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“They are making history, one way or the other” – Twitter reacts after Mehidy Hasan and Mahmudullah construct highest ever 7th wicket partnership against India in ODI history

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Bangladesh national cricket team are locking horns with the Indian national cricket team in the second of the three-match ODI series and the game is taking place at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka.

Earlier, the hosts drew first blood in the series by beating the visitors by 1 wicket at the same venue in the first ODI. They showcased great calmness and fortitude in the run-chase and succeeded in accomplishing the target.

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Talking about the second game, Bangladesh captain Litton Das won the toss and chose to open the face of the blade first. The hosts ran through a batting collapse as they lost wickets like a pack of cards.

Mehidy Hasan and Mahmudullah construct highest ever 7th wicket partnership against India in ODI history

Bangladesh were stuttering at 69 for the loss of six wickets and were on the verge of sinking down. However, the likes of Mehidy Hasan and Mahmudullah steadied the ship by adding 148 runs for the 7th wicket.

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Moreover, this is also Bangladesh’s highest seventh-wicket partnership against Team India in the history of One-Day Internationals. The fans totally enjoyed Mehidy Hasan and Mahmudullah’s partnership.

Mahmudullah scored 77 off 96 balls where he struck as many as 7 fours to his name. On the other hand, Mehidy Hasan scored an unbeaten 100 off 83 balls, which was his maiden ODI century.

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He constructed his innings with the help of eight fours and four sixes to his name. In the end, the hosts posted a competitive total of 271 for the loss of seven wickets in their designated quota of 50 overs.

Bangladesh’s playing XI

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

India’s playing XI

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

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