While it was looking like Bangladesh would take the Nidahas trophy fantastically, Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik snatched the match with the last ball six. In the Nidahas trophy final, India decided to field first after winning the toss. Bangladesh managed to score 166/8 at the end of 20 overs. In reply, when India needed to score five runs in the last ball, Dinesh Kartik hit a six to lead the nation to a victory.
During the first batting, Bangladesh lost their first three wickets in the powerplay. They scored 40/3 in the powerplay, while their both openers (Tamim Iqbal 15 and Liton Das 11) and the no.4 batsman Soumya Sarkar (1) were dismissed in that period.
At next, while the no.3 batsman Sabbir Rahman took the responsibility to carry the innings on his shoulder, he didn’t get enough support from the other batsmen to build up a good partnership.
Mushfiqur Rahim (9) and the skipper Shakib Al Hasan (7) lost their wicket cheaply, while Mahmudullah (21 runs off 16 balls) and Mehidy Hasan Miraz (19* runs off 7 balls) added some useful runs quickly in that innings.
However, Sabbir played the vital role for Bangladesh to put a good total on the board. After scoring 77 runs off 50 balls (7 fours and 4 sixes), Sabbir was bowled by Jaydev Undakat. His knock helped the Bangladesh team to score 166/8 (20 overs).
Among the Indian bowlers, Yuzvendra Chahal (3/18) bowled superbly in that innings as he picked up three wickets while Jaydev Unadkat (2/33) and Washington Sundar (1/20) got two and one wicket respectively.
In reply, India had also not a very good start but the skipper and opening batsman Rohit Sharma managed to come over from that and provided an important start. In the powerplay, India managed to score 56/2 out of which Rohit scored 39 runs.
While another opener Shikhar Dhawan (10) and no.3 batsman Suresh Raina (0) returned to the dressing room quickly, Rohit Sharma put an important 49 runs partnership for the third wicket along with KL Rahul.
While Rahul was dismissed for 24 runs, Rohit (56 runs) completed his half-century before he was dismissed by Nazmul Islam.
After Rohit’s dismissal, Indian batsmen mostly struggled against the superb Bangladeshi bowling effort.
India needed 34 runs in the last two overs when Vijay Shankar was feeling nervous in the crease and set batsman Manish Pandey (28 runs) was just dismissed.
Coming to just bat, Dinesh Karthik scored 22 runs in the 19th over. When India needed 12 runs in the last over, they managed 7 runs in the first five deliveries and lost Vijay Shankar’s (17 runs) wicket.
As a result, India needed 5 runs in the last ball and Karthik slammed for a six to secure a memorable victory for Indian cricket. India won that match by 4 wickets and claimed the trophy.
Among the Bangladesh bowlers, Rubel Hossain (2/35) picked up two wickets while Shakib Al Hasan (1/28), Nazmul Islam (1/32), Mustafizur Rahman (1/21) and Soumya Sarkar (1/33) claimed a wicket each.
Some hilarious and match status Tweets
Indians in the last 6 balls of this match. #IndvBan pic.twitter.com/AywRP1uITw
— Karan Talwar (@BollywoodGandu) March 18, 2018
Yuzvendra Chahal Strikes Again. 3 Nagins Down In Just 5 Overs. Abe Yaar Tweet Karne Ka Time To Do. 🤣😂🙏#INDvBAN #INDvsBAN #BANvIND #NidahasTrophy
— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja) March 18, 2018
What a thrilling match!!! Sat at the edge of the seat till the very end. Congratulations to the entire team for the wonderful performance. And take a bow, @DineshKarthik. #INDvBAN
— Boman Irani (@bomanirani) March 18, 2018
Chances For Bangladesh Winning Nidahas Trophy Final Are As Good As Rahul Gandhi Winning The 2019 Elections. 🤣🙏💪 #INDvBAN #INDvsBAN #BANvIND #NidahasTrophy
— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja) March 18, 2018
Waiter : what would u prefer to have sir ?
