Bangladesh's third loss in ODI World Cup to hosts India

 

The Bangladesh cricket team got off to a great start in the ODI World Cup-2023 held in India on Thursday, October 19. It is a tale of three consecutive disappointments for the Tigers, which started with a win against Afghanistan. Shakib-less Bangladesh team started with a loss to the defending champions England and then lost to the hosts India in yesterday's match after New Zealand.

After winning the toss and batting first in Pune, India, Bangladesh scored 256 runs losing 8 wickets in the scheduled 50 overs. After winning the toss, the Bangladesh team went to bat on batting friendly wickets at the Pune Stadium. Due to the absence of Bangladesh team captain and all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan due to injury, the pressure of expectations on the top order increased. The young Tanjid Tamim and Liton Das were batting in rhythm by handling that pressure. In the pair of 93 runs, Tanjid Tamim got out by making his first fifty of his career. Tanjid Tamim scored 51 runs off 43 balls with five fours and three sixes.

Bangladesh lost three more wickets in the next 40 runs and fell into a batting disaster. Nazmul Shanto (8) and Mehdi Miraj (3) went back to the dressing room with the sadness of failure. The fans of the country were watching the opener Liton Das Asha Alo, finally he got out with 66 runs in 82 balls with seven fours. After that, Tawhid Hriday, who tried to give the team a pair, got out and scored only 16 runs from 35 balls. Mushfiq, who was set, scored 36 from 46 balls and Mahmudullah scored 36 from 36 balls and 46 from 36 balls. Bangladesh was able to score 256 runs for 8 wickets.

In reply, India got off to a great start with a target of 257 runs. The opening pair of Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill scored 63 runs in the first ten overs after cutting Nasum-Sariful without a wicket. However, Rohit, the highest run scorer of this World Cup, could not score 50 against Bangladesh. Hasan Mahmud's short ball was caught at deep square by Tawhid Hriday for 48 runs. After that, the batting tandem of Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli took India to the port of victory. Shubman Gill, who was absent from the first two matches of the World Cup due to dengue, saw his fifty against Bangladesh. Shubman Khil completes his fifty with a single from the off side off Shariful. Mehdi Hasan Miraj returned this opener in the 20th over after fifty. Riyad took a great catch at deep mid-wicket off Miraj. 53 runs from 55 balls came from Gill's bat before returning to the dressing room. Then Shreyas Iyer joined Kohli. But Shreyas could not settle down at the crease for long. He returned to the pavilion after becoming Mirage's second victim for 19 runs. That is the latest success of Bangladesh. After that only Kohli show throughout the rest of the match. The star batsman led the team to victory by scoring a magnificent century. At one time, it seemed that his century would be missed, but this cricket's best batsman left the field with a century. He spent a total of 97 balls to reach three figures. In the end, India reached the port of victory with his unbeaten century with 51 balls in hand.