Bangladesh have taken an unassailable 2-0 lead of their three-match collection towards India after Mehidy Hasan Miraz hit his maiden century.
Bangladesh recovered from 6-69 to beat India by 5 runs in an exhilarating second ODI on Wednesday.
Mehidy had helped Bangladesh to an unlikely victory within the first match on Sunday by overhauling a 51-run deficit with only one wicket at hand.
He adopted that by placing precisely 100 off 83 balls, with eight fours and 4 sixes, to assist the facet put up 7 for 271 on the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.
India then got here up brief regardless of a valiant 28-ball 51 from captain Rohit Sharma, who got here in at No.9 after earlier injuring his left thumb.
With his facet at 7-207 and on the verge of one other defeat, Rohit batted by means of damage to hit three fours and 5 sixes to offer Bangladesh an enormous scare.
Needing 20 runs from the ultimate over, Rohit smashed Mustafizur Rahman for 14 runs however could not join for a six on the ultimate ball.
Later it was revealed that Rohit will miss the ultimate recreation and fly house for medical remedy to find out whether or not or not he can play within the upcoming Test matches.
Before Rohit’s heroics, it was Mehidy who paved the best way for Bangladesh.
“The century is the reward of my hard work for the last years,” Mehidy stated. “To be consistent in the international cricket, I needed to focus on particular areas, I needed to rectify the mistakes and I got successful finally.
“Today it was all a couple of good partnership after shedding six wickets for 69 runs and me and Mahmudullah had been assured to do it. We took calculative threat to place strain on India’s bowlers.”
India pace bowler Mohammad Siraj swung the ball admirably to dismiss Bangladesh openers Anamul Haque and captain Liton Das, who chose to bat first.
Rohit was injured in the second over and went to the hospital for X-rays, before returning.
“Honestly, the thumb will not be too nice,” he said. “Some dislocation on the finger, however not a fracture, which is why I might come and bat.”
With Bangladesh 2-13 in the 10th over, Umran Malik, who replaced Kuldeep Sen as one of India’s two changes, was intimidating the hosts with his pace.
He clocked one ball at 151kmh to scatter the wicket of Najmul Hossain before Washington Sundar ripped through Bangladesh’s middle order to leave them 6-69.
Mehidy got support from veteran Mahmudullah as the duo combined for a record 148 runs for the seventh wicket.
Mahmudullah made 77 off 96, including seven boundaries, before Malik dismissed him.
But Mehidy, who reached 50 off 55 balls, meted out heavy punishment on India’s bowlers as Bangladesh amassed 68 runs in the last five overs for the loss of just one wicket.
Virat Kohli opened India’s innings with Shikhar Dhawn and hit a boundary in the first ball from Mehidy.
But he dragged one onto his stump off pacer Ebadot to give Bangladesh a breakthrough.
Disciplined Bangladesh bowlers then reduced India to 3-39 and Mehidy, who took 2-47, dealt a massive blow by dismissing KL Rahul for 14.
Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel added 107 runs for the fifth wicket before Mehidy again broke through by getting rid of Iyer, who scored 82.
Ebadot, who took 3-45, then put Bangladesh in a dominant position by removing Axar for 56.
But Rohit refused to surrender and his six-laden innings scared Bangladesh for some time earlier than Mustafizur held his nerve to clinch one other thrilling victory.
