India defeated Bangladesh by 17 runs to book their slot in the summit clash of the Nidahas Trophy Tri-Series on Wednesday. Young spinner Washington Sundar produced his career-best figures of three for 22 to help India register a comfortable victory in the fifth Twenty20 Internationals at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.Mohammed Siraj dismissed Mehidy Hasan. Bangladesh 150/6, in chase of 177Bangladesh 149/5, need 28 more in the final overNo. 4 for Mushfiqur Rahim off 42 balls. Bangladesh 132/5 in chase of 177Rahim hit a six and five fours for his fifty and kept Bangladesh in the huntShardul Thakur clean bowled Sabbir Rahman for 27. Bangladesh 126/5, need 51 more to winSabbir hit a six and two fours during his 23-ball innings and added 65 for the fifth wicket with Mushfiqur RahimMushfiqur Rahim 45* guided Bangladesh to 116/4, need 61 more in 30 balls to winBangladesh 64/4 in chase of 177Yuzvendra Chahal got rid of Mahmudullah (11). Bangladesh 61/4, in chase of 177Third wicket for Washington Sundar, dismissed Tamim Iqbal for 27. Bangladesh 40/3Bangladesh finding it tough to read Sundar as the spinner jolted the chase with three quick strikes. Tamim's 27 came off 19 balls with the help of a six and four fours.Washington Sundar struck again, scalped Soumya Sarkar. Bangladesh 35/2Washington Sundar struck early, Liton Das gone for 7. Bangladesh 12/1Rohit Sharma (89) powered India to 176/3Skipper Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina added 102 runs for the second wicket as they powered India to 176/3 against Bangladesh in the fifth Twenty20 Internationals at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Wednesday. India looked good for more than what they scored but for Rubel Hossain's exceptional final over - two wickets for four runs.Rubel Hossain got rid of Suresh Raina (47). India 172/2Raina's whirlwind 47 off 30 balls came to end in the final over. He hit two sixes and five fours.Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina hit three sixes in the over to take India to 161/1Rohit Sharma 66* and Suresh Raina 37* take India to 140/1Suresh Raina (25*) hit back-to-back fours to take India to 117/1No. 13 for Rohit Sharma off 42 balls. India 91/1Rohit's fifty included two sixes and three fours.Rohit Sharma 44* guided India to 84/1Rubel Hossain clean bowled Shikhar Dhawan for 35. India 70/1It was a brilliant yorker from Hossain which ended Dhawan's stay in the middle. Dhawan hit a six and five fours for his 35 off 27 ballsRohit Sharma 26*, Shikhar Dhawan 22* take India to 49/0 after Powerplay oversRohit Sharma joined the party, hit it over deep mid-wicket. India 35/0Shikhar Dhawan hit it straight down the ground for first maximum of the match. India 27/0Watchful Start! Shikhar Dhawan 9*, Rohit Sharma 8* guided India to 18/0First boundary for India, from the bat of skipper Rohit Sharma. India 6/0Good, tight bowling by Abu Hider for Bangladesh. India 2/0Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan started the India innings. Abu Hider Rony with the ball for BangladeshOne change each for India and Bangladesh - Mohd Siraj replaced Jaydev Unadkat and Abu Hider came in for Taskin Ahmed respectively.Rohit Sharma (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Suresh Raina, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik (w), Vijay Shankar, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra ChahalTamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Liton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim (w), Mahmudullah (c), Sabbir Rahman, Mehidy Hasan, Rubel Hossain, Abu Hider Rony, Mustafizur Rahman, Nazmul Islam
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Raina and Rohit now dealing in sixes here. Abu Hider at the receiving end here as Rohit first pulls the pacer into the mid-wicket fence off the front foot before Raina shows him that he can do the same as he smashes it much flatter. The end result is maximums in both the cases. Rohit finishes with another one as the score reads 161/1 after 18 overs as 21 runs come in.
India entered the final of the Nidahas Trophy T20 cricket tournament on Wednesday after a 17-run win over Bangladesh. Chasing 177 runs, Bangladesh fell short by 17 runs after they finished their 20 overs with 159/6. Mushfiqur Rahim remained unbeaten on 72 as he missed out guiding his team to a win. Washington Sundar was the star bowler for the Indians as he struck thrice in quick succession sending back Tamim Iqbal (27), Liton Das (7) and Soumya Sarkar (1) to the pavilion in the first six overs. Mushfiqur and Sabbir Rahman tried their best to reach the target set by India but some better bowling by the Indians in the latter stages saw their efforts go in vain. Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur and Yuzvendra Chahal took a wicket each for India. (Scorecard)
Earlier, Skipper Rohit Sharma (89) led from the front and helped India post 176/3 against Bangladesh in the fifth match of the tri-series. Indian openers Rohit and Shikhar Dhawan (35) clicked at the right time and gave the crucial start when needed the most. Skipper Rohit, who was out of form for quite a long time, returned to the form and slammed his 13th fifty (off 42 balls). Suresh Raina (47) also contributed handsomely to the cause. On the other hand, Bangladesh bowlers struggled right from the start. The fielders failed to restrict the Indian batsmen, thanks to some sloppy work on the outfield.
Put in to bat, India started off on a perfect note as the openers forged a 70-run partnership before Dhawan was clean bowled by Rubel Hossain. His 27-ball knock was laced with five boundaries and one six. Experienced left-arm batsman Raina then joined Rohit and the duo played sensibly. In the process, Rohit completed his half-century and helped India to cross 100-run mark in 14th over. Raina also played as expected from him. The Uttar Pradesh batsman dispatched the bad balls perfectly while rotating the strike.
When and Where to watch: India (IND) vs Bangladesh (BAN)
(IND) Vs (BAN) is scheduled for a 7 PM IST (01:30 PM GMT) start. Live Streaming and TV information for the match can be found below.
India: DSport, DD Sports
Bangladesh: Gazi TV (GTV)
Sri Lanka: SLRC
South Africa: SuperSport
USA: Willow TV
UK: Sky Sports
Canada: ATN Cricket Plus HD
