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ICC World Twenty20: Pandya heroics (2/29) down Bangladesh by 1 run

Team India clinch thriller; MS Dhoni's captaincy works wonders.

India win by 1 run.

Man of the Match: Ravichandran Ashwin

BAN 145/9; Mustafizur 0, Shuvagata 0*

20th over: What a last over, Mushfiqur almost won the match for Bangladesh with two consecutive boundaries before Dhawan caught him off Pandya. The youngster also dismissed the in-form Mahmudullah the next ball. A run out in the last ball sealed the fortune for Team India.

BAN 136/6; Mahmudullah 17 (20), Mushfiqur 3 (3)

18th and 19th over: Bumrah is keeping on with this yorkers. In such a situation, Mushfiqur is a brilliant batsman. It is turning out to be a nerve game now. Bangladesh need 11 off the last over.

BAN 130/6; Mahmudullah 14 (17); Mushfiqur 0

17th over: Nehra provides the much needed breakthrough. Soumya (21) out, caught by Kohli. Mushfiqur is the new batsman. This is turning out to be a cracker.

BAN 120/5; Soumya 16 (17), Mahmudullah 9 (15)

16th over: Bumrah is trying to check runs. On the other hand, Soumya and Mahmudullah have stitched a 20-run partnership in such a pressure situation. Can his yorkers save the day? Yuvraj is throwing himself on the field.

BAN 113/5; Soumya 12 (14), Mahmudullah 6 (12)

15th over: Soumya's six takes Bangladesh closer. Now, they need 34 off 24, which looks possible. India need to get rid off this pair. Jadeja finishes his spell (2/22)

BAN 104/5; Soumya 4 (10), Mahmudullah 5 (10)

14th over: Only five runs off the Nehra over.

BAN 96/5; Soumya 1 (6), Mahmudullah 1 (3)

13th over: Ashwin finishes spell (2/20) with the wicket of dangerous Shakib (22 off 15). Raina caught him at slips. India are back in the game now.

BAN 95/4; Shakib 22 (14), Mahmudullah 1 (3)

12th over: Jadeja cleans up Mashrafe (6). Another six by Shakib. Whenever there is a pressure situation, he is brushing it off with the maximum.

BAN 87/3; Shakib 15 (11), Mashrafe 6 (4)

11th over: Ashwin almost grabbed Shakib off Pandya. A loss from here would mean the end for the hosts. The loss to New Zealand is coming back to haunt them now. Bangladesh are doing it in style at the moment.

BAN 77/3; Mashrafe 6 (3), Shakib 6 (7)

10th over: Second stumping for Dhoni, Sabbir dismissed for 26. Brilliant glovework by the skipper here. Raina is the bowler.

BAN 67/2; Sabbir 26 (15), Shakib 4 (4)

9th over: Pandya into the attack, India need to get Sabbir out now. He is looking dangerous. He stole two boundaries off the empty third man area.

BAN 56/2; Sabbir 18 (12), Shakib 0

8th over: Big wicket for India, Tamim stumped by Dhoni off Jadeja. The left-hander departs for 35 off 32.

BAN 53/1; Tamim 34 (29), Sabbir 18 (10)

7th over: Shabbir joins the party now, he has quickly moved to 18 off 10 balls. The chase looks easy for Bangla now.

BAN 45/1; Tamim 32 (27), Sabbir 12 (6)

6th over: Boundary off the first ball, the dropped catch is going to haunt Bumrah now. Two more boundaries make it the best over for Bangladesh so far.

BAN 29/1; Tamim 16 (21), Sabbir 12 (6)

5th over: Bumrah goes wrong on the field again, drops Tamim off Ashwin. This may prove expensive for India. Sabbir ends the over with a maximum.

BAN 20/1; Tamim 14 (18), Sabbir 5 (3)

4th over: Good fielding by Dhawan at deep, saving some valuable runs for the team. India need to get Tamim out to breathe easily. He is a champion player for Bangla. Eight from the over.

BAN 12/1; Tamim 10 (14), Sabbir 1(1)

3rd over: Ashwin strikes, Mithun (1) dismissed, well taken by Pandya at deep. Only two off the over and a wicket from it.

BAN 10/0; Tamim 9 (10), Mithun 1 (2)

2nd over: Good start by Bumrah. Three runs from it.

BAN 7/0; Tamim 7 (6), Mithun 0

1st over: Ashish Nehra starts proceedings, misfield by Bumrah gifts four runs to Bangladesh. It seems to be a good total but unnecessary bloopers in the field can be the turning point. Nehra drops Tamim off his own bowling, not an easy one though.

