Led by half-centuries from Rohit Sharma (56) and Virat Kohli (57*),
India eased into the semifinals of the ICC World T20 with a comfortable
eight wicket win over Bangladesh. India chased down the 1390run target
with more than one over to spare
Spinners Amit Mishra and Ravichandran Ashwin shared five wickets as India kept hosts Bangladesh down to 138-7 in a Super-10 match of the World Twenty20 in Dhaka on Friday.
Leg-spinner Mishra, who was man of the match in both the previous games against Pakistan and the West Indies, finished with three for 26 after India elected to field in the group two match.
Off-spinner Ashwin claimed two for 15 as Bangladesh batsmen faltered in front of a sell-out home crowd of 25,000 at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium.
Opener Anamul Haque top-scored with 44, but it was Mohammad Mahmudullah's unbeaten 32 off 23 balls that boosted the hosts after they were reduced to 82-5.
Mahmudullah, who hit five fours and a six, put on 49 for the sixth wicket with Nasir Hossain.
Bangladesh slipped to 21-3 by the fifth over after Ashwin dismissed Tamim Iqbal and Shamsur Rahman off successive deliveries.
Mishra also claimed two wickets off consecutive balls in the final over, leaving India well-placed to record their third successive win.
With Australia having lost to the West Indies earlier on Friday, a win for India will give them one of the two semi-final spots from the group.
Pakistan and the West Indies are likely to battle for the second spot.
Spinners Amit Mishra and Ravichandran Ashwin shared five wickets as India kept hosts Bangladesh down to 138-7 in a Super-10 match of the World Twenty20 in Dhaka on Friday.
Leg-spinner Mishra, who was man of the match in both the previous games against Pakistan and the West Indies, finished with three for 26 after India elected to field in the group two match.
Off-spinner Ashwin claimed two for 15 as Bangladesh batsmen faltered in front of a sell-out home crowd of 25,000 at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium.
Opener Anamul Haque top-scored with 44, but it was Mohammad Mahmudullah's unbeaten 32 off 23 balls that boosted the hosts after they were reduced to 82-5.
Mahmudullah, who hit five fours and a six, put on 49 for the sixth wicket with Nasir Hossain.
Bangladesh slipped to 21-3 by the fifth over after Ashwin dismissed Tamim Iqbal and Shamsur Rahman off successive deliveries.
Mishra also claimed two wickets off consecutive balls in the final over, leaving India well-placed to record their third successive win.
With Australia having lost to the West Indies earlier on Friday, a win for India will give them one of the two semi-final spots from the group.
Pakistan and the West Indies are likely to battle for the second spot.
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