Thanks Sid R. Well, Bangladesh are facing a mountain here, but I am sure the whole of Mirpur believes they can pull it off. Their chances are slim, but here's hoping they will make a fist of it.

Ahsan: "I hope Bangladesh dont come out with the same tactics as they did against Pakistan in Asia Cup, recently." This is the game Ahsan is talking about, where Bangaldesh didn't bother going after the target. I hope they won't do that today.

Sreesanth to open the attack, Tamim faces. Surprising that Zaheer is not bowling first up. Two slips.

0.1

Sreesanth to Tamim Iqbal, 2 runs, short and wide first up, Tamim does well to reach out and pat it into the covers for a couple

0.2

Sreesanth to Tamim Iqbal, 4 leg byes, Sree begins with a couple of shockers, this one swings down the leg side and clips Tamim's pads on the way to fine leg.

0.3

Sreesanth to Tamim Iqbal, no run, over-pitched this time and Tamim punches with authority, mid on has to move across fast to stop that

0.4

Sreesanth to Tamim Iqbal, no run, We have the first referral of the World Cup. Umpire Dharmasena has said not out to Sree's lbw appeal and Dhoni has referred it. Sree has bowled a monster of a yorker and it has swung in viciously as Tamim looks to get across and the n arrests the forward movement, pulls the foot back as it crashes into his toes, and falls over. Sree thinks it is plumb, but replays suggest it might have marginally missed leg stump. Banana swing on that, it swerved into line and then darted back to land on leg. Replays say it might have carried on down the leg, so India have lost one referral.

0.5

Sreesanth to Tamim Iqbal, 2 runs, an eventful over this, Sreesanth has blowed hot, cold and every other temperature in between including lukewarm. Another short ball sitting up as it angles across Tamim who slaps into the covers for a couple

0.6

Sreesanth to Tamim Iqbal, no run, back of a length on middle and off to end the over, not much Tamim could do. He stays in the crease and punches it back.

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Zaheer bowls over the wicket to Imrul Kayes. Zahee has hideously spiked hair with whitish brown streaks. Hmm.

1.1

Khan to Imrul Kayes, no run, big away swing, but its gone too far. Close to being a wide

1.2

Khan to Imrul Kayes, no run, that's the line, gets a touch of away movement off the seam and has Kayes feeling for it as it nips away

1.3

Khan to Imrul Kayes, 4 leg byes, Zaheer lands one down the leg side now, and it clips the pads on the way to fine leg. Wayward start this.

1.4

Khan to Imrul Kayes, no run, full-pitched on off stump, Kayes comes forward into the drive but finds mid off

1.5

Khan to Imrul Kayes, 1 run, this one hurries off the deck, from back of a length and Kayes was late on the attempted punch off the backfoot. It gets a thick outside edge and runs down to third man

Zaheer v Tamim. Can't help but remember Port of Spain, 2007!

1.6

Khan to Tamim Iqbal, no run, Zaheer gets one to hold its line after landing on off, Tamim is watchful as he stays on the crease and works it to the leg side

2.1

Sreesanth to Imrul Kayes, FOUR, uppish, but safe. Sreesanth again offers width, and challenges Kayes to clear the infield. Kayes obliges, staying beside the line, he opens the wrists and drives on the up, manages to get it just over cover point

2.2

Sreesanth to Imrul Kayes, no run, good line, not much Kayes can do with this, lands back of a length at decent pace around middle and off, Kayes goes back and punches defensively to mid off

2.3

Sreesanth to Imrul Kayes, FOUR, Sree is getting the ball to do things in the Mirpur nights. Another virtually unplayable inswinger to the left hander, the seam is menacingly straight as the ball curls in the air and Kayes is lucky to get anything in that. Thick inside edge as he nearly falls over, it misses the stumps and heads to fine leg for four

2.4

Sreesanth to Imrul Kayes, no run, this one is a touch too leg-sidish and is nearly tickled along to the fine leg boundary. Sree gets away with it

2.5

Sreesanth to Imrul Kayes, no run, a bouncer like he means it. Short, and pacy. Kayes thought of rocking back and playing with a horizontal bat, but decided to just arch his back and keep the face out of the way. Zippy.

2.6

Sreesanth to Imrul Kayes, no run, another good ball to end the over, Kayes looks to find some room outside off and free his arms, but Sree cramps him and he crunches it out to cover

3.1

Khan to Tamim Iqbal, 1 wide, Zaheer lands another one well wide outside off and it moves further. Called a wide this time

3.1

Khan to Tamim Iqbal, no run, back of a length, and not the same kind of carry this time as Tamim stays back and punches to mid on

3.2

Khan to Tamim Iqbal, 1 run, big swing again, Zaheer moves it away like a yo-yo. Tamim flowed into a cover drive before being alarmed by the away movement and then had to adjust quickly by opening the face. Still got a thick outside edge and it flew to third man

3.3

Khan to Imrul Kayes, no run, tight stuff, on off stump and Kayes stays behind the line to defend

3.4

Khan to Imrul Kayes, no run, Zaheer has slowly eased himself into a good rhythm, another one on the money forcing Kayes back to defend down the track

3.5

Khan to Imrul Kayes, no run, three on the trot that Kayes has played back to, he stays back and plays it back down the track

3.6

Khan to Imrul Kayes, FOUR, well played, Kayes. Zaheer lands it not more than half a foot shorter than the previous three deliveries and Kayes pounces on it with a vengeance. He rocks back and forces it away with a pull shot that trickles away to the square leg fence

4.1

Sreesanth to Tamim Iqbal, 1 run, on middle and leg, hint of inward movement as Tamim plays from the crease to the leg side. Gets a single to midwicket.

4.2

Sreesanth to Imrul Kayes, FOUR, and another boundary, Bangladesh are going after this! Not a bad ball from Sree, short but not very wide, Kayes looks for the slash-cut and gets an inside edge that runs between the off stump and Dhoni, very straight, through fine leg ground for four

Sree goes round the wicket.

4.3

Sreesanth to Imrul Kayes, (no ball) FOUR, he's over-stepped! Scorching inswinger, and Kayes does well to move the feet away and get bat on the flick. And what's more, it is four through square leg. Here comes the free-hit

4.3

Sreesanth to Imrul Kayes, FOUR, Mirpur roars! Sree bangs it short from over the wicket and Kayes seemed to be expecting it. He was back in a flash and swiped it with a mighty swing of the bat through square leg. Very nearly a six. Astounding hit.

4.4

Sreesanth to Imrul Kayes, no run, How boring. Back of a length on off stump from round the wicket, Kayes stays behind the line and defends to the off side

4.5

Sreesanth to Imrul Kayes, FOUR, Kayes Kayoes Sree! Shot of the innings so far. Sree did not over-pitch this. He did not drop it short. He landed this back of a length and gave Kayes a sliver of width outside off. Kayes just plonked the front foot across and drilled this over the covers. Fury unleashed.

