Mirpur: Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni scored an unbeaten century while Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina made half-centuries as India eased past Bangladesh to complete a comprehensive six wicket win in their second match of the tri-series at the Shere Bangla National Stadium at Mirpur.

India, chasing a competitive target of 297 to win, were in trouble with the top three batsman back in the pavilion inside the first 10 overs for just 51 runs before Virat Kohli (91) and MS Dhoni (101 not out) revived the Indian innings with a 152-runs fourth wicket partnership.

Kohli missed out on his second ODI hundred, getting out for 91, caught and bowled off the bowling of Shakib Al Hasan. But Dhoni continued the good work in the company of Suresh Raina (51), taking the team home with more than 2 overs to spare.

Earlier, Bangladesh won the toss and to everyone’s surprise opted to bat first. And the batsmen didn’t disappoint their skipper as they piled up a challenging total of 296 for 6 in 50 overs.

Openers Tamim Iqbal (60) and Imrul Kayes (70) got Bangladesh off to a flying start scoring 80 runs in 11 overs. The Indian bowlers then fought back in the middle overs not allowing any big partnership to flourish. But all-rounder Mahmudullah finished off the innings on a high scoring an unbeaten 60 off just 45 balls. This was Bangladesh’s highest total against any test playing nation.

Yuvraj Singh was the pick of the Indian bowlers, conceding just 33 runs in his 10 overs while picking up 1 wicket. Nehra, Sreesanth, Harbhajan and Jadeja also shared a wicket each.

In reply, Bangladesh had the famed Indian batting line-up on the mat, with Virender Sehwag (13), Gautam Gambhir (18) and Yuvraj Singh (1) back in the pavilion for just 51 runs. But Virat Kohli once again proved why he is rated so highly by everyone in the team.

Kohli, who scored his maiden century during a match-winning knock last month in the Kolkata ODI against Sri Lanka, played with immense maturity and confidence.  With Dhoni at the other end, Kohli played his strokes without taking much risk, hitting seven fours in his 102-ball stay while Dhoni’s 107-ball knock had nine fours.

After the dismissal of Kohli, Raina came in and played fluently, stroking five fours and one six for his 43-ball 51.

Match Summary:

India 297 for 4 (Dhoni 101*, Kohli 91) beat Bangladesh 296 for 6 (Kayes 70, Mahmudullah 60*, Tamim 60) by six wickets

Man of the Match: Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Tagged with: Bangladesh, Imrul Kayes, India, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Mahmudullah, Mirpur, Suresh Raina, Tamim Iqbal, Virat Kohli

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