NEW DELHI: Leg-spinner Aminul Islam led a disciplined Bangladesh attack to restrict India to 148 for six in the first Twenty20 International in pollution-hit New Delhi on Sunday.
The Indian capital has been blanketed by smog with authorities saying air pollution had reached ‘emergency’ levels, with schools closed and other restrictions imposed.
But it was business as usual at the Arun Jaitley Stadium (formerly known as Feroz Shah Kotla) with Bangladesh skipper Mahmudullah electing to field at the start of the three-match series.
India lost two early wickets including skipper Rohit Sharma who was trapped leg before wicket for nine off paceman Shafiul Islam in the first over of the innings.
Aminul then struck twice to rattle the opposition top-order with KL Rahul, who made 15, and Shreyas Iyer, who scored 22, letting go of their starts.
Opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan made 41 with three sixes but returned to the pavilion after being run out as India slumped further.
Krunal Pandya, 15 not out, and Washington Sundar, unbeaten on 14, played useful cameos to help the hosts get 30 runs from the last 12 deliveries.
Scoreboard
INDIA:
R.G. Sharma lbw b Shafiul 9
S. Dhawan run out 41
K.L. Rahul c Mahmudullah b Aminul 15
S.S. Iyer c Naim b Aminul 22
R.R. Pant c Naim b Shafiul 27
S. Dube c and b Afif 1
K.H. Pandya not out 15
Washington Sundar not out 14
EXTRAS (LB-3, W-1) 4
TOTAL (for six wkts, 20 overs) 148
FALL OF WKTS: 1-10, 2-36 3-70, 4-95, 5-102, 6-120.
DID NOT BAT: Y.S. Chahal, D.T. Chahar, Khaleel Ahmed.
BOWLING: Shafiul Islam 4-0-36-2; Al-Amin Hossain 4-0-27-0; Mustafizur Rahman 2-0-15-0; Aminul Islam 3-0-22-2; Soumya Sarkar 2-0-16-0; Afif Hossain
3-0-11-1; Mosaddek Hossain 1-0-8-0; Mahmudullah 1-0-10-0 (1w).
BANGLADESH: Liton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Mohammad Naim, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Afif Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, Aminul Islam, Shafiul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Al-Amin Hossain.
UMPIRES: C.K. Nandan (India) and N.N. Menon (India).
TV UMPIRE: C. Shamshuddin (India).
MATCH REFEREE: R.S. Madugalle (Sri Lanka).
Published in Dawn, November 4th, 2019
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