IN PICS: ICC World Cup 2019, India vs Bangladesh, Match 40

Edited By : Cricket Country Staff | Jul 03, 2019, 12:18 AM IST

Published On Jul 03, 2019, 12:18 AM IST

Last UpdatedJul 03, 2019, 12:18 AM IST

India captain Virat Kohli won the toss and opted to bat first against Bangladesh in Edgbaston on Tuesday.

1 /17

The India openers were separated in the 30th over but not before adding 180 runs – the best opening partnership of the ongoing world cup so far (AFP Photo)

2 /17

And Rohit Sharma hit a six in the very first over of the innings to signal India were going to be aggressive early on (AFP Photo)

3 /17

India captain Virat Kohli won the toss and opted to bat first against Bangladesh at Edgbaston (AFP Photo)

4 /17

KL Rahul, who registered a duck vs England, struggled to find the gaps but managed to make this innings count, hitting a half-century (AFP Photo)

5 /17

Rohit departed immediately after completing his 100 while Rahul walked back on 77. Bangladesh crawled back, claiming four wickets for just 57 runs (AFP Photo)

6 /17

Looking for big hits in the death overs, MS Dhoni struggled a bit during his 33-ball 35 but took India past 300 runs (AFP Photo)

7 /17

Mustafizur Rahman delivered an excellent final over, taking two wickets in it and allowing just three runs to finish with 5/59 as India were kept to 314/9 (AFP Photo)

8 /17

9 /17

Playing in his second world cup match, Rishabh Pant took India closer to the 300-run mark with a 41-ball 48 (AFP Photo)

10 /17

Rohit went on to score his fourth century of the ongoing world cup – equalling the record for the most in a single edition of the tournament (AFP Photo)

11 /17

Rohit Sharma’s dream run with the bat and Jasprit Bumrah’s brilliance at the death helped India beat Bangladesh by 28 runs to clinch a semi-final berth. @ Twitter/Cricket World Cup

12 /17

The chase wasn’t impossible but Shakib Al Hasan (66 off 74 balls) didn’t get any notable support from the other end as Bangladesh were bundled out for 286 in 48 overs. @ AFP

13 /17

But Mohammed Saifuddin’s 51 not out off 39 balls did raise slim hopes of a victory before Jasprit Bumrah (4/55), with his toe-crushers, dashed Bangladesh’s optimism.

14 /17

Hardik Pandya (3/60 in 10 overs) also showed that his worth in limited overs with his display with the ball. @ AFP

15 /17

India with 13 points from eight games will now hope to beat Sri Lanka in their final game and finish on top with 15 points, in case Australia (14 from 8 games) lose their last league match against South Africa. @ BCCI

16 /17

Shakib also couldn’t play in his free-flowing manner as there wasn’t a single half-century stand for the first five wickets.

17 /17

Sabbir Rahman (36) and Saifuddin added 66 for the seventh wicket but Bumrah, coming on for his third spell, ended their hopes. @ Twitter/Cricket World Cup