Virat Kohli and Likesh Rahul struck a fifty each to power India to a commendable 184-6 against Bangladesh in the Super 12 of the ICC T20 World Cup at the Adelaide Oval on Wednesday.
Kohli remained unbeaten on 63 off 43 and Rahul made a 32-ball 50.
Hasan Mahmud scalped 3 and Shakib Al Hasan took two wickets.
Thus Shakib surpassed Tim Southee to become the highest wicket taker in the T20I with 128 wickets.
Sent to bat, India made a cautious start as they posted only 37-1 inside the power play.
Taskin Ahmed who ended with a low cost 15-run from four overs had a great opportunity to remove Rohit Sharma in his second over. However he failed as Hasan Mahmud dropped a dolly from backward square leg for 2.
However, he could redeem himself scalping the opener in the next over at backward point, impelling him to give a catch to Yasir Ali for 2 to reduce the side to 11-1.
In the next stand, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul added 77-run to conquer the early loss before the latter gave a catch at the short fine leg to Mustafizur Rahman for 50, by Shakib Al Hasan.
However, Kohli carried on alone forming 38, 14,20 in the next three stands with Surya Kumar Yadav, Hardik Pandiya and Dinesh Kartik respectively before the trio were dismissed by Shakib and Mahmud for 30 off 16 and 5, to catapult a mammoth 184-6.
