Mustafizur Rahman followed up his dream debut with an even better second match, snaring 6 for 43 as India were bowled out for 200 in the rain-shortened second One-Day International (ODI) between India and Bangladesh at Dhaka on Sunday. Shikhar Dhawan was the top-scorer for India with 53, but no other batsman went past 47. A persistent rain break that lasted nearly two hours resulted in the match being reduced to 47 overs per side, but India were unable to last even that. LIVE SCORECARD: India vs Bangladesh 2015, 2nd ODI at Dhaka
India got off to a terrible start, with Rohit Sharma edging Mustafizur to gully off the second ball of the match. Virat Kohli came in at No. 3 again, and for a brief while it looked like India had dispelled their demons from the last match. Dhawan and Kohli added an attractive 74 runs before Kohli was LBW off Nasir Hossain against the run of play. LIVE UPDATES: India vs Bangladesh 2015, 2nd ODI at Dhaka
MS Dhoni promoted himself up to No. 4, and batted patiently with Dhawan to put on 35. However, just as India were again looking secure, Dhawan played a rash waft off Nasir and was caught behind for 53. Ambati Rayudu was out for a two-ball duck, hitting one straight to point as India were reduced to 110 for 4. READ: MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja’s forms have direct impact on India’s fortunes
Suresh Raina and Dhoni then sparked another India revival. The pair put on 53 before Raina perished in the first over of the batting powerplay. That proved to be the beginning of the end for India. Dhoni was out soon thereafter, hitting one from Mustafizur to Soumya Sarkar. Akshar Patel was out LBW off the very next ball, and later Ravichandran Ashwin nibbled at one outside off to give Mustafizur his fifth. READ: MS Dhoni could consider batting higher up the order against Bangladesh
Ravindra Jadeja hit a boundary, but rain soon made an appearance. The match was reduced to 47 overs per side, but that hardly mattered as India were bowled out for 200 with Mustafizur ending with 6 for 43. India tour of Bangladesh, 2015: Complete coverage
Brief scores:
India 200 in 44.5 overs (Shikhar Dhawan 53, MS Dhoni 47; Mustafizur Rahman 6 for 43) vs Bangladesh.
(Shiamak Unwalla, a reporter with CricketCountry, is a self-confessed Sci-Fi geek who loves cricket more than cricketers. His Twitter handle is @ShiamakUnwalla)
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