9 Overs: Bangladesh is 78/4 Junaid Siddique got catch out.
8.1 Overs: Bangladesh is 74/3 Shakib Al Hasan got catch out.
8 Overs: Bangladesh is 74/2
7 Overs: Bangladesh is 63/2
6 Overs: Bangladesh is 55/2
5.4 Overs: Bangladesh is 55/2 Mohammad Ashraful got catch out.
5 Overs: Bangladesh is 48/1
4 Overs: Bangladesh is 38/1
3 Overs: Bangladesh is 29/1
2.3 Overs: Bangladesh is 24/1 Nafis Iqbal got stamped out.
2 Overs: Bangladesh is 20/0
1.3 Overs: Bangladesh is 18/0
1 Over: Bangladesh is 10/0
Bangladesh will come to chase India's innings after few minutes. So, come back after short break.
Indian Innings:
20 Overs: India is 180/5
19.3 Overs: India is 169/5 Suresh Raina got bowled out by Rubel Hossian.
19 Overs: India is 166/4
18.1 Overs: India is 157/4 Yuvraj Singh got out.
18 Overs: India is is 157/3
17 Overs: India is 140/3 Gautam Gambhir got catch out. Naem Islam got this wicket.
16 Overs: India is 121/2
15 Overs: India is 113/2 MS Dhoi got bowled out. Shakib Al Hasan got this wicket.
14 Overs: India is 110/1
13 Overs: India is 103/1
12 Overs: India is 93/1
11 Overs: India is 86/1
10 Overs: India is 76/1
9 Overs: India is 70/1
8 Overs: India is 62/1
7.2 Overs: India is 59/1 Rohit Sharma got bowled out.
7 Overs: India is 59/0
6 Overs: India is 54/0
5 Overs: India is 41/0
4 Overs: India is 33/0
3 Overs: India is 19/0
2 Overs:India is 16/0
1 Over: India is 11/0
India and Bangladesh start their twenty20 world cup 2009 mission tonight when they take on each other at Trent Bridge, Nottingham today (Saturday). The match begins at 17:00 GMT. Here, in this entry, we will be giving live score and updates of the match with live text commentary. So, be with us and enjoy the updated score of match.
This is the opening match for both India and Bangladesh in twenty20 world cup. This is a rematch of group A and in this group, the other country is Ireland. Bangladesh vs India will start at 17:00 GMT (Local Time 18:00) and TrentBridge, Nottingham is the venue. I know that the supporters of India are expecting a big win by a huge margin but they should not be complacent about playing against Bangladesh. You should remember that In 2007 World Cup cricket, Bangladesh depicted India and then way India got out from the first round. Therefore, if Bangladesh again wins then it will not be the first time.
For India, Bangladesh may look easy meat on paper but Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his men will guard against complacency when they begin their title defence against the minnows in the Twenty20 World Cup here tomorrow.
Considering the ease with which India bulldozed Pakistan in their last warm-up match, Bangladesh would require an extraordinary effort even to stretch them but upsets do happen and that would keep Dhoni's men on their toes in the Group A encounter.
The Bangladeshi supporters have another reason to feel confident. In the practice matches, Bangladesh won against Netherlands and Scotland. Not only that, they put up a very strong fight against Australia and Sri Lanka. In fact, in the match against the Lanka, they could put their opponent in constant pressure until the last moment. Of course, you have to remember that these are practice matches but tomorrow, it is a real match of T20 World cup 2009. India is the current champion of this event and they’re one of the hot favorites even this time.
Bangladesh stunned India in the 2007 World Cup in the Caribbean to plot an early exit of their neighbours from the quadrennial extravaganza and Ashraful said a repeat on Saturday could give them a Super Eights berth in the Twenty20 World Cup.
"Our first goal is the Super Eights but if we have a good start against India, it will give us the confidence of going far in the tournament," Ashraful said.
Indian team has one advantage and that is they have some excellent batsman who can demolish any bowling lineup. Well, the only problem that I can understand about teaming India is that the English condition can be quite tricky. It is more difficult for the batsman to score runs in England than Other countries like India. We saw that in the match against New Zealand the Indian batsmen suffered. However, they were in top form against Pakistan and the supporters want that the Indian batsman can continue their good form in the match against Bangladesh.
