Bangladesh win despite Tendulkar ton
Bangladesh achieved the stiff 290-run target with four balls to spare in the day-night match to keep alive their hopes of reaching the final.
India rode on Tendulkar's unprecedented 100th international century to post a challenging 289-5 against Bangladesh.
The master batsman, who now has 51 hundreds in Tests and 49 in one-day internationals, cracked one six and 12 fours in his 147-ball knock to boost his team's chances of making it to the final.
Tendulkar added 148 runs for the second wicket with Virat Kohli (66) and 86 for the next with Suresh Raina (51) in the day-night match at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium.
India, who beat Sri Lanka by 50 runs in their opening match, need a win to qualify for the final.
But Bangladeshi batsmen were more than up for the challenge. Despite losing Nazimuddin early on in the innings, Tamim Iqbal (70) and Jahurul Islam (53) gave Bangladesh hope. Strong displays from Nasir Hosain (54) and Shakib Al Hasan (49) ensured that India had a match on their hands. In the end, captain Mushfiqur Rehman (46) ensured that victory was achieved with relative ease.
This victory means that India will have to win its match against Pakistan on Sunday March 18 to book its place in the final.
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@Fahad @Hush we told ya :)
Should'nt the headline say; BanglaDesh wins beacsue of tedultar's Ton (not despite).It was clear that India wanted him to complete century at all costs including a slower run rate which could have been improved by SACHIN HIMSLEF IF HE DIDNT PLAY THAT DEFENSIVELY TO MAKE HIS COVETED 100.o
To all those who criticise Sachin (I guess criticising Sachin is more of a compulsion for most of the Pakistani readers....) without even having the ability to hold a bat... please read what the Pakistani greats like Imran Khan (probably a prime minister in the making), Javed Miandad, Wasim Akram , Waqar Yunus and Moin Khan have to say about the great man... please don't embarrass yourselves and belittle your own heroes.... If you people think that the 'controversially yours ' Shoaib Akhtar was greater than Mr. Khan, Akram and Waquar then we would pray that you get well soon, for you must realise that Shoaib brought more shame to your country than pride so he deserves to be in a credibility crisis all his life.....Its an insult to any prudent man's sensibility to even comment about shoaib akhtar's claims in the book....please understand had he not written such cheap things media would not have hyped his book and then even Pakistanis would not have bought his book...
Actually, I'm not a Tendulkar fan. I like him, just like how I like any good Indian cricketer.
If not for the hype created by stupid Indian fans, Sachin is just a very good player and never a great player.
Look at his average and how many games he has won for India!!!
@Faizan Ayyub "East Pakistan Beats Incredible India :P"
That's incredibly offensive. It's Bangladesh and not East pakistan. Because your ancestors killed over 3 million Bangladeshis.
Express Tribune is the most viewed Newspaper website in India. We are happy that ET works positive for India. There should also be an Indian newspaper as well which do the same about Pakistan. If you need a donation for this pious work, do contact me. We Indians are so happy about you. Go ahead
India has become a ping pong between East and West PAkistan
Tendulkar has won a battle but lost the war, he is liability then asset. Come on India you have ONE billion talented people to fill up 12 positions, time for BCCI to follow Cricket Australia, where performance not name that keeps a player in the team
ET . I didn't believe initially that u do biased reporting but recently looking at ur coverage...., I am quite certain now.... Although the little master scored the century, he did this at the expense of india.... India could have easily scored 310 - 325 if he had not played for his century..... Mind u I would have said the same thing if a Pakistani had done the same thing.... I think it was selfish of him
sad to see the great man's feat marred by an indian defeat
The thing is whenever tendulkar scores a century most of the times india will be on losing side...so, that's the problem..atleast he got his 100th century finally versus Bangladesh obviously one of the weakest bowling side. Now he can take a breather and even can think of quitting cricket..hmm
Please note it is a wrong Headline. It should be rephrased Bangladesh win BECAUSE of Tendulkar' ton
Big hand for Bangalis....
Congrats, Bangladesh team. But Pakistanis forgetting that their team were shunted out of the 2007 world cup by a team ranked lower than Bangladesh i.e Ireland. Yes I do remember India lost to Bangladesh and suffered the same ignomy. Stop this cheap point scoring, it's just a cricket match.
@Bengali.....!!!: so true.....!!! really...it was not only India's mediocre bowling but it was more due to Tendulkar's lending a hand with very selfish and slow 100...than Bangladeshis won....so self centered he did not even think about team..............!!!!! he is lucky that he is not an Aussie...otherwise he would have been booed.....
Its history, whenever tendulkar makes 100 India loses its match
Congratulations Bangladesh ....
utter humiliation for indians.
