The 31-year old sent Vijay Shankar to bat up the order ahead of Dinesh Karthik in the Nidahas Trophy final.
The Bangladesh side lost the Nidahas Trophy by a slender margin.
Sarkar bowled the last over of the Nidahas Trophy wherein Dinesh Karthik smashed his famous six.
In the 18th over of the match, when the team needed over 13 runs per over, he ended up played four dot balls in a row.
Vijay Shankar scored 17 runs off 19 balls in the Final against Bangladesh
The 32-year old smashed an improbable 29 from just 8 deliveries to ensure that the Indians lifted the Nidahas Trophy 2018.
The Tamil-Nadu wicketkeeper-batsman has been named the captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders.
Soumya Sarkar was totally distraught after conceding a six off the last of the over.
The Nidahas Trophy was held to commemorate the 70th year of Sri Lanka independence.
The Tamil Nadu cricketer's five-misses was one of the reasons why the match went into the final ball.
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