Bangladesh clinched a historic victory and takes 1-0 lead in three match ODI series against India.
Mehndy Hasan is the hero of the chase as they win the game by just 1 Wicket.
Losing Skipper, Rohit Sharma said:
It was a very close game. We did pretty well to comeback into that position. We didn’t bat well. 184 wasn’t good enough, but we bowled pretty well and they held the nerve in the end. If you look back how we bowled right from ball one – of course we would have loved to bowl better at the end – but we bowled pretty well for 40 overs and took overs. We just didn’t have enough runs. Another 25-30 runs would have helped. We were looking at 240-250 after the 25 over mark. When you keep losing wickets it is difficult. We need to learn and understand how to play on such wickets. No excuse for us because we are used to these wickets. I don’t really know how much they can improve in a couple of practice session. I feel the genes are there and it’s only about handling pressure.
Winning Skipper, Litton Das said:
Very happy. I was very nervous sitting in the dressing room. I enjoyed Mehidy’s batting in the last 6-7 overs. Siraj and Shardul bowled very well in the middle overs and shifted the momentum towards their side. When me and Shakib were batting we thought we could chase this easily, but it got difficult after we both got out and India bowled really well. Outstanding innings from Mehidy.
Player of the Match, Mehidy Hasan said:
I am really happy and excited. I was only thinking about focusing on one area and believing in that strategy and I knew I only needed to bat about 20 balls to get going. I tried to bowl wicket to wicket with the ball. It is a memorable performance for me.
