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IND vs BAN 2022-23, 1st ODI: Social media aggrieved after Shakib's 5-for skittles India for 186

IND vs BAN 2022-23: India is taking on Bangladesh in the opening Dhaka ODI on Sunday. However, the visitors have been unpleasant with the bat, as Shakib Al Hasan's five-for has skittled it for just 186.

IND vs BAN 2022-23, Dhaka/1st ODI: Social media aggrieved after Shakib Al Hasan 5-for skittles India for 186 against Bangladesh-ayh
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First Published Dec 4, 2022, 3:33 PM IST

Indian wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul was an aberration in a disastrous batting display that saw India getting bowled out for 186 against a Bangladesh attack led admirably by Shakib Al Hasan (5/36) in the first ODI at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Sunday. Rahul struck a fluent 73 off 70 balls on a day when the others struggled to get going, and the side was packed with all-rounders. Rahul hit five fours and four sixes. India's innings lasted 41.2 overs. Opting to field, pacer Mustafizur Rahman started the proceedings with a maiden before India skipper Rohit Sharma opened the visitors' boundary count by smashing medium-pacer Hasan Mahmud through the gap between point and cover.

Senior opener Shikhar Dhawan went down the ground and got his first boundary by sending the ball over cover. Bangladesh skipper Litton Das effected an early bowling change, bringing off-spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz into the attack in the fourth over. He started on a tidy note before castling Dhawan for seven.

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Dhawan went for the reverse sweep, but the ball bounced more than usual and touched his wrist before hitting the stumps. Rohit struck the first six of the series when he pulled Mahmud over deep square leg after the medium pacer drifted the ball on his pads. The Indian skipper again found the deep square leg region but this time for a boundary as he employed the sweep shot against Miraz.

Rohit then chose the off-side, cutting Mahmud along the ground for a boundary after being given plenty of widths. It was then the turn of top-order batter and former Indian skipper Virat Kohli to pick the deep square leg region as the former captain swept Miraz for a four. Litton made another bowling change, summoning the seasoned Shakib, and again he has instantly rewarded thanks to a brilliant delivery by the star all-rounder.

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Having got a start, Rohit (27 off 31 balls) went for the turn, but the ball didn't, and instead, went past the inside edge before disturbing the middle and leg stumps. There was more joy in store for the hosts as, two balls later, the left-arm spinner sent back Kohli (9) after Litton pulled off an incredible catch at cover after diving full length to his right, leaving Kohli stunned and the crowd at the Shere Bangla National Stadium elated.

At 49 for three in the 11th over, India needed a partnership. Rahul joined Shreyas Iyer (24) in the middle, but the latter was dismissed by medium-pacer Ebadot Hossain (4/47), who was rewarded for bowling to a plan that works best against Iyer -- short-pitched stuff. With the small 43-run stand ending, Washington Sundar (19) walked in and looked to help Rahul build a partnership.

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However, the duo could add no more than 60 runs as, shortly after Rahul reached his half-century, Sundar picked a fielder while trying to play the reverse sweep against Shakib. In the next over, Ebadot sent back Shahbaz Ahmed, and Shakib dismissed Shardul Thakur and Deepak Chahar to leave India, tottering at 156/8.

(With inputs from PTI)

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