Illustrated Story

India open Asia Cup with thumping win

After electing to bowl on a green track, Bangladesh struck early through Al-Amin Hossain  AFP/Getty Images
The fast bowler produced a ripper to flatten Dhawan's off stump for 2  AFP/Getty Images
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Mashrafe Mortaza then had Virat Kohli chipping a catch to mid-off, reducing India to 22 for 2 within five overs  AFP/Getty Images
Rohit Sharma, who was dropped by Shakib at point on 21, went on to raise a half-century off 42 balls  AFP/Getty Images
Rohit soon cut loose and led India's surge at the death  AFP/Getty Images
He was assisted by Hardik Pandya who slogged his way to 31 off 18 balls. The pair scored 61 in 4.3 overs for the fifth wicket  AFP/Getty Images
MS Dhoni smacked a six off the last ball as India finished strong at 166  AFP/Getty Images
Ashish Nehra showed glimpses of his old wizardry, producing sharp swing and extra bounce in the chase. He would later find himself on a hat-trick, ending with figures of 3-23  AFP/Getty Images
Jasprit Bumrah complemented Ashish Nehra to jolt Bangladesh by dismissing the openers inside four overs  AFP/Getty Images
The hosts never really recovered, despite a counterattacking 44 from Sabbir Rahman  AFP/Getty Images
India ultimately won big by 45 runs, sounding a warning to the other teams in the competition as well  AFP/Getty Images
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