3 Instances when Indian bowling struggled against minnows

3. Bangladesh vs. India, 2^nd ODI, Mirpur, 2022  

India had won the first ODI of the three-match series against Bangladesh and was looking for a series win in the country after losing their previous 50-over series in 2015 to the Tigers. The Bangladesh captain, Litton Das, had won the toss and chosen to bat first, a decision he came to regret, as Mohammed Siraj and Umran Malik, along with Washington Sundar quickly reduced to them 69/6, at one stage.

India had hoped to bundle them under 100 and pocket an easy win, but then Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Mahmudullah came together and added 148 runs for the 7^th wicket. Mahmudullah fell for 77 runs, but Mehidy continued hammering the Indian bowlers as runs leaked continuously.

Mehidy Hasan became the first Bangladeshi batter to hit a century, his maiden in ODIs, from no.8 position as Bangladesh recovered well to post 271/7 in 50 overs. This was an utter failure of Indian bowlers especially when they had Bangladesh done and dusted at one stage.

In reply, India lost wickets at the regular intervals despite 82 from Shreyas Iyer and 56 from Axar Patel as India needed 61 runs from the last 6 overs when skipper Rohit Sharma walked in with a broken thumb. He proceeded to smash 51* in 28 balls with 5 sixes and 3 fours, but India could only manage 266/9 and lost the match by 5 runs.