Bangladesh Upset World Champ India By 5 Wickets
Tamim Iqbal and Jahurul Islam ensured Bangladesh were only one down at the halfway mark of their chase, but the asking-rate had started to climb to worrisome levels. Tamim again displayed his recent penchant for buckling down to play a long innings while Jahurul picked up the scoring after a slow start. Backed up by a substantial score, India's bowlers kept up the pressure on the partnership.
Bangladesh needed a good start in a must-win game for them but, after a few quiet overs upfront, Nazimuddin tried to force Praveen Kumar over midwicket only to top-edge a catch. Jahurul arrived and took nine deliveries to get off the mark, finally managing to flay Praveen through midwicket for four.
Tamim did most of the scoring during that period, caressing and punching Irfan Pathan for boundaries. Jahurul soon got the confidence to chip Rohit Sharma for six just wide of long-on. Tamim and Jahurul kept getting the odd boundary but could not really dominate, leaving India a wicket away from exerting more pressure with the asking-rate approaching seven-and-a-half runs per over.
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