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Bangladesh 271 for 7 (Mehidy 100*, Mahmudullah 77, Washington 3-37, Malik 2-58, Siraj 2-73) beat India 266 for 9 (Iyer 82, Patel 56, Rohit 51*, Ebadot 3-45) by five runs
Dhaka: Mehidy Hasan Miraz was top scorer for Bangladesh with an unbeaten 100 of 83 balls while picked up two wickets as Bangladesh won by five runs.
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma became the first Indian, and just the second batter world-wide, in international cricket to hit 500 sixes during the second ODI against Bangladesh in Dhaka.
Walking out to bat at No.9 after injuring his hand while in the field, Rohit put up a strong fight late in the run chase.
Rohit’s tally of 500 international sixes is bettered by only West Indies legend Chris Gayle, who has 533 sixes. No other Indian batter has more than 400 sixes. MS Dhoni with 359 sixes is the closest to Rohit among Indian players.
India were 65/4 in the run chase of 272 before Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel put on a century stand to resurrect India’s innings.
However, Iyer and Axar fell in quick succession and Shardul Thakur followed them too which brought Rohit to the middle.
His half-century, studded with five sixes, propelled India late in the run chase. He brought the equation down to 12 runs needed off two balls and hit a six from there, but couldn't find the boundary off the last ball as Bangladesh won by five runs.
Earlier, Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Mahmudullah steadied Bangladesh after an early shock with a 148-run partnership for the seventh wicket to post a challenging 271/7
Miraz was top scorer for Bangladesh with an unbeaten 100 of 83 balls while Mahmudullah played a crucial knock of 77 runs of 96 deliveries. For India, Washington Sundar bagged three while Mohammed Siraj and Umran Malik claimed two wickets each.
Opting to bat first, Bangladesh got off to a stuttering start as they lost their opener Anamul Haque (11) and Litton Das (7) within the 10 overs of the game. Mohammed Siraj drew first blood as he dismissed Haque and then Litton.
Umran Malik then joined the party as he dismissed Najmul Hossain Shanto for 21 runs made from 35 balls. Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan came out to bat but could not stand long as Washington Sundar sent him packing for 8 of 20. Mushfiqur Rahim also went back to the pavilion after scoring 12 of 24.
Mahmudullah and Mehidy Hasan Miraz held the fort as they stitched a crucial 50-run stand. The duo carried the attack to the Indian bowlers while gathering singles at regular intervals. In the 38th over of the game, Mehidy brought up his third ODI fifty in 55 balls.
In the 41st over, Mahmudullah also brought up his half-century in 74 balls. Umran Malik then gave India a much-needed breakthrough as he broke the crucial partnership by dismissing Mahmudullah for 77 which came of 96 balls.
In the 49th over of the game, Miraz slammed back-to-back two fours on the delivery of Umran to take Bangladesh total beyond 250 runs. Slamming India bowlers all around the ground with his outstanding shots, Mehidy Hasan Miraz brought up his maiden century on the last delivery of the match to guide his team to a respectable total of 271/7.
