ICC T20 World Cup 2016: India vs Bangladesh - Player Ratings

Shakib Al Hasan was one of the few Bangladesh batsman who gave India a real scare.

Bangladesh

Tamim Iqbal – 7/10

Bangladesh missed Tamim Iqbal’s experience in their match against Australia earlier on and he showed how crucial he is at the top of the order tonight. He did have a huge slice of luck, after Bumrah dropped a sitter, but he looked to play aggressively throughout and managed to alleviate any pressure that might have built up and ended up scoring 35 before being deceived by a quicker one from Ravindra Jadeja.

Mohammad Mithun – 2/10

Mithun was a lively presence on the field but he played rather irresponsibly with the bat as he attempted to take on perhaps India’s biggest threat in Ravichandran Ashwin only to end up being caught at long-on off just his second delivery.

Sabbir Rahman – 7/10

The youngster played fearlessly forming a crucial partnership with Tamim Iqbal at the top of the Bangladeshi innings and can count himself unlucky as his stay at the crease was only brought to an end by a brilliant stumping from MS Dhoni. Rahman had contributed well until then, though, scoring 26 off just 15 balls.

Shakib-al-Hassan – 8/10

The Bangladeshi all-rounder might have been woefully out of touch in the lead-up to the World T20, but there were signs that he had got his form back with a fine all-round performance. Any lingering doubts were erased after tonight’s performance as he showed why he is considered one of the best all-rounders in the game.

He had Dhawan in trouble early on with the ball and ultimately got the wicket of the Indian opener. He bowled economically as well before his figures were disfigured by Hardik Pandya later on, scoring eleven runs of Shakib’s final over. He did considerably well with the bat as well with a couple of clean strikes over the ropes thus alleviating the pressure whenever the Indian bowlers managed to restrict the flow of runs.

Mashrafe Mortaza – 7/10

The Bangladeshi skipper kept the Indian batsmen guessing with his frequent change of bowlers and looking at how any of the opposition batsmen failed to make a huge score, one has to say that the plan worked well. Mortaza was economical with the ball conceding only 22 runs in his four overs. Even more surprising was the fact that he promoted himself to the No 5 spot but the gamble proved to be a failure.

Soumya Sarkar – 7/10

Produced another gem of a catch to send Hardik Pandya back to the pavilion at a time when the Indian all-rounder was threatening to cut loose but it was his contribution with the bat that proved more important for Bangladesh. He batted sensibly scoring 21 runs at a-run-a-ball that took Bangladesh ever so near to the target.

Mahmudullah – 8/10

Eyebrows were raised when Mortaza decided to bring in Mahmudullah in the 17th over, but the part-time off-spinner repaid his captain’s faith getting the key wicket of Yuvraj Singh and giving away only four runs. It looked like he was going to lead Bangladesh to victory with the bat as well but missed the chance with a high full-toss as he held out at the deep with Bangladesh on the verge of a famous victory.

Mushfiqur Rahim – 7/10

The diminutive wicket-keeper batsman had a pretty quiet day on the field before he was called into action in a crunch situation as Bangladesh found themselves nearing the Indian target with each passing ball. Rahim started off playing more of a supporter role to Mahmudullah before taking matters into his own hands with a couple of boundaries in the final over, but couldn’t take them past the final hurdle.

Shuvagata Hom – 7/10

The off-spinner bowled well, especially considering that he was asked to bowl one within the powerplay overs. More importantly, he picked up the dangerous Kohli at a time when he was looking to flex his arms. He came to bat in the worst possible situation and, unfortunately, missed the final delivery that sealed the match in India’s favour.

Al-Amin Hossain – 7/10

Al-Amin had a mixed day on the field as he strayed from the brilliant to the wayward during his four overs. He bowled a number of good yorkers but spoilt the hard work with loose short deliveries that were rightly dispatched to the boundary. He did, however, pick up the wickets of the dangerous looking Suresh Raina and Hardik Pandya.

Mustafizur Rahman – 7/10

Much like Al-Amin, Mustafizur also had a mixed day as he bowled a few loose deliveries now and then. Overall he bowled well, with two of his overs coming towards the death. He picked up the wicket of Rohit Sharma to give Bangladesh their first wicket of the day and accounted for Ravindra Jadeja with a brilliant inswinger in the last over.