India innings

IND 146/7; Dhoni 13 (12), Ashwin 5 (2)

20th over: Only nine runs off the last over. India score 146/7. Bangladesh need 147 off 120 balls to win the match.

IND 137/6; Dhoni 9 (9), Jadeja 12 (5)

19th over: Much needed over for India, three fours - one by Dhoni and a couple by Jadeja. Al-Amin is turning out to be expensive.

IND 123/6; Dhoni 5 (6), Jadeja 3 (4)

18th over: Only five off the over, 150 looks difficult for India here. Jadeja is playing the yorkers well but what India need now is boundaries.

IND 118/6; Dhoni 1 (1), Jadeja 0

17th over: Mahmudullah brought into the attack; Yuvraj crumbles under pressure. He goes for 3.

IND 114/5; Yuvraj 2 (4), Dhoni 0

16th over: Al-Amin strikes twice, dismisses Raina and Pandya back-to-back. Raina gone for 30, Pandya for 15 caught brilliantly by Soumya Sarkar at deep. It was a hat-trick situation for the Bangla bowler.

IND 112/3; Raina 30 (22), Pandya 15 (6)

15th over: Pandya is in full swing after being promoted up the order. The youngster slammed two boundaries. INdia looking confident to touch the 150-run mark now.

IND 101/3; Raina 28 (20), Pandya 6 (2)

14th over: And that's the end of Kohli. The right-hander scored a six off Shuvagata only to be bowled in the next ball. He completely missed it. However, Pandya kept the over ticking with another six. Kohli gone for a run-a-ball 24.

IND 84/2; Kohli 18 (22), Raina 23 (18)

13th over: Brilliant stuff from Shakib, Kohli looked to clear the ground straight but failed repeatedly.

IND 79/2; Kohli 16 (19), Raina 20 (15)

12th over: Another good over from Mashrafe who completes his spell. The pitch is not assisting the batsmen at all.

IND 73/2; Kohli 12 (15), Raina 18 (13)

11th over: The bowlers are trying to bowl short to Raina, they know his weakness. Oh! Al-Amin takes time to react and misses a return catch. Kohli totally mistimed this one. Two huge sixes by Raina off Al-Amin. Good over for India in the end.

IND 59/2; Kohli 11 (14), Raina 5 (8)

10th over: Mashrafe brings the wicketkeeper upfront to keep Kohli on check. The Bangladesh bowlers are doing a brilliant job here. Seven off the over.

IND 52/2; Kohli 7 (11), Raina 2 (5)

9th over: Shuvagata keeps it tight, only three of the over. India need to score at more than eight an over from now to enhance the net run rate.

IND 49/2; Kohli 5 (6), Raina 1 (4)

8th over: A good over by Mashrafe, he brought himself on at the right time. Only four off the over.

IND 45/2; Kohli 2 (4), Raina 0

7th over: Shakib traps Dhawan leg-before - a huge wicket for Bangladesh considering the southpaw looked in good touch. He goes for 23 off 22.

IND 42/1; Dhawan 22 (20), Kohli 0

6th over: Rohit and Dhawan toy with Mustafizur's figures, two huge sixes - the over India needed. Oh boy! the dramatic over ends with Rohit's wicket. The right-hander mistimes a pull and finds the fielder. He goes for 18.

IND 27/0; Rohit 11 (13), Dhawan 15 (17)

5th over: A mix-up between the openers, thankfully no damage done. Dhawan is striking the ball well. Only three of Shakib's over.

IND 23/0; Rohit 9 (9), Dhawan 13 (15)

4th over: Mustafizur Rahman starts his spells, he is bowling at the legs of Dhawan, trying to search for a leg-before. The Indian openers are taking their own sweet time. Rohit needs to be careful about the slower delivery from Mustafizur.

IND 17/0; 8 (7), Dhawan 8 (10)

3rd over: Rohit finds his magic touch with a boundary off Al-Amin. Good over for Bangladesh, only eight off it.

IND 9/0; Rohit 2 (4), Dhawan 6 (8)

2nd over: Shuvagata starts the second over, smart ploy from Mashrafe to start the second over with a spinner here. WHACK! Dhawan pulls him for a boundary.

IND 5/0; Rohit 2 (4), Dhawan 2 (2)

1st over: Rohit Sharma starts off with a single on the off side. Shikhar Dhawan looks in good touch as well.

Bangladesh wins toss and elected to bowl.

India is expected to field an unchanged side whereas Bangladesh is hit by the absence of strike bowler Taskin Ahmed.

Welcome to the live coverage of ICC World Twenty20 Group 2, Super 10 match between India and Bangladesh.

( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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