NEW DELHI: Dinesh Karthik smacked a six off the last ball to lend a hand India register an exciting four-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the ultimate of the Nidahas Trophy T20 Tri-Series on the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday. It was a dramatic finish to the chase as Karthik hit a flat six over extra cover with India desiring five to win with one ball left.
Scorecard | As it took place
India had been in regulate as they reached 132/4 after 17 overs in pursuit of Bangladesh’s 166/eight, however Mustafizur Rahman had a special plan as he bowled a fantastic wicket-maiden 18th over, conceding just a leg bye to the under-pressure rookie Vijay Shankar and pushing aside Manish Pandey off the last ball. The equation modified to 34 off two overs when Karthik got here in to bat, but the skilled finisher - he was Man of the Match in India’s very first T20I back in 2006 - displayed immense calmness to smash Rubel Hossain for a couple of sixes and fours to score 22 runs in the penultimate over.
The fit was nonetheless not over with India desiring 12 in the ultimate over and with Shankar was on strike in his first International innings. The all-important ultimate over started with a large and a dot ball, before Shankar took a single. Karthik may just set up only one in the next ball to depart the equation at 9 from 3 balls. Shankar hit a 4 before falling off the penultimate delivery - mistiming a lofted shot down the bottom - and Karthik took India home in taste with a shot heard all over the world.
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The skipper Rohit Sharma had given India a flying get started (24/0 in two overs) however they lost Shikhar Dhawan (10) and Suresh Raina (0) in six balls to slide to 32/2 in 3.3 overs. Rohit saved the scoring fee top and at the side of KL Rahul resurrected the chase. The duo placed on 51 runs for the 3rd wicket in six overs to keep India in the hunt, a stand that ended when Rahul top-edged Rubel Hossain in the tenth over. Rahul scored 24 off 14 balls, which integrated a six and two fours. The wicket put a ruin on India's run fee.
Rohit completed his 14th T20I fifty off 35 balls in the 12th over, but the runs almost dried up as the skipper and Pandey controlled simply 15 runs in the next 3.five overs. Rohit fell for 56 to Nazmul Islam in the 14th over with India desiring 69 in 40 balls. Thankfully for them, they had Karthik to observe.
Earlier, Sabbir Rahman (77 off 50 balls) helped Bangladesh submit 166/eight. Yuzvendra Chahal (3/18) and Jaydev Unadkat (2/33) took wickets at regular intervals, however Sabbir saved the scoreboard ticking from one finish.
Bangladesh's innings was also dented by two run-outs however Mehidy Hasan (19 not out off seven balls) compensated by scoring 18 runs off Shardul Thakur's ultimate over. For India, Washington Sundar (1/20) also had a just right day out however Shankar (0/48) and Thakur (0/45) gave away 93 runs in eight overs.
Sent in to bat, Bangladesh had a just right get started however lost 3 wickets in ten balls to be reduced to 33/3 after five overs. Sundar gave India an early breakthrough when he disregarded Liton Das (11) in the fourth over after which Chahal rattled the innings with a double strike in the 5th. First, Tamim Iqbal was stuck on the long-on boundary line where Thakur took an excellently judged catch and 4 balls later, Soumya Sarkar, whilst looking to sweep, hit instantly to Dhawan at backward sq..
Rahman, at the side of Mushfiqur Rahim, stabilised the innings with a 35-run stand for the fourth wicket in five.1 overs. Rahman targeted all-rounder Shankar to increase the scoring fee as he hit a six and a 4 in consecutive balls to take the team over 50-mark. Chahal broke the partnership in the 11th over by pushing aside the in-form Rahim (9).
Bangladesh lost skipper Shakib Al Hasan (7) in the 17th over through some other run out. Unadkat then ended Rahman's innings in the penultimate over before pushing aside Rubel Hossain for his 2nd.
