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Four: Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan have started the proceedings and they take seven runs from the first over. On the third ball off the first over from Shakib, Rohit slams a boundary to start the innings on a positive note. Mehedy Hasan comes onto bowl the second over of the innings.
NIDAHAS TROPHY 2018
Live Cricket Score - India vs Bangladesh, Nidahas Trophy 2018 final
Cricbuzz Staff • Last updated on Sun, 18 Mar, 2018, 10:49 PM
Live Score Updates India 168/6 (20.0 Ovs) Washington Sundar 0 (0) Bangladesh 166/8 Rubel 4-0-35-2 India won by 4 wkts Live Scores Full Scorecard
India have been unbeaten against Bangladesh in T20Is © AFP
Nidahas Trophy was a tournament that did not come with a lot of relevance. Sri Lanka and Bangladesh were playing each other non-stop for three months. Indian players too have had regular contest with Sri Lanka and had this tournament sandwiched between two bigger tournaments. However, the tournament some entertaining cricket and close finishes. Bangladesh managed to succeed in two of them against Sri Lanka, but couldn't do the same against India in the final.
Nonetheless, all the three teams had some exceptional individual performances. While it was the experienced lot for the Bangladesh players, India and Sri Lanka saw some of their younger players stand up and count. Even today, while Rohit Sharma and Dinesh Karthik became the chief architect of the chase, it was the young spinners - Washington Sundar and Yuzvendra Chahal who set it up for them.
A fine tournament, with a lot of drama and good cricket, came to an end off the final ball of the 20th over of the final.
A sensational finish!
As sensational a finish as you can find was on offer in the Nidahas Trophy final. Needing five runs to win off the final ball, Dinesh Karthik stretched towards the off and connected a shot to send the ball over the extra cover boundary to seal the deal for India.
Soumya Sarkar, who bowled superbly in the last over, filled up for the frontline bowlers, but was left in tears. The entire Indian team came charging on to the ground to surround and hug Karthik in celebration.
India were the favourites going into the final, but Bangladesh gave a good fight despite being behind in the game for most parts.
DK's party begins quick
Dinesh Karthik is turning this around again. He had to wait as late as the end of the 18th over to come out to bat. But he has already made an impact with two sixes and a boundary to begin with off Rubel Hossain. The crowd has come alive in Colombo
An over to remember
Mustafizur Rahman has bowled a golden over here. One one run conceded from the 18th over. Only one leg bye conceded and also the wicket of Manish Pandey to go with it. Dinesh Karthik has walked out to bat with India needing 34 runs from the last two overs.
The chase becomes tighter
Bangladesh are pulling this chase further. Vijay Shankar and Manish Pandey are finding it difficult to find boundaries. Runs aren't coming as quickly as they would like. How crucial was the dismissal of Rohit Sharma?
Big strike!
And Nazmul Islam has got Bangladesh the big breakthrough - Rohit Sharma. The Indian skipper steps out of the crease to hit the left-arm spinner over the ropes but holes out the fielder at long on. WIth Manish Pandey yet to get going and Vijay Shankar, the new batsman at the crease, not having faced a delivery, can Bangladesh turn this around.
50 up for the skip!
Rohit Sharma has played an authoritative innings today, leading the chase from the front. In the process, he has become the third India to notch up 7000 T20 runs and also brought up a fine fifty
Most 50+ scores in T20Is
18 - Virat Kohli
16 - Martin Guptill/Rohit Sharma#IndvBan#NidahasTrophy2018 — Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) March 18, 2018
KL falls
This is a much-needed breakthrough for Bangladesh. KL Rahul, who had stitched a 51-run stand with Rohit Sharma for the third wicket, departed after playing a pull shot straight to the fielder at deep square leg. Third wicket down for India. Can Bangladesh put India under pressure?
Here's a list of Indian batsmen with over 7000 ODI runs:
7378 Suresh Raina
7095 Virat Kohli
7000* ROHIT SHARMA
Rohit and Rahul show
Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul with their aggressive batting have wrestled the control of the game. Even after Suresh Raina and Shikhar Dhawan fell in quick succession, Bangladesh have failed to put adequate pressure on India, let alone sustain it. India are quickly charging towards the target.
Strike 1
There seemed to be no stopping to the way Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan were going after the bowlers. However, it is Shakib Al Hasan who strikes. Shikhar Dhawan gets a leading edge while looking to make room and cut, and is caught at mid off. Bangladesh need more of these, and quickly.
Quick start
Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan have started the chase on fifth gear. As Rohit Sharma had expected, the pitch seems to have become easy for batting in the second innings. Bangladesh need quick wickets to stay in the game for long.
Fine finish
Mehidy Hasan hit some lusty blows in the last over, throwing his bat at everything and it has paid off very well for the team. They managed to score 18 runs off the last over bowled by Shardul Thakur and propelled Bangladesh to 166 for 8. The Mumbai pacer, had another disappointing return. It is a pretty decent total, given the kind of start Bangladesh got.
Can India chase it down?
