Nagpur, November 10: Deepak Chahar grabbed a hat-trick and returned with the best T20I figures in the world before Shivam Dube, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul played their parts to perfection as India defeated Bangladesh by 30 runs in the third and final T20I here on Sunday (November 10). With this win, the Men In Blue won the series 2-1.
Chahar became the first bowler for India to complete a hat-trick in the shorted format and produced the best figures from a bowler by finishing with incredible bowling figures of 3.2-0-7-6.
Chasing a huge total of 175 in the stipulated 20 overs, Bangladesh were restricted to 144 despite an incredible 81-run knock from their rookie opener Mohammad Naim.
Batting first, India posted 174/5 in 20 overs, thanks to fifties from KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer. Both the middle-order batsmen shined after openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma were dismissed cheaply in the powerplay.
Earlier, Bangladesh skipper Mahmudullah won the toss and invited India captain Rohit Sharma to bat first in the series decider at VCA Stadium.
Here's how the 3rd T20I panned out:
Rohit Sharma: It were the bowlers who won us the game. I know how it was tough it was considering the dew factor. At one stage it was looking easy for them, things were looking tough for us. It was a great comeback. The boys took the responsibility and raised their hands up. I just reminded them this is what we are playing for. I can understand when wickets are not falling, it's hard to pick up. I just had to remind what team they're playing for, credit to the bowlers.
Deepak Chahar, Man of the Match/ Man of the series: I never thought of this, not even in my dreams. I have been trying to work hard since my childhood and my efforts have paid off.
Mahmudullah: I think we had a chance looking at the way Naim and Mithun had a partnership. We lost wickets in a rapid way and that cost us the game. We needed 49 runs in 5 overs, we had a chance, but we missed it. The efforts that boys have put in, that was good to see. We could not finish it well after winning the first game. I think he (Naim) is a very talented batsman, the way he played his innings, it was a calm and composed one. All the three seamers executed their plans and bowled really well in the series.
Shivam Dube: First two overs, it was not good from my side. Third over, when I came to bowl, I planned not to give boundaries. Rohit bhai told me to back my strengths. I tried to bowl the heavy ball and I backed myself. There was some pressure, but there was good backing by my skipper and the support staff. They told me to back my strengths. Happy in the end.
Shreyas Iyer: To be honest it wasn't an even innings. It was dicey at the start. It was really tough for me to analyse the wicket. Once I got in I thought I would give myself some time, it really worked out for me today. I have done it (the big hitting) in the past and you need to back yourself in those situations. We needed a partnership at that time; I saw that their part-timer had come on and decided to go after him. I have been backing my instincts in the last couple of seasons. I am really happy with the consistency so far. It was really important for us to be in this tough situation as we have not been in such a situation before. I am really happy with the support we have got. This is a once in a lifetime experience and hopefully we carry forward the momentum.
Best figures in T20Is: 6/7 D Chahar v Ban Nagpur 2019 6/8 A Mendis v Zim Hambantota 2012 6/16 A Mendis v Aus Pallekele 2011 6/25 Y Chahal v Eng Bengaluru 2017
Indian bowlers with hat tricks: Tests: Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan, Jasprit Bumrah ODIs: Chetan Sharma, Kapil Dev, Kuldeep Yadav & Mohammed Shami T20Is: Deepak Chahar
Wicket! Done and dusted! Bangladesh are all out for 144. HAT-TRICK for Deepak Chahar and India have defeated Bangladesh by 30 runs. SIX-WICKET-HAUL for Chahar.
Wicket! Deepak Chahar gets his fifer. Mustafizur gives a simple catch in the deep. Bangladesh - 144/9 in 19.1 overs
9 runs came from Khaleel's final over. Bangladesh - 144/8 in 19 overs. 31 needed in 6 deliveries
Wicket! Shafiul Islam (4) looks to slog but finds KL Rahul in the deep. Fourth wicket for Deepak Chahar. This is his best figure in T20Is and he still has one over left. Bangladesh - 135/8 in 18 overs
Chahal is the fastest Indian to 50 T20I wickets as he achieved it in just his 34th match
Wicket! Chahal castles Mahmudullah for 8 and completes 50 wickets in T20I. Bangladesh - 130/7 in 16.5 overs
7th and 8th wickets would have also followed the same pattern had Chahal taken that catch!#INDvBAN https://t.co/5BI1yTscZV
— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) November 10, 2019
Two wickets and just a single came from Shivam Dube's over. Bangladesh are 126/6 in 16 overs. But they still have a chance as India's premier spinner Yuzvendra Chahal.
Wicket! Shivam Dube gets another. Catches new-man-in Afif off his own delivery to get a consecutive wicket. Bangladesh - 126/6 in 15.4 overs
Wicket! Shivam Dube castles in-form Mohammad Naim (81) with a well-directed yorker. Second wicket for him in this match. Bangladesh - 126/5 in 15.3 overs. They've lost their set batsman but they still have few batsmen remaining.
Four! Ordinary bowling from Khaleel and Naim hits him over mid-off for a boundary to reach 81*. Bangladesh - 125/4 in 15 overs.
India lose DRS! Rishabh Pant convinced Rohit Sharma to go upstairs for a caught behind appeal but in vain. Crowd starts chanting 'Dhoni-Dhoni' for Pant's gaffe.
6 runs and the wicket of Mushfiqur Rahim came from that Shivam Dube over. Bangladesh - 116/4 in 14 overs.
Wicket! Mushfiqur Rahim (0) chops it on the stumps and Shivam Dube gets his maiden T20I wicket. Bangladesh - 110/4
Wicket! Third wicket for Deepak Chahar and he gets rid of Mohammad Mithun for 27 to break the partnership. It seems he's bowling on a different surface while the rest of the bowler are bowling on different one. Bangladesh - 110/3 in 13 overs, but they are still in control.
SIX!! Naim finishes Chahal's over with a maximum. He moves on to 70 off 39 deliveries. Bangladesh reach 106/2 in 12 overs. 69 runs required from 49 deliveries. This looks like a cake walk for the visitors especially with an ordinary bowling performance from bowlers.
True, India are playing a bowler short and this dew is rendering the spinners toothless but don't let it take away from a brilliant batting exhibition from Naim
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) November 10, 2019
100 comes up for Bangladesh in the 12th over. They need 75 more runs to win this match. This has been an impressive batting effort from the visitors.
Run Out opportunity missed. Throw from Chahar wasn't collected well by Chahal and the batsman gets a breather. Nothing is going Chahal's way at the moment.
Naim and Mithun have not only strung together a big partnership, but their strike rate has put Bangladesh on course for an unexpected win after the sluggish start. With Mushfiqur and Mahmadullah still to come, India under pressure
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) November 10, 2019
17 runs, including two boundaries and a six, leaked by Sundar and Bangladesh reach 91/2 after 11 overs.
50! Mohammad Naim gets a boundary and brings up his half-century off 34 deliveries. This has been just the knock Bangladesh were looking for.
SIX!! Mohammad Mithun clears Washington Sundar over long-off for a maximum
Shivam Dube concedes 10 from his second over and Bangladesh reach 74/2 after 10 overs. The partnership between Naim (48*) and Mithun (16*) is worth 62 off 43 deliveries. Indian bowlers are under pressure now as they are leaking runs and not getting wickets.
Four! Mithun plays a lap shot off Shivam Dube and gets a boundary and the young India all-rounder finds himself under pressure.
Four! Mohammad Naim has welcomes Shivam Dube with a boundary. He moves on to 46*