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Press Trust of India Mirpur
Young paceman Mustafizur Rahman yet again devastated the famed India batting line up with a six- wicket haul and promised to put up a better show in the third and final ODI against the two-time World Champions.

The 19-year-old left-arm paceman took six wickets and became first cricketer in ODI history to take 11 wickets in his first two matches.

It was on the back his stellar show that Bangladesh bundled out India for a mere 200 and then overhauled the target easily to seal the three-match series.

"I will try to do even better than this. Please pray for me so that I can bring honours for the country," Mustafizur said when asked about his expectation from the third match on Wednesday.
 

"I am very happy that I have been able to do something for the team. I thank the crowd for braving the rain and staying to support us," he said.

Asked about his journey from a remote village to international cricket, the pacer said,"I owe it one of my elder brothers."

India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni blamed poor batting for the debacle in the series.

"We need to put runs on the board. We didn't get to a good start, and whenever there was a partnership we lost two wickets together. You have to take risks in such a game, but if you keep losing two wickets in a row, it becomes difficult to do so. If you have 200 on the board, it is quite easy for the other teams to chase so I won't blame the bowlers for this game," Dhoni said.

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First Published: Jun 21 2015 | 11:22 PM IST

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