Pune (Maharashtra): Star batter Virat Kohli slammed his 48th ODI hundred as India trounced Bangladesh by seven wickets in a lop sided contest at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. Opting to bat, Bangalesh posted 256/8 on the board, but the chase was a walk in the part for the Men in Blue, courtesy of Virat Kohli's masterclass with the bat. The Men in Blue made a mockery of the chase. Kohli remained unbeaten on 103 off 97 balls and fittingly finished the game off a towering six.
This was India's fourth straight win in the ongoing World Cup and they now next play New Zealand at Dharamsala on Sunday, October 22.
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- 9.19 pm
Virat Kohli signs off the game with a maximum to complete his century and India's star batter is just one century away from surpassing Sachin Tendulkar's record of most ODI hundreds. - 9.12 pm
There was no stopping Virat Kohli, who hammered Hasan Mahmud for a maximum over long-on and entered the record books once again. He then hammered Nasum Ahmed for a boundary and a six as he was toying with the Bangladesh attack. Kohli entered in the nineties. India just two shots away from win. - 9.02 pm
India just need 48 more runs for a win and the asking rate is just over three runs per over. KL Rahul took on Shoriful Islam hammering him for a six and a four over deep mid-wicket as India amassed 14 runs. - 8.46 pm
With no pressure of the required run rate, KL Rahul and Virat Kohli were taking India ahead with utmost ease. India completed team 200 in the 34th over and a win was mere a formality. India needed just 56 runs to win. - 8.33 pm
Shreyas Iyer perished in the 29th over after giving a regulation catch to Mahmudullah at the mid-wicket boundary. Shreyas made 19 off 25 balls and struck two boundaries. Mehidy Hasan Miraz dismissed the Mumbaikar. KL Rahul joined a well set Virat Kohli in the middle and hit a boundary on his third ball. - 8.23 pm
Milestone man Virat Kohli brought up his half century in the 27th over with a single off Hasan Mahmud as India inched closer to victory. This was Virat's 69th ODI fifty. India needed only 83 runs for their fourth straight win of the ongoing World Cup. - 8.15 pm
The fall of the Indian openers has slowed the run-rate but Shreyas Iyer is soon changing the gears. India need another 93 runs to win from 24 hours. With Virat Kohli nearing his 50, it shoud be a walk in the park for India. - 8.05 pm
Both the batters are now taking the game ahead by keeping the scoreboard ticking. - 7.58 pm
Shreyas Iyer has continued aggression from the previous batters and smashed a boundary in the first three balls of his innings. - 7.52 pm
In pursuit of scoring the remaining runs in the chase, Gill danced down the track against Mehidy Hasan Miraz and tried to loft the delivery over deep midwicket. However, he is caught by Mahmudullah in the deep and Gill departs on 53. - 7.48 pm
Gill completes his half-century with a single and this might be indication of him arriving into the form. - 7.34 pm
With the kind of start India have got, it should be an easy chase for them. Gill and Kohli both slowly building their partnership now. - 7.24 pm
Virat Kohli was in his element right from the beginning. After two successive boundaries, he nonchalantly dispatched Hasan Mahmud for a maximum as India amassed 23 runs in the 13th over. - 7.20 pm
Rohit Sharma walked back to the pavilion after a blistering 48 off 40 balls, in which he hammered fours and two sixes. He was caught in the deep by Hasan Mahmud in the 13th over. Rohit and Shubman conjured 88 runs for the first wicket. In walked 'Chase-Master' Virat Kohli, who started with a positive intent. - 7.15 pm
Shubman Gill changed gears and took on a listless Bangladesh attack as India inched close to the target. While Rohit has hammered seven boundaries and a six, Gill has hit five fours so far. - 7.06 pm
Two sixes from Gill in the over against Nasum Ahmed and Indian openers are continuing their hammering of the opposition bowlers. India have got off to a flier in the fixture. - 6.58 pm
There was no stopping Rohit Sharma, who was dealing in boundaries. The 'Hitman' raced to 36 in quick time and yet again was eyeing a big score. - 6.51 pm
Skipper Rohit Sharma continued playing his shots at will. This time at the receiving end was spinner Nasum Ahmed. India needed another 220 runs for victory. - 6.41 pm
In-form skipper Rohit Sharma was in his element. He took on Shoriful Islam in the third over, hammering him for a four and a maximum, using his trademark pull shot as India raced to 26/0 after three overs. Shubman was playing second fiddle. - 6.36 pm
Indian openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill have started on an aggressive note, with the former hitting two boundaries. - 6.00 pm
