straightens from off and he stays back to poke it out to the off side. India imperiously surge to the top of the World Cup leader board. South Africa, England are co are level with Bangladesh, but have a game in hand. Hooha.
Bangladesh vs India, 1st Match, Group B at Dhaka, Feb 19 2011 - Match Result
This is the highest match aggregate (653) involving India & Bangladesh in ODIs
Tendulkar has broken the record for playing the most ODIs (445), going past Jayasuriya
Some super quotes there from Sehwag, speaks like he bats doesn't he! Right then, the World Cup is up and away .. We have a double header tomorrow. NZ v Kenya and Sri Lanka v Canada. Join us for both. On your way out, follow your team in the World Cup and get the latest news pushed straight to your Facebook wall. Click here for more. On behalf of Sid R, Raghav and Sanjay, this is Nitin Sundar signing off. Cheers!
Presentations time.
Sehwag is the Man of the Match: "It was a good start for the team, I have said this is a revenge game and we have won. I have said before Bangladesh are not good in Tests, but they can compete in ODIs, but today they could not. I was looking to bat long, maybe get a 100 in 30 overs and then go on. Special thanks to my physio for helping me, I was carrying a couple of injuries and they got me ready for this game. Well, the team - everyone did well, other than Sreesanth ... "
Dhoni: "Fielding department, we will need to contribute some more. While fielding, we will want to save around ten runs.. When you have lost a couple of wickets, you need to stabilise, and it was nice to see Sehwag and Kohli do that. As a team we fight injuries, so it is good to have a long break before the next game."
Shakib: "I think we bowled too many boundary balls and that cost us the game. Sehwag took it away, he played really well. Our fast bowlers were a bit rusty, hopefully they will come back well."
Sehwag has, as expected, been named as the Man of the Match. Munaf: "We have won, so very happy. Just focused on line and length, some slower balls in the slot, and I am working on my fitness." Even he can't hide a smile when he says, "My fitness is very good." ha!
Sharma (Ishant?): "I had Munaf Patel in my fantasy team. Until 8 hours before the match, when I decided Yuvraj Singh might be a better choice. Patel has 4 wickets and good economy, and Yuvraj has a catch. I don't like myself too much right now." Someone writes in saying Ian Chappell has Munaf, Sehwag, Tamim, Kohli and Shakib in his team. I wonder if he's leading the world right now.
GG: "M'Nuf Said!" Haha!
One final ball to go.
back of a length from round the wicket, and it is nudged behind square for one
tossed up outside off, Hasan reaches out and defends to the off side
this one turns in from outside off and Rubel swipes with the spin over midwicket for a single
the topspinner, holds its line outside off and Rubel feels for it inside the line. Too good for him
full on leg stump and driven to long on for a single
No five-for, but end of a nice spell from Munaf. Rubel lets one go, a foot outside off
and now a legcutter, on another day it would have got him a wicket. Rubel did well to cover the line with an adjustment of his feet.
gets the outside edge, but it scoots along too low for Yusuf to catch at the lone slip
Widish slip for Munaf. Can he get five?
Harbhajan throws down the stumps and Shafiul has to go. Shafiul defends from leg stump, straight to Harbhajan swooping in from wide mid on, and Hasan sent him back. Harbhajan hit the stumps at the batsman's end and it was all over.
on middle and leg, driven to long on and Hasan has a single
drives to covers, but can't find the gap
and gone. Easy as it comes, Zaheer has a wicket off his last ball. Length ball on off stump, holds its line and thuds into Razzak's pads as he tries to work it leg side. Would have hit leg
tonk on the helmet with a fine bouncer, though this one was not fast. Hasan thought of backing away, then ducked, and it followed his head and clunked the protection. They take a 'head' bye.
whoa, that reverse swung like a snake on narcotics. Started wide of leg stump, curled viciously inwards and straightens before landing at the toes. Hasan does well to keep it out
full and outside off, Razzak looks to carve over the off side, and plays it away to deep cover-point
slides down the left-hander's leg stump and it is called a wide
another very full ball outside off, this time Hasan gets bat on it and picks up a single through point
full and just outside off, slips past the outside edge and through to the keeper
Zaheer in for his final over.
ends with a back of length ball on off stump, defended to the off side
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | |
Toss | Bangladesh, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2010/11 |
Player Of The Match | |
Match number | ODI no. 3100 |
Hours of play (local time) | 14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00, Interval 18.00-18.45, Second Session 18.45-22.15 |
Match days | 19 February 2011 - daynight (50-over match) |
Umpires | |
TV Umpire | |
Reserve Umpire | |
Match Referee | |
Points | India 2, Bangladesh 0 |