Bangladesh and India are expecting that they will advance to the second round from this group. The other countries are land and many people think that Bangladesh and India will easily go to the second round. So, in a sense, tomorrow’s match is like the decider for the top spot of the group. Of course, in English condition, many things can happen as England is a famous country before frequent and unexpected rains out of no where.
India is now the most important market for cricket revenue and naturally, many web sites will provide live score and updates of the match between India and Bangladesh tomorrow. I’m giving the name of some of the web sites:
India will start their twenty20 world cup 2009 campaign on Saturday (6 June) with the match against Bangladesh at the Trent Bridge, Nottingham. No doubt, this is a very big match for both sides. Defending champion India might be favorite against Bangladesh, but you can not forget the fact India lost to Bangladesh in the opening match of ICC World Cup 2007 which eventually led them to get eliminated from the group stage, while Bangladesh reached the Super Eight round in that tournament.
Match: Bangladesh vs India, Group A, ICC World Twenty20 2009
Date: 6 June 2009
Venue: Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England
Kick off: 17:00 GMT (Local Time 18:00)
Live TV: Star Cricket Television Channel
Naturally, India can not take Bangladesh lightly this time, considering their previous bitter experience. Bangladesh’s performance in the practice matches was pretty much satisfactory. Bangladesh lost to New Zealand in the first warm up game without showing any significant challenge, but they defeated Netherlands and Scotland with sheer ease before losing to Australia and Sri Lanka in the last two warm up games. Bangladesh may have lost to Australia and Sri Lanka, but their performance was impressive. Against Australia, Bangladesh lost only by 38 runs, while Sri Lanka needed to bat till 18.4 overs to reach the winning target.
For India, they have lost the first practice match by 9 runs, and then defeated Pakistan by 9 wickets in the last warm up match. Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said that the victory over Pakistan was one of the best in his career. No doubt, there is a significant difference between practice match and competitive match. India has found out some problems in the practice matches.
Most importantly, Indian bowlers, specially pacers, conceded too many runs in the last five overs in both the warm up games. This is where India needs to work on. Moreover, Indian batsmen need to be become much more effective in the dead overs while chasing a fighting total. For example, India was chasing a winning target of around 170 against New Zealand, and Dhoni’s team was very much in the game until 15 or 16 overs, but they lost the momentum when Vettori and Oram delivered two excellent overs towards the end.
I am not sure whether Zaheer Khan will be fit enough to feature against Bangladesh. He is currently recovering from injury and missed the two warm up games. If he is fit enough, then I think, he should be included in the final eleven along with Ishant Sharma to take the new ball. Praveen Kumar did not show enough prospect in the warm up games, but I think, he should be included in the final eleven.
I do not think that India would play Pragyan Ojha, besides off spinner Harbhajan Singh and leg spinner Yusuf Pathan. Whether India would play RP Singh or not, it depends on the fitness of Zaheer Khan and the wicket of Trent Bridge. Indian batting line up is pretty much confirmed, except the opening combination. Rohit Sharma has done very well in the opening slot alongside Gautam Gambhir, and he would continue his job if Virender Sehwag fails to get over his injury. Except the opening slot, Indian batting line up is pretty much confirmed in the presence of Raina, Yuvraj, Dhoni, Yuvraj and Sharma.
Bangladesh got two excellent performers in Mahmudullah and pacer Rubel Hossain in the warm up games. Bangladesh squad boasts of all rounders like Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Naeem Islam and pacer all rounder Mashrafe Mortaza. In batting line up, Bangladesh has some big hitters like opener Tamim Iqbal, Captain Mohammad Ashraful, Raqibul Hasan, Naeem Islam and Mashrafe in the lower down the order. Bangladesh bowing strength relies on their spin attack which includes the spinners like Abdur Razzak, who has just returned from a suspension imposed on him due to suspect bowling action. In pace department, Bangladesh has Mashrafe, left arm pacer Syed Rasel and in-form Rubel Hossain.
Online Live Score and Updates
Here, I am giving some websites from where you can get the live score and updates of the match:
India might be favorite against Bangladesh, but it does not mean that Bangladesh would not try their best to cause another upset. Bangladesh defeated West Indies in the inaugural twenty20 world cup and reached the super eight and there is no doubt, they would like to replicate their success this time too. India, on the other hand, would be under pressure as defending champion and would have to remain calm and poised, if they are to repeat the success of the previous tournament.
