The Indian bowlers did their best to keep Bangladesh alive, dropping the score to 69/6 in the second ODI. Mohammed Siraj making the first two breakthroughs, sacking inaugural officers Anamul Haque and captain Litton Das at Mirpur on Wednesday, December 7th.
From the start, Bangladesh’s situation worsened when Siraj Haque sent Najmul Hossain Shanto out of LBW in the second round to challenge him into the wrinkle. Shanto scored four from Siraj on the first ball of the eight, but failed to do the same on the next two deliveries. After defeating Shanto in the fourth delivery, Siraj walked up to him and both players entered into a heated exchange.
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Shanto responded appropriately by hitting the border on Siraj’s final ball. Shanto’s shot was short-lived, however, when his sense of speed finished off Umran Malik’s strokes with a 151km/h ball and smashed the stump. Despite putting Bangladesh in a difficult position, India didn’t win as much as Mehidy Hasan’s century and Mahmudullah’s 77 led his team to 271/7 in 50 overs.
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Mohammed Siraj, leading wicket doorman for India at ODIs in 2022
Mohammed Siraj finished his spell with two goals for 73 runs in his full quota of 10. He’s in the form of his life lately for India.
In India’s previous match against New Zealand last month, Siraj captured four wickets in the third T20I. In ODIs, he has scalped 23 goalies in 15 matches so far and became India’s leading goalkeeper in 2022. Notably, no Indian bowler has scalped more rooks than Siraj in the power game since his debut in 2019.
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