4.6

Sreesanth to Imrul Kayes, 5 wides, Sree has lost it. He's slipped another big inswinger well down the leg side and it speeds away for five wides

4.6

Sreesanth to Imrul Kayes, 1 run, 24 runs off the over, Kayes stays back and gets a thick outside edge as he looks to steer and gets a single to third man.

"Waka, waka, this time for Dhaka" reads a banner in the crowds. You bet!

5.1

Khan to Imrul Kayes, 2 runs, Zaheer puts another on the pads and Kayes clips him square for a couple. What a start to the chase!

5.2

Khan to Imrul Kayes, no run, back of a length outside off, Zaheer needs to repeat that ball a few times and somehow convince Sreesanth to. Kayes stays back and defends to the off side. Tamim has so fat been reduced to a sideshow

5.3

Khan to Imrul Kayes, 2 runs, again, off-target. Slides onto the pads with the angle and Kayes flicks through square leg for a couple more

5.4

Khan to Imrul Kayes, no run, back of a length and angling into the pads, Kayes can't do much with it as he looks to work it to the leg side

5.5

Khan to Imrul Kayes, no run, good length on off stump, a rare quiet over (so far), as Kayes gets half forward and opens the face to guide into the covers

5.6

Khan to Imrul Kayes, no run, nicely done Zaheer. Sticks religiously to that line on off stump and Kayes again plays defensively to the off side. Sanity, partially restored.

Rakesh: "If Sreesant bowls such tripe at Bangladesh defending 370, i shudder to think how he would bowl if we are defending 250 against a better side." Well, he actually bowled a few unplayable balls amidst the tripe.

Here's Munaf now. Over the wicket. Slips have vanished. A packed cordon square on the off side.

6.1

Patel to Tamim Iqbal, no run, back of a length on middle and leg, Tamim can't get power into the punch down the ground

6.2

Patel to Tamim Iqbal, no run, Munaf gets one to hold its line as it goes away with the angle, and Tamim has his trademark disdainful flash through the off side. Doesn't make contact this time, but sets up a stiff breeze around the ground

6.3

Patel to Tamim Iqbal, 1 run, another outside edge for Tamim as he goes hard at a ball angling across him, it runs down to third man

6.4

Patel to Imrul Kayes, no run, tight from Munaf, you will get fewer deviations from the mean from this man, as opposed to Sree. Back of a length and decent bounce, would have carried just over off and middle. Kayes stays behind the line and defends

6.5

Patel to Imrul Kayes, OUT, If you dropped a pin in Mirpur, you'd hear it in Dhaka. Kayes has played onto Munaf. Back of a length again from Munaf, that's his business area as he gets this to angle across from slightly wide of the crease. Kayes went for the cut, and was almost surprised by the drop in pace. In hindsight, he did not have the room for the cut. Inside edge and it crashes into the stumps. The crowd loses its voice.

Imrul Kayes b Patel 34 (33m 29b 7x4 0x6) SR: 117.24

Siddique is the new man in.

6.6

Patel to Junaid Siddique, no run, short of good length, and Siddique times the backfoot flick ominously. Straight to midwicket, though

Ramesh: "Dont know if Rakesh has had tripe; but cooked in right way, tripe is quite good!" Sree sure was over-cooking it.

7.1

Khan to Tamim Iqbal, no run, appeal for lbw, turned down. Zaheer lands it on the seam around middle, it doesn't move off the track though and finds a way past Tamim's defensive to hit the pad in front of leg. Would have gone down the leg side. Would have kissed the leg stump, but that's not enough.

7.2

Khan to Tamim Iqbal, no run, Tamim sure is struggling here. Another one short of driving length, no movement and Tamim just seemed to be playing down the wrong line.

7.3

Khan to Tamim Iqbal, no run, fuller this time, on off stump, Tamim comes forward cautiously and defends into the off side

7.4

Khan to Tamim Iqbal, 1 run, too straight, an in form Tamim would have muscled that through square leg. Today, he quietly taps it to midwicket for one

7.5

Khan to Junaid Siddique, 1 run, movement from Zaheer, swerves in towards the leg stump as Siddique shuffles all over the shop and gets it down to deep square leg

7.6

Khan to Tamim Iqbal, no run, this one is heading down the leg side and Tamim actually lets it hit his pad instead of going for it.

8.1

Patel to Junaid Siddique, no run, tightish lines, back of a length on middle stump and defended carefully to the leg side

8.2

Patel to Junaid Siddique, no run, short of a length again, outside off, Siddique doesn't go hard at it, and defends into the covers

8.3

Patel to Junaid Siddique, SIX, whoa, Caribbean disdain! That's been merrily whipped off the pads from back of a length and dumped over deep square leg. The timing was incredible, no one expected it to carry all the way. Yusuf Pathan at deep square leg sure didn't as he ran back. Unfortunately, Yusuf has tripped on the boundary skirting and goes headlong into the advertising boards. He's down on the ground now. Must be said, why do they have metal (or is it wood?) hoardings out there? Shouldn't it be a softer material? He seems to have injured his right leg as he tripped. The physio is out there checking on him.

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8.4

Patel to Junaid Siddique, no run, back of a length outside off, Siddique defends on the up into the covers

Yusuf seems ok and is back fielding now. He's one hard man!

8.5

Patel to Junaid Siddique, no run, Munaf continues to keep it short of driving length and Siddique gets half forward to defend to the off side

8.6

Patel to Junaid Siddique, no run, another dot ball, Munaf sticks to his guns short of a length outside off, and Siddique check drives towards point

9.1

Khan to Tamim Iqbal, no run, Tamim is struggling to get Zaheer away. Zaheer gets a slight hint of inward ceam movement from off stump and Tamim doesn't spot the deviation, gets an inside edge onto the pads as he plays an unconvincing drive down the ground

9.2

Khan to Tamim Iqbal, 1 run, and this time Zaheer takes it away from Tamim, he gets an outside edge as he swings away looking for the covers. Single to third man

9.3

Khan to Junaid Siddique, no run, speared into the pads as the tall Siddique nearly falls over as he pushes across before squeezing it to the leg side

9.4

Khan to Junaid Siddique, 1 run, back of a length on off stump again, Siddique defends towards mid off and is away for a single

9.5

Khan to Tamim Iqbal, no run, almost a freebie down the leg side as Tamim tries to get inside the line and work it along fine, but he finds short fine leg

9.6

Khan to Tamim Iqbal, 2 runs, Zaheer lands one on the pads again and this time Tamim clips him squarer for a couple. Good over from Zaheer.

Whoa, some hammer India took in that Powerplay. Serious concerns going ahead of the remaining games in the World Cup.

India have taken the bowling Powerplay. Should they have delayed it? Here's Munaf.

10.1

Patel to Junaid Siddique, 1 run, back of a length outside off, pushed into the covers and a single

10.2

Patel to Tamim Iqbal, no run, Tamim can't turn it over as he gets one on middle and off and looks to force into the covers

10.3

Patel to Tamim Iqbal, FOUR, Tamim finally gets one away. He's not waiting for Munaf to over-pitch and just decides to bunt a length ball over mid on. It wasn't timed that well, but easily cleared the infield.

