KABUL (Pajhwok): Virat Kohli starred as India made it four wins out of four at the Cricket World Cup with a seven-wicket defeat of Bangladesh in Pune on Thursday.
Victory for India leaves them joint top of the table with New Zealand, with both teams having won all four of their games to date and the Kiwis in top spot thanks to a superior net run rate.
After winning the toss, Bangladesh opted to bat first Pune in the ongoing ODI World Cup against India on 19 October.
For Bangladesh, Tanzid Hasan (51), Litton Das (66), Mushfiqur Rahim (38) and Mahmudullah (46) scored important runs and led the team to a toals of 256/8 in 50 overs.
For India, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah picked 2 wickets each, while Shardul Thakur and Kuldeep Yadav took one each.
India, set a target of 257, finished on 261-3 inside 42 overs with Kohli hitting the winning runs when he reached his hundred with a six off spinner Nasum Ahmed.
India begin strongly the chase as Rohit and Shubman begin in attacking mode and hitting the Bangladeshi bowlers. Virat Kohli scores another half-century.
Kohli held the chase together after a strong start from the India openers, finishing 103* from 97 balls and reaching his hundred with a six to wrap up the win.
Finishing on 256/8, Bangladesh’s bowlers had plenty of work to do, and were unable to stop a dominant Indian top five from steaming to a comfortable win.
A third loss in a row leaves Bangladesh with little margin for error in the race for a crucial top-four finish.
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