Litton’s 27-ball 60 goes in useless because the Tigers fall quick by 5 runs in a rain-affected match; Rahul finds his ft lastly whereas Kohli continues to shine; Men in Blue defend a complete of 184, because of Arshdeep who bowls a match-swinging over and retains his nerve on the loss of life
Litton’s 27-ball 60 goes in useless because the Tigers fall quick by 5 runs in a rain-affected match; Rahul finds his ft lastly whereas Kohli continues to shine; Men in Blue defend a complete of 184, because of Arshdeep who bowls a match-swinging over and retains his nerve on the loss of life
A Wednesday evening of whimsical skies and moist interludes threw up a detailed recreation. The sort that had the gamers strolling the razor’s edge. In the tip India prevailed over a preventing Bangladesh within the ICC Twenty20 World Cup Super 12 Group 2 match right here on the Adelaide Oval. The Men in Blue gained by 5 runs after a rain-break lowered Bangladesh’s goal to 151 from 16 overs whereas initially India had posted 184 for six.
Blinder
Pursuing a stiff whole, Bangladesh set a breathless tempo with Litton Das enjoying the lead act. The opener performed a blinder, discovering his early appetisers from Arshdeep Singh, the fours coming with rapidity. Bhuvneshwar Kumar wasn’t spared too. There was a sliver of luck for Litton on 27, as his edge eluded a diving Dinesh Karthik.
It bought worse for Bhuvneshwar because the batter scooped a six and Mohammed Shami was whipped too with one other six ushering in Litton’s fast fifty. In all this time, his fellow-opener Najmul Hossain Shanto remained a mere observer. As Shami steamed in, Litton unleashed an inside-out lofted drive. The rains then slithered in and Bangladesh at 66 for no loss in seven overs was forward by 17 runs on the DLS Method.
Momentum shift
When the showers paused and the sport restarted at 9.50 p.m. (native time), Bangladesh wanted 85 from 9 overs.
There was a shift in momentum as Shanto sought a two off R. Ashwin and a flailing Litton (60) didn’t beat Okay.L. Rahul’s throw from the deep and the tide started to vary.
Shanto and captain Shakib Al Hasan performed some rousing strokes however they and the remaining tried to soar previous the fence and that resulted in a flurry of catches.
It boiled down to twenty from the final over and regardless of Nurul Hasan pulling a six, Arshdeep saved his head and Bangladesh completed with 145 for six
Earlier, Shakib gained the toss and elected to area and Rahul’s quest for runs lastly yielded outcomes.
The opener deposited Shoriful Islam into the stands whereas Rohit Sharma loved a reprieve on one, being dropped by Hasan Mahmud off Taskin Ahmed.
However, Rohit didn’t capitalise and instantly discovered a fielder.
Meanwhile, Rahul toyed with Mahmud, hitting a 4 and 6, photographs that blended energy with aesthetics. Virat Kohli bought his preliminary runs via edges earlier than settling into his hurried-single and the expansive shot routine.
Soon Rahul raced to his 50, hoisting and slicing Shoriful Islam for sixes simply because the solar’s rays lit up the normal scoreboard. The opener instantly succumbed to Shakib, lobbing one to quick fine-leg.
Next-man Suryakumar Yadav lower Shakib, escaped a run-out, bought dropped on 11 by Mustafizur Rahman and essayed two disdainful fours off Mahmud. Suryakumar fell on the lower to Shakib.
It was left to Kohli (64 n.o.) to carry fort as Hardik Pandya, Karthik and Axar Patel shaped a procession again to the dugout.
The former captain pulled and hoisted Mahmud whereas within the final over from Shoriful, Ashwin turned the aggressor, discovering the elevation over square-leg after which chipping one over mid-off as India completed with a complete that survived via the evening and maybe has one foot within the semifinals.
Source: www.thehindu.com