NEW DELHI: Shubman Gill‘s fifth ODI ton and a valiant knock from Axar Patel decrease down the order went in useless as Bangladesh pipped India by 6 runs in an exciting closing Super Four recreation in Colombo on Friday.
With the slender win, Bangladesh signed off their 2023 Asia Cup marketing campaign inflicting an surprising upset over the finalists.
Gill fired an impressive 121 off 133 balls, giving an superior show of his expertise however his knock was not sufficient to pull India previous Bangladesh’s 265 for 8 constructed round fifties by Shakib Al Hasan (80) and Towhid Hridoy (54).

In the tense chase, Axar (42 off 34 balls) too tried to deliver India again into the sport with some late heavy blows, however the goal stayed simply past India’s grasp.
In the match’s context, the outcome didn’t matter as India had already entered the ultimate. They will face Sri Lanka on Sunday.
As It Happened
Here’s a have a look at the important thing moments of the India-Bangladesh thriller:
Bangladesh’s early stoop
After making 5 modifications to their aspect and alluring Bangladesh to bat first, India made an ideal begin, courtesy Mohammed Shami and Shardul Thakur because the duo wreaked havoc with the brand new balls. Shami drew first blood, knocking over Litton Das for a duck with a jaffa within the third over. In the next over, Shardul castled the opposite Bangladeshi opener Tanzid Hasan for 13. Anamul Haque turned Shardul’s second sufferer contained in the powerplay as he was caught behind for 4 and Bangladesh discovered themselves reeling at 28 for 3 inside the primary six overs. Skipper Shakib and Mehidy Hasan Miraz made a quick restoration with a 31-run partnership however Axar Patel removed the latter for 13 as Rohit Sharma pulled off an excellent catch at first slip. With the autumn of Mehidy Hasan, Bangladesh slipped to 59 for 4 on the finish of the 14th over.
The excellent century stand
With their aspect reeling, Shakib and Hridoy joined arms and conjured an impressive 101-run partnership, bailing Bangladesh out of hassle. Both first arrested the slide after which steadied the innings to drag off a outstanding restoration. With an ideal mixture of warning and aggression, Shakib and Hridoy performed very well, exploiting the lowered firepower in India’s bowling assault after the early collapse. Despite the pitch aiding the spinners, Shakib and Hridoy, other than minor hiccups, appeared actually good towards the spinners. Shakib particularly took on the left-armers Ravindra Jadeja and Axar and stored the scoreboard transferring. In the method, Shakib obtained to his fifty and the duo stored India at bay. Hridoy too performed a cussed knock as India looked for solutions. From 59/5 in 14 overs, each batted until the thirty fourth over, elevating 101 runs for the fifth wicket. The partnership was finally damaged after Shakib chopped on a Shardul supply again onto his stumps for 80.

The lower-order resistance
After Shakib departed within the thirty fourth over, the next over noticed Shamim Hossain being trapped in entrance by Jadeja for 1. With 2 fast wickets, it appeared India had been again in enterprise however Hridoy and Nasum Ahmed halted India’s march with an important 32-run eighth wicket stand. As Hridoy raised his fifty amid the stand and Nasum additionally appeared good as India had been as soon as once more underneath stress. However, Shami returned to finish Hridoy’s keep within the center quickly after his fifty. But by the point Hridoy (54) obtained out, Nasum had obtained his eyes in as he then raised one other very important stand with Mahedi Hasan for the ninth wicket. Attacking the bowlers, each took Bangladesh previous the 200-run mark, including spectacular 45 runs off 36 balls. Nasum then chopped on for 44 off Prasidh within the forty eighth over however Mahedi Hasan and Tanzim Hasan Sakib closing blows lifted Bangladesh to a powerful 265 for 8.
India’s woeful begin
Chasing a difficult whole on a bowling-friendly floor, India obtained off to a horrendous begin, dropping 2 wickets inside the primary three overs. Pacer Tanzim Hasan began off fantastically for Bangladesh, handing them the opening breakthrough within the first over of the chase itself. As Rohit sliced an off-the-cuff drive straight into the arms of Anamul Haque at covers for a 2-ball duck, Bangladeshis started their defence on an ideal notice. ODI debutant Tilak Varma was then knocked over by a Tanzim Hasan jaffa in his very subsequent over with the ball nipping again in and hitting the highest of Tilak’s off stump.
Trial by spin
After dropping two wickets fairly early into the chase, India wanted somebody to regular the innings and Shubman Gill and KL Rahul joined forces, stitching up a 57-run third wicket stand. Both soaked up the stress with the rotation of the strike however with spinners working, boundaries had been laborious to return by. The stand that got here off 87 balls did regular India however behind the scenes, the required fee began to creep up a bit. With Rahul’s dismissal within the 18th over, India dealt a extreme blow. Ishan Kishan then got here out at no.5 however he too struggled towards the spin. After including 20 runs with Gill, Ishan fell to Mehidy Hasan Miraz for five. Gill was then joined by Suryakumar Yadav within the center however he too struggled towards high quality spin bowling from Shakib and co. India did rotate the strike however discovered it actually tough to attain boundaries. The 45-run Gill-Surya stand was finally damaged by Shakib within the thirty third over and from there on Bangladesh’s hopes of a win appeared a chance.
Gill ton in useless
With India dropping wickets at common intervals, Gill, who was batting superbly did not have the required help. Despite Gill doing the majority of the scoring, there have been some irresponsible shot alternatives from the Indians as properly. Jadeja, who had added 31 runs with Gill for the sixth wicket had a mind fade second within the thirty eighth over as he went for a wild hoick off Mustafizur Rahman and obtained cleaned up for 7. Axar then joined Gill because the opener raised his fifth ODI ton off 117 balls. Soon after his century, Gill tried to speed up the tempo of the runs however succumbed for 121, attempting to hit Mahedi Hasan down the bottom. With the Gill dismissal, Bangladesh began to smell a win however Axar had different plans. With his 34-ball 42 knock and an important partnership (40 off 27) with Shardul Thakur, Axar introduced India actually near the end line. From 31 wanted off 18 balls, Axar introduced down the equation to 17 off 12, gathering 14 runs off the Mahedi Hasan forty eighth over. However, within the very subsequent over, skilled Mustafizur removed each Shardul (11) and Axar (42) to make Bangladesh favourites. In the ultimate over, India wanted 8 runs and Shami did hit a boundary however obtained run out off the fifth ball as India folded for 259.