USA vs BAN Ball by Ball Commentary

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Ali Khan, a name to remember for sure. USA have done it. Ali Khan rectifies his mistake on the very next delivery and goes straight, and full, outside off. Rishad Hossain comes across the line and tries to ramp it away but only manages to nick it behind to the keeper. Monank Patel gathers it cleanly. Khan makes the appeal and the umpire raises his finger straightaway. USA win the game by 6 runs.

FOUR! Ali Khan errs in his length and pays the price this time. A bumper, on middle. Rishad Hossain rides the bounce and pulls it towards deep mid-wicket without any control. The ball lands in the gap and heads into the boundary.

BYE! It is a slower one, and fuller one, outside off. Mustafizur Rahman looks to push it away but misses. Still Rishad Hossain calls for a single here because he wants to be on strike. Bye taken. 11 runs needed in 5 balls.

Mustafizur Rahman knocks this length ball down the park for an easy single.

Uff! This is close. Saurabh Netravalkar is like a sniper. He goes full, attacking the stumps as well. Mustafizur Rahman respects him by showing the full face of the bat and defending the ball back to the bowler.

OUT! TIMBER! WOW! This is huge. Chants of USA going all across the park. Saurabh Netravalkar with his second wicket here. It is way fuller, around off. Islam makes some room and tries to hit it through the line. It catches the inside edge and crashes into the stumps. USA now one wicket away from winning this series. Who would've thought. This is incredible, if they take it home.

Way too full, outside off. Hossain squeezes it towards deep point for just another single. Bangladesh now are 13 runs away from victory.

Saurabh Netravalkar goes for the yorker again, but it comes off as a low full toss. Shoriful Islam slices it towards backward point for one.

A wonderful start by Saurabh Netravalkar to the penultimate over. It is a yorker, right in the blockhole. Shoriful Islam jams it back to the bowler.

FOUR! Up and over! A much-needed boundary for Bangladesh. This boundary does keep them in this contest. It could just go down to the wire. Fuller one, outside off. Plenty of width on offer and Hossain makes the most of it. He lofts it towards long off and finds the boundary.

Full and straight, outside off. Hossain drives it into covers but straight to the fielder here.

LEG BYE! A fuller one, on the pads. Islam looks to flick it away but misses. The ball rolls out off his pads. Leg bye taken.

OUT! LBW! Ali Khan is turning the match on its head. Two huge wickets in just three deliveries. USA have now become the favourites here. Ali Khan serves a toe-crushing yorker, in the blockhole. Tanzim Hasan Sakib looks to clip it away but misses. He takes a blow on his pads. Ali Khan with a loud appeal, and the umpire this time does raise his dreaded finger.

WIDE! A sharp bumper on middle. This one flies over his head. Tanzim Hasan Sakib lets it be and sees the square leg umpire signal for a wide.

Ali Khan pitches it up, around off. Tanzim Hasan Sakib shuffles and blocks it back to the bowler solidly.

OUT! CHOPPED ON! What is happening here? Is there a twist in the tale? Well, it certainly looks like it. It is a fuller one, outside off, angling across as well. Shakib Al Hasan shuffles and looks to crunch it through the line but he only manages to get a thick inside edge, which sees the ball disturb the furniture behind him.

OUT! CAUGHT! Shadley van Schalkwyk with another important wicket in this contest. After taking four singles off four deliveries. Jaker Ali decided to take the matter into his own hands, but failed to make a significant contribution here. He walks back at a crucial juncture of this game. It is full, outside off. Jaker Ali gets low and slogs it towards deep mid-wicket. Harmeet Singh there in the deep, who rushes to his left and takes a really good running catch. Rishad Hossain is the new man in.

Shadley van Schalkwyk comes back and tries to put a break on the run flow. He fires in a really good-looking yorker this time. Shakib Al Hasan gets his blade down in time and taps it to point for one.

A length ball, on off. Shakib Al Hasan blocks it out.

Shadley van Schalkwyk serves it full, outside off. Shakib Al Hasan plays the lofter-drive to sweeper cover. There is protection in the deep and they only get a couple.

Pitches it up, outside off. Ali pushes it into covers gently for a single.

Short and on middle. Shakib Al Hasan pulls it into the leg side for one.

A bumper this time, on middle. Shakib Al Hasan fails to get a hold of it. He only helps it into the vacant region at mid-wicket for one.

FOUR! Streaky one this time, although it does not matter how the runs come in. A length ball, outside off. Shakib Al Hasan looks to punch it through the line. The ball catches the outside edge and goes past the backward point fielder for four runs.

FOUR! Smacking shot. Shakib Al Hasan continues to grow in this innings. Short one, outside off. Shakib Al Hasan rocks back and crunches this one through point for a much-needed boundary.

A bit short, around off. Ali taps it to point for one more.

A length ball, on the pads. Shakib Al Hasan picks it up off his laps and flicks it towards fine leg. It goes very high but lands safely. One taken.

