India lose six wickets to score 170

FE Team | Published: September 15, 2023 23:34:53

India's Tilak Varma is cleaned bowled by Bangladesh's Tanzid Hasan (R) during the Asia Cup 2023 Super Four one-day international (ODI) cricket match between India and Bangladesh at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Friday — AFP

COLOMBO, Sept 15 (AFP): India lost six wickets to score 170 after 37.4 overs in their chase of 266 runs in the Super Four match of the Asia Cup on Friday.
Earlier a century stand between Shakib Al Hasan and Towhid Hridoy guided Bangladesh to 265-8 after a top-order collapse against India in the last Super Four clash of the Asia Cup.
The match is a tune-up for India, who are already guaranteed to face Sri Lanka in Sunday's final in Colombo, ahead of the ODI World Cup at home next month.
India elected to bowl first and Shardul Thakur and fellow quick Mohammed Shami struck early.
Bangladesh, who have won just one group match in this tournament, quickly slipped to 59-4.
The left-handed Shakib (80) and Towhid Hridoy (54) steadied the innings with a fifth-wicket stand of 101.
Hridoy hit two successive sixes off debutant Tilak Varma as he looked to accelerate and Shakib joined the charge too.
Thakur returned for a second spell and got Shakib bowled after a drinks break and Ravindra Jadeja soon got his 200th ODI wicket.
Hridoy kept up the charge and reached his fifty with a boundary but soon fell to Shami.
Nasum Ahmed, a left-arm spinner who is known to slog with the bat, also contributed with 44 while Mahedi Hasan added 29 as Bangladesh posted a competitive total.