India lost to Bangladesh

18/03/2007

Giant killers Bangladesh registered a famous five-wicket win over India in a Group B match at Port of Spain, Trinidad on Saturday. In a David slay Goliath affair, the Bangladeshis –chasing 192 to win – made 195 for five in 48.3 overs and won the match.

India decided to bat first and made only 192. For India, only Sourav Ganguly stood tall amongst the ruins as he brought up his 65th ODI fifty, though in vain. Both Robin Uthappa (9 runs) and M S Dhoni (0) made a forgettable World Cup debut, while another debutante Munaf Patel scored 15 runs and took two wickets. Except Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh made some resistance and made 47 run on the scoreboard. No other batsman made any effort to stay and make runs.

Bangladesh started the chase on a positive note and even though they lost a wicket with just 24 runs on the board, their batsmen did not panic. They played brilliantly in this game in all the departments. Rahim, who remained unbeaten on 56 (4x4, 2x6) brought up the winning run in the company of Mohammad Ashraful (8 not out). Hasan (53, 5x4, 1x6) and played very good and the way Bangladesh has trashed India, it could be a warning to other teams.

Score : India 191 all out in 49.3 overs (S.Ganguly 66, Yuvraj 47, Murtaza 4/38, Rafique 3/35) Bangladesh 195/5 in 48.3 overs (Rahim 59, Iqbal 51, Hasan 53, Munaf 2/39, Sehwag 2/17)