Pant falls after blistering knock; Bangladesh trying to claw their way back
Rohit Sharma took down Shakib Al Hasan early to give India a rollicking start with the bat.
Shakib had the last laugh in the end but the Indian skipper struck two fours and a six off the Bangladesh all-rounder to take advantage of the field restrictions.
Rohit made an aggressive 23 off 11 deliveries.
Despite Rohit’s dismissal, his partner Virat Kohli continued to play his natural game, running hard and picking up boundaries.
Kohli hit three sixes – one each off Shakib, Rishad Hossain and Mustafizur Rahman – and looked in superb touch before Tanzim Hasan Sakib returned to clean him up.
The Indian master was flummoxed by an off-cutter from Tanzim as he completely missed the line after skipping down the wicket.
Kohli scored 37 off 28.
One brought two for the right-arm seamer as he banged the pitch and got the ball to take off and kiss Suryakumar Yadav’s glove on the way after being hit for a six.
But Rishabh Pant, the other unorthodox batter of the side, punished Mustafizur and Rishad in his attacking 36 off 24. Rishad exacted revenge soon as Pant reverse-swept the ball straight to Tanzim at third man.
After 14, India are 120-4.