10.4

Patel to Tamim Iqbal, no run, Munaf gets it closer to Tamim who gets behind the line and defends to the off side

10.5

Patel to Tamim Iqbal, no run, good stuff from Munaf, catches everyone by surprise with a slightly pacy bouncer in the perfect spot. Tamim did not see it coming, was late on the shot and still went for the pull. He gloves it, and it balloons up, but falls safely on the leg side behind square

10.6

Patel to Tamim Iqbal, FOUR, Tamim's best shot of the evening. He's looked anxious and fidgetty through the off side so far, but not this time. He waits for a short of length ball to come along and then punches it on top of the bounce between the men in the covers. Huge effort running back from Kohli, but it is four.

Harbhajan comes on now. Round the wicket, no catchers close in.

11.1

Harbhajan Singh to Junaid Siddique, no run, turn, from the line of off stump and Junaid just defends off the front foot

11.2

Harbhajan Singh to Junaid Siddique, no run, this one straightens from back of a length on middle and off, Junaid punches straight into the covers

11.3

Harbhajan Singh to Junaid Siddique, 1 run, on the pads this time and Junaid manages to get inside the line and work a single to midwicket

11.4

Harbhajan Singh to Tamim Iqbal, no run, this one hurries through without much spin and Tamim is late on the shot as he goes back and looks to flick. Hits the pads, but it was heading down the leg side

11.5

Harbhajan Singh to Tamim Iqbal, 1 run, little more air, but he's firing them in, and Raina misfields Tamim's dab into the covers. They get a single

11.6

Harbhajan Singh to Junaid Siddique, no run, another one that refuses to spin and hurries through, Junaid works it off the pads to midwicket. Quiet over with a lot of skid from Harbhajan.

12.1

Patel to Tamim Iqbal, 1 run, another outside edge for Tamim as he feels uncertainly to a ball that holds it line as it angles across. Single to third man

12.2

Patel to Junaid Siddique, 1 run, A cruel man will say Yusuf dropped it, but that would just be, well, cruel. Junai looks to pull a ball that wasn't that short and scooped it straight back over Munaf's head. Yusuf scurried across from midwicket and dived low to nearly pouch it, but it slipped out. He tried to keep it in the air and have a second go, even as he was sliding along on a shoulder, but it fell down.

12.3

Patel to Tamim Iqbal, no run

12.4

Patel to Tamim Iqbal, 1 run, Tamim punches wide of mid off and gets a single this time

12.5

Patel to Junaid Siddique, 2 runs, on the pads and Junaid does well to flick it wide of Tendulkar at short fine leg. Gambhir, on the deep square leg boundary, does well to haul it in before it runs away for four

12.6

Patel to Junaid Siddique, no run, leg-stumpish again, that's a dangerous line to operate on, but this time Junaid doesn't make contact with the almighty leg-side hoick

Err. I regret the typo earlier. Tamim was, indeed, late on the shot. And not what i had typed earlier.

13.1

Harbhajan Singh to Tamim Iqbal, no run, fired up wide of the stumps, and Tamim looks to bang it through the covers. Can't find the gap though

13.2

Harbhajan Singh to Tamim Iqbal, 1 run, Tamim jumps out and Harbhajan sees him coming, and holds the length back. Tamim goes through with the swipe, but can't time it over the leg side. Single for his effort, though.

13.3

Harbhajan Singh to Junaid Siddique, FOUR, another one skids across the evening turf, and Junaid is cramped for room completely as he hangs back. He gets another inside edge, and it is four through fine leg. A few of those, so far tonight.

13.4

Harbhajan Singh to Junaid Siddique, no run, now Harbhajan gets some turn, slows it up and flights on middle and off, Junaid carefully defends

13.5

Harbhajan Singh to Junaid Siddique, no run, again some spin as he stays back to defend into the off side

13.6

Harbhajan Singh to Junaid Siddique, 1 run, finishes with a single through square leg as Harbhajan lands this full on the toes.

14.1

Patel to Junaid Siddique, 1 run, Munaf, as always, holds it back and Junai just drives down to long on with the intent of taking a single

14.2

Patel to Tamim Iqbal, no run, again, keeps it on that nagging spot around off stump, and Tamim defends down the track

14.3

Patel to Tamim Iqbal, no run, ah he's missed out this time, Munaf lands one on the pads and Tamim looks to flick, but picks out midwicket

14.4

Patel to Tamim Iqbal, 2 runs, unnecessary throw from Harbhajan at mid off, hits the stumps at the bowler's end as Tamim comes in, and then ricochets to the leg side, allowing a second run

14.5

Patel to Tamim Iqbal, no run, Tamim tries to make his own width by swerving back and looks to cut-steer, but plays it straight to point

14.6

Patel to Tamim Iqbal, no run, fuller this time and Tamim goes for the cover drive. Once again, straight to the fielder though.

Drinks break then. A breather India won't mind at all.

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Right, Sid R will take over commentary until the next drinks break, while I shall head over to our chat.

Thanks Nitin. The outfield is being dried up using huge pieces of cloth, dragged by the ground staff. Dew could still play a role.

15.1

Harbhajan Singh to Junaid Siddique, 1 run, slightly uppish from Junaid, Harbhajan getting some turn here, Junaid punches the ball to cover

15.2

Harbhajan Singh to Tamim Iqbal, 1 run, big stride forward as Tamim pushes the ball towards mid-off

15.3

Harbhajan Singh to Junaid Siddique, no run, Junaid stays on the back foot and plays it late, a bit of an edge as the ball flies towards short third

15.4

Harbhajan Singh to Junaid Siddique, 1 run, whipped towards midwicket by Junaid

15.5

Harbhajan Singh to Tamim Iqbal, 1 run, full ball on the pads, punched towards long-on for a single

15.6

Harbhajan Singh to Junaid Siddique, 1 run, carefully tucks the ball towards mid-on and picks up another single

Manoj Bangera: "Since our bowling is not doing the magic, we will have no choice but to ensure that we score big whenever we bat either to put up a huge total if put to / or opting to bat first or chase effectively to overhaul the opponent's score... any which way batting is the key and has to click"

Yusuf into the attack, round the wicket

16.1

Pathan to Junaid Siddique, 1 run, fired into the pads, patted towards mid-on for one more

16.2

Pathan to Tamim Iqbal, 1 run, Tamim stands tall and punches to wide mid-on for one more single to bring up the 100

16.3

Pathan to Junaid Siddique, 1 run, short and outside off, driven to long-on

16.4

Pathan to Tamim Iqbal, no run, Yusuf ends the run of singles by racing to his right and fielding the ball himself

16.5

Pathan to Tamim Iqbal, 1 run, flatter and shorter from Yusuf, Tamim was charging out early and he chops that towards deep backward point

