India are (Dra)v(anqu)i(she)d by Bangladesh

India made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Dinesh Karthik and Sreesanth made way for Sachin Tendulkar and Munaf Patel. Bangladesh made Ha(sibu)lf-a-dozen changes to the (Ras)eleven that last played the Indians – Nafees Iqbal, Rajin Saleh, the Khaleds (Mashud and Mahmud), Mushfiqur Rahman and Hossain made way for Tamim Iqbal, Shahriar Nafees, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan Abdur Razzak and Syed.

Rahul Dravid, India’s skipper, chose to bat on winning the toss. Virender Sehwag, who faced six balls, scored just a couple. Thirteen balls into the match, Mashrafe, the player of the M(ortaz)atch, broke the six-run stand. Uthappa, who faced 17 balls, scored nine. His (Rob)innings included a boundary. Twenty-seven balls later, he was caught by Aftab Ahmed. Mortaza broke the 15-run stand.

Although his innings included a boundary, Tendulkar, who faced 26 balls, wasn’t in seventh heaven. Fifty balls later, he was caught by Rahim. Razzak broke the 19-run stand. Dravid, who faced 28 balls, scored 14. Fifty-five balls later, Mohammad Rafique trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the 32-run stand.

Yuvraj Singh faced 58 balls, scoring 47. His innings included three boundaries and a six. A hundred and eleven balls later, he was caught by Habibul Bashar, Bangladesh’s captain. Razzak broke the 85-run stand. Sourav Ganguly, who faced 129 balls, scored 66. His innings included four boundaries. Four balls later, he was caught by Razzak. Rafique broke the one-run stand.

Mahendra Singh, who faced three balls, D(hon)id not open his account. Three balls later, he was caught by Ahmed. Rafique broke the one-run stand. Harbhajan Singh, who faced three balls, did not open his account. Three dot balls later, he was dismissed by Razzak. Ajit Agarkar, who faced a couple of balls, did not get off the mark. Five dot balls later, he was caught by Rahim off the bowling of Mortaza.

Zaheer Khan, who faced 17 balls, scored 15. His innings included a couple of boundaries. He was unbeaten. Patel scored 15. His run-a-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. Twenty-six balls after Agarkar’s dismissal, he was caught by Razzak. Mortaza broke the 32-run stand.

Bangladesh scored 16 extras. India were dismissed for 191 off 49.3 overs. Al Hasan and Rasel bowled 10 wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 44, the latter, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 31.

Razzak bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 38, picking up three wickets. Rafique bowled 10 overs, included a couple of maidens. He conceded 35, picking up three wickets. Mortaza bowled 9.3 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 38, picking up four scalps.

Nafees, who faced eight balls, scored just a couple. Twenty-six balls into the chase, Khan trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the 24-run stand. Iqbal, who faced 53 balls, scored 51. His innings included seven boundaries and a couple of sixes. (Dho)Nine overs later, he was caught by the wicketkeeper. Patel broke the 45-run stand.

Rahim, who faced 107 balls, scored 56. His innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes. He was unbeaten. Ahmed, who faced 10 balls, scored eight. His innings included a boundary. Sixteen balls later, Patel trapped him leg before wicket, breaking the 10-run stand.

Al Hasan, who faced 86 balls, scored 53. His innings included five boundaries and a six. A hundred and thirty-six balls later, he was stumped by Dhoni. Sehwag broke the 84-run stand.

Bashar, who faced eight balls, scored a run. Twenty-two balls later, he was stumped by Dhoni. Sehwag broke the 12-run stand. Mohammad Ashraful, who faced 23 balls, scored eight. His innings included a four. He was unbeaten.

India conceded 13 extras. Bangladesh scored 192 for the loss of five wickets off 48.3 overs, winning by five wickets with nine balls to spare. Yuvraj and Tendulkar bowled three wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 15, the latter conceded eight.

Agarkar, who bowled 10 wicketless overs, conceded 41. Harbhajan bowled 10 wicketless overs, including a maiden. He conceded 30. Khan bowled nine overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 41, picking up a wicket. Sehwag, who bowled five overs, conceded 17. He picked up a couple of scalps, as did Patel, who bowled 8.3 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 39.