Sports Reporter :
India piled up 314 runs for the loss of nine wickets in 50 overs against Bangladesh in the ICC World Cup Cricket match at Birmingham in England on Tuesday.
Though India scored a good total but left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman restored some parity during India’s innings claiming five wickets at the cost of 59 runs.
India made an outstanding smart as openers KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma put on together 180 runs in the opening stand before Rohit was caught at the extra cover by Liton Das off Soumya Sarkar.
Rohit notched up a splendid 104. His 92-ball innings saw five sixes and seven fours. It was Rohit’s 26th ODI century.
KL Rahul was caught behind by wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim off Rubel Hossain when India’s total was 195 for the loss of two wickets.
Rahul hit a marvelous 77. His 92-ball knock had six fours and a sixer. It was Rahul’s 4th ODI half-century.
One-down Virat Kohli and second-down Rishabh Pant added together 42 runs in the third wicket stand before Kohli ( 26) was caught at the mid-wicket by Rubel Hossain off Mustafizur Rahman when India’s score was 237 for the loss of three wickets.
Mustafizur Rahman struck again as Hardik Pandya (0) was caught at the slip by Soumya Sarkar off the left-arm pacer when India’s total was 237 for the loss of four wickets.
Rishabh Pant and MS Dhoni contributed together 40 runs for the fifth wicket partnership before Pant was caught at the mid-wicket by Mosaddek Hossain off Shakib Al Hasan when India’s score was 277 for the loss of five wickets.
Pant made 48 from 41 balls featuring six fours and a sixer.
Fifth-down Dinesh Kathik (8) was caught at the mid-wicket by Mosaddek Hossain off Mustafizur Rahman when India’s total was 298 for the loss of six wickets.
MS Dhoni (35) was caught at the mid-on by Shakib Al Hasan off Mustafizur Rahman when India’s score was 311 for the loss of seven wickets.
Buvneshawar Kumar (2) was run out by a joint-effort of Mustafizur Rahman and Mushfiqur Rahim when India’s total was 314 for the loss of eight wickets.
Then Mustafizur Rahman dismissed Mohammad Shami for just one run when India’s innings came to an end and Mustafizur Rahman completed his five-wicket haul.
Soumya Sarkar, Shakib Al Hasan and Rubel Hossain took one wicket each for 33, 41 and 48 runs respectively.
