Indian cricket team star Virat Kohli achieved an impossible feat by helping India score 14 runs in just one legal delivery during the Cricket World Cup 2023 match against Bangladesh on Thursday. This feat was achieved against Hasan Mahmud during the 13th over of the India innings, when Kohli took advantage of the bowler’s indiscipline. Kohli came into bat after the dismissal of India skipper Rohit Sharma and scored two runs off his very first ball. However, the umpire ruled it a no-ball and the veteran batsman hit the resulting free for a boundary at mid-on. Unfortunately, it was another no-ball and Kohli was again awarded a free hit, which he flicked over the tall fielder for a massive six.
Earlier, Spin bowlers Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja engineered a top-order collapse as India restricted Bangladesh to 256-8 in a Cricket World Cup 2023 match in Pune on Thursday.
Bangladesh opener Tanzid Hasan, whose 51 was his maiden one-day international fifty, and Liton Das (66) were both well matched.
The Tigers – who have won three of their last four ODIs against India – were good at 93-0 but slumped to 137-4 after Najmul Hossain Shanto, who captained Bangladesh for the injured Shakib Al Hasan, emerged victorious . throw on a good strike throw.
But Mushfiqur Rahim’s 38 and fellow veteran Mahmudullah’s dashing 46 strengthened the total before Shoriful Islam ended the innings with a spectacular six over extra cover off Jasprit Bumrah.
Jadeja took a miserly 2-38 from his 10 overs and Yadav, who made the first breakthrough, 1-47.
Tournament hosts India are in for a fourth straight win at this World Cup, with Bangladesh having lost two of their three matches after defeating Afghanistan.
After some early tests, 22-year-old left-hander Tanzid attacked both Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj.
He then hit their fellow paceman Shardul Thakur for 16 runs in three balls, with two sixes separated by a stylish powered four.
Tanzid, whose highest score in eight previous ODIs was 16, completed a 41-ball fifty before being lbw against left-arm wrist spinner Yadav to leave Bangladesh 93-1 in the 15th over.
Liton was still there, but he carelessly kept Jadeja away for too long.
India were down a bowler after Hardik Pandya managed just three balls in the ninth over before limping off with an ankle injury.
Virat Kohli, who bowled a one-day international for the first time in six years, completed Pandya’s over.
Bangladesh suffered a setback even before the game started when key all-rounder Shakib was ruled out due to a thigh injury sustained during Friday’s eight-wicket loss to New Zealand in Chennai.
(With AFP inputs)
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