Pacers bundle Bangladesh out for 84 as India make it 2 out of 2 in warm-up
London: A supremely assertive India on Tuesday humiliated Bangladesh by 240 runs in a warm-up game and geared up for the ICC Champions Trophy in an emphatic fashion, sounding a warning for arch-rivals Pakistan.
Playing in their second warm-up match, defending champions made short work of their sub-continental neighbour bowling them out for 84 in 23.5 overs at the Oval after piling up a commanding 324 for 7.
An all-win record in warm-up games is the ideal preparation ahead of the marquee clash on June 4. It was an all-round performance with some solid batting backed up by hostile opening spell from Umesh Yadav (3/16 in 5 overs) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3/13 in 5 overs). Among batsmen, Dinesh Karthik made a strong case for a middle-order slot with a stylish 94 off 77 balls. Shikhar Dhawan (60) got runs under his belt against a quality Bangladesh attack comprising Mustafizur Rahaman (1/53), Rubel Hossain (3/50) and Taskin Ahmed (0/45).
Hardik Pandya showed his utility as an all-rounder with an equally impactful unbeaten 80 off 54 balls, which was laced with six boundaries and four huge sixes in the arc between mid-wicket and long-on.
When their turn to bat came, Bangladesh surrendered meekly in the face of some outstanding bowling by the Indian pacers. The pace duo of Umesh and Bhuvneshwar posed tough questions by relentlessly bowling just outside the off-stump. Yadav, who can also hit the deck hard, bowled a lethal first spell, tormenting the clueless Bangladeshi batsmen.
While India put themselves in a strong position by notching up 324, the match was as good as over when the Men in Blue reduced Bangladesh to 22 for six in only the eighth over of the innings. Yadav provided the first breakthrough when he had Soumya Sarkar caught behind with one that swung away.
Scoreboard :
India: R. Sharma b Rubel Hossain 1, S. Dhawan c Mehedi Hasan Miraz b Sunzamul Islam 60, A. Rahane b Mustafizur Rahman 11, D. Karthik retired out 94, K. Jadhav b Sunzamul Islam 31, H. Pandya (not out) 80, R. Jadeja c Shakib Al Hasan b Rubel Hossain 32, R. Ashwin b Rubel Hossain 5, B. Kumar (not out) 1. Extras (lb 1, w 7, nb 1) 9. Total (for seven wickets in 50 overs) 324.
FoW: 1-3, 2-21, 3-121, 4-196, 5-208, 6-294, 7-315.
Bowling: Mustafizur 8-0-53-1, Rubel 9-0-50-3, Taskin 6-0-45-0, Soumya 1-0-10-0, Mehedi 9-1-39-0, Sunzamul 9-0-74-2, Mosaddek 5-1-29-0, Shakib 3-0-23-0.
Bangladesh: Imrul Kayes c Yadav b Kumar 7, Soumya Sarkar c Karthik b Yadav 2, Sabbir Rahman b Yadav 0, Mushfiqur Rahim c Jadeja b Mohammed Shami 13, Shakib Al Hasan c Sharma b Kumar 7, Mahmudullah c Karthik b Kumar 0, Mosaddek Hossain c Karthik b Yadav 0, Mehedi Hasan Miraz c Karthik b Bumrah 24, Sunzamul Islam c Sharma b Ashwin 1, Taskin Ahmed (not out) 1, Rubel Hossain c Rahane b Pandya 0. Extras (lb 2, w 9, nb 1) 12. Total (in 23.5 overs) 84.
FoW: 1-11, 2-11, 3-11, 4-21, 5-21, 6-22, 7-47, 8-77, 9-83.
Bowling: Kumar 5-0-13-3, Yadav 5-1-16-3, Shami 6-0-17-1, Bumrah 5-0-32-1, Pandya 1.5-0-2-1, Ashwin 1-0-2-1.
