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ICC Champions Trophy: How Rohit, Kohli destroyed Bangladesh in semi-finals

ICC Champions Trophy: How Rohit, Kohli destroyed Bangladesh in semi-finals


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An enthralling batting display from India and they couldn't have won more convincingly to reach the finals of the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy. The intent was evident in both the openers, Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma who looked in good touch right from the beginning. They kept punishing the loose balls and didn't let the Bangladeshi bowlers to settle down. The southpaw missed out on a fifty but he became the leading run-scorer in this year's tournament21.40 IST: INDIA WIN BY 9 WICKETS WITH 59 BALLS TO SPARE! A comprehensive victory for the Men in Blue and they enter the finals. Tossed up outside off, Kohli drills it through covers and the ball races to the fence. The joy on his face is evident and he punches the air in delight. Goes across to Sharma and gives him a hug. 
21.34 IST: 8000 runs for Virat Kohli in ODIs. Fullish delivery, eased through mid off for a single.
21.30 IST: FOUR! Easy pickings! Angling into pads, Kohli gets a tickle on it and sends the ball across to the fine leg fence.
21.27 IST: FOUR! India are racing towards the target with some authority! Dug in short on middle, Sharma as usual keeps his weight on the front foot and pulls it over square leg to find the ropes.
21.26 IST: FOUR! Slashes and slashes hard! Shortish and width on offer, Kohli cuts it over backward point and the ball crosses the boundary on one bounce.
21.10 IST: FOUR! Kohli is in the zone! Length delivery around off, Virat strokes it uppishly through mid off and the ball whistles away to the ropes.
21.05 IST: FOUR! What a shot! Fullish outside off, Kohli stays leg side of the ball and drills it through covers for a rocketing boundary.
21.04 IST: FOUR! Poor delivery and duly punished! Short delivery on leg stump, Sharma pulls it through square leg for a boundary.
21.00 IST: 100-run stand up between Kohli and Sharma. Shakib floats it on off, Kohli drives it through mid-off for a run.
20.59 IST: FIFTY! Virat Kohli reaches his 42nd ODI fifty with a four. Short ball outside off, Kohli drags it through mid on for a boundary. It also brings up the Indian skipper's fifty. It has been a very fluent innings by him. India 185/1 (29 overs) vs Bangladesh 264/7

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