The compelling matches seen in India reflect the simplicity of a format from which the 50-over World Cup could learn,if its organisers could mood the desire for short-term cash-grabbingA public holiday and a rest for the men in the World Twenty20 tournament coincided fortunately. The nation needed time to recover from a “heart-stopping win” (Hindustan Times). No, this was not a reference to Eoin Morgan’s England scraping to victory by 15 runs against Afghanistan.
Most people expect India to win the tournament here. With three balls remaining in Bangalore on Wednesday night they were on the verge of defeat to Bangladesh, and which in all probability would have debarred their passage to the semi-finals. Bangladesh needed two runs to win,one to ensure a Super Over. Whereupon incredibly and, to the delirium of millions of fans glued to their TV sets, and three wickets fell to the final three balls of the game.
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Source: theguardian.com