India beat Bangladesh, India won by 5 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)

Over46

12 runs

IND 251/5CRR: 5.45

MS Dhoni 91 (106b 7x4)KD Karthik 58 (60b 4x4)

Syed Rasel2/66 (9)

Powered by a calm 107-run partnership between Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Dinesh Karthik, who tackled the spinners well, India won by five wickets.

When five wickets were down, the advantage lay with Bangladesh. The spinners were operating, the wicket had got slower. The odds were stacked against India but Dhoni, hobbling with hamstring injury and running with a bye-runner, and Karthik took control. Karthik swept while Dhoni punched his way and slowly the tables turned. Bashar ran out of ideas, the spinners, seemingly, lost the bite as the duo milked them.

The players from both teams shake hands, Robin Singh is also there. So is Ravi Shastri. India lead the three-match series 1- 0.

Man-of-the-Match: Mahendra Singh Dhoni

45.6

Syed Rasel to Dhoni, 1 run

India have won. By 5 wickets. Fullish, on the middle stump line, Dhoni leans forward and heaves it over midwicket. Camera pans to dressing room. Shastri and Vengsarkar shake hands. The other players are seen clapping.

Everybody in the Indian dressing room are up on their feet. Vengsarkar is also seen there.

45.5

Syed Rasel to Karthik, 1 run

slower offcutter, on the off stump line, Karthik leans forward, waits, opens the bat-face, guides to backward point. Just one run left. Dhoni on strike

45.4

Syed Rasel to Karthik, FOUR runs

fullish, on the leg side and Karthik leans on to it and swings it to long leg boundary. Stylishly picked up.

45.3

Syed Rasel to Dhoni, 1 run

another single with a punch to long off

45.2

Syed Rasel to Karthik, 1 run

leans forward to pat a length-delivery towards mid-off for a easy single. 7 to win. 100 of the partnership up. What a gem it has been. Two busy wicketkeeper-batsmen doing it for India.

45.1

Syed Rasel to Karthik, FOUR runs

Easy. Fifty up in style. Very valuable knock. Low full-toss, on the stumps and he knifes through the line. Yuvraj, the bye runner for Dhoni, congratulates him. Then Dhoni hobbles over and hugs Karthik.

Over45

5 runs

IND 239/5CRR: 5.31 RRR: 6.00

KD Karthik 48 (56b 2x4)MS Dhoni 89 (104b 7x4)

Abdur Razzak0/35 (9)

Looking at the way the wicketkeeper-batsmen are performing, may be India should pick more of them!

44.6

Razzak to Karthik, 1 run

outside off stump, steered to backward point

44.5

Razzak to Dhoni, 1 run

outside off stump, fullish, Dhoni reaches out, swats it away past point

44.4

Razzak to Dhoni, 2 runs

flighted up, outside off stump, Dhoni eases forward, drives uppishly but he places it well, to left of long off

44.3

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Razzak to Dhoni, no run

tossed-up on the middle stump line, pushed to cover

44.2

Razzak to Karthik, 1 run

on the middle stump line, Karthik waits for the ball to turn, not much spin and dabs it to midwicket region

44.1

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Razzak to Karthik, no run

quickish off spin, outside off stump, Karthik late-uts to short third man. Yuvraj thinks there is a run in it and charges down the track, is sent back and reaches in time.

17 from 18

Over44

8 runs

IND 234/5CRR: 5.31 RRR: 5.66

KD Karthik 46 (53b 2x4)MS Dhoni 86 (101b 7x4)

Mohammad Rafique0/47 (10)

43.6

Mohammad Rafique to Karthik, 1 run

outside leg stump and Karthik is quick to play his sweep shot. He has used that shot really effectively today.

43.5

Mohammad Rafique to Dhoni, 1 run

fullish, on the middle and off stump line, Dhoni eases it to wards cover point

43.4

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Mohammad Rafique to Dhoni, no run

Some of the crowd are leaving the arena.

43.3

Mohammad Rafique to Karthik, 1 run

again short in length, on the off stump line, goes on with the arm, Karthik backs away, punches it to deep point

43.2

Mohammad Rafique to Dhoni, 1 run

on the middle stump line, driven to cover

43.1

Mohammad Rafique to Dhoni, FOUR runs

Slightly short in length , outside off stump and Dhoni stays back and forces it to widish long off. Amazing power from back foot. He just punched that.

The two keepers have played purrfectly so far. Picking singles and when the opportunity came along, they went for a boundary.

Over43

6 runs

IND 226/5CRR: 5.25 RRR: 6.25

KD Karthik 44 (51b 2x4)MS Dhoni 80 (97b 6x4)

Abdur Razzak0/30 (8)

42.6

Razzak to Karthik, 2 runs

fullish, outside off stump, Karthik eases forward, drives through extra cover and comes back for two. India inch closer. 25 runs now. 24 balls left.

42.5

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Razzak to Karthik, no run

Bangladesh vs India, 1st ODI at Dhaka, May 10 2007 - Match Result