KL Rahul, MS Dhoni put in masterful displays as India cruise to victory over Bangladesh in warm-up match

[caption id=“attachment_6726591” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] With tens of thousands of Indian fans in attendance, the warm-up match between India and Bangladesh had the air of a World Cup clash. AFP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_6726631” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] India got off to a less than ideal start against Bangladesh, with their openers falling for a combined total of 20 runs. Virat Kohli steadied the batting attack with a patient 47 off 46. AFP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_6726601” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] KL Rahul played an excellent innings, scoring 108 off 99 balls to take India to 266/5. AFP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_6726621” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] MS Dhoni added to KL Rahul’s masterful display with the bat, scoring a rapid 113 to take India’s score beyond 300. AFP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_6726661” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Bangladesh tried to reply with the necessary intensity required to chase down India’s mammoth total, with Liton Das (73) and Mushfiqur Rahim (90) putting together a decent partnership. AFP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_6726611” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] However, a string of single digit scores and ducks derailed Bangladesh’s chase, with Kuldeep Yadav picking up three wickets to take India to a comfortable victory. AFP[/caption]