Rohit Sharma said that he had missed Dinesh Karthik’s last ball six as he was getting ready for the Super Over. “I had walked back in the dressing room to wear my pads,” he said in a press conference after a thriller of a match between India and Bangladesh. India needed five runs to win off the last ball of the match and wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik hit a six over extra cover to finish the job in emphatic fashion. This also helped India win the Nidahas Trophy. Rohit Sharma, who was captain of the Indian team in the tri-series involving his side, Bangladesh and hosts Sri Lanka, said that he was hoping the match would go into a Super Over.
“Very happy to see Dinesh doing what he did, he didn’t get much game time until now, but he showed his power,” said Rohit in the post-match presentation. “We held him back because of his finishing ability and his experience. And it paid off. I always had a lot of faith in our batting group and we were confident after keeping them to a par score,” he said.
“Brilliant game, brilliant for the crowd who have come out in numbers. The support we got here from this crowd was brilliant, it would be a bit different if we were playing Sri Lanka but I would like to thank them for their show tonight,” he said.
India had rested limited overs regulars like Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Kuldeep Yadav and Hardik Pandya in the series. Rohit Sharma, who himself scored 56 off 42 balls in the final, lauded the performance of the youngsters who took their places. “Great tournament for us. Young lads. Lot of learning. We always knew they had the talent, but it was about executing and this tournament will give them a lot of confidence. Everybody who played, they showed lots of character. These games are not easy and these guys have not played a lot for the national team. And this performance will give them a lot of confidence.”
Washington Sundar was the man of the series for his return of eight wickets for 114 runs in the 20 overs he had bowled. Rohit said that it was easy to lead this group of players and that they executed the plans perfectly. “It was quite easy to lead them. A lot of work has been done of the field in terms of strategy so it was very easy for me to remind them what we spoke of in our meeting and I thought they just executed them perfectly, in the Powerplay, middle overs and the death. Some of them went for runs, but they will learn from it and today was a real platform to show what we could do.”
Karthik walked into bat when Bangladesh were on top and India needed a special effort from the experienced batsman. He certainly delivered, scoring 29 off just 8 balls which included three sixes and two boundaries.
Set a target of 167 for victory, India lost in-form Shikhar Dhawan (10) and Suresh Raina (0) early in the chase.But Rohit and KL Rahul then got together to stitch a 51-run partnership, looking fluent and finding boundaries at ease.
Rohit was at his best, clearing the rope at will and also finding the middle off the bat. Bangladesh got back into the game after both these batsmen were dismissed in quick succession.
Set a target of 167 for victory, India lost in-form Shikhar Dhawan (10) and Suresh Raina (0) early in the chase.But Rohit and KL Rahul then got together to stitch a 51-run partnership, looking fluent and finding boundaries at ease.
Rohit was at his best, clearing the rope at will and also finding the middle off the bat. Bangladesh got back into the game after both these batsmen were dismissed in quick succession.
Manish Pandey and Vijay Shankar failed to find that big over which would settle the game, allowing Bangladesh to fight back. India needed 35 off the final 3 overs, when Mustafizur bowled arguably the over of the tournament. He conceded just 1 run and picked the wicket of Manish Pandey. However, Karthik walked in to change the game completely. 5 were required off the final ball, and Soumya Sarkar was the unlucky bowler who conceded a maximum off the final delivery.
Earlier, put into bat, Sabbir Rahman scored a fine 77 to help Bangladesh reach 166/8 in their allotted 20 overs.The total looked below par as the Indian spinners led by Yuzvendra Chahal strangulated the Bangladeshi batsmen.Tamim Iqbal was dismissed early in the piece, with Shardul Thakur pulling off a sensational catch on the boundary line. Experienced Mushfiqur (9) and Shakib (7) couldn't contribute much either.
Sabbir played a lone hand, supported by cameos from Mahmudullah (21) and Mehidy Hassan (19).Chahal picked up 3/18 in his 4 overs while Washington Sundar - who was also named the man-of-the-series - ended with figures of 1/20. Unadkat too picked up 2 wickets, giving away 33 runs. Vijay Shankar had a day to forget as he conceded 48 runs off his 4 overs.
Earlier, put into bat, Sabbir Rahman scored a fine 77 to help Bangladesh reach 166/8 in their allotted 20 overs.The total looked below par as the Indian spinners led by Yuzvendra Chahal strangulated the Bangladeshi batsmen.Tamim Iqbal was dismissed early in the piece, with Shardul Thakur pulling off a sensational catch on the boundary line. Experienced Mushfiqur (9) and Shakib (7) couldn't contribute much either.
Sabbir played a lone hand, supported by cameos from Mahmudullah (21) and Mehidy Hassan (19).Chahal picked up 3/18 in his 4 overs while Washington Sundar - who was also named the man-of-the-series - ended with figures of 1/20. Unadkat too picked up 2 wickets, giving away 33 runs. Vijay Shankar had a day to forget as he conceded 48 runs off his 4 overs.
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