The big wicket
Sabbir Rahman was threatening to take Bangladesh past the 165-run mark. But Jaydev Unadkat cut short his fine innings on 77. It was a mature innings. And with his wicket, Bangladesh don't have a batsman to hit the big shots in the last two overs.
Taking on the weak
Vijay Shankar had a good run in the tournament before coming to the final. However, today the lack of pace and variety has been exposed. With the other bowlers making it difficult for the batsmen to score freely, all the Bangladeshi batsmen, especially Sabbir Rahman, have taken on the Tamil Nadu medium pacer.
A mix-up and a wicket
In a grand mix-up where both the batsman and the bowler were late in reacting, Mahumadullah has lost his wicket - run out. Big blow for Bangladesh. The partnership was going well but the batsmen committed harakiri. Sabbir Rahman is looking good in the middle and the onus will be on him now to take Bangladesh to a good total. He has Shakib Al Hasan for company now.
Chahal's party continues
Yuzvendra Chahal comes on to bowl his third over and strikes again. The leggie tossed it up and Mushfiqur Rahim failed to connect the pull. He got a top edge to the delivery and Vijay Shankar took a superb catch. 10 overs down, they are scoring just over run a ball. Bangladesh will need to get the scoreboard moving quickly.
Sabbir gets going
Sabbitr Rahman has got going, with a boundary and a six off Vijay Shankar. Vijay Shankar's limitations with the ball was well used by Sabbir. He will remain the bowler the Bangladeshi batsmen would look to target today. Runs aren't coming easy against Yuzvendra Chahal, who is operating from the other end.
Top order demolished
Soumya Sarkar's stay at the crease was brief, really brief. The left-hander looked to sweep Yuzvendra Chahal but hit it straight to Shikhar Dhawan at square leg. Second wicket in the over for the leggie. India are on top quite early in the game. Time for the experienced trio - Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmudullah - to take over.
The opening partner follows
Brought on in the fifth over, Yuzvendra Chahal strikes right away! The legspinner shortens the length as Tamim Iqbal looks to go down the track. He gets a lot of height and nearly the distance, but Shardul Thakur takes a superb catch at long off. Both the openers are now back in the dressing room in quick succession after a good start.
Washington Sundar in PP overs in #NidhasTrophy
78 balls
77 runs
Six wkts
46 dots
ER 5.92
Dot % 58.97 %
Balls/Boundary 7.80#INDvBAN — Deepu Narayanan (@deeputalks) March 18, 2018
First strike
Yet again, Washington Sundar has delivered in the powerplay. Not only has he been economical while both Tamim Iqbal and Liton Das were going after Jaydev Unadkat at the other end, he has also managed to dismiss the latter with his canny and tight bowling.
Steady start
Bangladesh haven't come out all blazing like they had done in their previous games. There is a bit of caution with which they are playing their strokes, but scoring at a good pace to begin with. Both Tamim Iqbal and Liton Das are taking calculated risks to keep the regular flow of boundaries going.
Final begins
Tamim Iqbal and Liton Das have come out to open the innings for Bangladesh, while Jaydev Unadkat has taken the new ball for India. How much do you think Bangladesh will score today?
Bangladesh in tournament finals:
ODIs -
vs SL, Dhaka, 2009: Lost by two wkts
vs Pak, Dhaka, 2012: Lost by two runs
vs SL, Dhaka, 2018: Lost by 79 runs
T20Is-
vs Ind, Dhaka, 2016: Lost by eight wkts
This is their first final outside Dhaka.#INDvBAN #NidahasTrophy — Deepu Narayanan (@deeputalks) March 18, 2018
Toss
India won the toss and elected to field. Rohit Sharma, India skipper, believes that the wicket will get better as the game progresses. India have made one change to their side with Jaydev Unadkat returning in place of Mohammed Siraj.
Teams:
Bangladesh (Playing XI): Tamim Iqbal, Liton Das, Sabbir Rahman, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Soumya Sarkar, Mahmudullah, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Mehidy Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman, Rubel Hossain, Nazmul Islam
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Lokesh Rahul, Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Jaydev Unadkat, Yuzvendra Chahal
Build Up
Hello and welcome to the final of the Nidahas Trophy. For what was a celebration of Sri Lanka's independence, the two visitors have got a chance to win the trophy. After a lot of drama and some entertaining cricket, which got lost amidst a series of controversies in the previous game, Bangladesh have booked a spot in the final and have an opportunity to win the trophy where they didn't get off to the best of starts.
Even against a near second-string Indian side, Bangladesh have looked comfortably the second-best side in the tournament so far. But with the talismanic skipper Shakib al Hasan back, and several other players finding form, they threaten to pose a more difficult challenge.
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Squads
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Lokesh Rahul, Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Deepak Hooda, Axar Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Rishabh Pant
Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Liton Das, Sabbir Rahman, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Soumya Sarkar, Mahmudullah, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Mehidy Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman, Rubel Hossain, Nazmul Islam, Abu Jayed, Taskin Ahmed, Imrul Kayes, Nurul Hasan, Ariful Haque, Abu Hider Rony
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