Pakistan will drill the final nails in coffin of indian millionaire team
Good lord !!! What were the odds again ?? Bangla chasing 289 in 50 overs against India ? The analogy is.... Sachin reaching mile stone of scoring 100th century in 23 years and Bangla Nailing it ...!! Having said that he is the greatest batsman in modern cricket :-) Long Live the Game
Now this the right time for sachin to anounce retirement otherwise he is going no where.Indian Teams perforamnce after WC is getting poor and poor so this the right time for selectors to kick out all the old guns and give chance and confidence to new talent. Pakistan batting should learn from Bangladesh effort taking one and two are so important to chase a big total and partnarships paly key role. Hats off to bangaldesh team for another fantastic victory
Bangladesh played against team India + 3 umpires
I stopped followed the score once BD lost a few wickets but what an amazing comeback ... Congratulations to BD and Also many congratulations to Sachin for remarkable achievement. @everyone .. Sachin & team India did very well in scoring 290 runs .. it was failure of their bowlers who couldn't defend such a huge score and hard work by Bangladeshi batsmen for such unexpected result. I'm sure despite saying all these bad things about Sachin every single of you know in your heart that we would gladly swap him for any batsman who has played for our team till date. P.S everywhere in the world games are watch for entertainment and are not treated as matter of life and death and that's how it should be.
Well done. Bengalis. Bengal Tigers fight back!
want to see Pakistan Vs Bangladesh in final
Congratulation Bangal Tigers............:)
@Ch Allah Daad: Hey! Be sensible, man!! Show respect to other peoples identity.
Shoaib Akhter was correct. Sachin is not a match winner.
Indian cricket team gets beaten by Bangladesh for the first time in 5 years, and people write comments as if it is the biggest disaster for Indian Cricket.
Magnificent Victoryyyy.......
hahaha world's most over rated team got serious thrashing by a minnow. LMAO
@Khaksar: Time to pack bags boi! mark my words you're heading back home on 18th march! Pakistan will knock you to your knees just wait and see! Team Green all the way ! need to send this baby blue back home!!!
hahaha thats on you face Indian lobbyist and ET!!! Take a bow Take a bow Take a bow BANGLADESH for giving it hard and solid to Indians and ET
@Err..: How is that front page news? Last time I checked, neither India nor Bangladesh are our local teams. The news has been given appropriate place where it belongs - on the sports page.
Congrats to all the Bengalis and Pakistanis!!
When Shoaib Akhtar said "Sachin isn't a match winner" Every Indian was going to kill him...Now we can see what he meant... Get ready India to be thrashed more badly on Sunday, InshaALLAH..!!
My intution tells me that India shall reach the finals but would lose to Pakistan.
At last .... the pakistani cricket fan can vent his/her frustration :) you got just one night.
heading should have been "BANGLADESH WIN THANKS TO "SLOW AND SELFISH TON" BY TENDULKAR.....:-) we owe you a million of thanks....sachin....in addition to Tamim....you are our hero today because if you were not slow for your own record...India would have ended up with 330+....!!!!!
Our mighty tigers thrashed India. Don't be sad Indians, after all its expected from a below par Bowling Attack. Hope your media doesn't cry foul. BTW congrats to Sachin on his brilliant milestone.
WOW ET has some retrospective. On frontpage you have Sachins century piece stuck all day, but this fresh news has been buried already??? Wow I can see the pro- Indian sycophancy and hypocrisy reeking on this website!!!!
Indian bowling is just pathetic cant even defend 290 against bangladesh. Tendulkar played a bit slower than normal and that cost india 20 runs but the total was easily defendable. Indian bowlers should be sent home.
CONGRATULATION.........
@Faizan Ayyub. Thumbs Up
Oh My Good!! What a a victory.
My pediction was that Sachin will score hundred in final and Pakistan will win the match. Real Pakistanis have done it before final.
Hey ET all day you publish anti-army and Anti ISI news as front page, big poster bold news, why not this news huh??? Why is this being brushed into the corner, when you know everyone is commenting???
@WootWoot, right on. ET's bias is incredible. This match is symbolic of Indian approach towards the game, make records, centuries etc no matter if you loose the game.
Diff between Pak and India. Pakistan batsmen dont score centuries but still win. Indian batsmen score centuries and still lose!!!
Bravo BD team! I am much happier than if pak would hav defeated india.
Well, its a curse of 100s of Tendulker on team India. He has rarely played well chasing, and even playing first, most of his innings have been in vain. Bravo Bangla....
CONRATULAtIONS!
CONGRATULATIOOOONS BANGLADESHIIS!!! AMAZING FIGHT BACK!!!We Pakistanis are sooo proud and happy for you. We are equal brothers in your victory against India!!! Salaam Bangladesh Salaam!!!
Credit goes to Sachin... :p
East Pakistan Beats Incredible India :P
Why is this not being put on the front page, seems like ET must be very disappointed for Indians.
Bangladesh's policy for today's match was: 'Let Sachin do 100' :P