16.6

Pathan to Junaid Siddique, 1 run, length ball on middle and leg, steady from Yusuf, patted towards midwicket for a single

17.1

Harbhajan Singh to Junaid Siddique, no run, full and outside off, careful forward defence

17.2

Harbhajan Singh to Junaid Siddique, 1 run, shorter and bit more width, carved towards point

17.3

Harbhajan Singh to Tamim Iqbal, 1 run, Bangladesh interested only in ones now, taps the ball to midwicket and sprints a run

17.4

Harbhajan Singh to Junaid Siddique, no run, drifted on to the pads, batsman can't capitalise, off the pads towards square leg

17.5

Harbhajan Singh to Junaid Siddique, no run, quicker delivery results in another dot ball, blocked back to the bowler

17.6

Harbhajan Singh to Junaid Siddique, 1 run, only three off the over as another single rounds it up, guided towards midwicket for an ambled run

18.1

Pathan to Junaid Siddique, no run, on middle and leg, defended off the back foot

18.2

Pathan to Junaid Siddique, 1 run, backs away and drives inside out towards extra cover for a single

18.3

Pathan to Tamim Iqbal, 1 wide, down the leg side from Yusuf, that's a wide

18.3

Pathan to Tamim Iqbal, 1 wide, and again, Yusuf looking to cramp the batsman but he's getting his lines wrong

18.3

Pathan to Tamim Iqbal, 1 run, driven this time past a diving Yusuf, to long-off for a single

18.4

Pathan to Junaid Siddique, no run, Junaid started off for a single after playing the ball to midwicket, before a loud 'No' from Tamim sent him back

18.5

Pathan to Junaid Siddique, 1 run, driven along the ground to long-on

18.6

Pathan to Tamim Iqbal, 1 run, worked off the pads behind square leg for a single

Raj Pejavar writes in: "The run rate is slowing creeping up to around 8 an over and if it keeps going up and a couple of more wickets will put pressure on BD... so, it is imp for this pair to step up without losing any more wickets.... "

19.1

Harbhajan Singh to Tamim Iqbal, no run, looks to cut after making room but doesn't connect

19.2

Harbhajan Singh to Tamim Iqbal, 2 runs, gets a couple this time by punching the ball off the pads towards wide long-on, sharp running gets them the second

19.3

Harbhajan Singh to Tamim Iqbal, 1 run, length ball outside off, driven along the ground for a single

19.4

Harbhajan Singh to Junaid Siddique, 1 run, flighted from Harbhajan, gets the leading edge and the ball pops up but is too far to the left of the bowler to catch that

19.5

Harbhajan Singh to Tamim Iqbal, 1 run, drops short and that's stabbed to deep point

19.6

Harbhajan Singh to Junaid Siddique, 1 run, huge mix-up there, nearly cost Bangladesh a wicket, Junaid played the ball towards deep square leg and was content taking a leisurely single, Tamim wanted a second though and he was midway through the pitch before he realised his partner wasn't responding, had to turn back and might have been in trouble but the throw was wide

20.1

Pathan to Junaid Siddique, 1 run

20.2

Pathan to Tamim Iqbal, no run, overpitched on off, driven back to the bowler

20.3

Pathan to Tamim Iqbal, no run, keeps him tied down with a middle and off line, again it is patted back to the bowler

20.4

Pathan to Tamim Iqbal, 1 run, slides onto leg, Tamim stands tall and drive sit towards long-on

20.5

Pathan to Junaid Siddique, 1 run, length ball outside off, driven along the ground to long-off for a single

20.6

Pathan to Tamim Iqbal, no run, end of another tidy over, only three off it, final ball is pushed back to the bowler, required rate is 8.62 now

Harbhajan continues, his sixth over

21.1

Harbhajan Singh to Junaid Siddique, no run, short and wide, slapped to point, straight to point

No boundary since the 14th over

21.2

Harbhajan Singh to Junaid Siddique, no run, Harbhajan gets into a tangle with non-striker Tamim as he tries to stop a drive from Junaid, no one injured and there's no verbal exchange either

21.3

Harbhajan Singh to Junaid Siddique, no run, fullish and outside off, driven towards extra cover, no run again

21.4

Harbhajan Singh to Junaid Siddique, no run, driven to the left of Harbhajan, who again has to hurdle past Tamim to field

21.5

Harbhajan Singh to Junaid Siddique, 1 run, a length ball spins across, Junaid punches it to long-on for a single, Harbhajan doing a great job here

21.6

Harbhajan Singh to Tamim Iqbal, 1 run, quicker on middle and leg, punched to mid-on for a single, just two off the over, one of these two need to consider starting to hit out, or the required rate will quickly get out of hand

22.1

Pathan to Tamim Iqbal, 1 run, gets on the back foot and eases the ball towards extra cover

22.2

Pathan to Junaid Siddique, 1 run, not too much turn on offer for Yusuf, but he's keeping things quiet, pushed towards extra cover for one more

22.3

Pathan to Tamim Iqbal, 1 run, gets nicely forward and tucks the ball in front of square leg

22.4

Pathan to Junaid Siddique, 1 run, tossed up from Yusuf, outside off, driven uppishly towards cover, lands wide of the fielder

22.5

Pathan to Tamim Iqbal, 1 run, clips the ball off the pads towards fine leg

22.6

Pathan to Junaid Siddique, 1 run, backs away and slaps the ball towards deep point for a single to end the over

Gordon d'Mello: "To Manoj, did you see the practice games? India were poor with the bat against Aus, but their bowlers won them the game. For goodness sake, Sreesanth is the only one going for more than 5 runs per over! Wake up mate! Also, realize Bang are no longer easy beats, they know how to play."

23.1

Harbhajan Singh to Junaid Siddique, OUT, is that a stumping, third umpire is called off, Harbhajan gets the ball to ship away sharply from Junaid, who is beaten as he looks to play on the front foot, Dhoni is an exceptional stumper these days, he's whips off the bails in a jiffy and after several replays the third umpire sends Junaid on his way, much to the Mirpur crowd's disappointment, reward for Harbhajan who has bowled extremely well today

Junaid Siddique st †Dhoni b Harbhajan Singh 37 (66m 52b 1x4 1x6) SR: 71.15

23.2

Harbhajan Singh to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, looks to carves hit first bowl past point, gets a bottom edge that bounces on its way to the keeper

23.3

Harbhajan Singh to Shakib Al Hasan, no run

23.4

Harbhajan Singh to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, this time he connects as he looks to cut, gets off the mark with a single

23.5

Harbhajan Singh to Tamim Iqbal, no run, Harbhajan gets the leading edge as Tamim looks to tuck the ball towards the leg side, the ball loops towards cover

23.6

Harbhajan Singh to Tamim Iqbal, no run, defends the final ball to end a superb over from Harbhajan, just one off it and the wicket, that sends the required rate to 9.26

Yuvraj Singh to come into the attack for Yusuf, he's been bowling a lot for India over the past couple of years

24.1

Yuvraj Singh to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, starts with a short of length ball that is swept hard, but can't beat square leg

24.2

Yuvraj Singh to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR, nicely done from Shakib, a deft touch that brings Bangladesh's first boundary in more than 10 overs, dabs it to third man and the ball crawls to the boundary

24.3

Yuvraj Singh to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, gets on one knee to sweep powerfully, no contact

24.4

Yuvraj Singh to Shakib Al Hasan, 2 runs, a paddle-sweep from Shakib to get a couple to fine leg

24.5

Yuvraj Singh to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, Shakib continues to look to score behind the wicket, makes room and guides to third man

24.6

Yuvraj Singh to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, chipped uppishly past mid-off for a single

The latest from the indefatigable Madhu: "Junaid Siddique's dismissal was the 100th stumping in World Cups. The 2007 World Cup saw the highest stumpings (21), followed by the 1996 World Cup (20)."

