Mustafizur still a puzzle but India need a win
Tuesday, 23 June 2015
After losing the ODI series to Bangladesh with a match to go, a win in the third and final game is the only way for India to salvage some pride and confidence.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s side are desperate for a victory in Wednesday’s day-night match, said India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin Tuesday.
The match is set to start at 3pm local time at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur. The number 2 ranked ODI India are still winless on the tour.
A draw in the rain-marred Test which India dominated was followed by two heavy defeats in one-dayers – first a loss by 79 runs and the second by six wickets.
“A win is what we would like to achieve. It’s the end of the season for us, so if we can cap it off with a win, it would be good,” the lanky off-spinner said at a pre-match press conference. India, however, have had a reasonably successful season despite a slide towards the end of it. “We have had a good season to be honest, we have won more than 75 per cent of the games in the last season and that’s what we are looking to continue,”
Mustafizur Rahman has been an enigma to Indian batsmen in the one-day series so far.
With a world record-breaking 11 wickets under his belt in his first two ODIs, the new Bangladesh pace sensation has been the chief tormenter for the tourists, according to a news agency.