Bangladesh v India
Wisden's review of the first match, Bangladesh v India
15-Apr-2017
At Mirpur, February 24, 2016 (floodlit). India won by 45 runs. India 166-6 (20 overs) (R. G. Sharma 83, H. H. Pandya 31; Al-Amin Hossain 3-37); ‡Bangladesh 121-7 (20 overs) (Sabbir Rahman 44; A. Nehra 3-23). MoM: R. G. Sharma.
Had Shakib Al Hasan held a catchable chance at point, India would have been 52-4, and the outcome might have been different. But the reprieved Rohit Sharma sped away, hitting the next three balls of the 11th over for four, six and four. Having meandered to 21 from 28, he crashed 62 from his next 26, scoring freely on both sides of the wicket and gaining help from Hardik Pandya, whose pugnacious 18-ball 31 included a memorable flicked six off Mustafizur Rahman. On a green-tinged pitch that offered plenty to the seamers - though little grip for Mustafizur's slower deliveries - Bangladesh's bowlers relinquished control, and 69 gushed from the last 30 balls. By contrast, the Indian attack stuck to their task: all enjoyed near-identical economy-rates, with four costing 23 run
Had Shakib Al Hasan held a catchable chance at point, India would have been 52-4, and the outcome might have been different. But the reprieved Rohit Sharma sped away, hitting the next three balls of the 11th over for four, six and four. Having meandered to 21 from 28, he crashed 62 from his next 26, scoring freely on both sides of the wicket and gaining help from Hardik Pandya, whose pugnacious 18-ball 31 included a memorable flicked six off Mustafizur Rahman. On a green-tinged pitch that offered plenty to the seamers - though little grip for Mustafizur's slower deliveries - Bangladesh's bowlers relinquished control, and 69 gushed from the last 30 balls. By contrast, the Indian attack stuck to their task: all enjoyed near-identical economy-rates, with four costing 23 run