Published 14:08 IST, November 11th 2019

Deepak Chahar lauded by Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar on Twitter

On Sunday, Deepak Chahar single-handedly won India the third and final T20I of the bilateral series between India and Bangladesh. Read further to know more.

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On Sunday, India comprehensively won T20I series decider after defeating Bangladesh by 30 runs. Player of Match was young Deepak Chahar, who tore through Bangladeshi batting line-up and helped India establish ir dominance on game and three-match series. 27-year-old medium-pacer ended match with a hat-trick and his spell of 6/7 is best ever in a T20I match.

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Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar tweets

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Among many veterans of game who showed appreciation for Chahar's contribution to Indian win, two were - Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar. BCCI President Ganguly, in his tweet, ackwledged how it is always hard for a team to bowl in dewy conditions but Chahar still mand to get India through line. On or hand, Tendulkar's tweet contained praise for Chahar's variation and smartness that he exhibited.

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After Bangladesh elected to bowl first, Indian innings was off to a slow start but got solidified by KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer as duo helped India to get to a total of 174. In return, Bangladesh looked formidable as ir opener Mohammad Naim stitched a 98-run stand with Mohammad Mithun but Deepak Chahar was too much for Bangladeshis to handle. Chahar ended with a format-best 6/7 along with first T20I hat-trick by an Indian. He was closely helped by newcomer Shivam Dube, who got three wickets and Yuzvendra Chahal, who got his 50th International T20 wicket in only his 34th T20I match for India. 

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