DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Mehidy Hasan hit his maiden century as Bangladesh recovered from 69-6 to beat India by 5 runs within the second ODI and seal the three-match collection on Wednesday.

Mehidy helped Bangladesh to an unlikely victory within the first match by staring down a 51-run deficit with one wicket at hand. He adopted that by hanging for precisely 100 off 83 balls, with eight fours and 4 sixes, to assist the aspect put up 271-7.

India then got here up brief regardless of a valiant 28-ball 51 from captain Rohit Sharma, who got here in because the No. 9 batter after earlier injuring his left thumb.

With his aspect at 207-7 and on verge of one other defeat, Rohit batted by damage to hit three fours and 5 sixes to provide Bangladesh an enormous scare.

Needing 20 runs from the ultimate over, Rohit smashed Mustafizur Rahman for 14 runs however couldn’t join for a six on the final ball.

“The century is the reward of my hard work for the last years,” Mehidy mentioned. “To be consistent in the international cricket, I needed to focus on particular areas, I needed to rectify the mistakes and I got successful finally.

“Today it was all about a good partnership after losing six wickets for 69 runs and me and Mahmudullah were confident to do it. We took calculative risk to put pressure on India bowlers.”

Before Rohit’s heroics, it was Mehidy who paved the way in which for Bangladesh’s second successive home-series win over India.

India pacer Mohammad Siraj swung the ball admirably to dismiss Bangladesh openers Anamul Haque and captain Liton Das, who selected to bat first.

Rohit was injured within the second over and went to the hospital for X-rays. He would then return to offer India with some late hope.

“Honestly, the thumb is not too great,” he mentioned. “Some dislocation on the finger, but not a fracture, which is why I could come and bat.”

With Bangladesh at 13-2 within the tenth over, Umran Malik, who changed Kuldeep Sen as certainly one of India’s two modifications, intimidated the hosts with expressive tempo.

He clocked one over 151KM to scatter the wicket of Najmul Hossain earlier than Washington Sundar ripped by Bangladesh’s center order to depart the aspect at 69-6.

Mehidy bought help from veteran Mahmudullah because the duo mixed for a report 148-run seventh wicket to maintain India at bay.

Mahmudullah made 77 off 96, together with seven boundaries, earlier than Malik dismissed him.

But Mehidy, who reached 50 off 55 balls, got here down closely on India bowlers as Bangladesh amassed 68 runs within the final 5 overs for only one wicket.

Virat Kohli opened India’s innings with Shikhar Dhawn and hit a boundary within the first ball from Mehidy.

But he dragged one onto his stump off pacer Ebadot to provide Bangladesh a breakthrough.

Disciplined Bangladesh bowlers then decreased India to 39-3 and Mehidy, who additionally took 2-47, dealt an enormous blow by dismissing KL Rahul for 14.

Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel batted confidently so as to add 107 runs for the fifth wicket earlier than Mehidy once more broke by by eliminating Iyer, who scored a team-high 82.

Ebadot, who took 3-45, then put Bangladesh in a dominant place by eradicating Axar for 56.

But Rohit refused to surrender and his six-laden innings scared Bangladesh for some time earlier than Mustafizur held on to clinch one other thrilling victory.

“We need to learn how to break partnerships and that’s something that will hold you in good stead,” Rohit mentioned. “In one-day cricket, it’s all about partnerships like those guys (Mehidy and Mahmudullah) did it. When you get 50, 70-run partnerships, you should make it 100-120 partnership.”

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