India vs Bangladesh: How India managed to pull it off in the last over
There have been matches which have gone down to the wire and there have been many heartbreaks. India and Bangladesh in Bangalore on Wednesday was once such instance. India needed a win to stay in the hunt for semi-finals while Bangladesh needed one to keep their faint semis hopes alive. In the end, the former happened. (STATS || POINTS TABLE || FIXTURES)
Scorecard: India vs Bangladesh
Here is how India pulled off a thrilling one-wicket win in the last over bowled by Hardik Pandya.
19.1 – Pandya bowls to Mahmudullah which is wide delivery and full steered to cover in the deep
19.2 – Pandya to Mushfiqur. The batsman shuffles and Pandya bowls a wide and short of length ball which has no pace. Rahim settles on one knee and smokes it past covers. Six needed of 4 balls
19.3 – Pandya to Mushfiqur. Batsman moves towards off and scoops one which is just wide of MS Dhoni and it goes for four. Rahim pumps his fists and yells!
19.4 – Pandya to Mushfiqur. Another slower ball and short. Rahim hits it high and is caught at deep mid-wicket by Shikhar Dhawan. But batsmen manage to cross over and give Mahmudullah the strike. Mushfiqur gone
19.5 – Pandya to Mahmudullah. Full-toss and it hits just high on Mahmudullah’s bat and goes to deeps square-leg. Jadeja comes running and holds on to a good catch in the deep. Rolls over but ball is in the hands. Mahmudullah gone
Two needed off one ball
19.6 – Pandya to Hom. Wide and short length. Hom misses but batsmen set off for a run. Dhoni collects and set off to break the stumps. He is quicker than the batsmen. Mustafizur Rahman run-out. India win. Celebrations all around. Yuvraj Singh jumps on MS. Kohli yells. Crowd is deafening.
