India vs Bangladesh T20 World Cup HIGHLIGHTS: IND clinch a win by 5 runs (D/L Method)

Virat Kohli was adjudged Player of the match for this game. “Pretty close game. Not as close as we would have liked it to be. A good day with the bat. When I went in there was a bit of pressure. I didn’t want little mistakes to curb my instincts. I am in a happy place. I don’t want to compare it with the past. As soon as I knew the WC is in Australia, I was grinning from ear to ear. Good cricketing shots will be the key here is what I know. Hitting through the line is what I do in every format. It is just an extension for me. I love playing at this ground. This makes me feel at home. When I come to Adelaide, I am meant to enjoy myself and keep batting,” he said after the match

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Arshdeep just gives one on the final ball and that’s a win for India by 5 runs (D/L Method). The Men in Blue are into the semis

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Nurul slices it through the backward point area for a boundary bringing down the equation to 7 off 1

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Wrong length from Arshdeep. He was waiting for it. Nurul Hasan was sitting deep inside his crease. Arshdeep comes round the wicket, bowls that short and Nurul pulls it away for a maximum over square leg

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Taskin is striking well. He got a boundary on the first ball and has hammered this one of the ground for a maximum on the on side. A touch back of the length from Pandya and Taskin throws the kitchen sink on it

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Bangladesh are losing wickets and losing their way now. That’s the fifth gone down. Yasir Ali swings his bat on the back of the length delivery from Hardik Pandya, doesn’t time that and is caught by Arshdeep behind backward point

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Arshdeep has two in the over. He goes full again and Shakib takes him on, goes for the big hit, doesn’t really get the distance and is caught at deep mid-wicket by Deepak Hooda for 13 off 12

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Here’s another one. Arshdeep has a wicket now. He removes Afif Hosain for 3 off 5 as the left-hander takes the aerial route on the fuller delivery but miscues the stroke and is caught by Suryakumar Yadav who runs in from long on

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Back to back boundaries for Shakib. He first goes straight down the ground and now hits it over covers to get two on the trot

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ONE MORE! ONE MORE! Shami has struck. That’s another important one gone down. Shanto slogs that fuller delivery from Shami straight to Suryakumar Yadav at long on. He departs for 21 off 25

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India have a wicket after the break, courtesy a stunning throw from KL Rahul. Shanto guided one to the on side and went for the run. The batters completed the first and went for the second. Meanwhile Rahul charged in from deep mid-wicket area, picked up the ball and hit a bull’s eye at the non-striker’s end. Das who was running to the danger end made a full length dive but still fell short of the crease. He was dismissed for 60 off 27

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So, we have the revised target for Bangladesh which is 151 to chase in 16 overs. The play has resumed in Adelaide now

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Good news for the fans. The covers are coming off. But we will lose some overs for sure. Let’s see what’s the revised target is for Bangladesh

Target for Bangladesh if overs are lost due to rain
19 overs: 177
17 overs: 160
15 overs: 142
12 overs: 112
10 overs: 89

The rain is playing spoilsport once again in the tournament. We would start losing overs from 9:28 local time. It’s an important game for India and they need to win this one to not make things complicated for themselves

What will happen if this clash between India and Bangladesh is washed out?  READ HERE

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The play has been stopped due to rain. The covers are on. The DLS par score after 7 overs is 49 and Bangladesh are 66/0 which means they are 17 ahead

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A four and a six and that will bring up Litton Das’ FIFTY! He plays one to the backward square leg boundary for a four and follows it with a maximum over deep square leg region. Das dances down the track and drags that touch back of the length delivery to the boundary and gets a SIX!

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Litton Das is in fine touch today. He goes across the stumps on that one, uses the pace on the ball and scoops it for a maximum

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6,4,4 and Das is scoring runs quickly here. He first pulled one for a maximum to the on side and followed it with two fours on the trot, one over mid off and the next one to the third man region

After 2 overs,Bangladesh 14/0 ( Najmul Hossain Shanto 1 , Litton Das 13)

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Another boundary to finish the over. Arshdeep once again goes full, offers some width and Das throws the bat on it to pierce the off side field and get another four in the over

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That’s the second boundary in the over. Litton Das got a four through the off side on the first ball and now hit a fuller delivery, on to the stumps, straight down the ground for another boundary

After 20 overs,India 184/6 ( Virat Kohli 64 , Ravichandran Ashwin 13)

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A late surge from Virat Kohli and R Ashwin has helped India post 184/6 in 20 overs. Kohli remained unbeaten at 64 while Ashwin chipped in with 13 off 6

After 19 overs,India 170/6 ( Virat Kohli 61 , Ravichandran Ashwin 2)

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A four and a six to finish that penultimate over. Kohli first pulled a short one to the backward square leg boundary for a four and then smashed the next one straight down the ground for a maximum

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India are losing wickets in a quick succession now. Hasan Mahmud bowls that slow, outside off to Axar Patel who was in for the drive but checked his shot at the last moment and chipped it in the air. Shakib Al Hasan stationed at cover took a good catch running backwards. Axar was undone for 7 off 6

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Another superb knock from Virat Kohli in Adelaide. He notches up a FIFTY! Shoriful bowls that wide full toss as Kohli reaches for it and plays it wide of cover to get a couple of runs on the off side

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Another one goes down. Hardik Pandya will have to walk back. Hasan once again bowls that short and wide and Pandya gets on top of the bounce. He tries to slash it over the point fielder but doesn’t connect the shot well and is caught by Yasir Ali for 5 off 6

