World Cup: India outmuscle Bangladesh to collect fourth win on the trot

Virat Kohli celebrates after guiding India to victory and bringing up his 48th ODI ton with a six off Nasum Ahmed. AP

India captain Rohit Sharma and stand-in Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto at the toss during the ICC World Cup match in Pune on Thursday, 19 October. AP

Litton Das and Tanzid Hasan Tamim got Bangladesh off to an ideal start after opting to bat with a 93-run opening stand, their highest for the first wicket in ICC World Cup history. AP

Litton Das would top-score for Bangladesh with an 82-ball 66, ultimately getting dismissed by Ravindra Jadeja. AP

Ravindra Jadeja was the pick of the Indian bowlers with economical figures of 2/38 from 10 and was also outstanding on the field. AP

Veteran all-rounder Mahmudullah added a valuable 36-ball 46 down the order before getting castled by Jasprit Bumrah as Bangladesh finished with 256/8. AP

Openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill laid the foundation for the successful chase with an attacking partnership worth 88 runs. AP

Hasan Mahmud though, made good use of the short ball to deny Rohit Sharma a third consecutive fifty-plus score, dismissing him for 48. AP

Shubman GIll would bring up his half-century, his first in the ICC World Cup, but would depart shortly after, becoming the first of Mehidy Hasan Miraz’s two wickets of the day. AP

Virat Kohli and KL Rahul then stitched an unbroken third-wicket partnership worth 83 to guide India to a seven-wicket victory with 51 deliveries to spare. AP