ICC World Twenty20: Lasith Malinga takes 4 wickets as Asian nation lose by five runs to state in prolusion

Indian team\'s batting woes continued  within the acquainted sub-continental conditions as they lost their gap prolusion tie of the Interstate Commerce Commission World T20 against state by 5 runs, in Mirpur on Monday.
Batting initial, state scored 153 for 6 so bowled out Asian nation for 148 in only twenty overs.
Needing twelve off the last over bowled by Lasith Malinga, Indians might get solely six because the Lankan thrower finished with figures of 4/30 from four overs. Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni failed to bat during this unofficial match.
India\'s inability to complete a detailed match once more came to the fore because the likes of Suresh Raina (41), Yuvraj Singh (33) and Virat Kohli (17) all did not convert their starts.
Ravichandran Ashwin\'s well-rounded show (3/22 and nineteen runs) was the lone bright spot within the gap encounter.

India were off to a black begin as Shikhar Dhawan (2) compete a lazy shot off Kulasekara to be holed out at position whereas Rohit Sharma (4) was caught at the deep mid-wicket boundary off a Malinga delivery.
Raina looked softer on a low-bounce track as he compete those customary lofted shots within the region between additional cowl and position. He conjointly lofted Kulasekara for a six over mid-wicket.
He was filthy rich for an enormous knock as he reached forty one with the assistance of 5 fours and a six. however the thirty first ball he round-faced saw him fail to achieve to the pitch of the delivery. Spinner Ajantha Mendis was the bowler and batsman Raina could not clear Rangana Herath at long off boundary.
Ajinkya Rahane offered a straightforward come back catch to Sachitra Senanayeke as Asian nation were in deep bother at fifty six for four.
Yuvraj was having a trifle of bother at the start reading Senanayeke\'s deliveries however he bust the shackles by coming back down the track to hit left-arm spinner Rangana Herath over long-on for a six. He conjointly picked up Mendis\' carom ball early to hit another six over long on.
Kohli started off on a promising note slap seventeen off solely eight balls because the pair additional thirty two runs in gait before Malinga smitten.
Coming back for his second spell, Malinga got Kohli to play off from his body and he dragged it back onto the stumps. Yuvraj was gone attempting to steer Kulasekara and Sangakkara took a fine diving catch behind the stumps.
The left-hander hit 2 sixes and 2 fours in his 28-ball lodge in the crease. Once Yuvraj was gone, it had been tough for the others to complete the sport.

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