Mushfiqur Rahim's match winning knock
Mushfiqur Rahim is a name of a hero for the Bangladeshi cricket lovers right now. Because two nights ago what he did was absolutely unbelievable. The victory which was impossible, but this man made it possible. Hi this is Tanim from frenzytitans360. Today I'm going to write about Mushfiqur Rahim's brilliant match winning knock against Sri Lanka in the Nidahas trophy 2018.
This was the 3rd match of the nidahas trophy which was played at Premadasa stadium, Colombo. Bangladesh's captain Mahmudullah won the toss and elected to field first. The wicket was very good for batting. The pitch was very flat. So Lankan batsmen started to play some big shots from the start. They were absolutely brilliant with the bat.Bangladeshi bowlers put on a very ordinary bowling performance. Sri Lanka scored 214/6 in 20 overs. It was a huge total. Bangladesh did not have any record of chasing a target of over 200 runs. So it was a huge task for them. To chase such a total the senior batsmen needed to take the responsibility. Mushfiq was one of them. He needed to be at his very best. Liton and Tamim both the openers started brilliantly for Bangladesh. They gave Bangladesh a good start. But when Bangladesh lost the wicket of Tamim iqbal they were really under pressure. Their hope of winning the match was gone. Then the savior the dynamo the match winner known as mr. dependable Mushfiqur Rahim came out to bat. He came to bat at number 4 position.
When he came to bat Bangladesh needed 115 runs to win from 63 balls. So it was a very tough ask. So Mushfiq did not have any time to relax. The 3rd ball he faced in his innings he played a glorious reverse sweep in the deep point region and picked up a four. After that four he hit he did not have to look back. He was absolutely amazing. He was playing fearless cricket. He was finding the middle part of the bat almost every time. He was timing the ball perfectly. He was striking the ball clean as whistle. He hit some huge sixes in the leg side. He was good on the back foot and also on the front foot. He was playing shots on both sides of the wicket. He played a lofted squire cut for six over deep point region. It was very attractive to see. He also played some wonderful strokes in the back side of the wicket. He was batting with lots of class and power. Nothing was stopping him. He brought Bangladesh right back in the match. In the 18th over Mushfiq reached his fifty from just 26 balls. It was his 3rd fifty in T20 internationals. Really it was a fantastic fifty. It was a very tight match. And in this kind of matches many great batsmen struggles. To remain calm is important in this kind of situations. Mushfiq kept his cool and was very calm. And this was the important fact that he was able to play such a brilliant innings. Suddenly Bangladesh required 16 runs to win from 8 balls. So it was a very tough situation for them. Right then pradeep bowled a juicy full toss and Mushfiq swung his bat very hard and hit a 94 meter six over deep mid wicket. It was a tremendous blow. Bangladesh needed 9 runs in the last over. Mushfiq found a half volley out side of the off stump and sliced it towards the deep point area and hit a 4. Suddenly they needed 3 runs from 4 balls. Then mushfiq got a low full toss and flicked the ball in the mid wicket, took a single and celebrated this historic win with a cobra dance. He ended up scoring 72 runs from 35 balls. He hit 4 sixes and 5 fours. His strike rate was 205.71.
This innings was very important for Mushfiqur Rahim. Because lot of people were criticizing him. Some were saying that his batting style is not suited to this format. So this innings was a perfect answer for those who criticized him. It was one of the best knocks in the history of Bangladesh's T20 cricket. Because chasing 215 runs and playing such an innings is absolutely remarkable. Bangladeshi cricket lovers will remember this innings for a long long time.
That is it for today. Let me know what you think about this innings in the comment section. And stick with us for more contents.
This was the 3rd match of the nidahas trophy which was played at Premadasa stadium, Colombo. Bangladesh's captain Mahmudullah won the toss and elected to field first. The wicket was very good for batting. The pitch was very flat. So Lankan batsmen started to play some big shots from the start. They were absolutely brilliant with the bat.Bangladeshi bowlers put on a very ordinary bowling performance. Sri Lanka scored 214/6 in 20 overs. It was a huge total. Bangladesh did not have any record of chasing a target of over 200 runs. So it was a huge task for them. To chase such a total the senior batsmen needed to take the responsibility. Mushfiq was one of them. He needed to be at his very best. Liton and Tamim both the openers started brilliantly for Bangladesh. They gave Bangladesh a good start. But when Bangladesh lost the wicket of Tamim iqbal they were really under pressure. Their hope of winning the match was gone. Then the savior the dynamo the match winner known as mr. dependable Mushfiqur Rahim came out to bat. He came to bat at number 4 position.
When he came to bat Bangladesh needed 115 runs to win from 63 balls. So it was a very tough ask. So Mushfiq did not have any time to relax. The 3rd ball he faced in his innings he played a glorious reverse sweep in the deep point region and picked up a four. After that four he hit he did not have to look back. He was absolutely amazing. He was playing fearless cricket. He was finding the middle part of the bat almost every time. He was timing the ball perfectly. He was striking the ball clean as whistle. He hit some huge sixes in the leg side. He was good on the back foot and also on the front foot. He was playing shots on both sides of the wicket. He played a lofted squire cut for six over deep point region. It was very attractive to see. He also played some wonderful strokes in the back side of the wicket. He was batting with lots of class and power. Nothing was stopping him. He brought Bangladesh right back in the match. In the 18th over Mushfiq reached his fifty from just 26 balls. It was his 3rd fifty in T20 internationals. Really it was a fantastic fifty. It was a very tight match. And in this kind of matches many great batsmen struggles. To remain calm is important in this kind of situations. Mushfiq kept his cool and was very calm. And this was the important fact that he was able to play such a brilliant innings. Suddenly Bangladesh required 16 runs to win from 8 balls. So it was a very tough situation for them. Right then pradeep bowled a juicy full toss and Mushfiq swung his bat very hard and hit a 94 meter six over deep mid wicket. It was a tremendous blow. Bangladesh needed 9 runs in the last over. Mushfiq found a half volley out side of the off stump and sliced it towards the deep point area and hit a 4. Suddenly they needed 3 runs from 4 balls. Then mushfiq got a low full toss and flicked the ball in the mid wicket, took a single and celebrated this historic win with a cobra dance. He ended up scoring 72 runs from 35 balls. He hit 4 sixes and 5 fours. His strike rate was 205.71.
This innings was very important for Mushfiqur Rahim. Because lot of people were criticizing him. Some were saying that his batting style is not suited to this format. So this innings was a perfect answer for those who criticized him. It was one of the best knocks in the history of Bangladesh's T20 cricket. Because chasing 215 runs and playing such an innings is absolutely remarkable. Bangladeshi cricket lovers will remember this innings for a long long time.
That is it for today. Let me know what you think about this innings in the comment section. And stick with us for more contents.
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