Hola! Welcome to CricketCountry’s live coverage of the third and final one-dayer between India A side and Bangladesh A at Bengaluru. This is Nikhil Popat and I will bring you the live updates from the game. After winning the opening game of the three-match series, India A were on course for a series win before Nasir Hossain triggered a collapse taking five wickets to lead Bangladesh to a series leveling win. This though came after he had scored a fine century with the bat before. India were on track before losing 9 wickets for 68 runs to lose the game. The series is on line, who will come on top? India A or Bangladesh A? Catch the live cricket scores and updates from the game here. Read:India ‘A’ vs Bangladesh ‘A’ 3rd one-dayer, Preview: Series decider set to be a thriller
Live cricket score Bangladesh A 141/6 | Overs 32 | Batting: Sabbir Rahman 41(52) , Arafat Sunny 2(9): Huge wicket for India A as Karn Sharma gets rid of the dangerous Nasir Hossain for a well made 22. India A will be confident of wrapping this game from here but will want to not be complacent.There is a rain delay which has halted India’s progress. OUT! Nasir Hossain b Karn Sharma 22(27)
Live cricket score Bangladesh A 109/5 | Overs 25 | Batting: Sabbir Rahman 12(25) , Nasir Hossain 21(21): Nasir Hossain is trying his best to get his side back in the game, taking the attack to the India A bowlers. Nasir has got good support from Sabbir and will hope to build the stand for Bangladesh A.
Live cricket score Bangladesh A 79/5 | Overs 20 | Batting: Sabbir Rahman 2(11) , Nasir Hossain 2(5): Kuldeep takes another big wicket as he takes out the Bangladesh A skipper Mominul Haque. Mominul is caught by Dhawal Kulkarni. Nasir Hossain has come out to bat. OUT! Mominul Haque c Kulkarni b Yadav 37(50)
Live cricket score Bangladesh A 71/4 | Overs 17 | Batting: Sabbir Rahman 1(4) , Mominul Haque 32(44): The inclusion of Kuldeep Yadav works wonders for India A as he strikes in his first over to have Das caught by Sanju Samson for 21. Momiul is joined by Sabbir Rahman with centurion in the last game, Nasir Hossain still waiting in the wings. OUT! Liton Das c Samson b Yadav 21(20)
Live cricket score Bangladesh A 62/3 | Overs 14 | Batting: Liton Das 19(17), Mominul Haque 26(33): The pair of Mominul Haque and Liton Das have done well after the stutter early on. India A will hope to break the stand and get back to dominating the proceedings. Skipper Mominul hadn’t got going and will be hoping to make an impact today.
Live cricket score Bangladesh A 26/3 | Overs 9 | Batting: Liton Das 1(1), Mominul Haque 8(18): Third wicket for India A as the opener Rony is dismissed by Sreenath Aravind. This is a brilliant start for India A but they have often struggled in the middle overs and keeping the pressure on the visitors will be key. OUT! Rony Talukdar c Dhawan b S Aravind 9(26)
Live cricket score Bangladesh A 19/2 | Overs 6 | Batting: Rony Talukdar 7(18), Mominul Haque 6(11): Sreenath Aravind strikes and has Anamul caught behind for 1 and the rains have come to stop play. But the game is back after a rain delay. OUT! Anamaul Haque c Yadav b S Aravind 1(6)
Live cricket score Bangladesh A 4/1 | Overs 1 | Batting: Rony Talukdar 2(6), Anamul Haque 1(3): What a start for India A! Dhawal Kulkarni strikes with his first ball after a good over from Sreenath Aravind. Bangladesh lose the wicket of Soumya Sarkar. OUT! Soumya Sarkar b Dhawal Kulkarni 1(2)
Live cricket score India A 297/6 | Overs 50| Batting: Suresh Raina 104(94), Karn Sharma 1 (1): Good finish for India A. Excellent batting by Suresh Raina. He finally shows his value in this India A side. Rishi Dhawan also played a handy knock of 26 off 15. Bangladesh A need to bat out of their skin to get this total and win the series. They have the batting to do it though.
Live cricket score India A 248/4 | Overs 45| Batting: Suresh Raina 85(82), Gurkeerat Mann 4(7): India A need a strong finish from here. 300 is very much achievable from here. Raina needs stay till the end. Bangladesh A on the other hand will look to restrict India A within 300. Though, at this venue 300 is being chased down easily. OUT! Kedar Jadhav st Liton Das b Nasir Hossain 4 (8)
Live cricket score India A 210/3 | Overs 40| Batting: Suresh Raina 56(63), Kedar Jadhav 1(3) | Samson was looking to open up to get the boundaries for India A. Raina registered his his fify now and will hope to get India A as many runs as possible in the last ten overs. Bangladesh A will hope to take a wicket to end this dangerous partnership between the two India A batsmen. And Samson misses out on a century as he is out bowled by Al-Amin Hossain. OUT! Sanju Samson b Al-Amin Hossain 90(99)
Live cricket score India A 170/2 | Overs 35 | Batting: Sanju Samson 69(86), Suresh Raina 39(50) | The runs are starting to flow for India with both Samson and Raina now looking to up the ante. After getting to his fifty, Samson might look to open his shoulders and get the big hits in to ensure India post a strong total on board. Raina too is catching up his scoring after a slow start.
