Brief scores
India: 186 all out in 41.2 overs (KL Rahul 73; Shakib 5/36, Ebadat 4/47)
Bangladesh: 187 for 9 in 46 overs (Mehidy 38 not out, Litton 41; Siraj 3/32)
Bangladesh won by 1 run
A spectacular tenth-wicket partnership between Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Mustafizur Rahman helped Bangladesh beat India by one wicket in the first match of the three-match ODI series, at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on Sunday (Dec 4).
Bangladesh recorded a sensational one-wicket victory over India in the first ODI of the three-match series on Sunday (Dec 4).
Put into bat, India were all-out for 186 in 41.2 overs with KL Rahul (73 off 70 balls) playing a lone hand for the visitors. In reply, the Tigers rode on skipper Litton Das's 41 to stay in the hunt initially before collapsing to 136 for 9 in the 40th over.
However, Mehidy Hasan Miraz produced a sensational 39-ball 38-run cameo to take the team home with four overs to spare.
Mohammed Siraj (3/32) was the most successful bowler for India, while Washington Sundar (2/17) and debutant Kuldeep Sen (2/37) claimed two wickets each and Shardul Thakur (1/21) and Deepak Chahar (1/32) accounted for one wicket each.
For Bangladesh, left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan (5/36) was the star bowler and Ebadot Hossain (4/47) also made a big contribution.
The second ODI will be held on Wednesday (Dec 7) at the same venue.
Bangladesh: Litton Das (captain), Anamul Haque, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mahmudullah, Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman, Ebadot Hossain.
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Sen.
