Bangladesh needed 20 runs in the last over to win. Arshdeep Singh gave away only 14 runs. Nurul Hasan Sohan hit a four and a six to take the match to the last ball, but he could not win his team.
In the thrilling match between India and Bangladesh, India defeated Bangladesh by 5 runs. Bangladesh team won the toss and invited India to bat. Coming to bat first, the Indian team set a target of 185 runs in front of Bangladesh at the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. But rain hindered the match and Bangladesh got the target of 151 runs in 16 overs. BAN could only manage 145 runs for six wickets in 16 overs.
The Indian team did not start well after losing the toss and batting first. The Indian team lost its first wicket on 11 runs. Captain Rohit Sharma once again disappointed his fans. Virat Kohli and Rahul share a 67-run partnership for the second wicket. Rahul scored his 21st fifty of his T20 International career. He was dismissed in 32 balls hitting three fours and four sixes.
After this, Suryakumar and Kohli put on a 38-run partnership for the third wicket. Suryakumar returned to the pavilion after scoring 30 runs in 16 balls. During this, he hit four fours. After this, Hardik Pandya went on for five runs, and Dinesh Karthik went on seven runs. Axar Patel was dismissed after scoring seven runs. Kohli remained unbeaten on 64 off 44 balls with the help of eight fours and a six. During this, his strike rate was 145.45. Hassan Mahmood took three wickets for Bangladesh. At the same time, captain Shakib took two wickets.
Match stopped in the seventh over due to rain. According to the Duckworth-Lewis rule due to rain, Bangladesh got a target of 151 runs to win in 16 overs. Chasing the target of 151 runs, the Bangladesh team got off to a great start. For seven overs, the team scored 66 runs without losing any wickets. The team was scoring runs at a run rate of nine. It started raining heavily in the seventh over and the match was called off. Then Najmul Hossain Shanto scored seven runs in 16 balls and Liton Das scored 59 runs in 26 balls. At the time when the match was stopped, there was despair on the face of the Indian fans. Bangladesh and India were 17 runs ahead under the Duckworth-Lewis rule. Had it rained in the match, Team India would have lost by 17 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis rule. Nurul Hasan Sohan hit a four and a six to take the match to the last ball, but he could not win his team. Bangladesh’s team could only manage 145 runs for six wickets.
Virat Kohli was given the Player of the Match award for his unbeaten 64. With this win, the Indian team reached the top of the points table of Group 2. India now has six points from four matches. The road for the team to reach the semi-finals has become easy. At the same time, South Africa is second with five points. Bangladesh is third with four points and Pakistan is fourth with two points. Now the road has become difficult for Bangladesh and Pakistan.
