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MS Dhoni has won the toss and India have decided to bat first at Trent Bridge. Virender Sehwag has been ruled out with a shoulder injury. India have got Zaheer Khan back in their playing XI, remember the fast bowler had injured his shoulder during the IPL. The Champs are playing two specialist spinners in Harbhajan Singh and Pragyan Ojha.
Conditions at Trent Bridge are very overcast, there looks to be a bit of drizzle in the air. Temperature is as low as 12 degrees C.
India Innings
Over 0.2: Boundary! M Mortaza to Gambhir, short and wide, cuts that sweetly past point and beats the fielder in a long chase for a boundary.
Over 0.4: Boundary! M Mortaza to R Sharma, pitched up delivery, opens the face of the blade slightly to get hs placement right in a lovely cover drive on the up for a boundary.
Over 1.2: Boundary! Rubel Hossain to Gambhir, half volley, drives that wide one elegantly past covers for a boundary.
Over 3.2: Sixer! S Hossain to R Sharma, pitched up delivery, plays a wristy pick up shot flat in the air and the ball takes the fielder at backward squareleg for a six, that was almost a catch taken!
Over 3.3: Boundary! S Hossain to R Sharma, short and wide, plays a crashing cut shot past point for a boundary, this is delightful timing from Rohit!
Over 4.4: Boundary! M Mortaza to Gambhir, short of length delivery, charges down the track and slams that through covers for a boundary.
Over 5.1: Sixer! Rubel Hossain to R Sharma, good length delivery, gives it a lovely swing across the line to send the ball high and long over mid wicket for an 89-meter six!
Over 5.2: Boundary! Rubel Hossain to R Sharma, good length delivery, drags his hoick from outside off to flat over mid wicket for a boundary.
Over 7.1: Beaten! Shakib Al Hasan to R Sharma, flatter trajectory delivery, steps out and is left stranded out of the crease with the ball turning away but the keeper fails to collect the ball! Rohit is lucky to get back on time!
Over 7.2: Bowled him! Shakib Al Hasan to R Sharma, flatter trajectory delivery, goes back for a pull shot and plays that too early, the ball arrives slowly and keeps low to beat the shot and strike the stumps!
Over 10.1: Sixer! M Mahmudullah to M S Dhoni, flighted delivery, steps out and lifts that with the turn over long on for a six, that was not a well struck shot but had enough power.
Over 12.1: Boundary! Naeem Islam to Gambhir, flatter trajectory delivery, goes back and cuts it uppishly past the diving short thirdman for a boundary.
Over 14.3: Bowled him! Naeem Islam to M S Dhoni, flatter trajectory delivery, steps out and gets too close to the pitch of the ball and ends up playing all around it to get bowled. Dhoni yorked himself totally.
Over 15.3: Boundary! Shakib Al Hasan to Yuvraj , quicker and flatter in the air, goes back and cuts it delicately past short thirdman for a boundary.
Over 16.1: Sixer! Naeem Islam to Yuvraj , flatter trajectory delivery, comes down the track slightly and tonks it high over squareleg for a huge six! Gambhir didn’t take the single last ball.
Over 16.2: Sixer! Naeem Islam to Yuvraj , flatter trajectory delivery, steps out and flicks it high and long over mid wicket for an 88-meter six.
Over 16.4: Sixer! Naeem Islam to Yuvraj , on the shorter side, rocks back and pulls it over mid wicket for the third six of this over!
Over 16.6: He is Caught! Naeem Islam to Gambhir, flatter trajectory delivery, uses his feet and lofts it flat inside out but the man at extra covers leaps up to take a good catch.
Over 17.1: Sixer! Rubel Hossain to Yuvraj , full toss, heaves that high over long on for a six, the fielder is left to watch it like a helpless spectator!
Over 17.2: Boundary! Rubel Hossain to Yuvraj , bangs it short, swivels back and pulls it over fine leg for a one bounce boundary!
Over 17.3: Boundary! Rubel Hossain to Yuvraj , bangs it short, pulls it just past the man at short fine leg for a boundary.
Over 18.1: He is Caught! S Hossain to Yuvraj , pitched up delivery, makes room and goes for the big shot over long off but can only strike it off the toe end, the result is a simple catch to the man at long off.
Over 18.4: Boundary! S Hossain to S Raina, full toss, flicks that near yorker wide of mid wicket to get a boundary.
Over 19.3: Bowled him! Rubel Hossain to S Raina, pitched up delivery, doesn’t cover the line and goes for the big heave to mid wicket, he misses that and the bowler hits the stumps.
