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Bangladesh vs India, 3rd Match at Dhaka, , Jan 07 2010 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
3rd Match (D/N), Mirpur, January 07, 2010, Tri-Nation Tournament in Bangladesh
(47.3/50 ov, T:297) 297/4

India won by 6 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
101* (107)
ms-dhoni
New
IND
Full commentary

That's it from us. Cheers

Presentation

MS Dhoni, Man of the Match "Not really [if he likes to bat under pressure]. Given an option, I wouldn't. Of course we had the second Powerplay, so we knew we were never behind the rate, we just needed to keep wickets in hand. If we want to be No. 1, we need to do better with with ball and in the field. Today's best bowler was Yuvraj, and that's not really a good sign."

Shakib Al Hasan "We are getting runs consistently, that's a plus for us. When we got early wickets, we thought we had a chance, but they got a good partnership, all credit to them."

So heartbreak for Bangladesh, jailbreak for India. Dhoni and Kohli help India escape an embarrassing defeat, Bangladesh will wonder they let it slip away after they had India on the mat. It's perhaps in the initial stages of the Dhoni-Kohli partnership when they gave away singles too easily. Can't help but be reminded of this when Dhoni helped India escape in 2007.

47.3
4
Syed Rasel to Raina, FOUR runs

it's all over in Mirpur, Raina makes room and goes over point, making it look easy

47.2
1
Syed Rasel to Dhoni, 1 run

helped away to square leg for one

47.1
4
Syed Rasel to Dhoni, FOUR runs

Century for Dhoni, fulltoss, flicked away fine of short fine leg, efficient century, brings up efficient century, the team stands up for effort, it's knocks like this that get him the respect of the team

Nine of three overs. Dhoni needs four for century. Interesting

end of over 4712 runs
IND: 288/4CRR: 6.12 RRR: 3.00
Suresh Raina47 (42b 4x4 1x6)
MS Dhoni96 (105b 8x4)
Rubel Hossain 9-0-60-1
Shakib Al Hasan 10-0-45-1
46.6
6
Rubel to Raina, SIX runs

one short ball too many, and this is a softy too, chest high, not much pace, Raina gets under it and pulls it over square-leg boundary

46.5
2
Rubel to Raina, 2 runs

length ball, looks to slog, doesn't connect well, but gets two to wide of deep midwicket

46.4
2
Rubel to Raina, 2 runs

Raina top-edges a bouncer, always climbing into him, a good bouncer, clears short fine log, though

46.3
1
Rubel to Dhoni, 1 run

low fulltoss again, hit powerfully back, Rubel gets a hand, but can't stop one

46.2
1
Rubel to Raina, 1 run

low fulltoss, mis-hit, but he gets a single to wide of mid-off

46.1
Rubel to Raina, no run

yorker to start off with, dug out to midwicket

Change of a ball now. Rubel to bowl. Can he work some magic? Needs to string together dot balls

end of over 464 runs
IND: 276/4CRR: 6.00 RRR: 5.25
MS Dhoni95 (104b 8x4)
Suresh Raina36 (37b 4x4)
Shakib Al Hasan 10-0-45-1
Abdur Razzak 9-0-66-0
45.6
Shakib to Dhoni, no run

on the pads, and he finds short fine leg this time, only four off, can Bangladesh make something happen from here?

45.5
1
Shakib to Raina, 1 run

overpitched on the pads, worked away for a single

45.4
2
Shakib to Raina, 2 runs

low fulltoss, played between long-on and midwicket, gets two

45.3
Shakib to Raina, no run

looks to sweep, misses, won't even get a leg-bye

round the wicket to left-hand batsman, with a strong leg-side field

45.2
1
Shakib to Dhoni, 1 run

full outside off, drilled down to long-off

45.1
Shakib to Dhoni, no run

on the pads, Dhoni misses out, Raina wants a single but it's gone straight to square leg

Powerplay now, India need five an over. Shakib will start it off

end of over 451 run
IND: 272/4CRR: 6.04 RRR: 5.00
Suresh Raina33 (34b 4x4)
MS Dhoni94 (101b 8x4)
Abdur Razzak 9-0-66-0
Syed Rasel 9-0-49-1
44.6
Razzak to Raina, no run

this time flighted nicely, Raina opens the face, but it's gone straight to short third

44.5
Razzak to Raina, no run

flat, around off, defended to cover

44.4
1
Razzak to Dhoni, 1 run

dances down the track, drives down the ground, is now within a hit of a century

44.3
Razzak to Dhoni, no run

full delivery, hit to leg, can't beat midwicket

44.2
Razzak to Dhoni, no run
44.1
Razzak to Dhoni, no run

angled down the leg side, but can't get bat to it

No Powerplay, which means India - like Bangladesh - will wait for the last five