Live cricket score India A 138/2 | Overs 30 | Batting: Sanju Samson 58(74), Suresh Raina 21(31) | Sanju Samson brings up his half-century. He has looked in great touch today and India A will want him to continue batting positively for them. Raina is taking his time for now but India A will want him to ensure his stay at the crease is a long one.
Live cricket score India A 110/2 | Overs 25 | Batting: Sanju Samson 44(59), Suresh Raina 8(16) | Sanju Samson is nearing his fifty and both he and India A will hope Suresh Raina steps up the plate in the final. He has not had any notable score in this series so far and this would be the perfect time for him to come good. Will he do it though? Only time will tell.
Live cricket score India A 87/2 | Overs 20 | Batting: Suresh Raina 0(0), Sanju Samson 33(45)| India A are building towards a good platform with both Chand and Samson were rotating the strike well. Bangladesh A brought on spinner Sunny to bowl. Even the hero of the last game, Nasir has been called on for a bowl and just at the stroke of the 20th over, Sunny gets rid of Chand. Chand will not be happy, he once again got a start but could not capitalise. OUT! Unmukt Chand b Sunny 41(69)
Live cricket score India A 60/1 | Overs 15 | Batting: Unmukt Chand 27(51), Sanju Samson 17(30) | Another bowling change as this time it is time for spin as Soumya Sarkar comes on to bowl for Bangladesh A. This is strange since they have the likes of Nasir and Arafat Sunny in the ranks too. The 50-run stand is up between these two batsmen and both of them will know India will need a lot more from this to get into a strong position in this decider.
Live cricket score India A 44/1 | Overs 11 | Batting: Unmukt Chand 18(37), Sanju Samson 14(21) | A change in bowling at last as Bangladesh A bring in Rubel Hossain. It was the duo of Rubel and Nasir Hossain who had troubled India in the second one-dayer. Chand is yet to get going so far and has been very cautious. The bowling has been tight from Bangladesh A so far and just as we say that Chand hits a couple of boundaries.
Live cricket score India A 28/1 | Overs 7 | Batting: Unmukt Chand 3(19), Sanju Samson 14(15)| Sanju Samson has been the aggressor for the India A side having already hit as many as three boundaries in his stay so far. India A will want him to continue in the same vein. Chand at the other end looks to be intent on settling in for now.
Live cricket score India A 16/1 | Overs 4 | Batting: Unmukt Chand 2(9), Sanju Samson 9(7)| Shafiul Islam strikes to get rid of the Indian opener Mayank Agarwal. India A have lost an early wicket which brings Sanju Samson to the crease. He has been promoted up the order and started with a couple of hits to the fence. Al-Amin Hossain is the bowler from the other end. OUT! Mayank Agarwal c Das b Islam 4(8)
Live cricket score India A 4/0 | Overs 1 | Batting: Unmukt Chand 0(0), Mayank Agarwal 4(6)| The two Indian openers are out to bat for India. Unmukt Chand and Mayank Agarwal, both of them have had a few starts and will want to bat long. They will be tested though. Shafiul Islam runs in for Bangladesh A first up and bowls a tight over. Mayank gets off the mark with a boundary though.
Teams:
Bangladesh A XI: Rony Talukdar, Soumya Sarkar, Anamul Haque, Mominul Haque(c), Litton Das(wk), Sabbir Rahman, Nasir Hossain, Arafat Sunny, Shafiul Islam, Rubel Hossain, Al-Amin Hossain.
India A XI: Unmukt Chand(c), Mayank Agarwal, Suresh Raina, Kedar Jadhav, Sanju Samson(wk), Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Rishi Dhawan, Sreenath Aravind, Karn Sharma, Dhawal Kulkarni, Kuldeep Yadav.
Toss: India A have won the toss and elected to bat first! India A have made a few changes, while Bangladesh A are unchanged from the previous game. We’ll have the teams for you in a bit. For India, Kuldeep Yadav, Dhawal Kulkarni and Kedar Jadhav come in for Manish Pandey, Rush Kalaria and Karun Nair.
While India A will hope to play for the honour after losing the second one-dayer, Bangladesh A will have their confidence back after a superb comeback in the same game. It is going to be a even contest between two sides hungry for success. Stay tuned for updates from the toss.
Squads:
Bangladesh A (From): Rony Talukdar, Soumya Sarkar, Anamul Haque, Mominul Haque(c), Litton Das(w), Sabbir Rahman, Nasir Hossain, Arafat Sunny, Rubel Hossain, Al-Amin Hossain, Jubair Hossain, Shafiul Islam, Shuvagata Hom, Kamrul Islam Rabbi, Saqlain Sajib.
India A (From): Unmukt Chand(c), Mayank Agarwal, Manish Pandey, Suresh Raina, Kedar Jadhav, Sanju Samson(w), Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Rishi Dhawan, Sreenath Aravind, Karn Sharma, Rush Kalaria, Dhawal Kulkarni, Karun Nair, Kuldeep Yadav, Jayant Yadav.