Live Cricket Score: India vs Bangladesh, Final, Colombo, Nidahas Trophy 2018 - India beat Bangladesh by four wickets

Wow! What a game we've had! As much as we, the enthusiasts and fans enjoyed, my fingers did, too. The two-week journey culminates in some memories and the satisfaction of having watched a nail-biting thriller. We hope that you guys had as much fun as we had in bringing the series to you. Thanks for being lovely readers. Meanwhile, the coming week holds some Test cricket, apart from the World Cup Qualifiers that are in progress. Do tune in to catch those actions as well. Till the next time, signing off! Ta-ta, buhbye! Take care, amigos!

Rohit Sharma goes on to collect the trophy and the entire team joins him for the photo-ops. They'll, for once, know that this is a hard earned and hence, a well-deserved one. Of course, it wasn't safe to assume a winner till the last delivery of the game. This is what T20s were supposed to do - thrill to no ends. This game was worthy of being called a final.

The winning Indian captain, ROHIT SHARMA, says this to be a brilliant game with respect to the atmosphere as well as the crowd. Thanks the Sri Lankan cricket board as well as all the stakeholders for organizing such a series. Winning the series is a top positive for them, he says. Speaks about this exposure to the youngsters and says that they used the opportunities that came their way. This tourney should be confidence-boosting for the entire young bunch, according to him. States that his job was just reminding his boys about executing whatever they planned in the meetings, which isn't too tough. Mentions that the batsmen stepped up when the occasions so demanded. He lavishes praise on Dinesh Karthik as he knows it isn't easy to play the way the keeper did when the opportunities aren't regular. Further adds that he always had the belief in Karthik as he had the experience with him. Ends iterating that his unit was considering this to be a par score and were confident of chasing this down.

WASHINGTON SUNDAR is chosen to be the MAN OF THE SERIES. The youngster had a terrific time with the ball, picking up 8 wickets. He says that this means a lot to him at such an age. Thanks his family and dedicates the award to them. States that he is ready to face any challenge as any international cricketer should be. Gives an insight about him reading the batter's mind and bowling accordingly. Reveals about wanting to be in the middle when they win, before crediting Dinesh Karthik for his exemplary knock.

SHAKIB AL HASAN, the Bangladesh captain, says that you can't ask more than this in a final. Rightly, he credits Dinesh Karthik for his innings. He reckons that he had to bowl Mustafizur Rahman in the 18th over as he was their best bowler. Has some consoling words for Soumya Sarkar and says that the bowler didn't bowl wrong lengths entirely. It was Karthik's brilliance that took the game away. Concedes feeling positive at the halfway mark but it just wasn't their day then. Admits to taking a lot of positives from a game like this and walking away with a lot of lessons.

DINESH KARTHIK is the MAN OF THE MATCH. It can't be anyone else, says Russel Arnold on air. Couldn't agree more. The Indian wicket-keeper is delighted to have won the game and credits the youngsters and the team for the same. States that it wasn't entirely easy to bat. Adds that his aim was just to go for boundaries and he is glad that it came off well. On having to wait for his opportunity, he iterates that in a side where it is tough to get a spot, it is important to make opportunities count.

Then walked in Karthik with India needing 34 off 12 balls and he was suddenly dished out an altogether different track and bowlers. Well, it so seemed. He teed off from the word go and did the then-unthinkable. What was turning out to be a joyful phase for Bangladesh - players and fans alike - soon turned out to be a regretful one for them. Sarkar was and still is inconsolable and he would be desperately searching for a hiding place. As he does so, let's look forward to the presentation.

Then came the phase, where the likes of Manish Pandey and Vijay Shankar, sent ahead of Karthik, struggled, courtesy, some smart bowling from Bangladesh. Cashing in on the opportunity, Shakib Al Hasan slipped in some quiet overs and so did Mustafizur Rahman, who bowled a wicket-maiden then. At that point, Vijay Shankar was left searching for a place to hide, as he could well have turned out to be the villain, had India lost.

