Summary India won the toss and decided to field first in the second semifinal of the ICC Champions Trophy
BIRMINGHAM (Dunya News) – After being asked to bat first in the second semi-final of ICC Champions Trophy 2017 at Edgbaston, Bangladesh were able to score 264 in the allotted overs as both the veteran i.e., Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim were able to score 70 and 61 respectively to help their side in putting a decent total on the board.
Earlier, India won the toss and decided to field first in the second semifinal of the ICC Champions Trophy against Bangladesh on a fresh looking wicket.
The toss was slightly delayed by light drizzle, therefore, the match also started 10 minutes late at 02:40 PM (PST) at the Edgbast Cricket Ground. The winners of this semifinal will face Pakistan in the final on Sunday at The Oval.
India skipper Virat Kohli said after winning the toss that it looks like a fresh wicket, should stay the same throughout. It s a bit overcast as well - that could play a big role, he said. India have made no change in their team.
Bangladesh captain Mashrafe said he would have liked to bowl too. He added that we want to go further, last 2-3 years we have improved a lot. 2015 World Cup also we went through (the group), this time it s time to go further, he said. Bangladesh are unchanged as well.
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Bangladesh
Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Sabbir Rahman, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Mosaddek Hossain, Mashrafe Mortaza (capt), Rubel Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman
India
RG Sharma, S Dhawan, V Kohli (capt), Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni, KM Jadhav, HH Pandya, RA Jadeja, R Ashwin, B Kumar, JJ Bumrah
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Indian Innings
Overs 5, Score 31/0
While chasing the target of 265, the Indian opners seemed to in no pressure whatsoever right from the outset.
Dhawan took the charge in the second over as he thumped Mustafizur Rahman for two consecutive boundaries in the over.
Mustafizur Rahman went for punishment again in the fourth over as Sharman thumped him for three boundaries this time.
Rohit Sharma took the charge in the fifth as he flicked the ball towards midwicket for another boundary.
India were 31 for no loss after the first five overs.
Bangladesh Innings
Overs 50: Bangladesh 264/7
Mosaddek Hossain departed in the 43rd over as he was caught by Bumrah of his own bowling.
Bumrah came back strongly in the forty fifth over as he cleaned up Mahmudullah as bangladesh lose their seventh wicket and the progress was halted to some extent.
Mashrafe Mortaza in an effort to smash the ball was able to fetch four runs as the ball sailed over the keeper’s head for four more.
Bangladesh were 231 for the loss of seven wickets after 46 overs.
In the forty seventh over an inside edge of Mashrafe Mortaza’s bat flies past Dhoni and raced away towards the boundary for four more.
Taskin also managed to fetch valuable four runs as an inside edge of his bat raced towards the boundary for four more.
Mashrafe Mortaza took the charge in the next over of Bumrah as two consecutve boundaries of the first two deliveries came in the next over.
A total of 10 runs came of the second last over bowled by Bumrah.
Kumar came to bowl the last over as he bowled a good over and conceded just six runs.
Bangladesh managed to score 264 for the loss of seven wickets in the allotted overs.
Overs 42: Bangladesh 213/5
Mosaddek Hossain spoiled a good over from Jadeja as he cut it behind exceptionally well for four more.
In the thirty ninth over, Ashwin dropped a catch of Mahmudullah as the ball flied towards the third-man and fetched four runs as the spinner wasn’t been able to get a hold on it.
In the fortieth over when one of Dhoni s gloves was on the ground and the throw hit it as Bangladesh was awarded five penalty runs.
Bangladesh were 213 for the loss of five wickets after 42 overs.
Overs 36: Bangladesh 183/5
Shakib too failed to make an impression as he was caught by Dhoni of the bowling of Jadeja after scoring 15 runs.
Bangladesh lost their fourth wicket when the score was 177.
The frustrations for Bangladesh further enhanced when Mushfiqur Rahim also departed in the very next over and was caught by the skipper of the bowling of Jadhav.
Bangladesh were 183 for the loss of five wickets after 36 overs.
Overs 30: Bangladesh 161/3
The dangerous Tamim showed Ashwin the lesson for the game as he thumped three consecutive boundaries of his bowling in the twenty second over.
Both the batsmen were moving along quite well as Bangladesh were in a comffortable position at half-way stage.
Bangladesh were 142 for the loss of two wickets after 25 overs.
Mushfiqur Rahim reached to his fifty in the twenty seventh over of the game as he batted really exceptionally so far in the game.
Bangladesh suffer a huge blow when the backbone of their batting line departed in the twenty eighth over while missing a slog-sweep of the bowling of Jadhav.
Tamim Iqbal played an exceptional innings of 70 runs.
Bangladesh were 161 for the loss of three wickets after 30 overs.
Overs 20: Bangladesh 105/2
Tamim hit one down the ground for a maximum in the seventeenth over as he chose Pandeya for punishment this time.
Tamim once again took the charge in the nineteenth over as a top edge of his bat raced away towards the boundary for four more.
Bangladesh were going good as they were 105 for the loss of two wickets after 20 overs.
Mushfiqur Rahim 25 (37b 3x4 0x6)
Tamim Iqbal 50 (62b 4x4 1x6)
R Ashwin 5-0-22-0
RA Jadeja 1-0-8-0
18.5: Hundred up for Bangladesh in the 19th over. Tamim Iqbal, nearing his fifty, and Mushfiqur Rahim looking good. Bangladesh 100/2
Overs 15: Bangladesh 71/2
Both the seniors carried along after the two losses as they were not allowing the Indian batsmen to build any pressure whatsoever.
The strike was rotated at regular intervals and the bad deliveries were put for boundaries by the two veterans of Bangladeshi cricket.
Tamim Iqbal 26 (49b 2x4 0x6)
Mushfiqur Rahim 15 (20b 3x4 0x6)
HH Pandya 2-0-18-0
R Ashwin 2-0-6-0
Overs 10: Bangladesh 46/2
Veterans Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim looking to rebuild after two wickets fell inside the first 10 overs. Kohli keeps Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah into the attack.
The promising innings of Sabbir Rahman came to an end when Jadeja caught him of the bowling of Kumar in the seventh over of the innings.
Mushfiqur Rahim hit consecutive three boundaries in Kumar’s over.
Mushfiqur Rahim 12 (11b 3x4 0x6)
Tamim Iqbal 10 (26b 1x4 0x6)
JJ Bumrah 5-1-12-0
B Kumar 5-1-29-2
6.5: OUT! B Kumar strikes again, this time it is Sabbir Rahman who has to depart, Bangladesh 31/2.
Sabbir Rahman c Jadeja b Kumar 19 (21b 4x4 0x6) SR: 90.47
Mushfiqur Rahim arrives at the crease.
Overs 5: Bangladesh 31/1
After losing their first wicket, the run rate per over was steady and Indian bowlers were not allowed to build any pressure.
Sabbir Rahman 19 (16b 4x4 0x6)
Tamim Iqbal 7 (12b 1x4 0x6)
B Kumar 3-0-16-1
JJ Bumrah 2-0-10-0
0.6: OUT! Bhuvneshwar strikes in first over, Soumya Sarkar gone, clean bowled. Bangladesh 1/1
Soumya Sarkar b Kumar 0 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
Sabbir Rahman joins Tamim in the middle.
Tamim Iqbal and Soumya Sarkar have opened the innings for Bangladesh. Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowling for India, Jasprit Bumrah shares the new ball with him from the other end.
