Bangladesh vs India, 2nd ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: India tour of Bangladesh, 2015 Venue: Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka Date & Time: Jun 21, 03:00 PM LOCAL

Cricket this month has been quite happening. England are the New England while Bangladesh are the New Bangladesh. Both teams had a forgettable World Cup, but both teams have bounced back fantastically to take on two in-form teams - New Zealand and India, respectively.

Bangladesh kicked off the three-match ODI series against India with a resounding win in the opener - a solid 79-run victory on the back of a decent batting performance and a much better bowling performance. 19-year old Mustafizur Rahman took a five-for on debut and announced himself on the international circuit. Apart from Rohit Sharma, no other Indian batsman was able to withstand the Bangladeshi bowlers.

India need a win tonight to level the series and stay alive in the competition. Read more in our preview here.

Weather: There is a bit of rain around but for now, it has stopped.

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India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and opted to bat first. He said that looking at the conditions, they decided to make three changes. Ajinkya Rahane, Umesh Yadav, and Mohit Sharma make way for Axar Patel, Dhawal Kulkarni, and Ambati Rayudu.

Teams:

India (Playing XI): Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Dhawal Kulkarni

Bangladesh (Playing XI): Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Litton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Shakib Al Hasan, Sabbir Rahman, Nasir Hossain, Mashrafe Mortaza(c), Rubel Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman

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After Rohit departed, Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli recorded their 9th fifty-plus partnership in ODIs. Both batsmen batted with intent and played some fantastic shots. They took the Bangladesh pacers and were easily playing them all over the park.

Rain was around the corner and a slight drizzle stopped play for a couple of minutes, but it vanished away soon and play resumed.

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After Tamim fell, Soumya Sarkar and Litton Das regrouped to take on the Indian bowlers. They played positive cricket and brought up the fifty-plus stand for the second wicket. Axar Patel went for 15 in his first over and it looked like these two were going to run away with the game. However, R Aswhin, who has been in a terrific form for quite some time now, dismissed Sarkar on 34 and gave India the much-needed breakthrough. Sarkar was pushed back in the crease by a quicker delivery and was struck in front of middle stump.

At the other end, Litton Das continued playing confidently but he too fell soon after to Axar Patel on 36. The ball spun away from him as he looked to drive and Dhoni held onto it after a bit of a fumble.

Mushfiqur was the fourth person to fall but Bangladesh remained well on course of a historic win. He was run out on 31 after sharing a fifty-plus stand with Shakib Al Hasan. The Indian bowlers could not create any chances and Bangladesh easily moved along in the chase. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Axar Patel, in particular, were expensive.

Bangladesh have now officially qualified to play in the ICC champions trophy 2017. This is also their 10th successive win in ODIs.

Shakib stayed unbeaten on 51 to make sure that the hosts easily reached their target with 9 overs to spare.

Bangladesh played refreshingly aggressive cricket and gave a real hard time to Indian players in both departments. To sum up in simple words, it was Mustafizur Rahman vs India so far and no wonder the 19-year old lad has been the lynchpin for Bangladesh's success. The hosts were brilliant with the way they went about the chase. They were aggressive right from the word go and unsettled the bowlers with sheer intensity.

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Man of the Match: Mustafizur Rahman for his figures of 10-0-43-6.

Captain comments:

MS Dhoni: "Our batting is the problem. We need to put runs on the board. There was constant pressure on the batsmen as we lost some quick wickets. That meant we could not post a good score to defend. I don't think I would blame the bowlers for this particular game as we did not have enough runs on the board. We need to get partnerships. They (Bangladesh) are bowling well as a unit. Even when they did not get a wicket they kept it very tight. We will come and enjoy the next game without thinking about the result."

Mortaza: "Great moment for us. To qualify for the Champions Trophy is a great achievement. We worked really hard in the nets. The way Mustafizur is bowling, suddenly he has become the big fish of the tournament. Hopefully he will keep going and deliver his best for the country. Hopefully we will continue this good form in the future as well."