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Rohit, seamers seal comprehensive win

India's openers provided a solid start after they had elected to bat  Getty Images
However, after putting on 75 runs, Shikhar Dhawan was stumped off Shakib Al Hasan in the 17th over  Getty Images
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Eight balls later, Rubel Hossain had Virat Kohli caught behind and sent the batsman off  Getty Images
But Rohit Sharma remained firm, collecting his 50 off 70 balls  Associated Press
Bangladesh made it difficult again by removing Ajinkya Rahane for 19, and celebrated the wicket with botched chest-bumps  Associated Press
Suresh Raina's arrival, though, gave India a boost in the batting Powerplay. He struck 65 off 57, and added 122 off 95 with Rohit for the fourth wicket  Associated Press
With his seventh ODI hundred, Rohit propelled his strike rate towards the end to finish with 137 off 126 balls and India ended on 302 for 6  Getty Images
Tamim Iqbal showed intent to get Bangladesh off to a brisk start  Associated Press
But his dismissal, for a run-a-ball 25, in the seventh over put Bangladesh in a spot of bother  Associated Press
Imrul Kayes was involved in a terrible mix-up with Soumya Sarkar the very next delivery, and was run-out  Associated Press
Mahmudullah's attempt to revive the innings appeared to succeed before India's fielding pegged Bangladesh back  Associated Press
First, Shikhar Dhawan balanced himself well to take Mahmudullah's catch at fine leg  Associated Press
Then, MS Dhoni pulled off a one-handed stunner diving to his left to dismiss Soumya. And Bangladesh were four down for 90  Getty Images
After Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim didn't contribute significantly, Sabbir Rahman and Nasir Hossain stitched together 50 runs for the seventh wicket  Getty Images
But it was only a matter of time before India knocked out the tail, and completed their 109-run win. It was India's 11th win on the trot in World Cups, and Dhoni's 100th ODI win as captain  Associated Press
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