India vs. Bangladesh: Highlights, Scorecard, Report from Cricket World Cup
India breezed into the semi-finals of the Cricket World Cup with a 109-run win over Bangladesh at the MCG.
The defending champions overcame a couple of shaky moments with the bat to post 302 for six, which was a target that proved well beyond Bangladesh, who were bowled out for 193 in 45 overs thanks to four for 31 from Umesh Yadav.
Tougher challenges lie ahead for India, but they look good in all departments—a world away from the side that was flayed by Australia earlier in the year—and there will be high hopes in the camp that they can retain the title.
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India elected to bat first and made a bright start, with Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan putting on 75 for the first wicket.
Dhawan fell to the spin of Shakib Al Hasan, and it signalled a complete shift in momentum. Bangladesh bowled with craft, guile and, importantly, discipline to rein in the India scoring.
"OUT! Shakib strikes! Dhawan gone for 30 and #IND are 1-75 (16.3). LIVE: http://t.co/mcCTJ6Vr1d #cwc15 #INDvBAN pic.twitter.com/uELWrdQ4ua
— cricket.com.au (@CricketAus) March 19, 2015"
Virat Kholi and Ajinkya Rahane never got going and India were on the back foot at 115 for three when the latter fell in the 28th over.
Bangladesh, though, could not keep a stranglehold on the game as their bowling and fielding went awry.
Rohit and Suresh Raina put India on the front foot with an excellent 122-run partnership, with the pair scoring with freedom and feasting on some poor bowling, but they did have fortune on their side.
Raina had just 10 runs to his name when he survived a close lbw review, with replays showing he was roughly 1mm away from being given out.
Rohit, too, had a slice of luck. He pulled a full toss straight to the fielder on the fence at square leg, but umpire Ian Gould deemed it a no-ball for height despite replays showing it was under the waist when reaching the batsman.
"No ball? Lol crazy umpiring.. 😂👊 #INDvsBAN pic.twitter.com/fGu8PoUmFw
— Annysha Huzzat (@AnnyshaHuzzat) March 19, 2015"
While he had luck on his side, Rohit batted superbly, and he brought up his maiden World Cup century—and celebrated accordingly—before going on to post 137 from 126 balls.
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— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) March 19, 2015"
The platform laid by Rohit and Raina allowed India to accelerate. The holders put on 97 in the final 10 overs to post an imposing total of 302 for six.
| Batsman | How Out | Runs | Minutes | Balls |
| RG Sharma | b Taskin Ahmed | 137 | 222 | 126 |
| S Dhawan | st †Mushfiqur Rahim b Shakib Al Hasan | 30 | 76 | 50 |
| V Kohli | c †Mushfiqur Rahim b Rubel Hossain | 3 | 7 | 8 |
| AM Rahane | c Shakib Al Hasan b Taskin Ahmed | 19 | 39 | 37 |
| SK Raina | c †Mushfiqur Rahim b Mashrafe Mortaza | 65 | 82 | 57 |
| MS Dhoni*† | c Nasir Hossain b Taskin Ahmed | 6 | 30 | 11 |
| RA Jadeja | not out | 23 | 15 | 10 |
| R Ashwin | not out | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Extras | (b 4, lb 7, w 3, nb 2) | 16 | ||
| Total | (6 wickets; 50 overs) | 302 | ||
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets |
| Mashrafe Mortaza | 10 | 0 | 69 | 1 |
| Taskin Ahmed | 10 | 0 | 69 | 3 |
| Nasir Hossain | 9 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Mahmudullah | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Rubel Hossain | 10 | 0 | 56 | 1 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 10 | 0 | 58 | 1 |
Bangladesh made a brisk start to their chase, with Tamim Iqbal striking the ball crisply, but he chased a wide ball off Yadav and feathered a catch to MS Dhoni.
The departure of the big-hitting Tamim was compounded when his opening partner, Imrul Kayes, was run out one ball later. The fielding from Ravindra Jadeja was excellent, but Bangladesh's running left a lot to be desired.
Mahmudullah was Bangladesh’s in-form player with the bat during the tournament, and he looked good as the side regrouped, but he failed to go through with a pull shot off Mohammed Shami and was caught, after a bit of juggling, by Dhawan on the fence at deep fine leg.
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— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) March 19, 2015"
Aside from Kayes, all the Bangladesh top order got starts. However, no one went on to post the big score that would keep them competitive.
Soumya Sarkar, Mushfiqur Rahim and Nasir Hossain all looked good, but India's blend of venomous pace and clever spin proved too much for Bangladesh, who came up well short of their target.
| Batsman | How Out | Runs | Minutes | Balls |
| Tamim Iqbal | c †Dhoni b Yadav | 25 | 25 | |
| Imrul Kayes | run out (Jadeja/Yadav) | 5 | 14 | |
| Soumya Sarkar | c †Dhoni b Mohammed Shami | 29 | 43 | |
| Mahmudullah | c Dhawan b Mohammed Shami | 21 | 31 | |
| Shakib Al Hasan | c Mohammed Shami b Jadeja | 10 | 34 | |
| Mushfiqur Rahim† | c †Dhoni b Yadav | 27 | 43 | |
| Sabbir Rahman | c Mohammed Shami b Yadav | 30 | 40 | |
| Nasir Hossain | c RG Sharma b Jadeja | 35 | 34 | |
| Mashrafe Mortaza* | c †Dhoni b MM Sharma | 1 | 3 | |
| Rubel Hossain | c Ashwin b Yadav | 0 | 3 | |
| Taskin Ahmed | not out | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 1, w 8) | 10 | ||
| Total | (all out; 45 overs) | 193 | ||
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets |
| UT Yadav | 9 | 1 | 31 | 4 |
| Mohammed Shami | 8 | 1 | 37 | 2 |
| MM Sharma | 7 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| R Ashwin | 10 | 1 | 30 | 0 |
| SK Raina | 3 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| RA Jadeja | 8 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
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