The three left-arm spinners
Bangladesh had three left-arm slow bowlers at their disposal- Mohammad Rafique, Abdur Razzaq and Shakib-al-Hasan. The three kept a leash on India's scoring rate while disrupting the rhythm of the innings with frequent wickets.
A young Shakib-al-Hasan was very tight with his lines although he had no wickets to show for. The experienced Rafique bowled with discipline and guile to pick up the crucial wickets of Dravid, Ganguly and Dhoni.
Razzaq, possibly the best of the three on the day, had Tendulkar early in the game and barely gave anything away to the Indian batsmen in a tidy 10 over spell that went for just 38. He also dismissed a rampant Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan to complete a three-wicket haul.
Mortaza led the way with four wickets as India were bowled out for 191 on a juicy pitch. But Bangladesh knew that the task was only half done as the opposition had a slew of slow bowlers themselves.
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