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That’s the wicket that Bangladesh were looking for. Shakib comes round the wicket to Suryakumar Yadav, bowls that straight and full as the batter gives himself some room to cut it away. But he misses the ball completely and it disturbs the wood work behind. SKY is gone for 30 off 16

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Suryakumar Yadav is showing his class now. He got a couple of boundaries through the off side. The right-hander first hit it over extra cover and later danced down the track to get another one in the same region. This is absolute carnage from the Indian batting unit

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KL Rahul has to depart after completing fifty. Shakib bolwed that back of the length and Rahul wanted to lap it down but top-edgeed that one and the ball went in air. Mustafizur stationed at short fine leg took a good catch running to his left. KL scored 50 off 32

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DISPATCHED! There is a reason why KL Rahul is in the XI and he is showing it today. Seems that the lessons from Kohli during the nets ahead of this game are working for KL. He first hammered it away to the long on boundary and then sliced it over point. That was a FREE HIT!

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GLORIOUS! GLORIOUS! Fuller from Shoriful and Kohli drives that through mid off for a boundary. Just a gentle push there from the right-hander. He is getting back in the groove now

After 7 overs,India 42/1 ( KL Rahul 23 , Virat Kohli 16)

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That’s the end of a fantastic spell from Taskin Ahmed. He returns with figures of 0/15 in 4 overs. Troubled the batters with his pace

After 4 overs,India 22/1 ( KL Rahul 18 , Virat Kohli 1)

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India suffered an early blow in that one as Rohit Sharma was sent back in the hut. But KL Rahul struck another maximum on the off side. Onus is now on KL and Virat Kohli to help the side make a comeback

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Hasan Mahmud bowls a short one as Rohit Sharma gives himself some room and tries to go over gully but doesn’t time it well and has been caught by Yasir Ali for 2 off 8. India lose their first

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Taskin Ahmed is FURIOUS! And why wouldn’t he be. He had set Rohit Sharma up for that. Bowled that touch back of the length, inviting the batter to take the aerial route but the fielder at deep backward square leg dropped a sitter

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KL Rahul reads the length perfectly on that one. Shoriful Islam goes touch fuller, outside the leg stump channel and Rahul flicks that with precision over fine leg boundary for a maximum

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The Indian openers are off to a cautious start against Bangladesh. Meanwhile, there is some good news for Indian fans. Suryakumar Yadav is the new number one batter in T20Is

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We are all ready for the LIVE ACTION. KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma begin the proceedings for India. Taskin Ahmed will bowl the first over

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Playing XI 
Bangladesh: Najmul Hossain Shanto, Litton Das, Shakib Al Hasan(c), Afif Hossain, Yasir Ali, Mosaddek Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Nurul Hasan(w), Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Taskin Ahmed

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Playing XI 
India: KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik(w), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh

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Shakib Al Hasab has made the right call and he has put India into bat. “We would have batted first. Runs on the board would matter. We would look to bat well. All games are important in this format. We didn’t play well in the last game. Hopefully, we can play some good cricket and get those two points. Good ground and good atmosphere here. Good weather as well. We have one change. Axar is in for Hooda,” Rohit said at the toss

Upset alert!

The Netherlands have won their first game of the Super 12s with a five-wicket win over Zimbabwe. The loss means Zimbabwe’s hopes of reaching the semis is now hanging by a thread.

India vs Bangladesh update

Fans have gathered outside the Adelaide Oval in good numbers and India as always are expected to have strong support during the game. The weather currently in Adelaide is pretty clear. 

IND vs BAN: Team India is ready

India vs Bangladesh: How long can India deny Rishabh Pant a starting spot?

On one hand, it makes for an awe-inspiring visual that India can afford to keep someone of Pant’s calibre on the bench during a T20 World Cup.

On other hand, you wonder if this is fair at all.

Click here to read Chetan Narula’s piece on Rishabh Pant and his exclusion from playing XI.

Elsewhere, Zimbabwe vs Netherlands match has entered the final phase.

The Netherlands need 27 in the last seven overs to win. Click here to follow the match LIVE

IND vs BAN: Kohli gives tips to KL Rahul

Virat Kohli was seen giving batting tips to Rahul in the nets on the eve of India vs Bangladesh match, presumably about the outside off-stump issues the opener is facing.

KL Rahul to be benched?

Coach Rahul Dravid has indicated India are in no mood to drop the out-of-form batter. 

“I am hoping it all clicks together in the next three or four games. We know his (Rahul) quality, we know his ability, he is suited for these conditions, these pitches,” Dravid said in a press conference ahead of the India vs Bangladesh match.

Rahul has so far scored 22 runs in three matches in the T20 World Cup.

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In Adelaide, one eye will be kept upwards with the weather switching dramatically. From bright and sunny weekend, it has become dark, chilly and rainy in mid-week. Short showers are expected around 7 PM local time (2.30 PM IST) but hopefully they won’t persist. Or at least they’re not supposed to!

The last time India and Bangladesh met in a T20 World Cup, this happened….

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On paper, India are the stronger team going into this contest against Bangladesh. But a few deliveries and actions here and there versus Pakistan and they could have been staring a different position altogether in the T20 World Cup.

Bangladesh skipper underplayed his team’s chances coming into the fixture. But the fact remains that they are tied on points with India and very much in the race despite their poor run-rate.