Brief rankings: India 168/6 (Rohit Sharma 56; Rubel Hossain 2/35) beat Bangladesh 166/eight (Sabbir Rahman 77; Yuzvendra Chahal 3/18) by 4 wickets
Scorecard | As it took place
India had been in regulate as they reached 132/4 after 17 overs in pursuit of Bangladesh’s 166/eight, however Mustafizur Rahman had a special plan as he bowled a fantastic wicket-maiden 18th over, conceding just a leg bye to the under-pressure rookie Vijay Shankar and pushing aside Manish Pandey off the last ball. The equation modified to 34 off two overs when Karthik got here in to bat, but the skilled finisher - he was Man of the Match in India’s very first T20I back in 2006 - displayed immense calmness to smash Rubel Hossain for a couple of sixes and fours to score 22 runs in the penultimate over.
The fit was nonetheless not over with India desiring 12 in the ultimate over and with Shankar was on strike in his first International innings. The all-important ultimate over started with a large and a dot ball, before Shankar took a single. Karthik may just set up only one in the next ball to depart the equation at 9 from 3 balls. Shankar hit a 4 before falling off the penultimate delivery - mistiming a lofted shot down the bottom - and Karthik took India home in taste with a shot heard all over the world.
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The skipper Rohit Sharma had given India a flying get started (24/0 in two overs) however they lost Shikhar Dhawan (10) and Suresh Raina (0) in six balls to slide to 32/2 in 3.3 overs. Rohit saved the scoring fee top and at the side of KL Rahul resurrected the chase. The duo placed on 51 runs for the 3rd wicket in six overs to keep India in the hunt, a stand that ended when Rahul top-edged Rubel Hossain in the tenth over. Rahul scored 24 off 14 balls, which integrated a six and two fours. The wicket put a ruin on India's run fee.
Rohit completed his 14th T20I fifty off 35 balls in the 12th over, but the runs almost dried up as the skipper and Pandey controlled simply 15 runs in the next 3.five overs. Rohit fell for 56 to Nazmul Islam in the 14th over with India desiring 69 in 40 balls. Thankfully for them, they had Karthik to observe.
Earlier, Sabbir Rahman (77 off 50 balls) helped Bangladesh submit 166/eight. Yuzvendra Chahal (3/18) and Jaydev Unadkat (2/33) took wickets at regular intervals, however Sabbir saved the scoreboard ticking from one finish.
Bangladesh's innings was also dented by two run-outs however Mehidy Hasan (19 not out off seven balls) compensated by scoring 18 runs off Shardul Thakur's ultimate over. For India, Washington Sundar (1/20) also had a just right day out however Shankar (0/48) and Thakur (0/45) gave away 93 runs in eight overs.
Sent in to bat, Bangladesh had a just right get started however lost 3 wickets in ten balls to be reduced to 33/3 after five overs. Sundar gave India an early breakthrough when he disregarded Liton Das (11) in the fourth over after which Chahal rattled the innings with a double strike in the 5th. First, Tamim Iqbal was stuck on the long-on boundary line where Thakur took an excellently judged catch and 4 balls later, Soumya Sarkar, whilst looking to sweep, hit instantly to Dhawan at backward sq..
Rahman, at the side of Mushfiqur Rahim, stabilised the innings with a 35-run stand for the fourth wicket in five.1 overs. Rahman targeted all-rounder Shankar to increase the scoring fee as he hit a six and a 4 in consecutive balls to take the team over 50-mark. Chahal broke the partnership in the 11th over by pushing aside the in-form Rahim (9).
Bangladesh lost skipper Shakib Al Hasan (7) in the 17th over through some other run out. Unadkat then ended Rahman's innings in the penultimate over before pushing aside Rubel Hossain for his 2nd.
Brief rankings: India 168/6 (Rohit Sharma 56; Rubel Hossain 2/35) beat Bangladesh 166/eight (Sabbir Rahman 77; Yuzvendra Chahal 3/18) by 4 wickets
Dinesh Karthik heroics help India win Nidahas Trophy
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