BAN vs IND Match 2 Results

4:59 PM IST Najmul Hossain Shanto, the skipper of Bangladesh, says that the batting in the first powerplay cost them the game as they had lost five wickets there and it became tough for the lower-order batters to take on from there. He feels that they were somewhere around 30 runs short, but the way Hridoy batted is a great positive for the team. Mentions that on this kind of surface, the partnership between Tawhid Hridoy and Jaker Ali was amazing as the ball was spinning and he hopes that their batting continues to evolve in the next games. Further adds that Mahmudullah got injured so he didn’t play. Ponders that if they had picked two or three wickets early on in the powerplay in the second innings, things could have been different. Concludes that they played recently in Rawalpindi and they have an idea about the conditions over there.

4:52 PM IST Rohit Sharma, the captain of India says that as the game goes on there are different emotions that go through, but says you got to be ready to handle any situation. Appreciates Gill and KL Rahul for batting very well. Thinks it is very hard to say about conditions being difficult, and thinks you play the conditions. Adds that as a team they did well. Also mentions that they were under pressure but that's where experience came into play. On Mohammad Shami, he says it has been a long time waiting for Shami and every time the ball is thrown at him, he has got a lot to offer. On Gill, he mentions that he is a class-apart batter and is batting brilliantly off late and showed that in this game as well. On him dropping the catch, he accepts that it was an easy one and he should have taken it, but also says that on odd days, these things happen. Credits Hridoy and Jaker Ali for forming a big partnership. On being asked about the expectations from the surface for the next game, Rohit says politely that he is not the curator but also reckons that might be similar to this game. Says a lot of games have happened in Dubai and they will look at how it works in their next fixture.

4:50 PM IST Right then, the first set of fixtures from Group A are done and it is India and New Zealand who have the early lead in the race to the semis. It is now time to focus on Group B which features four more big names. First up, it will be Afghanistan taking on South Africa in Match number 3 at the National Stadium in Karachi. That game will be played on Friday, 21st February, and will begin at 9 am GMT. However, you can join us about an hour in advance for the build-up to that game. Cheers!

4:34 PM IST Shubman Gill is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his masterful century. With a broad smile on his face, he mentions that this century was probably the most satisfying for him. Adds that when he and Rohit Sharma were batting, they decided to not cut the ball and decided to use their feet to get the ball over the circle as the ball was not easily coming onto the bat. Further tells that when Virat came to bat, they were planning to play more off the back foot. Says the first six gave him a lot of confidence and the second one helped him to get closer to his hundred. Expresses that at one point, the pressure was on them and the message was sent to him to stay till the end and finish the game.

4:32 PM IST Earlier in the game, Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and opted to bat first which was contrary to what Rohit Sharma would have done but in the end, it feels that Shanto's decision was the right one as the pitch kept getting slower throughout the game, it's just that Bangladesh batted horribly to begin with and India capitalized with some fine bowling. Mohammad Shami was the wrecker-in-chief as his love affair with the ICC ODI tournaments continued and he finished with a five-fer and now has 60 wickets in the aforementioned competitions. The Bangladeshi top order was yet again under scrutiny as they played some reckless shots and in the middle phase, Indian spinners did what was expected of them. However, Tawhid Hridoy came to Bangladesh's rescue along with Jaker Ali and after having got a life each, the duo fought back hard. Hridoy went on to score a maiden ODI ton but it just wasn't enough.

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