Bangladesh defeat India by five runs in the 2nd ODI on Wednesday

way2barak, Dec.7: Bangladesh defeated India by five runs on the last ball in the second ODI on Wednesday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. This is Bangladesh’s first international series win against India after seven years.

Opting to bat, Mehidy Hasan Miraz (100 not out) slammed his maiden ODI century and forged a 148-run stand with Mahmudullah Riyadh (77) to lift Bangladesh to a challenging total after being reduced to 69 for six in 19 overs. Chasing, Shreyas Iyer made 82 while Axar Patel scored a run-a-ball 56 but India fell short as they were restricted to 266 for nine in 50 overs. Skipper Rohit Sharma remained unbeaten on 51 off 28 balls.

This is the second time that Bangladesh have won a series against India in cricket history.