Manish Pandey : dot balls 😡#INDvsBAN— Tushar (@acc2467) March 18, 2018
Meanwhile Rohit Sharma Handling Bangladeshi Bowlers Like… 😂🙏💪 #INDvBAN #INDvsBAN #BANvIND #NidahasTrophy2018 #NidahasTrophy #RohitSharma pic.twitter.com/dKZfKBoNK9
— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja) March 18, 2018
Bangladesh playing XI – 🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍#INDvBAN
— Dr Gill (@ikpsgill1) March 18, 2018
https://twitter.com/shaktipanwar4/status/975406679201337345
Bangladesh Playing With The Same Nagins XI Because Badal Ke Bhi Kya Hi Ukhaad Lete. 😂🤣🙏#INDvBAN #INDvsBAN #BANvIND #NidahasTrophy
— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja) March 18, 2018
Interesting match on the Dangerous way #INDvsBAN #NidahasTrophy
— Rahul Kumar Yadav (@ImRahulK10) March 18, 2018
https://twitter.com/mechengg1101/status/975414514366660608
Twitter is on fire after winning the match. #INDvsBAN Lot of memes coming about #NaginDance.
— Fantam (@Fnanhe) March 18, 2018
Bang on..what a match,…Made a fan today #DineshKartik ,you beauty..your innings reminded me Mahi.. Won the trophy.. #NidahasTrophy2018 #IndVsBan #TeamIndia #BleedBlue #MeninBlue
— T (@Peaceoutsss) March 18, 2018
https://twitter.com/redhu_noni/status/975421023440031744
https://twitter.com/TheBeyondersLTD/status/975421020055244800
https://twitter.com/Imabhi_bharti/status/975421018494795776
Thanks #DineshKarthik.. Unbelievable…OMG…kash yaisa match har baar hota pic.twitter.com/1dggEDN5uO
— pawan kumar verma (@pawanku80380266) March 18, 2018
Appreciating the Sri Lankan support on the ground
Amazing Srilankan crowd, cheering for India at Premadasa Stadium for reason 😇 #NidahasTrophyFinal #INDvsBAN #INDvBAN
— Siju Moothedath (@SijuMoothedath) March 18, 2018
https://twitter.com/Uthy1612/status/975407117971501056
On Shardul Thakur’s brilliant catch to dismiss dangerous Bangladeshi opener Tamim Iqbal
Tamim Ka Kaam Tamam! Well Bowled Chahal, Brilliant Catch By Shardul Thakur. 2 Nagins Down. 💪🙏😂 #INDvBAN #INDvsBAN #BANvIND #NidahasTrophy
— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja) March 18, 2018
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma’s superb batting performance
This man #RohitSharma I tell you is not just #Hitman, he is #Superman when he is in full flow. What a batsman @ImRo45 #INDvBAN #INDvsBAN
— Mikkhail Vaswani (@MikkhailVaswani) March 18, 2018
https://twitter.com/_hroark/status/975407409400225792
On Dinesh Karthik’s match-winning knock
https://twitter.com/am_jaanu/status/975421028548530177
Dinesh the Finisher 👌👌 #INDvsBAN
— VinayRaj K🇮🇳 (@vinayrajk24) March 18, 2018
From Dinesh Karthik against SA to Dinesh Karthik against Bangladesh Journey is awesome. #INDvBAN #INDvsBAN
— Cricket Sarcasms (@CricketSarcasms) March 18, 2018
Karthik did to Bangladesh
what Riyadh did to Sri Lanka ! 👌#titfortat #INDvsBAN #BANvIND #BANvSL #NidahasTrophyFinal— Abhishek Hardas (@abhishekhardas) March 18, 2018
What a finish..Well done @DineshKarthik 👏👏 india win #INDvsBAN
Hope u will continue this for @KKRiders .wait for @IPL well played @ImRo45— CA Hitesh Rawal (@imhiteshrawal) March 18, 2018
Pheww, what a wonderful stroke play from the cool headed DK. It is one of the best T20I finishes for India.Thanks @DineshKarthik #INDvsBAN
— Michael Raja (@adhariyan) March 18, 2018