Dhaka December 4, 2022: Ahalf-century stand for the tenth wicket between Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Mustafizur Rahman gave Bangladesh a brilliant win in the first ODI against India in Dhaka on Sunday.
At 136/9, Bangladesh looked all but out of the match in a run chase of 187 before a spectacular turnaround reversed the script in Dhaka in a thrilling finish to the first ODI.
Skipper Litton Das led the run chase early on with a 41 off 63 balls, but when he and Shakib Al Hasan, whose five-for restricted India in the first innings, fell, India looked set to make a comeback in the match.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Shakib Al Hasan with a spectacular 5 wicket haul in the 1st ODI against India. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCB?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BCB</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BANvIND?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BANvIND</a> <a href="https://t.co/graouZ8BAY">pic.twitter.com/graouZ8BAY</a></p>— Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers) <a href="https://twitter.com/BCBtigers/status/1599329568539959301?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 4, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Debutant Kuldeep Sen's double-wicket over followed by Mohammed Siraj trapping Hasan Mahmud in front meant Mehidy Hasan Miraz was down to his last partner.
But Mustafizur safeguarded his end while giving a fearless Mehidy the confidence to unleash his strokes, which he did in plenty. Sloppy fielding from the Indians aided Mehidy as he went about fashioning a remarkable comeback for his team.
Mehidy remained unbeaten on 38 to win the Player of the Match as the unbeaten 51-run partnership for the final wicket led Bangladesh to a terrific win.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A sensational tenth-wicket partnership has given Bangladesh a win to start off the series 👏<br> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BANvIND?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BANvIND</a> <a href="https://t.co/ot9w4r9Tx3">pic.twitter.com/ot9w4r9Tx3</a></p>— ICC (@ICC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ICC/status/1599400233871482889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 4, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
The partnership of 51* was the second-highest for Bangladesh in ODIs for the tenth wicket. It was also the fourth-highest partnership for the tenth wicket in a successful run-chase in men's ODIs.
The record-breaking stand gave Bangladesh a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
