Litton Das praised the pair for pulling Bangladesh out of jeopardy . Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Mahudullah scored 148 runs to lift their teams total to 2717 .
Dhaka (Bangladesh) — On Wednesday, stand-in captain Litton Das was ecstatic after winning in the second ODI against India and praised the batting duo for pulling the team out of jeopardy and posting a challenging total at the Shere Bangla National Stadium.Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Mahudullah combined for a match-winning score of 148 runs to lift their teams total to 2717.They came into bat when the Bangla Tigers were in a jeopardy, losing six wickets for just 69 runs.Bangaldesh won their second ODI series victory over India at home, thanks to the pair.
We thought it was a good score of 240-250.We were under pressure, but the two (Mahmudullah and Mehidy) were awesome.We don't remember what their talks were like, but what they said was simply superb, according to a grateful Bangladesh captain.The stand-in captain, who replaced Tamim Iqbal at the start of the season, used a mix of his bowlers to keep the Indian batters at bay. Since it was a flat pitch in the second half, I wanted to rotate my main bowlers around, but I couldnt afford to bowl too many of my main bowlers early on.Das said that the next game will also be about winning.Bangladesh defeated an injured Rohit Sharma by a narrow five-run victory in the three-match ODI series at the Shere Bangla National Stadium on Wednesday, where Mustafizur Rahman scored a stunning half-century to save India from losing the series in the ODI series for the second time.India was struggling at 2087 with no chance of winning the run-chase, but the Indian captain batted and went hell for leather to give the Bangladeshi team a big scare. Bangladesh had an early shock with Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Mahmudullah steadied them to a challenging 2717 score against India, with the former scoring man taking an unbeaten 100 of 83 balls and Mahmudullah taking a pivotal knock of 77 runs of 96 deliveries.Washington Sundar took three wickets for India, while Umran Malik took two wickets each.