Who won Bangladesh vs India 1st ODI? Check BAN vs IND Man of the Match Award winner

BAN vs IND 1st ODI: Bangladesh and India clashed each other with each other in the first ODI of the three-match series at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka. It was game that saw bowlers of both the side dominating the batters and making them look clueless. A below par total by India gave the hosts an advantage but Indian bowlers bowled their heart out and produced magnificent effort to tilt the game in their favour but Mehidy Hasan played a binder in the end to the clinch the game for his side by 1 wicket and take 1-0 lead in the series.

BAN vs IND 1st ODI: Bangladesh clinches a nail-bitter against india to go 1-0 up in the series

Bangladesh skipper Litton Das won the toss and put India to bat first. His decision to bowl first paid off as India struggled to get going and lost wickets in clusters. Shikhar Dhawan was the first one to go as he perished for just 7 runs. It seemed that skipper Rohit Sharma would score big as he looked in great touch but was outshined by the brilliance of Shakib Al Hasan, who in the same over remove Virat Kohli as well for 9 runs.

Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul did well but the former perished to short ball once again and was back in the hut for 24 runs. After that it was a wicket feast for India as Shakib Al Hasan (5/36) and Ebadot Hussain (4/47) rattled India’s batting and bundled them out for just 186 runs. Only KL Rahul was the lone warrior with the bat as he scored 73 runs to power India to a fighting total.

Chasing the target Deepak Chahar gave India a dream start as he removed Najmul Hossain Shanto on the first ball of the innings and then Mohammed Siraj removed Anamul Haque to leave the opposition tottering at 26/2. Indian spinners then kept the things tight and the hosts was reduced to 128/6. Mohammed Siraj and Kuldeep Sen took four quick wickets that saw the hosts tottering at 136/9. But after that Mehidy Hasan played one his best knocks and remained unbeaten on 37 runs to take his side home and win the game by 1 wicket. 

Bangladesh vs India: Who won the Man of the match award in Bangladesh vs India 1st ODI

Mehidy Hassan was awarded Player of the Match in the first ODI between Bangladesh and India. The all-rounder played one of the his best innings and won his side match from the jaws of defeat. He stitched unbeaten 50+ partnership with Mustafizur Rahman and remained unbeaten 37 runs to take his side home.