India vs Bangladesh, India in Bangladesh ODI Series - 2nd ODI
Date: Dec-26(2004)
Dhoni's Performance in Match
Catches :1 / Stumpings : 0
Batting: 12 runs (11 balls), 4s: 2 / 6s: 0
Strike rate:109.09
Bangladesh pulled off a historic first victory at home and also their first-ever win against India in the hothouse atmosphere of a jampacked Banghabandhu Stadium at Dhaka, bowling India out for 214 to prevail by 15 runs and thereby level the one-day series. Bangladesh's victory was a real team effort, featuring inspired contributions from several players. They fully deserved their victory, first converting a score of 88 for 5 to a competitive total of 229, and then bowling tightly and excelling in the field to keep India shackled and just behind the game from the very first over of the chase.
It looked like a familiar story for Bangladesh midway through their innings, as their top order once again wastefully gave away their wickets to leave the team in limbo. But Aftab Ahmed, a 20-year-old playing only his sixth game, stabilised the innings with a strokeful and assured 67 compiled over nearly 30 overs. Aftab helped put together partnerships of 44, 44 and 36 for the fourth, sixth, and seventh wickets, and he followed his crucial performance with the bat with a superlative display in the field.
Bangladesh's fielders as a unit could take a great deal of credit for this victory. Not only did they throw themselves about left and right, cutting off a number of certain boundaries, they also hit the stumps when it mattered. No Indian wicket had a more decisive bearing on the match than the one of Mohammad Kaif, run out by a direct hit by Rajin Saleh after threatening to take the game away with a half-century made at nearly run-a-ball (170 for 7). Kaif at this stage was the last recognised batsman, and once he was out Bangladesh were the ones controlling the game. A valiant 29 not out from Joginder Sharma was not enough to bail India out of the mess they had landed themselves in. Fittingly, it was a direct hit from Aftab, throwing down the stumps from point to dismiss Murali Kartik, that ended the game to spark off scenes of wild jubilation.
Result:Bangladesh won by 15 runs
Player of Match:Mashrafe Mortaza
0 comments: