PUNE- Virat Kohli hit a sensational century as India beat Bangladesh by seven wickets in the ICC World Cup match here on Thursday.
Shubman Gill slammed a fifty while captain Rohit Sharma scored 48 as India cruised to an easy victory in the end.
Batting first, Bangladesh scored 256 for eight. Opener Litton Das top-scored for Bangladesh with 66 off 82 balls, while Tanzid Hasan struck a brisk 43-ball-51 in a first-wicket partnership of 93 at the
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium.
Bangladesh suffered a mid-innings slump, losing four wickets for 36 runs after a solid start.
The seasoned Mushfiqur Rahim steadied the innings with a 38-run knock, before Mahmudullah Riyadh contributed a breezy 36-ball 46.
Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah picked up two wickets each for India. Hardik Pandya limped off the field after sustaining an ankle injury while bowling.
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