Bangladesh folded for 182 in 34 overs while chasing India’s 410-run target in the last match of their three-match ODI series Saturday in Chattogram.
Put in to bat first, India, powered by Ishan Kishan’s 210 off 131 runs with 24 fours and 10 sixes and Virat Kohli’s 44th ODI ton, scored 409-8 in 50 overs.
Ishan became the fastest player to reach an ODI 150 and 200, with a remarkable display of power-hitting.
Despite losing Shikhar Dhawan early, India were not troubled at all Ishan and Virat combined to add 290 runs in the second wicket stand – the second-best ODI partnership on Bangladesh soil.
India’s 409 was the highest ODI total against Bangladesh and the highest on the country’s soil.
Taskin Ahmed, playing his first match in the series, took two wickets. Ebadot Hossain and Shakib Al Hasan also took two wickets each, but unfortunately, their efforts were not enough to restrict India to an achievable total.
In response, Anamul Haque and Liton Das attempted to get off to a swift start but were unsuccessful in doing so. Anamul became the first man to fall, scoring eight runs off seven balls with a six. Liton fell for 29 of 26 balls, hitting 4 fours and one six.
Shakib was Bangladesh’s star performer with the bat, scoring 43 off 50 balls with four fours. Yasir Ali and Mahmudullah Riyad both got off to a good start but were unable to keep up the momentum against India’s quality bowling attack.
Mushfiqur Rahim continued his run of poor form. Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who had been Bangladesh’s hero in the first two matches, failed to show his batting prowess in the third match and was sent back for three.
In the end, Bangladesh were all out for 182 and suffered a 227-run defeat – the second-biggest defeat in ODIs based on the margin of runs.
Despite the defeat in the last match, Bangladesh have taken the series after winning the first two matches on Dhaka’s challenging surface.
Now the two teams have set their sights on a two-match Test series, starting with the first match on December 14 in Chattogram, followed by the second match in Dhaka on December 22.
Source: United News of Bangladesh