Over 19.4: Sixer! Rubel Hossain to I Pathan, half volley, thats down the legside and Irfan gives it a clean swing to help it flat over squareleg for a six!
Over 19.5: Boundary! Rubel Hossain to I Pathan, pitched up delivery, heaves it across flat in the air and brilliantly in the gap at mid wicket for a boundary!
Over 19.6: Single. Rubel Hossain to I Pathan, good length delivery, gets an inside edge onto the pad in a flick shot to a slower one, the ball goes behind squareleg and only a single is possible. Bangladesh need 181 to win from 20 overs.
Bangladesh innings
Over 0.4: Boundary! Zaheer to T Iqbal , pitched up delivery, goes for an expansive drive and ends up edging it over Yusuf at slip for a streaky boundary.
Over 0.5: Boundary! Zaheer to T Iqbal , pitched up delivery, plays a lovely lofted straight drive over the Umpire’s head for a boundary.
Over 1.1: Sixer! I Pathan to T Iqbal , bangs it short, pulls that away with total ease over mid wicket for a six, superb footwork from Tamim!
Over 2.2: Boundary! Y Pathan to T Iqbal , quicker and flatter in the air, plays a delicate paddle just past the keeper for a boundary!
Over 2.3: Stumped Out! Y Pathan to T Iqbal , quicker and flatter in the air, steps out for a big hoick and misses it but Dhoni doesn’t behind the stumps to effect a smart stumping.
Over 3.5: Boundary! Zaheer to J Siddique, good length delivery, smacks that across flat over Ashraful for a boundary to straight long on.
Over 3.6: Boundary! Zaheer to J Siddique, pitched up delivery, round the sticks now and is given the charge by the left hander who slams that straight past the non striker for a boundary.
Over 4.5: Sixer! Y Pathan to J Siddique, quicker and flatter in the air, clears his frontfoot and lofts it high over mid on for a six.
Over 5.2: Boundary! I Sharma to M Ashraful , half volley, flicks that uppishly but in the gap wide of mid on for a boundary that brings up the fifty for BD!
Over 5.4: He is Caught! I Sharma to M Ashraful , pitched up delivery, makes room and smacks it uppishly but straight to the man at covers who takes a sharp low catch!
Over 7.6: Sixer! Harbhajan to J Siddique, flighted delivery, steps out and whacks it against the turn over wide long on for a six!
Over 8.1: He is Caught! P Ojha to Shakib Al Hasan, flatter trajectory delivery, goes back for a pull shot in the air and can only miscue it up in the air, the ball goes nowhere and Dhoni himself takes that skier at short leg region.
Over 8.5: He is Caught! P Ojha to J Siddique, flatter trajectory delivery, uses his feet and heaves it straight into the waiting hands of Harbhajan at deep mid wicket. This is lovely loop from Pragyan, he is holding the ball back in the air!
Over 11.5: Boundary! I Sharma to R Hasan , short of length delivery, makes room and eases it flat over point for a boundary.
Over 12.4: He is Caught! P Ojha to M Mahmudullah, flatter trajectory delivery, shuffles across and plays a smart scoop shot but that is stupendoulsy caught by a forward diving Yuvraj at short fine leg!
Over 14.2: Sixer! P Ojha to M Mortaza , flighted delivery, clears his frontfoot and lofts it high over long on for a six.
Over 14.4: Bowled him! P Ojha to M Mortaza , flatter trajectory delivery, goes for a big sweep against the turn and misses it but the ball just goes onto kiss the off stump bail.
Over 15.2: Boundary! I Sharma to M Rahim, short of length delivery, guides it fine down to thirdman and beats the diving Pragyan for a boundary.
Over 16.2: He is Caught! Zaheer to R Hasan , good length delivery, goes back and heaves it flat and straight to Pragyan at mid on who takes a simple catch.
Over 18.4: Sixer! I Pathan to Naeem Islam, pitched up delivery, makes room and lofts it inside out over wide long off for a six.
Over 19.1: Sixer! I Sharma to Naeem Islam, good length delivery, gives him the charge making room and flat bats it high over long off for a six!
Over 19.2: Sixer! I Sharma to Naeem Islam, bangs it short, backs away and pulls it high over mid wicket for an 84-meter six!
Over 19.5: He is Caught! I Sharma to Naeem Islam, pitched up delivery, makes room and lifts the slower one nicely but out of nowhere comes Yuvraj in the picture who dives to his right from long off to pluck a low catch!
Over 19.6: Single. I Sharma to M Rahim, pitched up delivery, drills the yorker to extra covers for a single. India win by 25 runs.