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India beat Bangladesh, set up title clash with Pakistan
Published on Jun 16, 2017
By PTI
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Birmingham, Jun 15 (PTI): India cruised into the final of ICC Champions Trophy with a thumping nine-wicket victory over Bangladesh here today.
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India's Rohit Sharma, right, is congratulated by Bangladesh's Tamim Iqbal after reaching a century during the ICC Champions Trophy semifinal match between Bangladesh and India at Edgbaston in Birmingham, England, Thursday, June 15, 2017. AP/PTI[/caption]
The defending champions will take on arch-rivals Pakistan in the title clash on Sunday.
Needing 265 for victory, India chased down the target with 59 balls to spare at the Edgbaston.
Earlier, sent into bat by India skipper Virat Kohli, Bangladesh scored 264 for seven in the allotted 50 overs.
Brief scores:
Bangladesh: 264/7 in 50 overs (Tamim 70, Mushfiqur 61; Bumrah 2/40).
India: 266/1 in 40.1 overs (Rohit Sharma 123 not out, Virat Kohli 96 not out).
India's Rohit Sharma, right, is congratulated by Bangladesh's Tamim Iqbal after reaching a century during the ICC Champions Trophy semifinal match between Bangladesh and India at Edgbaston in Birmingham, England, Thursday, June 15, 2017. AP/PTI[/caption]
The defending champions will take on arch-rivals Pakistan in the title clash on Sunday.
Needing 265 for victory, India chased down the target with 59 balls to spare at the Edgbaston.
Earlier, sent into bat by India skipper Virat Kohli, Bangladesh scored 264 for seven in the allotted 50 overs.
Brief scores:
Bangladesh: 264/7 in 50 overs (Tamim 70, Mushfiqur 61; Bumrah 2/40).
India: 266/1 in 40.1 overs (Rohit Sharma 123 not out, Virat Kohli 96 not out).Nagaland Districts