Some late hitting by Mahmudullah, who blazed his way to 46 off just 36 balls, helped Bangladesh to cross the 250-run mark. He was dismissed in the final over, courtesy of a yorker by pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah. Bangladesh managed to post 256/8 in their allotted 50 overs. Three Indian bowlers - Ravindra Jadeja (2/38), Jasprit Bumrah (2/41) and Mohammed Siraj (2/60) picked two wickets each while Shardul Thakur and spinner Kuldeep Yadav grabbed a wicket each. - 5.46 pm
Mohammed Siraj dismissed Nasum Ahmed (14 off 18 balls) after he edged to wicket-keeper KL Rahul. Nasum hammered two boundaries in his short stay at the crease. - 5.35 pm
Mahmudullah is playing an aggressive knock as he has taken on Shardul Thakur, while Nasum Ahmed is also looking to up the ante. - 5.20 pm
The Wicket of Rahim might reduce the score by 15-20 runs. - 5.05 pm
Ravindra Jadeja ends his spell with brilliant figures 38/2 in his 10 overs. Bangladesh nearing 200 runs with both experienced players on the crease. He took the unbelievable catch at a point to dismiss Rahim. - 4.55 pm
India's golden arm Shardul Thakur has struck for India as he removes Towhid Hridoy who was batting beautifully. Shubman Gill took the simple catch at Mid-wicket. Mahmudullah walks into bat number 6 - 4.34 pm
Indian bowlers have not let the game slip away from their hands. Bangladesh openers put up a good half-century partnership but then after they lost the wickets at regular intervals. - 4.12 pm
Mushfiqur Rahim and Hridoy Towid have a task on their hand of rebuilding the innings after Bangladesh slipped from 93/1 to 137/4. - 4.07 pm
Litton Das (66 off 82 balls) was dismissed in the 28th over as he gave a regular catch to Shubman Gill as left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja picked up his second wicket. - 3.55 pm
KL Rahul takes a blinder behind the wickets to remove the Mehidy Hasan Miraz. He nicked the ball which was going down the leg bowled by Mohammed Siraj. Miraz walks back to the pavilion on three. - 3.43 pm
Indian spinners have kept it very tight in lines and lengths as they have not conceded a single boundary since the last 48 balls. - 3.41 pm
Indian star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja removed Bangladesh captain Najmul Shanto on right runs. India picked two wickets in the last five overs. - 3.31 pm
Stand-in-skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto walked in the middle and joined Litton Das, who was nearing his fifty. - 3.27 pm
Spinner Kuldeep Yadav provided India with a much-needed breakthrough after he trapped a well-set Tanzid Hasan (51 runs off 43 balls) in front of the wickets. Hasan hammered five boundaries and three sixes in his aggressive knock. Bangladesh lost their first wicket for 93 in the 15th over. - 2.40 pm
Indian captain Rohit Sharma has made the first bowling change replacing Jasprit Bumrah with Hardik Pandya. Bangladeshi batters took the time for the first five overs but now they are just hitting boundaries all over the park. - 2.35 pm
Tanzid Hasan hit the first six of the match to Indian speedster Jasprit Bumrah. Bumrah bowled a short pitch ball towards his head but the connection of the ball with the bat was too good as it went over the ropes for six. - 2.27 pm
Litton Das trying to take charge in his hand after five quiet overs in the powerplay. He hit two fours in an over of Siraj one of which was nearly a chance to take his wicket. However, nine runs came from the sixth over. - 2.18 pm
Just a single from Siraj's second over. Both the Indian bowlers are bowling on very good lines and lengths, making batters create some mistakes. Both the batters are struggling in front on quality pace bowling but haven't given any wickets. - 2.15 pm
Jasprit Bumrah bowled the first maiden over of the match. There was an LBW appeal against Litton Das as well but the umpire gave it not out and Indian captain Rohit Sharma also decided not to take a review. - 2.10 pm
Once again Mohammed Siraj's first ball went for a four in the second consecutive game. Tanzid Hasan played a beautiful cover drive to register the first four of the match. However, after a boundary, Siraj made a very well comeback with five dot deliveries. - 2.05 pm
Jasprit Bumrah has started from where he left in the last game. He was on the money from the very first ball of the innings. Just a single from the first over of the innings. - 2.00 pm
Litton Das and Tanzid Hasan are opening the innings for Bangladesh. Jasprit Bumrah is to bowl the first over for India.
Playing XI:
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj
Bangladesh: Litton Das, Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Nasum Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam
