Bangladesh gave India a target of 266 runs: Rohit Sharma was out on zero
Bangladesh has given India a target of 266 runs to win in the last Super-4 match of Asia Cup. The team lost the toss and batted first and scored 265 runs for 8 wickets in 50 overs.
In reply, India has lost the wicket of captain Rohit Sharma in the very first over. He was caught out by Tanzeem Hasan. Shubman Gill and Tilak Verma are at the crease. After 2 overs the team has scored 13 runs at the loss of one wicket.
Captain Shakib Al Hasan played an inning of 80 runs at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. He scored his 55th half century, while Tauhid Hridoy scored his 5th fifty in his ODI career. Tauheed was out after scoring 54 runs. Shardul Thakur took 3 wickets from the Indian camp. Mohammed Shami got 2 wickets.
Hridoy's 5th Fifty
Tauheed Hridoy scored the 5th fifty of his ODI career. He was out after scoring 54 runs. He was caught by Mohammed Shami at the hands of Tilak Verma.
Tauheed scored runs in an 81-ball innings at a strike rate of 66.67. He hit 5 fours and 2 sixes.
Shakib's fifty on 65 balls
Bangladeshi captain Shakib Al Hasan, who came to play at number-4, scored the 55th fifty of his ODI career. He completed half century on 65 balls. Shakib played an innings of 80 runs on 85 balls. Shakib scored runs at a strike rate of 94.12. He hit 6 fours and 3 sixes.
Shakib-Tawheed's century partnership
After losing the wicket of Mehdi Hasan Miraj for 59 runs, captain Shakib Al Hasan made a century partnership with Tauheed Hridoy for the 5th wicket. Both of them made a partnership of 111 runs on 115 balls. This century partnership was broken by Shardul Thakur by dismissing Shakib.
Powerplay: Bangladesh's top order failed
The Bangladeshi team, who came to bat first, had a bad start. The team lost the top-3 wickets for 28 runs. The team scored 44 runs in 10 overs. The Indian team lost two wickets by Shardul Thakur and two wickets by Mohammed Shami.
This is how Bangladesh's wickets fell
- First: (Litton Das- 0 Run): Shami bowled the first ball of the third over. The ball came in swinging from a good length and hit the bails of the stumps.
- Second: (Tandeez Hasan Tamim- 13 runs): Shardul Thakur bowled Tandeez Hasan on the first ball of the fourth over. Wanted to pull the short length ball and got bowled.
- Third: (Anamul Haq- 4 runs): Shardul got caught by wicketkeeper KL Rahul on the fourth ball of the sixth over. Wanted to pull and the ball took the upper edge of the bat and was caught by wicketkeeper Rahul.
- Fourth: (Mehdi Hasan Miraj – 13 runs): Akshar Patel got caught by Rohit Sharma on the last ball of the 14th over. Akshar shortened the length, which was taking turn before the batsman. The ball went to slip with an edge and Rohit took a low catch.
- Fifth: (Shakib Al Hasan- 80 runs): Shardul Thakur bowled the first ball of the 34th over.
- Sixth: (Shamim Hussain- 1 run): Ravindra Jadeja was LBW on the first ball of the 35th over.
- Seventh: (Tawheed Hridoy- 54 runs): Shami got caught by Tilak Verma in the deem square on the second ball of the 42nd over.
- Eighth: (Nasum Ahmed- 44 runs): Prasidh Krishna bowled the second ball of the 48th over.
5 changes in the Indian team; Iyer not completely fit
Rohit Sharma has made 5 changes in the last playing. Virat, Hardik, Bumrah, Siraj and Kuldeep were rested, while Tilak Verma, Prasidh Krishna, Suryakumar Yadav, Mohammed Shami and Shardul got a chance.
Before the match, BCCI has issued a statement that Shreyar Iyer is not fully fit, he is recovering fast, but is not fit for this match.
Team India has decided to field first after winning the toss.
Debut cap to Tilak Verma
Tilak Verma has been given the debut cap. Captain Rohit Sharma handed him the cap. Verma made his T20 debut against West Indies last month.
Playing-11 of both the teams
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubhman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami and Prasidh Krishna.
Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (captain), Liton Das (wicketkeeper), Tanjeed Hasan Tamim, Anamul Haq, Tauheed Hridoy, Shamim Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraj, Mehidy Hasan Sheikh, Nasum Ahmed, Tanjeed Hasan Shakib and Mushtafizur Rahman.
India has a chance for fourth consecutive win
Team India, which has reached the final, has a chance to register its fourth consecutive win in the tournament. The team has not suffered a single defeat so far. This is India's 5th match in the tournament. The first match against Pakistan was inconclusive. After this the team defeated Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Bangladesh team is out of Asia Cup. Even if Bangladesh wins this match against India, it will have only 2 points, which is less than both Sri Lanka and India who have reached the final.
Head to head
So far 39 ODI matches have been played between India and Bangladesh. India has won 31 matches and Bangladesh has won 7 matches. 1 match has been no result. In the ODI format, both the teams last faced each other in December 2022, India lost 2-1 in the three-match series.
Rohit Sharma is India's top run scorer in the tournament
Team India has reached the finals and many players can be rested to manage the workload. Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Hardik Pandya, KL Rahul and Shubman Gill can be kept out of the playing-11. In his place Suryakumar Yadav,
Tilak Verma, Mohammed Shami, Prasidh Krishna, Shardul Thakur and Shreyas Iyer may get a chance.
Captain Rohit Sharma has been the top scorer for India in Asia Cup 2023. Whereas, Kuldeep Yadav is the top wicket taker. See the performance of both in the next graphic...
Mushfiqur Rahim will not play today
Bangladesh wicketkeeper batsman Mushfiqur Rahim will not be able to play the team's last match against India today. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has extended Rahim's leave, so that he can give more time to his newborn child and family.
Nazmul Hossain Shanto has scored the most runs for Bangladesh in Asia Cup 2023, but he is out of the tournament due to injury. Mehdi Hasan Miraj is the second top scorer. In bowling, Taskin Ahmed has taken 9 wickets. See the performance of both in the next graphic...
88 percent chance of rain
There is an 88 percent chance of rain in Colombo on Friday. The temperature can range from 25 to 32 degrees Celsius.