Hello and welcome to the LIVE coverage from the second quarterfinal between India and Bangladesh in Melbourne. Scorecard
27.6 overs: Out. Ajinkya Rahane trying to go over mid-off holes out to the fielder off Taskin’s delivery. India are now struggling against the bowling attack of Bangladesh. India 115 for 3.
17.5 overs: Out. Rubel Hossain inflicts another blow by snaring the big wicket of Virat Kohli for 3 caught behind by Rahim. Rubel forced Kohli in playing an outside delivery.
16.3 overs: Out. Shikhar Dhawan going for a big drive off a Shakib’s delivery misses out to find himself stumped by Rahim. Good glovework behind the wickets as Dhawan went for 30.
15 overs: India have slowed down in the last overs but both the openers look pretty solid at the middle. India 70 for 0 (Rohit 38, Dhawan 27)
8 overs: Rohit Sharma comes out of the track to Nasir Hossain and easily clears mid-off. India 41 for 0 with both the openers looking to attack the Bangladesh bowlers.
4 overs: Taskin Ahmed bowling at a great pace and hitting the right lengths. India have made good progress in the first four overs with the openers looking comfortable at the crease.
2 overs: Taskin Ahmed did well for the first five balls but then Shikhar Dhawan got a wide length ball to drive through the covers. India off to a great start after opting to bat.
1 overs: Great start by India which included two boundaries. Rohit Sharma started the first over from Mortaza with a scorching boundary through the covers. India 8 for 0.
Teams:
India: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Mohit Sharma
Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Soumya Sarkar, Mahmudullah, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Sabbir Rahman, Nasir Hossain, Mashrafe Mortaza(c), Rubel Hossain, Taskin Ahmed
Toss: India won the toss and have opted to bat.
Having decimated six oppositions without much trouble, India’s real title defence starts with a tricky quarterfinal clash against a confident Bangladesh in the World Cup, in Melbourne on Thursday.
India with their power-packed performance throughout the past one month have emerged as worthy contenders for retaining the Cup alongside former champions Australia and co-hosts New Zealand.
However the format of the tournament is such that the real test starts from the knock-out stages, which means that effectively three matches can ensure the Cup as qualification for the last eight was a foregone conclusion.
However to India’s credit, the initial momentum that they seized after crushing Pakistan in the first game stayed with them throughout the league phase. South Africa were blown away, UAE were no match, West Indies at best gave a scare, Ireland got pummeled and Zimbabwe never had the bowling to shake India up.
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World Cup 2015 Live Score: India vs Bangladesh, 2nd Quarterfinal
