angled across on a full length outside off. Abhishek throws his hands at it and slices it past backward point. Emon comes around from sweeper cover, puts in the dive and prevents the boundary

10.5

Saifuddin to Abhishek, FOUR runs

shot! On the shorter side and offering Abhishek the width he wants. He frees his arms and razes it over extra cover!

Mustafa Moudi : "Having Samson and Tilak, who are top order batters with Hardik too comfortable at No.4 , why would you unnecessarily push a finisher at No. 3 and further complicate the Batting Order. I am sure, this isnt coming from SKY, But from Master of Experiments - Gautam Gambhir!!" -- Well, Dube's promotion might have had more to do with a suitable entry point. And he has made a name for himself taking down spin in the IPL.

10.4

Saifuddin to Abhishek, 2 runs

slower ball hung up full and wide. Abhishek reaches out for it and chips it over extra cover for a couple of runs

10.3

Saifuddin to Suryakumar, 1 run

angled in full on middle and off. Driven down the ground to long on

10.2

Saifuddin to Abhishek, 1 run

back of a length on middle and off. Abhishek is a little rushed on the stroke and scuffs it enough to the bowler's right

10.1

Saifuddin to Abhishek, SIX runs

going, going, gone! Slower delivery that lands right in the slot on middle and off. Abhishek lines it up and pumps it over long off!

Time for a drinks break. India will overall be happy with where they are placed, but they will not be too pleased about how things have gone since the end of the powerplay. Abhishek is still around, though, and India will be confident of getting back to their run-scoring ways.

Shadow-Shell: "Looks like it's hard for a new battery to start on this pitch. Settled batters probably should try to play long maybe" -- Seems like the case.

end of over 105 runs

IND: 96/2CRR: 9.60

Suryakumar Yadav3 (6b)

Abhishek Sharma60 (32b 5x4 4x6)

Saif Hassan 2-0-7-0

Rishad Hossain 2-0-17-2

9.6

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Saif Hassan to Suryakumar, no run

pushed through on a back of a length outside off. Skids off the surface and SKY, shaping for the cut, is beaten for pace

Proper around the wicket now to SKY

9.5

Saif Hassan to Abhishek, 1 run

back of a length on the stumps. Abhishek stands up tall and powers it towards long on

9.4

Saif Hassan to Suryakumar, 1 run

fired in full on the stumps. Swept neatly towards deep backward square leg

Saif doing what Rahul Chahar often does. Starting from an around the wicket position before eventually bowling from over the wicket, going past the umpire in the process

9.3

Saif Hassan to Abhishek, 1 run

back of a length on middle and off. Stops in the surface slightly and Abhishek punches it towards long on

9.2

Saif Hassan to Suryakumar, 1 run

back of a length just outside off. SKY presses half forward and knocks it to long off

Saif's action seems very similar to that of Kedar Jadhav. Low arm, not as much bounce off the surface and not a lot of spin either

9.1

Saif Hassan to Abhishek, 1 run

very round-arm again, on a back of a length on off. Abhishek eases it towards deep mid wicket

Sachin Garg: "Looks like India's inning will go topsy turvy every three overs. First 3 overs - settle, next 3 carnage, subsequent three - struggle... waiting for 9-12 slot!" -- Well, it is here now.

end of over 98 runs • 1 wicket

IND: 91/2CRR: 10.11

Suryakumar Yadav1 (3b)

Abhishek Sharma57 (29b 5x4 4x6)

Rishad Hossain 2-0-17-2

Saif Hassan 1-0-2-0

8.6

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Rishad Hossain to Suryakumar, no run

back of a length outside off. SKY hangs back and taps it towards backward point

Dev: "That move to send Dube in did not make sense with two bowlers taking the ball away from him. Should have sent Samson at 3." -- In theory, he may have been sent in to tackle Rishad (a leg-spinner) and Nasum (a left-arm-spinner). But Bangladesh countered it by bringing Saif, and Dube, as it would transpire, perished to a googly by Rishad...

8.5

Rishad Hossain to Abhishek, 1 run

googly on a back of a length outside off. Abhishek stays back and punches it towards extra cover

8.4

Rishad Hossain to Abhishek, SIX runs

that is another massive hit! Floated up into the slot on middle and off, and Abhishek says thank you very much. He drops down to one knee and whacks it over deep mid wicket!

8.3

Rishad Hossain to Suryakumar, 1 run

floated up fuller and wider outside off. SKY reaches out for it and scuffs it towards sweeper cover

8.2

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Rishad Hossain to Suryakumar, no run

full just outside off. SKY presses forward and pushes it back to the bowler

SKY in at 4. Greeted with a slip

8.1

Rishad Hossain to Dube, OUT

straight down long off's throat, and the Dube experiment falls flat on its face! Like he did with Gill, Rishad tosses this up outside off, enticing the big hit. This is a googly, though, and Dube, trying to go over long on, cuts across it a little too much. Spoons it to Hridoy, and Rishad has two wickets in consecutive overs. Not quite panic stations for India, but this is a good spell for Bangladesh!

Shivam Dube c Towhid Hridoy b Rishad Hossain 2 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 66.66

Rishad again. Around the wicket

end of over 82 runs

IND: 83/1CRR: 10.37

Abhishek Sharma50 (27b 5x4 3x6)

Shivam Dube2 (2b)

Saif Hassan 1-0-2-0

Rishad Hossain 1-0-9-1

Brilliant over by Saif, and that has pegged India back a little

7.6

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Saif Hassan to Abhishek, no run