NEW DELHI: With Bangladesh 9 wickets down, India went for the kill. The first session was extended by 30 minutes but the veteran Mushfiqur Rahim was at it again, putting up a frustrating and stubborn resistance.
Jasprit Bumrah had dismissed Taijul Islam to reduce Bangladesh to 130/9 but India captain Rohit Sharma took him out of the attack and brought in Ravichandran Ashwin.
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Rohit had enough and brought Bumrah back in the attack, with the ball slightly older.
Bumrah bowled a full delivery, a yorker, a good length ball in the channel, but Khaled Ahmed survived and even managed to hit a boundary off the third delivery.
And on the penultimate delivery, Khaled Ahmed took a single to let Mushfiqur Rahim play the last ball before lunch.
Always with a trick up his sleeve, Bumrah bowled a slow off-cutter, Rahim needlessly went for a big shot, was beaten by pace as the ball came in after pitching to knock out the middle stump, as the Indians celebrated.
Bumrah 3/17. Bangladesh 146 all out on the last ball before lunch. India to chase 95 for victory.
The Indian cricket board (BCCI) shared a video of the dismissal on their official X handle:
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