Indian Cricket at its Lowest, Lost ODI Series Against Bangladesh

On Wednesday, Bangladesh trounced India by five runs in the second One-Day International to take a commanding 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Mehidy Hasan Miraz (100 not out), who chose to bat, smashed his first ODI century and joined forces with Mahmudullah Riyadh (77) to add 148 runs, helping Bangladesh to a daunting total of 271/7.

Axar Patel hit a run-a-ball 56 and Shreyas Iyer made 82 as India was held to 266 for 9 in 50 overs, falling short of their target. Rohit Sharma, the captain, was still undefeated after 51 balls after splitting his webbing while fielding. Shakib Al Hasan (2/39) and Miraz (2/46) each took two wickets, while Ebadot Hossain (3/45) grabbed three.

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Mohammed Siraj, Umran Malik

Bangladesh (Playing XI): Najmul Hossain Shanto, Litton Das(c), Anamul Haque, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Mahmudullah, Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nasum Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman