Nidahas Trophy: Tigers need 177 runs to win

Sports Correspondent: To chase 177-run target, Bangladesh are batting against India in the 5th T20I of the tri-nation Nidahas Trophy at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Wednesday.

Sent in to bat first, India scored 176 for 3 in 20 overs where skipper Rohit Sharma played an innings of 89 off 61 balls, including five boundaries and five sixes, in his opening place.

R Sharma, who was run out on India’s final collection after facing Rubel Hossain, shared a partnership innings of 102 off 8.4 overs in the 2nd wicket stand with Suresh Raina in another partnership of 70 off 9.5 overs in the opening stand with Shikhar Dhawan.

S Raina hit 47 off 30 balls, to fire five boundaries and two sixes, before being caught by Soumya Sarkar off Rubel on 172/2 in 19.1 overs.

Rubel bowled out S Dhawan  who scored 35 runs from 27 balls with five boundaries and one six for Bangladesh’s first breakthrough and to dismiss S Dhawan from the opening stand.

Pace bowler Rubel got two wickets for an economic 27-run in four overs for the Tigers.

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