 6-120. Bowling: Shafiul 4-036-2, Al-Amin 4-0-270, Rahman 2-0-15-0, Aminul 3-0-22-2, Soumya 2-0-16-0, Afif 3-0-11-1, Mosaddek 1-08-0, Mahmudullah 1-010-0. Bangladesh: Liton Das c Rahul b Chahar 7, Mohammad Naim c Dhawan b Chahal 26, Soumya Sarkar b Ahmed 39, Mushfiqur Rahim (not out) 60, Mahmudullah (not out) 15. Extras (lb 3, w4) 7. Total (for three wickets in 19.3 overs) 154. FoW: 1-8, 2-54, 3-114. Bowling: Chahar 3-0-24-1; Sundar 4-0-25-0; Ahmed 4-0-37-1; Chahal 4-0-24-1; Pandya 4-0-32-0; Dube 0.3-0-9-0.