D Chahar to M Naim, Around middle, worked wide of mid on for a run.
D Chahar to L Das, Full again, on middle, flicked towards mid-wicket for a single.
D Chahar to L Das, FOUR! Nicely done. Full and on middle, Das flicks it through mid-wicket and the outfield does the rest.
D Chahar to L Das, Full and outside off, swinging away, Das reaches out and drives it between cover and mid off for a couple. Bangladesh are underway.
The players are back out in the middle. Liton Das and Mohammad Naim are the openers for Bangladesh. Deepak Chahar will bowl with the new ball first yup.
149 to win then. Momentum is with India. The pitch is on the slower side. Bangladesh are without Tamim and Shakib. This could be a real tussle. Stay tuned...
Afif Hossain says that he is very happy. Stresses that he was only looking to bowl dot balls. On the team's game plan, Hossain says that they practiced here for 3 days and accordingly acclimatized to the conditions. Believes that the pitch is good and 149 is chaseable, if they get a good start with the bat.
Superb bowling by Bangladesh. It is never easy to restrict the big batting line-up of India but the young turks did their job and almost did it to perfection. Only Shafiul and Al-Amin's leakage of runs caused some trouble, which forces us to ask as to why didn't Mustafizur bowl his full quota of overs? Debutant Afif Hossain impressed too, with 1/11 in 3 overs, one of the key architects in stifling India. Here he is, talking to Murali Kartik.
A bizarre batting display by India. They never looked to set the tone once Rohit Sharma was dismissed early and only Shreyas Iyer injected some momentum in the innings. Shikhar Dhawan tried to stay till the end but was run out. In the end, as small but crucial partnership of 28 in just 10 balls saw the score reaching close to 150.
Momentum. How important is the word? Perhaps a lot. India were going nowhere with their innings in the first 18 overs but the last 12 balls might have just given them a fair chance in this game now. 155 is the average score in the first innings of the Indian T20 League at this venue, so India definitely have a par score.
A Hossain to K Pandya, SIX! A biggie to finish the innings! Short and around middle, Krunal pulls this into oblivion over mid-wicket! 30 runs from the final two overs and INDIA FINISH ON 148/6!
A Hossain to W Sundar, Dropped short, heaved towards deep mid-wicket for one.
A Hossain to W Sundar, SIX! MAJESTIC! Full and outside off, Sundar backs away and plays this as clean as a whistle over long off!
A Hossain to K Pandya, A short ball, heaved towards deep mid-wicket for a run.
A Hossain to W Sundar, Down the leg side, tickled fine for a single. A leg bye signalled.
A Hossain to K Pandya, Down the leg side, Krunal misses his flick and the ball goes off his pads to the off side. A leg bye taken. The bowler thinks about the review with his captain but does not take it. Seemed to be pitching outside leg.
S Islam to W Sundar, SIX! IMPERIOUS! Boy, this boy can bat. Fractionally short in length, around middle, Sundar rocks back and pulls it massively over mid-wicket! 14 runs and a wicket from the over, the most expensive of the innings. Shafiul finishes with figures of 4-0-36-2.
S Islam to K Pandya, Full and around middle, KP looks to flick but gets a leading edge towards cover. A run taken.
S Islam to K Pandya, FOUR! Well played! A short ball, outside off, Krunal leaps and guides it over backward point for a boundary!
S Islam to W Sundar, Down the leg side, flicked through mid-wicket for a single.