Yusuf to bowl his fifth

25.1

Pathan to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, tucks the first ball of the over towards midwicket for a single

25.2

Pathan to Tamim Iqbal, FOUR, another boundary that has the crowd cheering, shortish ball, batsman gets on the back foot and cuts that one, gets a bit of a top edge that sends it behind backward point

25.3

Pathan to Tamim Iqbal, 1 run, chopped to backward point for a single

25.4

Pathan to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, the cut shot is employed once more, again fetches a single

25.5

Pathan to Tamim Iqbal, 1 run, overpitched on middle and leg, batsman backs away and drives along the ground to mid-off

25.6

Pathan to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, length ball on off, pushed towards mid-off, that makes it eight off the over, Bangladesh need more of those to stay in touch

A leg slip in place perhaps to block Shakib's paddle sweeps

26.1

Yuvraj Singh to Tamim Iqbal, 1 run, driven to mid-on for a single

26.2

Yuvraj Singh to Shakib Al Hasan, 2 runs, gets this past that leg slip, a misfield gives away an extra run

No more leg slip

26.3

Yuvraj Singh to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, Shakib looks to swipe that one but can't get it past midwicket

26.4

Yuvraj Singh to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, played towards point for a single

26.5

Yuvraj Singh to Tamim Iqbal, no run, a muted appeal for lbw as the batsman looks for a paddle sweep, bottom edge on to the pads

26.6

Yuvraj Singh to Tamim Iqbal, no run, tossed up and overpitched on middle and leg, driven wide of short mid-on

27.1

Pathan to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, carved to the off side for a single

27.2

Pathan to Tamim Iqbal, no run, can't beat the man at point

27.3

Pathan to Tamim Iqbal, no run, into the pads, stands tall and defends back down the pitch

27.4

Pathan to Tamim Iqbal, 1 run, Tamim's off strike by pushing the ball to the left of the bowler, Yusuf gets a hand on it but can't stop the ball cleanly, Habrhajan has to field

27.5

Pathan to Shakib Al Hasan, 3 runs, a paddle sweep down to fine leg for three, nice placement, Munaf does the fielding

27.6

Pathan to Tamim Iqbal, 1 run, flatbatted past mid-on for a single

28.1

Yuvraj Singh to Tamim Iqbal, no run, Tamim charges out of the crease and defends a length ball outside off

28.2

Yuvraj Singh to Tamim Iqbal, 1 run, pushed along the round to long-on for a single

28.3

Yuvraj Singh to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, the on-one-knee sweep again from Shakib, just a single results

28.4

Yuvraj Singh to Tamim Iqbal, 1 run, moves away from leg to make room to cut, gets an edge that sends the ball towards long leg

28.5

Yuvraj Singh to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, full and outside off, another single, this time to long-off, boundaries are called for

28.6

Yuvraj Singh to Tamim Iqbal, 2 runs, gets an outside edge as he again makes room to cut, the edge results in a chase for third man who keeps the batsmen to two

Sreesanth is back. Can he improve on his first spell? He has a long chat with Zaheer before bowling

29.1

Sreesanth to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, starts with a length ball outside off, driven towards deep cover for a single

Required rate is now beyond 10

29.2

Sreesanth to Tamim Iqbal, 1 run, slightly short, there's width on offer, chopped hard but straight to deep point

29.3

Sreesanth to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, cramps the batsman up with a length ball on offstump, awkwardly played out towards the off side

29.4

Sreesanth to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, length ball on middle and leg, driven towards mid-on for a single

29.5

Sreesanth to Tamim Iqbal, 1 run, length ball outside off, jabbed towards backward point

29.6

Sreesanth to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR, a powerful pull from Shakib leaves the man at midwicket on the floor, his dive can't stop the ball and Bangladesh get the boundary they need each over, Sreesanth's poor day continues

30.1

Yuvraj Singh to Tamim Iqbal, 1 run, works the ball towards square leg for a single

30.2

Yuvraj Singh to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 wide, flighted delivery down the leg side, batsman goes for the sweep, umpire thinks long before calling that a wide, Yuvraj shakes his head as he thinks that hit the pad

30.2

Yuvraj Singh to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, looks to play that one off the back foot, is struck on the back pad, might have pitched outside off, huge appeal turned down, India doesn't ask for the referral

30.3

Yuvraj Singh to Shakib Al Hasan, no run

30.4

Yuvraj Singh to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, driven along the ground towards extra cover

30.5

Yuvraj Singh to Tamim Iqbal, SIX, Bangladesh having thrown in the towel, what a hit from Tamim, gets on one knee and hammers that flat and hard over midwicket, into the crowd

30.6

Yuvraj Singh to Tamim Iqbal, 1 run, worked towards square leg for a single, that's ten from the over

31.1

Sreesanth to Tamim Iqbal, 2 runs, far too much width from Sreesanth, lashed to deep cover with ease

Sreesanth round the wicket

31.2

Sreesanth to Tamim Iqbal, no run, length ball angling into off, driven down towards short cover

31.3

Sreesanth to Tamim Iqbal, 2 runs, short of lengthy, whipped off the backfoot towards deep square leg, Zaheer and Munaf combine to field that one

31.4

Sreesanth to Tamim Iqbal, 1 run, looks to power that one on the up, mishits it towards long-on, he was looking to muscle it through the off

31.5

Sreesanth to Shakib Al Hasan, 3 runs, a strange shot that, shortish ball on legstump that is paddle-pulled towards short fine leg, should have been only a single, but Zaheer misfielded to give away a couple of extra runs

31.6

Sreesanth to Tamim Iqbal, 1 run, on the pads, tucked towards square leg for a single

Munaf is back

32.1

Patel to Tamim Iqbal, OUT, and he strikes once more in his first over of the spell, this time off the first ball itself, Tamim looks to thrash a length ball towards the leg side, he makes good contact but the ball flies only as far as Yuvraj Singh, who takes a sharp, low catch at midwicket, end of Tamim's vigil, he wasn't at his best today, getting bogged down early on, but held up one end

Tamim Iqbal c Yuvraj Singh b Patel 70 (136m 86b 3x4 1x6) SR: 81.39

And that's the final drinks break of the game. That's it from me on ball-by-ball today, Nitin Sundar will describe how the rest of this match turns out.

