Asia Cup 2016: India beat Bangladesh by 45 runs in Mirpur

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Asia Cup opener, as it happened

ALL OVER! India beat Bangladesh by 45 runs in opener. (Sabbir 44; Nehra 3/22, Bumrah 1/23)

2204 hrs IST: WICKET! Mahmudullah finds Rohit in the deep, Nehra picks his 2nd. Bangladesh lose their 6th

2203 hrs IST: 100 up for Bangladesh in the 17th over

2202 hrs IST: Back to back boundaries to end the 15th over. Bangladesh still need 71 from 4 overs.

2158 hrs IST: Rain falling. Covers ready on the sidelines just in case.

Bangladesh 85/5 in 15 overs
As per DL Bangladesh need to be 124/5#AsiaCupT20#IndvsBan

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) February 24, 2016

2152 hrs IST: WICKET! Set man Sabbir is out for 44, Pandya picks his first. Bangladesh 82/5

Mobile flash lights lit up Mirpur stadium. #AsiaCup #indvsban @IExpressSports pic.twitter.com/ExHL1hnJvb

— Shamik Chakrabarty (@shamik100) February 24, 2016

2147 hrs IST: WICKET! Shakib slips and fails to make ground. Run-out for 3. Bangladesh 73/4

2143 hrs IST: SIX! Sabbir turning it on. Steps out, gets to the pitch of the ball and hits it cleanly over the ropes

2138 hrs IST: SIX! Sabbir swings and it goes all the way. First maximum of Bangladesh innings

2130 hrs IST: WICKET! Kayes sweeps, miscues and Yuvraj does the rest in the deep. Ashwin does the damage

2120 hrs IST: Ashwin into the attack in the 8th over and he concedes a boundary first ball

2117 hrs IST: Pandya replaces Nehra. Bangladesh 32/2 after six overs

If Bangladesh get these from here it will be their most dramatic performance so far in T20 internationals

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) February 24, 2016

2110 hrs IST: After five, Bangladesh 27/2. Good start by India seamers. Real challenge awaits them – slower bowlers with the wet ball

2102 hrs IST: WICKET! Extra bounce does the trick for Bumrah. Sarkar is out caught-behind. Bangladesh 15/2

Nehra Ji back

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) February 24, 2016

2058 hrs IST: WICKET! Opener Mithun attempts a wild slog, fails to put bat to ball. Nehra strikes early. Bangladesh 9/1

2057 hrs IST: Bumrah concedes six from his first over. Bangladesh 9/0 after two overs

2050 hrs IST: Three coming from Nehra’s first. Good start by the veteran seamer

Like in Pune, India have opted to go in with two seamers. Big opportunity for Pandya to show he can be seen as one at this level.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) February 24, 2016

2045 hrs IST:  Nehra to commence proceedings with the ball for India

2038 hrs IST: India post 166/6 against Bangladesh in Mirpur. (Rohit 83, Hardik 31; Al-Amin 3/37)

2036 hrs IST: Dhoni ends Dhoni style – with a SIX!

2033 hrs IST: WICKET! Pandya out after scoring a breezy 31. Bangladesh doing a fine job in the final over of the innings

2029 hrs IST: WICKET! Sarkar takes a sharp catch in the deep to end Rohit’s innings. Out for 83

2021 hrs IST: Consecutive boundaries and Pandya moves to 22 off only 8. Meanwhile, FIFTY-run partnership between Rohit and Pandya comes up off only 18 balls

2017 hrs IST: SIX! Pandya connects and it goes all the way. 21 coming from that over

2015 hrs IST: Rohit’s going after everything. Flicks and gets enough to clear the ropes again. Pressure building on Bangladesh now

2012 hrs IST: A couple of boundaries after the six and Rohit moves to 72. Gentle reminder – he was dropped on 21

2011 hrs IST: SIX! Rohit dances down the track and gets enough to clear the ropes

2010 hrs IST: 100 up for India in the 16th over. Pandya and Rohit in the middle

2007 hrs IST: WICKET! Yuvraj goes big but finds Sarkar in the deep. India lose the set batsman, 97/4

