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Published : 22 Jun 2015, 03:07 AM
The 19-year old ran through the famed India batting line-up to cement his place in the record book by becoming the first player to pick up 11 wickets in his first two ODIs.
He followed up his Thursday’s 5 for 50 on debut with 6 for 43 in the second ODI on Sunday to become only the second bowler in the format’s history to achieve the five-for feat.
Helped by his fiery bowling, the hosts skittled out the visitors for 200 in 45 overs in the rain-shortened game.
Bangladesh batsmen then flew out of the blocks with everything they got to bring home the comfortable win losing only four wickets.
Mustafizur, who has already proved that he has not come to become a short-lived tale of success, plans to perform even better than the last two matches.
“I feel great. My teammates have helped me a lot. I want to deliver a better performance in the next match,” he said at the presentation ceremony.
After the first game, many said India would be able to read him easily and play better in the second.
The seamer had broken the Indian batting line-up in the first ODI with slow offcutters. Three of the wickets he took on Sunday were also off slower deliveries.
But Mustafizur at the post-match press briefing said those were not the same cutters as the ones he bowled in the previous match.
“During practice before this game, Heath Streak (Bangladesh’s bowling coach) told me that they (Indian batsmen) will be able to catch up with my bowling. But I told him that I have a different slower delivery.”
“And that’s what I did today (Sunday) and finished successfully.”
Speaking about his teammate, wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim at the briefing said, “His (Mustafizur) bowling was the game changer.”
“Even we struggle in the nets when he is bowling. How can the opposition keep up with him?” he said.
