[Watch] Outrageous! Axar Patel's Magic Ball  Knocks Mushfiqur For Golden Duck

Mushfiqur dismissed [Source: @kuchbhi12341416/X.com]

Axar Patel delivered an early ball of the tournament contender as he ripped through Mushfiqur Rahim's defence and got him caught behind with a dream delivery in the Champions Trophy clash. The Bangladesh batter had no answer to his magic ball as the batter was sent back for a golden duck.

How Axar decimated Mushfiqur

The Tigers won the toss and had a miserable start as they lost a flurry of wickets to the pacers. However, when spin was brought on, it was expected that the Bangladesh team will play them better, but that was not the case as Axar was at his imperial best and shattered his hope with a magic ball.

He bowled a loopy off-break delivery which pitched on the middle stump and drew Mushfiqur forward as the ball took the outside-edge and KL Rahul took a sharp catch. 

The surface had enough purchase for the spinners and the Indian wizard exploited the conditions to perfection.

Bangladesh lose half the side as India on top

This has been a masterclass from the Indian bowlers as Bangladesh had no clue on how to tackle them. Despite picking to bat first, the Tigers lost two wickets in the first two overs as India were on top.

Tanzid Hasan and Mehidy Hasan tried to resurrect the innings as the duo tried to be aggressive, but once Mehidy Hasan departed, Axar ran riot as he first dismissed Tanzid Hasan and it was followed by the magical delivery to end Mushfiqur's misery.

With just two specialised batters left at the crease, Bangladesh will look to steady the ship as the Indian side are all over the Tigers at the moment.

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