A single now as Ali knocks this full ball into covers.

A sensational over from Shadley van Schalkwyk comes to an end. Just 5 runs and a wicket off it. This is what USA need in the death overs as well. Pitches it up, outside off. Shakib Al Hasan blocks it back to the bowler.

An inswinging delivery, full and on the pads. Jaker Ali hangs back and clips it into the leg side for one. Shadley van Schalkwyk has his hands on his heads. He knows how close this delivery was.

OUT! TIMBER! Shadley van Schalkwyk with a huge wicket here. He gets rid of the veteran in Mahmudullah. This wicket will bring back some hope for USA. Shadley van Schalkwyk dishes a length ball, around off. This one skids through as well. Mahmudullah just could not pick it up at all. The ball sneaks under the blade and crashes into the stumps.

Length ball, angled into the pads. Shakib Al Hasan tucks it into the leg side for one.

Mahmudullah taps this full ball into covers for a quick single.

Fuller in length, outside off. Mahmudullah looks to push it through the line, but gets a thick outside edge. The ball lands short of short third. There is an overthrow as well which leads to two runs for the visitors.

FOUR! Nicely played. Steven Taylor flights it up this time, full and on off. Shakib Al Hasan gets under it and lofts it over the bowler's head, there is no one at long off and it finds the fence.

Quicker and on the pads. Shakib Al Hasan clips it into mid-wicket. Corey Anderson with a wonderful effort to keep it down to 0.

Quicker and fuller, on off. Shakib Al Hasan blocks it back to the bowler.

SIX! HUGE! Floated and full, on off. Shakib Al Hasan gets low and slogs it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Short one, outside off. Shakib Al Hasan cuts it towards point, but fails to hit it in the gap.

Floated and full, outside off. Shakib Al Hasan looks to chase it but misses.

A slower ball, on a length, outside off. Mahmudullah comes forward and guides it to point but straight to the fielder there.

OUT! TIMBER! It does not matter now that missed LBW opportunity as Corey Anderson gets the better of him on the very next delivery. Corey Anderson comes 'round the wicket and serves a full ball, angled into the right-hander. Towhid Hridoy tries to whip it away, but it catches the inside edge and goes on to hit the leg stump.

A loud appeal for LBW but turned down. Corey Anderson dishes a length ball, outside off, that nips back in sharply to catch Towhid Hridoy around the kneeroll. The umpire denies it straightaway.

LEG BYE! Fuller in length, on the pads. Shakib Al Hasan tries to flick it away but gets it off his pads. They cross for a leg bye.

FOUR! Incredible shot. Back of a length, outside off. Shakib Al Hasan goes back and cuts it behind backward point for four runs,

Length, around off. Hridoy pushes it towards mid off for a quick single.

Shorter, on off. Al Hasan blocks it from inside the crease.

Pushed through quicker, on off. Hridoy pushes it to long on for one.

Towhid Hridoy knocks this full ball towards long on for two runs.

Floated and full, outside off. Shakib Al Hasan stays back and clips it to square leg for one.

Flatter one, around off, blocked out sensibly.

Short ball, outside off. Shakib Al Hasan hangs back and chops it to point for no run.

Good length, around off. It catches the outside edge and flies down to deep third. Two runs taken.

Fuller one, outside off. Hridoy dabs it to point but straight to the fielder.

Towhid Hridoy cuts this length ball into the off side for a brace.

OUT! RUN OUT! A huge mix-up and Bangladesh gift a wicket away here. It is a length ball, that nips in a bit. Towhid Hridoy looks to punch it off his front foot but it takes an inside edge and goes onto his pads only to roll back towards Corey Anderson. Meanwhile, Najmul Hossain Shanto is way out looking for a single. He charges back towards the safety end but loses the race to Anderson. A huge wicket for USA.

Corey Anderson rolls his fingers over, and serves it full, around off. Najmul Hossain Shanto defends it from inside the crease and steals a single.

Fuller one, outside off. Towhid Hridoy jams it to point for a quick single.

A touch fuller, around off. Shanto goes for the reverse but fails to connect.

Shortish, outside off. Shanto cuts and misses.

SIX! Up, Up, and Away! Shanto goes downtown now! Pitched full and in the slot, Shanto gets under it and clobbers it over long-on for a maximum.

Full on off. Hridoy heaves it toward mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! BOOM! A much-needed hit for Bangladesh! Floated on off. Hridoy gets under it and pumps it over cow corner for a biggie.

Tosses it around off. Shanto slog-sweeps it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Pitched full, outside off. Shanto drills it hard toward long-on for just a single.

Pitched full, outside off. Hridoy gets across and lifts it on the bounce to long-on for one.

Pace-off, back of a length, on-off. Shanto pulls it through mid-wicket for one.

Slower bumper, down the leg. Shanto hoicks the pull toward long-leg for a couple.

Slower length ball, outside off. Hridoy slaps it to deep cover for a run.

