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Brilliant Mehidy Hassan And Fielding Lapses Deny India A Win

By Slogger
First publised on 2022-12-05 09:04:18

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Except for a good innings from K L Rahul, a stunning catch by Virat Kohli (to dismiss the dangerous Shakib Al Hassan) and a spirited bowling display, initially, by the bowlers, nothing went right for Indian in the first ODI versus Bangladesh even as the regulars were back in the team. Batting first, India made a sub-par 186 (although some thought it was par) as K L Rahul pitched in with an unbeaten innings of 73 to save the blushes. Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer and Washington Sundar got starts but were unable to cpaitalize on it in the face of some good bowling by Bangladesh on a pitch that was assisting both seamers and spinners. Bangladesh veteran Shakib Al Hassan showed why he is still indispensible in this squad by picking up 5 Indian wickets for just 32 runs in his 10 overs which included two maidens. India could manage only 186 and folded up in just 41.2 overs.

It seemed that Bangladesh would get to 187 without sweat but they had not reckoned with a spirited fight back by the Indian bowlers. Mohammed Shiraj (10-1-32-3) was outstanding and so was Washington Sundar (5-0-17-2). At 136 for 9, India had Bangladesh on the mat. But call it the brilliance of Mehidy Hassan or the inability of the Indian bowlers to deliver the knockout punch in the end, Hassan pulled off the impossible by scoring the 51 runs needed from that point with last man Mustafizur and handed a shocking defeat to India.

India's fielding left a lot to be desired with stand-in wicketkeeper K L Rahul dropping a sitter to give Mehidy Hassan a life when the hosts still needed 32 runs for victory. Washington Sundar too was guilty of not going for a catch at third man.  Although it could have been a bad day in office for the Indians, they carry a lot of negatives from this match. The batting unit is not clicking and they have to show a lot more agility and focus on the field. India will have a tough time coming back in the three-match series after this loss. 

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