Deepak Chahar`s six-wicket haul and Shivam Dube`s three-wicket haul helped India to defeat Bangladesh by 30 runs on Sunday in the final T20I of the three-match series here at the Vidharba Cricket Association Stadium. With this win, India won the three-match series 2-1.
The bowling figures of 6-7 by Chahar are the best recorded by a bowler in the T2OI format. Chahar also took a hat-trick in the match as he dismissed one batsman on the last ball of the 18th over and then he dismissed two batsmen in the opening two balls of the 20th over. Chasing 175, Bangladesh lost Liton Das (9) and Soumya Sarkar (0) on successive deliveries in the third over as Deepak Chahar sent both batsmen back to the pavilion. Indian bowlers were able to maintain a stranglehold over their opponents and as a result, Bangladesh could only score 33/2 in the first six overs.
Mohammad Naim and Mohammad Mithun got together at the crease and the duo revived Bangladesh`s innings. The left-handed Naim, especially took a liking to Shivam Dube and kept on dispatching him for regular boundaries. With the pressure mounting on the hosts, skipper Rohit Sharma decided to introduce Chahar back into the attack and he did not disappoint as he dismissed Mithun (27).
Dube, who got dispatched for boundaries staged a comeback as he sent Mushfiqur Rahim (0), Mohammad Naim (81), Afif Hossain (0) back to the pavilion, bringing India right back into the match with Bangladesh still requiring 49 runs for the win.
Yuzvendra Chahal dismissed Bangladesh skipper Mahmudullah (8) in the 17th over and this proved as the final nail in the coffin. This wicket was Chahal`s 50th T20I wicket and he joined Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin in the list of Indian bowlers who have taken 50 wickets in the shortest format of the game. Bangladesh failed to recover from the dismissal of Mahmudullah and they finally lost the match by 30 runs.
(With Agency Inputs)