Ashwin's double-strike jolts Bangladesh

NEW DELHI: A gritty stand between Anamul Haque and Mushfiqur Rahim steadied Bangladesh's innings after early blows in their ICC World T20 match at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.

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The Anamul-Rahim duo put up a determined 30-plus run partnership for the 4th wicket after Bangladesh got off to a bad start when R Ashwin picked up two wickets in two balls.

Ashwin first scalped Tamim Iqbal (6) when the Bangladesh opener was caught at slip by Suresh Raina and then dismissed Shamsur Rahman (0) on the very next delivery.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who gave away an expensive first over, then picked up the third wicket when he got the better of Shakib Al Hasan's (1) stumps to leave Bangladesh at 22/3 at the end of 5 overs.

Earlier, Indian captain MS Dhoni won the toss and decided to bowl against Bangladesh.

Aiming to clinch the semifinal berth at the earliest, a confident India would be eyeing for another commanding performance against Bangladesh.

On paper, it will be a 'David versus Goliath' contest as Bangladesh are no match for an Indian team who are now being considered as serious contenders for the title.

But the fickleness of the shortest format means that a gritty fight from the Tigers can't be ruled out against some of the biggest names in world cricket.

On current form too, there has been a big difference between the two teams as they get ready to lock horns at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.

The Indian team's confidence has certainly shot up after their wins against quality opposition like Pakistan and defending champions West Indies.

For Bangladesh, the campaign has gone haywire since their loss to Hong Kong in Chittagong in the qualifying phase.

Teams:

India: MS Dhoni (Capt & wk), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Amit Mishra, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami.

Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Anamul Haque, Shamsur Rahman, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim (Capt & wk), Nasir Hossain, Mahmudullah, Ziaur Rahman, Sohag Gazi, Mashrafe Mortaza, Al-Amin Hossain.

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