Thanks Sid R. Rahim is the new man in.

32.2

Patel to Mushfiqur Rahim, no run, back of a length on off stump and Rahim defends to the off side off the back foot

32.3

Patel to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 run, opens the face outside off, and steers it fine to third man for a single

32.4

Patel to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, fuller length on the pads, Shakib gets half forward and drives to mid off for one

32.5

Patel to Mushfiqur Rahim, no run, very close to being called a wide, as it whizzes away wide outside off and Dhoni collects

32.6

Patel to Mushfiqur Rahim, no run, nice delivery to end with, McGrath would have approved. Back of a length on off stump and Rahim defends from the crease

Rakesh: "If Bangladesh wins this one, think Sreesanth is going to be conferred with Citizenship of Bangladesh by the people and President of Bangladesh."

Zaheer comes on now. Shudder. That hideous hairdo. Looks like a character out of Naruto or something.

33.1

Khan to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 wide, slides down the leg side for a wide.

33.1

Khan to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, fuller on middle and leg, Shakib digs it out to mid on for a single

Zak round the wicket now.

33.2

Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 run, comes in from wide of the crease and finishes a foot outside off, Rahim stays back and steers to third man

33.3

Khan to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, a slow yorker from Zaheer who ends his follow through with a couple of steps. It came in a touch too, as Shakib dead batted it out

33.4

Khan to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, this one ends on the pads and is worked through square leg for one

33.5

Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, FOUR, whoa, some shot that. Zaheer drops it marginally shot and it angles across Rahim, who rocks back and pulls imperiously, in front of square. In fact, it purred away through midwicket, for four.

33.6

Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, no run, finishes with a fuller delivery, on off stump, as Rahim comes forward and defends down the track

34.1

Patel to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, over-pitched outside off by Munaf as even as Shakib played the flowing cover drive, he grimaces, since he had hit it straight to cover.

34.2

Patel to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR, crack! I like this, Shakib is my captain today in the Fantasy game. Short of a length and wide outside off, he just stays his ground, sets up a solid base and detonates it through point. Bang bang, he shot me down ...

34.3

Patel to Shakib Al Hasan, 2 runs, short and wide again, Shakib cuts again and picks a couple

34.4

Patel to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, Munaf keeps it closer to the stumps, but there is still width on offer and it kept a touch low. Shakib looks for the cut again, and misses

34.5

Patel to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, this is very un-Patelesque from Munaf, giving width outside off. Shakib throws the kitchen sink, and some utensils at it, and gets a thick edge to third man

34.6

Patel to Mushfiqur Rahim, no run, finishes with one on a length outside off and Rahim drives to the off side. Munaf cleans up

35.1

Khan to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 wide, horror slower ball wide down the leg side.

35.1

Khan to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, this one nips in from off stump, and Shakib has to shut the bat pad gap quickly as he looks to punch through the off side

35.2

Khan to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, fuller this time, Shakib still can't thread the off side gap

35.3

Khan to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, waits for this one as it slants in, and Shakib clips it off middle and leg through square leg

35.4

Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 run, another slow offcutter, ends up on the pads and is whipped through square leg for one more

35.5

Khan to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, slower ball, another off cutter on off stump, in Shakib's slot as he looks to cream it through the covers, and gets the gap. There is cover in the deep though.,

35.6

Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, no run, full on off stump to end the over, Rahim sets himself up for the square drive but can't time it

Joe: "Could my fantasy team have started any better?? Sehwag as captain and the only other player who has featured so far. Tamim. All set to dominate my private league."

Yuvraj comes back on,

36.1

Yuvraj Singh to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, tight line but back of a length on off stump, Shakib stays back and forces into the covers.

36.2

Yuvraj Singh to Mushfiqur Rahim, no run, tossed up on middle and off, Rahim defends off the front foot

36.3

Yuvraj Singh to Mushfiqur Rahim, no run, looks to stay in the crease and steer through point, but can't get the gap

36.4

Yuvraj Singh to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 run, finally Rahim gets the single, full ball on off driven to cover

36.5

Yuvraj Singh to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, fired in on off stump, Shakib hangs back and looks to whip it square, but can't get a single

36.6

Yuvraj Singh to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 run, quiet over, ends with a single to Shakib as he opens the face and dabs into the covers

Kimi: "Zaheer hair is no way near a character from Naruto. Don't insult Naruto by comparing it with Zaheer." Apart from India and Bangla fans, we now have Naruto fans on the house. Perfect.

Yusuf comes on now.

37.1

Pathan to Mushfiqur Rahim, FOUR, and drops the first ball short and outside off, Rahim stays back and cuts behind square for four

37.2

Pathan to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 run, wide again, but not enough for the cut, and Rahim carves for a single through cover

37.3

Pathan to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, ooh, spin for Yusuf as Shakib looks to sweep and nearly drags it from leg stump onto the stumps.

37.4

Pathan to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, this time he gets the single, worked agains the spin through square leg

37.5

Pathan to Mushfiqur Rahim, no run, tossed up on middle and leg, Rahim comes forward and nearly yorks himself

37.6

Pathan to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 run, and he looks to heave one across the line as Yusuf fires it in on the stumps. Single to short fine leg

Zaheer's hairstyle has set me thinking of other weird hairdos we've seen on the cricket field. Pietersen used to sport a possum on his head sometime back, and Malinga looked like a poodle circa 2005. Any others?

38.1

Yuvraj Singh to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 run, Rahim does the smart thing, single off the first ball to let his captain have a go

38.2

Yuvraj Singh to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR, another four there, Shakib goes for the sweep as Yusuf lands one on leg stump, and gets it finer than short fine leg

38.3

Yuvraj Singh to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, another sweep, this time he goes square and gets a single

38.4

Yuvraj Singh to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 run, Rahim sweeps now, on the pads and he gets it out to the fielder at deep backward square leg

38.5

Yuvraj Singh to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, Shakib opens the face and dabs from just outside off to get to his fifty. Well played captain! Both Shakib and Tamim got fifties in the 2007 game. As did Rahim. A repeat of that game this. Almost.

38.6

Yuvraj Singh to Mushfiqur Rahim, no run, Rahim looks to pick a single with a nudge towards third man, but finds the fielder

39.1

Pathan to Shakib Al Hasan, FOUR, he's not given up yet. Shakib runs down the track, opens up the off side and goes inside out as Yusuf lands it full on the stumps. Expert footwork to convert that ball into a half-volley, and then exemplary placement through extra cover

39.2

Pathan to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, he gets a single now, over to Rahim

39.3

Pathan to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 run, flighted on off and turning down the leg side, Rahim works it away square for one

39.4

Pathan to Shakib Al Hasan, OUT, Shakib falls. Mirpur is silenced once again. Harbhajan takes the catch and puts it in his pocket. Yusuf makes the only noise emanating from the ground - he roars. Slow delivery, tossed up invitingly on middle and leg, and given the circumstances, Shakib had to go for that. He got under it, but couldn't quite go all the way. Harbhajan set himself up a few yars in from deep midwicket and pouched it. Pocketed it, would be more appropriate

Shakib Al Hasan c Harbhajan Singh b Pathan 55 (65m 50b 5x4 0x6) SR: 110.00

Ankush: "Everyone will forget about Zaheer's hairstyle by tomorrow after they see Alex Obanda's speacial hairdo."