2003 hrs IST: FIFTY for Rohit Sharma, off 47 balls. Top knock under pressure. It wasn’t easy to bat on this strip early on

1952 hrs IST: That’s 1000 T20I runs for Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj Singh now 4th Indian to reach 1000 runs in T20Is after Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina & Rohit Sharma…..#IndvsBan#AsiaCupT20

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) February 24, 2016

1948 hrs IST: 4 and now a well-timed cut over the ropes. Rohit looking good in the middle. Picking his spots with ease

1947 hrs IST: Rohit drives, times and Shakib makes a mess. Drops a sitter

1942 hrs IST: FIFTY up for India in the 10th over of the innings. Rohit and Yuvraj in the middle

India after 10 overs vs Ban
76/1 (180/5) @ Nottingham 2009 WON
77/1 (141/2) @ Mirpur 2014 batg 2nd WON
52/3 today 😱 😱#AsiaCupT20#IndvsBan

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) February 24, 2016

1938 hrs IST: Spin from both ends. Shakib into the attack

1936 hrs IST: WICKET! Raina charges the offie, plays for the turn and completely misses the ball. India 42/3

1932 hrs IST: Time for some spin now. Mahmudullah to bowl his offies

1929 hrs IST: Bangladesh keeping things tight in the middle. Runs not coming for India

India’s power play vs Ban
54/0 (180/5) at Nottingham 2009 WON
39/1 (141/2) at Mirpur 2014 batg 2nd WON
31/2 today 😱#AsiaCupT20#IndvsBan

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) February 24, 2016

1926 hrs IST: Raina living dangerously at the moment. Looking to hit his way out of trouble

Wow, this is some surface. Great toss to win. Like in Pune, India reacting by playing a lot of shots

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) February 24, 2016

1920 hrs IST: WICKET! Kohli goes for the big hit but miscues it straight to Mahmudullah at short mid-off. India struggling at 22/2

1915 hrs IST: Bangladesh doing a brilliant job with the ball so far. India 19/1 after four overs

1909 hrs IST: Virat Kohli is the new man in..crowd getting behind the hosts. It’s very noise in the middle at the moment

1905 hrs IST: WICKET! Al-Amin Hossain cleans up Dhawan with a peach. India lose their first wicket with the scoreboard reading just 4

1902 hrs IST: Carry, pace, movement – this pitch has everything a fast bowler needs

1900 hrs IST: Ball one and it jags back sharply into Rohit. Early signs of movement off the green strip

This looks similar to the Pune pitch where SL pacers had run riot. Let’s see how Indian batters perform. @IExpressSports #AsiaCup #indvsban

— Shamik Chakrabarty (@shamik100) February 24, 2016

1855 hrs IST: India openers Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan out in the middle. Taskin Ahmed with the new ball for Bangladesh

1848 hrs IST: Green strip, India batting first, Bangladesh with four seamers in their ranks – exciting contest on the cards in Mirpur

1843 hrs IST: BAN XI: I Kayes, Soumya Sarkar, S Rahman, Mahmudullah, S Al Hasan, M Rahim, M Mortaza, M Mithun, A Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, T Ahmed

1839 hrs IST: IND XI: RG Sharma, S Dhawan, V Kohli, S Raina, H Pandya, MS Dhoni, Y Singh, R Jadeja, R Ashwin, A Nehra, J Bumrah

1830 hrs IST: TOSS! Bangladesh elect to field, India bring in Virat Kohli for Ajinkya Rahane

1829 hrs IST: Good news for India fans. Dhoni’s fit, walks out for the toss

1828 hrs IST: MS Dhoni inspects the strip ahead of India’s Asia Cup 2016 opener

#TeamIndia Captain @msdhoni inspects the pitch ahead of the #IndvBan match #AsiaCup pic.twitter.com/Ccnbhf9gJy

— BCCI (@BCCI) February 24, 2016

1825 hrs IST: It’s a very different pitch. Plenty of grass, will help the fast bowlers. It wears an overcast look, little bit of dampness

#TeamIndia Captain @msdhoni inspects the pitch ahead of the #IndvBan match #AsiaCup pic.twitter.com/Ccnbhf9gJy

— BCCI (@BCCI) February 24, 2016

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