Cricket Desk: The myth says that whenever Sachin scored a century in ODIs (barring a few occasions), India lost the match. The same happened today, as Bangladesh stunned India by 5 wickets in Asia Cup.
Bangladesh played as a team and all batsmen contributed up to their potential to chase down a mammoth total of 290 with four balls to spare. Team India were left shell-shocked, while Sachin Tendulkar's 100th international hundred went in vain. Bangladesh beat India after a gap of five years. Last time, they won in 2007 World Cup.
Earlier, riding high on Sachin Tendulkar's 49th ODI hundred and 100th international hundred, India posted 289/5 in 50 overs. Sachin scored 114, while Kohli made 66. Raina contributed 51, followed by Dhoni (21*). For Bangladesh, Mashrafe Mortaza took two wickets.
Chasing a victory target of 290, Bangladesh lost Nazimuddin early. However, Tamim Iqbal (70), Jahurul Islam (53), Nasir Hossain (54) and Shakib Al Hasan (49) spoiled India's game plan.
Skipper Mushfiqur Rahim played the knock of his life in the end to take his team to the victory. He remained unbeaten on 46 off 25 balls with 3 boundaries and 3 sixes.
Bangladesh reached 293/5 in 49.2 overs and won the match by 5 wickets. For India, Praveen Kumar took three wickets. The Indian bowlers looked helpless today and conceded too many runs with loose deliveries. Shakib Al Hasan was declared 'Man of the Match' for his all-round performance.
Pakistan has now qualified for the Asia Cup final after India's debacle against Bangladesh. India and Bangladesh have won one match each, while Sri Lanka have lost both their matches so far. India need to beat Pakistan on Sunday to qualify for the final. The bowlers made a mess of Sachin’s 100th international hundred and marred the celebrations across India.
This is the second highest run chase for Bangladesh in ODI history and the highest against any Test playing country. Bangladesh skipper Mushfiqur Rahim dedicated today's victory to former cricketer Manjural Islam Rana who died on this day 5 years ago.
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