Raqibul comes in now.

39.5

Pathan to Raqibul Hasan, 1 run, and he's away immediately, nurdling a single

39.6

Pathan to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 run, full and turning from off stump, Rahim gets the front foot across and works through wide mid on for a single

40.1

Yuvraj Singh to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 run, length ball straightening from leg stump, worked off the pads for another single

40.2

Yuvraj Singh to Raqibul Hasan, no run, Raqibul gets forward and defends a fullish ball on off stump. The crowd doesn't like it.

40.3

Yuvraj Singh to Raqibul Hasan, 1 run, tossed up on middle and leg, he goes for the sweep and gets it away behind square

40.4

Yuvraj Singh to Mushfiqur Rahim, no run, straightens outside off, Rahim goes back and looks to cut, but plays it straight to cover point

40.5

Yuvraj Singh to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 run, speared onto the pads, Rahim hangs back and works him square

40.6

Yuvraj Singh to Raqibul Hasan, no run, extra turn this time, gets Raqibul's outside edge as he reaches out to steer.

Jibran: "Talking of hair .. I can't get past Colin Miller's special appearance in the Australia vs WI test match in 2000/2001 (5th Test at the SCG) .. Enough said!" Indeed, he was bleeding blue from the head!

Harbhajan comes on now.

41.1

Harbhajan Singh to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 run, regulation delivery, no turn on off stump, worked through wide mid on for one

41.2

Harbhajan Singh to Raqibul Hasan, no run, tossed up this time on off, he gets forward and smothers the spin

41.3

Harbhajan Singh to Raqibul Hasan, 2 runs, weird choice of shot there as Hasan looks to reverse sweep a ball heading down the leg side, and he gets a top edge over the solitary slip.

41.4

Harbhajan Singh to Raqibul Hasan, 1 run, this time he works an attempted topspinner off the pads behind square for one

41.5

Harbhajan Singh to Mushfiqur Rahim, 1 run

41.6

Harbhajan Singh to Raqibul Hasan, 1 run, tossed up on off, he gets across and works it with the spin through long on for one

Waqas: "Weird hairdos...hmm...Does Umar Akmal's green lipstick count?" No, it doesn't. But it's fun to talk about, all the same!

Zaheer comes on now. Batting Powerplay on

42.1

Khan to Raqibul Hasan, 1 run, back of a length on middle and off, defended from the crease into the off side

42.2

Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, 2 runs, fuller length, Rahim looks to cart him over the off side, and gets it over the infield for a couple

42.3

Khan to Mushfiqur Rahim, OUT, Rahim goes. No repeat of the 2007 50 for him. Zaheer lands this slow and full outside off and Rahim again looks to hoist him over the covers. Raina, inside the circle, timed his jump perfectly to haul it back in.

Mushfiqur Rahim c sub (SK Raina) b Khan 25 (39m 30b 2x4 0x6) SR: 83.33

Ahsan: "Wouldn't it be brilliant if Abdul Razzaq disguised as Abdur Razzak, came into bat and produce same magic as he did against SA."

Mahmudullah is the new man in.

42.4

Khan to Mahmudullah, 2 runs, on the pads, worked behind square for a couple

42.5

Khan to Mahmudullah, 1 run, Zaheer keeps it on leg stump again, Mahmudullah clips in through midwicket for one

42.6

Khan to Raqibul Hasan, 1 run, full delivery, angling across Hasan who eases into a cover drive that is fielded at deep cover

As Mr. Prem Panicker mentioned on Twitter, it looks like Shakib is keeping the Powerplay for use in the next game.

43.1

Harbhajan Singh to Raqibul Hasan, 1 run, fired in on the stumps from round the wicket, driven down to long on for one

43.2

Harbhajan Singh to Mahmudullah, 1 run, again slipping down the leg, and he gets a single through square leg for one

43.3

Harbhajan Singh to Raqibul Hasan, no run, looks to sweep and misses out as it slides down the leg side

43.4

Harbhajan Singh to Raqibul Hasan, 1 run, Hasan gets a single now, working Harbhajan with the spin through midwicket

43.5

Harbhajan Singh to Mahmudullah, 1 run, Mahmudullah skips out, reaches the pitch and lofts over the infield for a single to deep midwicket

43.6

Harbhajan Singh to Raqibul Hasan, 1 wide

43.6

Harbhajan Singh to Raqibul Hasan, 2 runs, ooh, what happened there? Lovely ball from Harbhajan, enticed Hasan out and then got it to drift and break away, leaving him groping and prone to a leg side stumping. It took some pad on the way and eluded Dhoni. Sreesangh makes a huge effect to save it, and a lot of deliberation before it is ruled as a couple

44.1

Patel to Mahmudullah, 1 run, short ball from Munaf, Mahmudullah goes for a pull and gets it in front of midwicket

44.2

Patel to Raqibul Hasan, 1 run, legcutter from outside off stump, Hasan spots it late and guides it square for a single

44.3

Patel to Mahmudullah, OUT, Munaf has yorked him. Perfect delivery, if you can land it there, you don't need pace. Munaf doesn't have any pace. Almost no follow through after he delivered that. On the base of the stumps as Mahmudullah backs away and looks to first drive, and then steer, and finally squeeze through the off side. It is not there for any of those shots and pings leg stump. Gone

Mahmudullah b Patel 6 (6m 6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

Naeem is the new man in.

44.4

Patel to Naeem Islam, no run, another full ball on middle and leg, driven to mid on. He thinks of a single and then decides against it

44.5

Patel to Naeem Islam, 1 run, on the pads this time, Naeem turns it away square for one

44.6

Patel to Raqibul Hasan, 2 runs, crisp cover drive, beats the diving fielder in the circle and is fielded in the deep by Sreesanth running across - one of the few things that he's got right today.

Harry: "That diving effort from Sreesanth highlights what I love about him. No matter what, he always gives it everything. Can you imagine Munaf diving like that?"

