Dial 6-4-6-0-2-4-1-6 for glory!

COLOMBO, MARCH 18

Dinesh Karthik did a Javed Miandad with a last-ball six as India pulled off an incredible chase beating Bangladesh by four wickets in the Nidhas T20 Tri-series final here tonight. Needing five off the final delivery, Karthik smashed Soumya Sarkar over extra-cover as a second-string Indian side held its nerve in a tense situation to chase down a target of 167 in 20 overs. 

Karthik's 8-ball 29, studded with two boundaries and three sixes, got India over the line after they needed 34 off the last two overs. Skipper Rohit Sharma's (56 off 42 balls) dismissal caused panic in India's inexperienced middle-order. Karthik came in at the start of the19th over and hit Rubel Hossain for 22, including two sixes and two fours, to bring down the equation to 12 off the final over.

A partisan Sri Lankan crowd, who were upset by Bangladesh's behaviour in the last game against the hosts, danced with the Indian supporters. 

While Sharma played his shots right from the start, the dismissals of Shikhar Dhawan (10) and Suresh Raina (0) kept the Tigers in the game. Sharma hit left-arm spinner Nazmul Islam over mid-off for a boundary and then an inside-out lofted shot over long-off fetched him a six. He square cut Mustafizur Rahman for a boundary as India seized control, scoring 56 in the Powerplay overs.

Earlier, the Indian pacers undid the good work of the spinners as Bangladesh scored a competitive 166/8, riding on Sabbir Rahman's 50-ball 77. Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal (3/18 in 4 overs) and off-spinner Washington Sundar (1/20 in 4 overs) were brilliant in the Powerplay but the duo of Vijay Shankar (0/48 in 4 overs) and Shardul Thakur (0/45 in 4 overs) leaked 93 runs between them on a good batting surface.  — PTI

Winning a final with a last-ball six

• Javed Miandad (Australasia Cup, 1986)
• Dinesh Karthik (Tri-series final, 2018)
• DK’s 8-ball 29
• 6, 4, 6, 0, 2, 4, 1, 6