DHAKA: India reached Semifinals of ICC World Cup-2015 beating Bangladesh by 109 runs at Melbourne cricket ground Thursday.
Chasing a 303-run target, Bangladesh managed to score 193 in 45 overs.
Nasir Hossain, Sabbir Rahman, Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Mahmudullah Riyad, Shakib Al Hasan and Imrul Kayes scored 35, 30, 25, 29, 21, 10 and 5 runs respectively.
Yadav bagged four wickets while Shami and Jadeja got two wickets each.
The much-awaited match kicked off at Melbourne Cricket Ground at 9:30am Bangladesh time. India captain MS Dhoni won the toss and decided to bat.
Rohit Sharma’s ton helped India set a target of 303 runs for Bangladesh at the ICC World Cup 2nd Quarter-Final.
India scored 302 runs for six in 50 overs with Sharma’s 137 runs and Suresh Raina’s 65 runs.
Taskin Ahmed bagged three wickets while Shakib, Mashrafe and Rubel picked up one wicket each.
Shakib bag the first wicket - Dhawan when India scored 75 runs in 16.3 overs. In next over, Rubel came to bowl, made Kohli walk to the pavilion when India’s scoreboard was at 79 runs in 17.5 overs.
BDST: 1757 HRS, MAR 19, 2015
** Tigers lose 5 wickets
