Published 15:26 IST, November 4th 2019
Fans unlikely to forget Khaleel Ahmed's expensive over; memes ready
Khaleel Ahmed had faced backlash from fans on social media after he had bowled an expensive penultimate over against Bangladesh as India lost the contest.
- SportFit
- 3 min read
Khaleed Ahmed had an off day with the ball against Bangladesh at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Sunday. India were outplayed by Bangladesh as they suffered a seven-wicket defeat in the final over with three balls to spare. Khaleel bowled a very expensive spell where he ended up giving away 37 runs with just one scalp at an economy rate of 9.25 in his four overs. The fans seemed to be very annoyed as they thought that it was his spell that made the difference in the eventual outcome of the game.
Fans troll Khaleel for his expensive spell
Bangladesh needed 22 runs from the final two overs to win and the match seemed to be taking an interesting turn. However, veteran batsman Mushfiqur Rahim had other plans as he clobbered Ahmed to all parts of the ground and amassed 18 runs in the penultimate over to tilt the momentum completely in his team's side.in the final over. The annoyed fans took to social media and trolled the young left-arm pacer after India suffered their maiden defeat at the hands of Bangladesh. Here are some of the reactions.
Mushfiqur Rahim stands tall for Bangladesh
After losing Liton Das early off Deepak Chahar's delivery, debutant Mohammad Naim got Bangladesh off to a great start. Yuzvendra Chahal after being introduced did not take long to help India gain momentum as he dismissed the debutant.
Yuzvendra Chahal was the pick of Indian bowlers as he put tremendous pressure on the Bangladesh players and had them earn their runs with utter difficulty. Soon after Naim's dismissal, Soumya Sarkar and Mushfiqur Rahim stitched an important partnership to steady the Tiger's ship. However, Khaleel Ahmed scalped Soumya Sarkar on the last ball of the 17th over to get India back into the game. Mushfiqur Rahim was granted a lifeline in 18th over as Krunal Pandya dropped his catch off Chahal's delivery. With 20 to get off the last two overs, Mushfiqur Rahim hit Khaleel for 4 consecutive boundaries to grab the match from India. With just 4 runs needed off the last over, Mahmudullah took Bangladesh home on the fourth delivery with a six.
Updated 16:35 IST, November 4th 2019