Back of a length, on off. Shanto punches it to sweeper cover for a single.

Tosses it full, outside off. Shanto sits down and slogs it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! BANG! Slightly short, outside off. Shanto goes back and punches it hard through extra covers for a crunching boundary.

Arm ball on the pad. Hridoy nudges it to square leg for one.

Flat and quicker outside off. Shanto punches it to deep point.

Fraction short, outside off. Shanto cuts it to the backward point fielder.

Tossed up on off, Hridoy eases it to long-off for one.

On a good length, slanting away. Shanto plays and misses.

Short of a length, outside off. Hridoy pulls it round the corner for a single.

Length delivery, on off. Shanto stays back and punches it to long-on for one.

Slower length ball, on off. Shanto knocks it back to the bowler.

Back of a length, angling in. Hridoy tucks it through mid-wicket and settles for a single.

A dipping low full toss, on off. Shanto eases it to long-off for one.

Pitched full, around off. Shanto drives off the toe-end toward mid-off and scampers for a quick single. Direct hit and Shanto was a goner!

Short of a length, outside off. Shanto cuts and misses.

Full-length delivery on the pad. Shanto clips it through backward square leg for a couple.

Back of a length, outside off. Hridoy carves it toward short third and a slight fumble allows the run.

Hard-length, on off. Shanto taps in front of point for a single.

Full on the middle and leg. Hridoy flicks it through square leg for one.

Good length, on off. Shanto prods and pushes into covers. He looks for the single but Hridoy is not interested.

Pitched full, at the stumps. Shanto drives it straight to Corey Anderson at mid-on.

Back of a length, on the hip. Shanto tucks it toward square leg.

WIDE! Length ball, down the leg. Shanto plays and misses. Wide signaled.

Short of a good length, on middle. Hridoy pulls and gets a inside edge toward mid-wicket for a single.

FIVE WIDES! Bonus runs for Bangladesh. Jessy Singh bowls it on a length and angling down the leg. Hridoy lets it go and the keeper tries hard to stop it but it evades him and runs away for five extras.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Jessy Singh strikes in his opening over! Short of a good length, on the middle and off-stump line. Tanzid Hasan goes for the pull and misses. The ball clatters into the stumps and Bangladesh are two down! Both the openers are back in the hut.

Back of a length, slanting across. Shanto advances and guides it to short third for a single.

Fraction short, outside off. Tanzid Hasan chops it onto the pitch.

FOUR! Easy Pickings! Fired in down the leg. Tanzid Hasan gets low and gets it past the keeper as the ball rolls away to the fence for four runs.

Flat on the leg. Nudged to square leg for a single.

Flighted, full, around off. Shanto prods and gets an outside edge that rolls past the first slip for a streaky two.

Tossed up on off, pushed toward extra cover.

Bowls it full, at the leg peg. Shanto goes for the sweep but misses and gets hit on the pad. A loud appeal but this was going down.

Back of a length, angling into middle and leg. Tanzid Hasan pulls it toward deep backward square leg and a fumble in the deep allows the double.

Nicely done! Short of a good length, on the middle and leg. Tanzid Hasan gets across and scoops it past the right of the keeper, toward fine leg for a couple.

Full-length, outside off. Tanzid Hasan skips down and drills off the toe-end toward mid-on for none.

Back of a length, angling in. Shanto flat-bats it toward mid-on for a quick single.

Good length, at the stumps. Shanto defends from the crease.

FOUR! BANG! On a good length, around off. Shanto charges down and slaps it through covers for a cracking boundary.

Comes from round the wicket and bowls back of a length, at the stumps. Tanzid Hasan hangs back and blocks.

Full-length, outside off. Tanzid Hasan advances and drives it toward deep point for a couple more.

SIX! Up and Away! Short, angling into the body. Tanzid Hasan goes for the pull and top edges it over fine leg for a biggie.

Short of a good length, around off. Tanzid Hasan lifts it through wide mid-off and it races toward the fence. Steven Taylor gives the chase and stops it inside the boundary. Two runs taken.

Good length, outside off. Tanzid Hasan advances and slaps it toward the extra cover fielder.

On a length, angling away, around off. Tanzid Hasan has a poke at it and gets beaten.

Half volley, around off. Shanto drives it toward wide mid-off. Harmeet Singh makes a fumble there and allows a couple of runs.

On a length, nips back in, around off. Shanto skips down to push at it but gets beaten on the inside edge.

OUT! CAUGHT & BOWLED! What a start for the USA! Pitched full, at the stumps. Sarkar drives it uppishly down the ground. Saurabh Netravalkar plucks out his left hand and takes a stunning catch of his bowling. Sarkar departs for a golden duck. Bangladesh lose an early wicket.

On a length, outside off. Tanzid Hasan steers it to deep third for a single.

Back of a length, angling in. Tanzid Hasan pulls it to the mid-wicket region.

Pitched full than a good length, shaping away. Tanzid Hasan shoulders arms to it.