The skipper copped an injury to his finger in the second over of Bangladesh s batting innings while attempting a catch. The ball hit his thumb and he was seen bleeding as he walked off. He didn t come out to open the innings as well, with Virat Kohli replacing him as Shikhar Dhawan s partner at the top.The
Despite having a line-up in which batting resources were available till No.9, India had a disappointing time with the bat on a slow pitch, being bundled out for a paltry 186 in 41.2 overs as Shakib Al Hasan used his line, length, and the crease well to pick 5 for 36 while Ebadot Hossain was consistent in his usage of short balls to scalp 4 for 47.For
India lost a nail-biter of a match to Bangladesh here at Shere Bangla Stadium on Sunday by just one run. The Rohit Sharma-led side was bowled out for 186 in 41.
In that phase, the duo took 9 and 17 runs respectively from the two overs bowled by off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who wasn t getting any sort of help from the pitch. Though their fielding also let them down at that juncture, taking Ashwin apart was a strategy which Markram, who made 52 alongside Miller s 59 not out, used in South Africa s five-wicket win over India.