Clinical India strangulate Bangladesh
ESPNcricinfo staff
24-Jun-2015
Rohit Sharma got India off to a quick start after Mashrafe Mortaza elected to bowl in the third ODI in Mirpur • AFP
Mustafizur Rahman, however, struck in the seventh over to send Rohit back for the third time in the series•AFP
Dhawan, though, batted responsibly without slowing down the scoring rate•AFP
Virat Kohli, who put on 75 runs for the second wicket with Dhawan, was dismissed by Shakib Al Hasan for 25•AFP
Dhawan went on to complete his 14th half-century, off 50 balls, and once he fell for 75 in the 27th over, MS Dhoni and Ambati Rayudu added 93 in 16.4 overs to take India past 250•AFP
Suresh Raina smashed 38 off 21 balls at the back end before being bowled by Mustafizur. India finished on 317 after scoring 90 runs in the last 10 overs•AFP
Bangladesh got off to a poor start, losing Tamim Iqbal in the second over after Dhawal Kulkarni trapped him in front•AFP
Soumya Sarkar counterpunched with some attacking batting•AFP
With Litton Das for company, Sarkar added 54 runs for the second wicket•AFP
After Bangladesh lost Sarkar and Mushfiqur Rahim, they slumped from 112 for 2 to 148 for 5, two of the wickets taken by Raina•AFP
Sabbir Rahman dealt some powerful blows late in the innings to score a 38-ball 43•AFP
However, Bangladesh unravelled pretty quickly after Sabbir was bowled by Stuart Binny•AFP
Raina and Kulkarni picked up five wickets between them as Bangladesh were bowled out for 240, falling 77 runs short of the target•AFP