Coming to the summary of the innings, Rohit Sharma gave the Indians the right start with the bat. You talk about intent and he showed it as soon as the second over. He dealt the spinners with disdain, making merry on his way to a fifty. He found good support for a brief while in KL Rahul. But both of them departed fairly in quick succession to turn the game in the opposition's favour.

Shardul Thakur is next in line. He says that he was praying for Karthik to finish it off as he was slated to come in next. Opines the wicket-keeper was batting well in the entire series. States him being confident with the knuckle ball as he has a lot of practice of that.

Next is Yuzvendra Chahal. He says that he varied his pace with the batters looking to attack. Adds that he always looks to use his variations as well. Reckons that he is used to bowling in pressure situations. Ends saying that he doesn't have any nails left now owing to this nail-biting finish.

Just to know the feeling of the Indian players and their reactions to the adrenaline-filled game, some of them are caught on the sidelines by Russel Arnold. First up is Manish Pandey. He says that he is very happy and is full of excitement. He feels that when he got out, somebody had to make the runs and Karthik did it. He states that Bangladesh bowled well in the middle overs and made it difficult for India to score.

What a game! What an innings it was from Dinesh Karthik. India looked down and out till the moment he walked in and boy, has he played an innings of a lifetime or what. But spare a thought for Soumya Sarkar. He is inconsolable and down on his knees there. The entire Bangladesh unit goes to him to lift him up. Poor lad. Wonder if he was ever prepared to bowl the last over in a limited-overs game.

19.6: S Sarkar to D Karthik, SIX! UNBELIEVABLE STROKE, UNBELIEVABLE RESULT! INDIA WIN BY 4 WICKETS! This is bowled full outside off, Karthik moves a bit to the off side and smashes it over extra covers. Has made a meaty enough contact for the ball to sail all the way over the fence to send the crowd in a frenzy!

Washington Sundar is the next man in. He will be at the non-striker's end. 5 needed off the last ball. Super over anyone?

19.5: S Sarkar to V Shankar, OUT! Shankar's forgettable first innings in international cricket comes to an end! Gets a full delivery on the stumps, he looks to go for the glory shot over the bowler's head. Perhaps that's the only option he felt he had. Ends up hitting it high in the air. Long on runs to his left and gets a hand to that. But the ball slips out of his hand and Hasan, who came there running to his right from long off, takes it. Excellent tag-team effort that.

19.4: S Sarkar to V Shankar, FOUR! This is the result what Bangladesh didn't want. It is hurled outside off, Shankar slices it past short third man for a boundary.

The experienced Shakib has something to say to his bowler. After some talk, Sarkar goes to his mark. This ball will make or break Shankar's career, feel everybody here.

19.3: S Sarkar to D Karthik, Very full outside off, squeezed through covers for one.

19.2: S Sarkar to V Shankar, In India, everybody is a cricket expert, is not an understatement. Shankar pushes this straight to covers and sets off for a single. There was a throw to the bowler, who fails to collect that cleanly. The ball rolls away and Karthik wants another run. More than Shankar saying no, the people around here are screaming Karthik to take strike.

19.1: S Sarkar to V Shankar, Swing and a miss, AGAIN! Full and outside off, Shankar has a wild go at that but misses.

19.1: S Sarkar to V Shankar, WIDE! Sarkar slips this down the leg side, Shankar misses the flick and comes down in search of a bye. Rahim has a shy at the stumps but misses. No extra run taken though.

Soumya Sarkar to bowl the final over. Can he defend 12? Super over on the cards?

18.6: R Hossain to D Karthik, FOUR! Another one, 22 have come off this over! Initially, Karthik's movement was away from the stumps, before he moves across them. Rubel slips in a full one on off. Dinesh has enough to ramp it well over short fine leg for another boundary. Is his middle name 'Nonchalant'?

18.5: R Hossain to D Karthik, Excellent running. That's the best piece of job that Shankar has done, exclaim my mates here. DK smashes it towards long off and succeeds in taking a couple, beating the throw from the deep.