45.1

Khan to Naeem Islam, no run, nippy bouncer from Zaheer and it is called one for the over. Naeem was really late on the pull, and missed

45.2

Khan to Naeem Islam, no run, what's that, a slow offcutter? No, its a new type of ball, it is not rotating as it comes out of his hand, and skids through without bouncing outside off. Swing and a miss

45.3

Khan to Naeem Islam, no run, another similar delivery, Naeem swipes and misses as it goes through low outside off

45.4

Khan to Naeem Islam, 1 run, on the pads this time, Naeem chips uppishly through midwicket

45.5

Khan to Raqibul Hasan, 1 leg bye, on the pads again, with a slow offcutter, nudged off the pads through square leg

45.6

Khan to Naeem Islam, no run, almost a yorker, full on leg stump and it is dug out back down the track

Elaborator: "Sreesanth can dive all he wants, but Munaf has got 3 wickets already in this match. Sreesanth, on the other hand, has conceded 10 per over - how many times has this happened in the opening match of a World Cup? Conclusion: Munaf handles pressure way better, because he has more experience."

Batting Powerplay on, by default

46.1

Patel to Raqibul Hasan, SIX, Raqibul or Rocky Balboa? #youprefer He's launched this over midwicket without a fuss. Munaf lands one in the slot and he just smokes the leather off that one, and it lands in the green seats behind cow corner. Violent.

46.2

Patel to Raqibul Hasan, 3 runs, and now he goes off side, Raqibul rolls along with another smooth shot through the covers since the field is in. Three runs taken

46.3

Patel to Naeem Islam, OUT, Naeem nailed. How many of you have Munaf in your fantasy team? Raking it in, eh? He does what he does best - keeps it back of a length on off stump. This one keeps low too as Naeem plays all around it, in an attempt to flick. Munaf doesn't appeal as much as direct the umpire to raise his finger. And he obliges. Four for Munaf.

Naeem Islam lbw b Patel 2 (8m 8b 0x4 0x6) SR: 25.00

Razzak comes out, the Bangladesh version. Unfortunately.

46.4

Patel to Abdur Razzak, no run, this one is on the pads and slides down after clipping the protection

46.5

Patel to Abdur Razzak, no run, and now a yorker from Munaf. Full and tight on off stump, Razzak barely digs it out

46.6

Patel to Abdur Razzak, no run, ends with a back of length ball on off stump, defended to the off side

Zaheer in for his final over.

47.1

Khan to Raqibul Hasan, no run, full and just outside off, slips past the outside edge and through to the keeper

47.2

Khan to Raqibul Hasan, 1 run, another very full ball outside off, this time Hasan gets bat on it and picks up a single through point

47.3

Khan to Abdur Razzak, 1 wide, slides down the left-hander's leg stump and it is called a wide

47.3

Khan to Abdur Razzak, 1 run, full and outside off, Razzak looks to carve over the off side, and plays it away to deep cover-point

47.4

Khan to Raqibul Hasan, no run, whoa, that reverse swung like a snake on narcotics. Started wide of leg stump, curled viciously inwards and straightens before landing at the toes. Hasan does well to keep it out

47.5

Khan to Raqibul Hasan, 1 leg bye, tonk on the helmet with a fine bouncer, though this one was not fast. Hasan thought of backing away, then ducked, and it followed his head and clunked the protection. They take a 'head' bye.

47.6

Khan to Abdur Razzak, OUT, and gone. Easy as it comes, Zaheer has a wicket off his last ball. Length ball on off stump, holds its line and thuds into Razzak's pads as he tries to work it leg side. Would have hit leg

Abdur Razzak lbw b Khan 1 (6m 5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 20.00

48.1

Patel to Raqibul Hasan, no run, drives to covers, but can't find the gap

48.2

Patel to Raqibul Hasan, 1 run, on middle and leg, driven to long on and Hasan has a single

48.3

Patel to Shafiul Islam, OUT, Harbhajan throws down the stumps and Shafiul has to go. Shafiul defends from leg stump, straight to Harbhajan swooping in from wide mid on, and Hasan sent him back. Harbhajan hit the stumps at the batsman's end and it was all over.

Shafiul Islam run out 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Widish slip for Munaf. Can he get five?

48.4

Patel to Rubel Hossain, no run, gets the outside edge, but it scoots along too low for Yusuf to catch at the lone slip

48.5

Patel to Rubel Hossain, no run, and now a legcutter, on another day it would have got him a wicket. Rubel did well to cover the line with an adjustment of his feet.

48.6

Patel to Rubel Hossain, no run, No five-for, but end of a nice spell from Munaf. Rubel lets one go, a foot outside off

49.1

Harbhajan Singh to Raqibul Hasan, 1 run, full on leg stump and driven to long on for a single

49.2

Harbhajan Singh to Rubel Hossain, no run, the topspinner, holds its line outside off and Rubel feels for it inside the line. Too good for him

49.3

Harbhajan Singh to Rubel Hossain, 1 run, this one turns in from outside off and Rubel swipes with the spin over midwicket for a single

49.4

Harbhajan Singh to Raqibul Hasan, no run, tossed up outside off, Hasan reaches out and defends to the off side

49.5

Harbhajan Singh to Raqibul Hasan, 1 run, back of a length from round the wicket, and it is nudged behind square for one

One final ball to go.

49.6

Harbhajan Singh to Rubel Hossain, no run, straightens from off and he stays back to poke it out to the off side. India imperiously surge to the top of the World Cup leader board. South Africa, England are co are level with Bangladesh, but have a game in hand. Hooha.

Some super quotes there from Sehwag, speaks like he bats doesn't he! Right then, the World Cup is up and away .. We have a double header tomorrow. NZ v Kenya and Sri Lanka v Canada. Join us for both. On your way out, follow your team in the World Cup and get the latest news pushed straight to your Facebook wall. Click here for more. On behalf of Sid R, Raghav and Sanjay, this is Nitin Sundar signing off. Cheers!

Presentations time.

Sehwag is the Man of the Match: "It was a good start for the team, I have said this is a revenge game and we have won. I have said before Bangladesh are not good in Tests, but they can compete in ODIs, but today they could not. I was looking to bat long, maybe get a 100 in 30 overs and then go on. Special thanks to my physio for helping me, I was carrying a couple of injuries and they got me ready for this game. Well, the team - everyone did well, other than Sreesanth ... "

Dhoni: "Fielding department, we will need to contribute some more. While fielding, we will want to save around ten runs.. When you have lost a couple of wickets, you need to stabilise, and it was nice to see Sehwag and Kohli do that. As a team we fight injuries, so it is good to have a long break before the next game."

Shakib: "I think we bowled too many boundary balls and that cost us the game. Sehwag took it away, he played really well. Our fast bowlers were a bit rusty, hopefully they will come back well."

Sehwag has, as expected, been named as the Man of the Match. Munaf: "We have won, so very happy. Just focused on line and length, some slower balls in the slot, and I am working on my fitness." Even he can't hide a smile when he says, "My fitness is very good." ha!

Sharma (Ishant?): "I had Munaf Patel in my fantasy team. Until 8 hours before the match, when I decided Yuvraj Singh might be a better choice. Patel has 4 wickets and good economy, and Yuvraj has a catch. I don't like myself too much right now." Someone writes in saying Ian Chappell has Munaf, Sehwag, Tamim, Kohli and Shakib in his team. I wonder if he's leading the world right now.

GG: "M'Nuf Said!" Haha!