18.4: R Hossain to D Karthik, All that mini-conference in the middle seems to have done something for Rubel. Gets in a dot ball here. Lands it on a length outside off, slower in pace, Karthik fails to cut it away. Rahim again collects it and puts in an appeal. The only one doing so on the planet, let alone in Colombo!

18.3: R Hossain to D Karthik, SIX! Karthik - 16 off 3, Shankar at the other end - 12 off 15! What was the Indian wicketkeeper doing in the dressing room all this while? Batting or what! This is full on the pads, Dinesh just blasts it over square leg for another maximum. 18 needed off 8 now.

18.2: R Hossain to D Karthik, FOUR! 10 off the first two deliveries already! This is on a length around off, Karthik makes some room and hits it wide of long on and earns himself a boundary.

18.1: R Hossain to D Karthik, SIX! DINESH KARTHIK, YOU BEAUTY! He has walked out with all the confidence in the world. Gets a full ball in the slot, he tonks it well over long on for half a dozen. What a way to get going!

Rubel Hossain to bowl the penultimate over.

Finally, Dinesh Karthik makes his way out. Does he have it in him to take India home? Or is it too late?

17.6: M Rahman to M Pandey, OUT! The pressure has brought a wicket here. Bangladesh rejoice as if they have already won it. To be honest, they don't seem to be far off. Another slower delivery on the stumps, Pandey clears his front leg to go downtown. Finds Sabbir at long on to perfection. He catches and goes up in celebration. A wicket-maiden, 34 needed off the last two overs.

17.5: M Rahman to V Shankar, Finally he crosses! Moves across the stumps and misses the flick. The ball strikes his thigh pad and falls to the on side. A leg bye taken.

17.4: M Rahman to V Shankar, Misses again 4 in the over, 5 on the trot for India. Another length ball slanting away, Shankar can do nothing but have a go without much success.

Three dots. Pressure on the young Vijay Shankar. What'll he do now?

17.3: M Rahman to V Shankar, Again has a wild go at this one and misses.

17.2: M Rahman to V Shankar, Action replay! Shankar looks to play it over the off side but fails to make contact with the ball.

17.1: M Rahman to V Shankar, Length ball angling away, Shankar misses to get bat onto that.

16.6: S Sarkar to M Pandey, PANDEY'S DIVE SAVES HIM! He digs this yorker back to the bowler and wanders out of the crease aimlessly. Soumya hits down the stumps at the striker's end. In this while, Pandey turns and plonks his bat in. The Bangladeshi players celebrate as the decision is taken upstairs. It is seen that the new rule has come to Manish's aid. As he plonked his bat in, the bat bounces then and the ball hits the stumps. But since Pandey had already ground his bat, he remains not out.

Sarkar, you beauty! If he succeeds in running Pandey out this time, he deserves everybody's salutes. The third umpire has to intervene again.

16.5: S Sarkar to V Shankar, CLOSE SHAVE! Shankar digs out this yorker to the on side and sets off for a run. Sarkar goes after it to his right. The general thought is that he will collect the ball, turn and then release the ball. But no, he returns a backhand throw aiming at the stumps at his end. Misses and a run results.

16.4: S Sarkar to V Shankar, FOUR! Gap found! Slower delivery from a slow-paced bowler. Shankar gets his left leg out of the way and slogs it towards deep mid-wicket. Finds the gap between the fielder there and long on. 36 more needed for India.

16.3: S Sarkar to M Pandey, Full on the stumps, blasted down to long on for a single.

16.2: S Sarkar to M Pandey, SAFE! Full on off, squeezed through point. Seeing the fielder in the deep have to run to his left, the batters decide to take two. The throw is made to the keeper, who disturbs the stumps, even as Manish stretches to make it in. TV umpire has to be involved now. The decision is ruled in his favour after having another look.

Is Pandey short of his crease here? His body language doesn't look too positive. Taken upstairs.

16.1: S Sarkar to V Shankar, Full on off, lofted to long off for a single. Shankar really needs to get into the groove and tonk it early.