CARDIFF: KL Rahul's fashionable hundred at No four and a throwback to Mahendra Singh Dhoni's days of yore were the big features for India of their emphatic 95-run win over Bangladesh in the second World Cup warm-up sport on Tuesday.
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Rahul (108 off 99 balls) took the attack again to the opposition after early dismissals whilst Dhoni's free-spirited approach additionally got him a century (113 off 78 balls) as their 164-run stand powered India to 359 for 7 in opposition to a Bangladesh attack that went off the boil.
Bangladesh batsmen barring Liton Das (73) and Mushfiqur Rahim (90), who added 120 runs for the third wicket, were never in rate. They were all-out for 264 in 49.three overs.
If Rahul and Dhoni were the biggest positives to have emerged from batting, Kuldeep Yadav (three/47 in 10 overs) and Yuzvendra Chahal (three/55 in 10 overs) additionally received in much-needed self belief going into the tournament correct.
It used to be a stroll in the park for India, whose pacers Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled simplest 14 out of the 49.three overs.
For skipper Virat Kohli and trainer Ravi Shastri, the biggest pleasure has to be Rahul's efficiency at No four. His technique used to be easiest and the risk-free attacking batting as in step with Shastri's lingo used to be "just what the doctor ordered".
And what may just make Rahul's case even stronger is the fact that Vijay Shankar had a forgettable sport (2 off 7 balls and nil/46 in 6 overs) in both departments.
Rahul and Dhoni had contrasting approaches of their batting, which yielded beneficial effects for the name contenders. Dhoni used the platform created through Rahul to launch a brutal assault in the final overs to take the ranking past 350.
While Shikhar Dhawan (1) used to be again in the hut after being adjudged plumb in-front through Mustafizur Rahaman, Rohit Sharma (19 off 42 balls) struggled for the easier part of his stay, even as skipper Kohli (47 off 46 balls) regarded solid at the different end.
Rahul regarded solid from the beginning and located the gaps with ease, hitting 12 limitations and 4 sixes. Dhoni's innings had 8 limitations and as many as seven sixes.
With the composed Dhoni dealing with the singles and the occasional boundary, Rahul used to be in his flowing self all over his stay at the crease. However, after the first 25 balls through which Dhoni scored 24, he abruptly changed gears, attacking younger off-spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraj and Bangladesh were left ducking for protection.
Rahul began with a bring to an end Abu Jayed adopted through an off-drive. Jayed repeatedly supplied him width and he beat the off-side cordon with ease.
When Shakib bowled brief, he used to be dispatched over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum.
The rusty Shakib (2/58 in 6 overs) used to be taken to the duty through both Rahul and Dhoni, who got simple runs off the world's No. 1 ranked all-rounder. Rahul hit Mustafizur (1/43 in eight overs) for 2 sixes over square leg earlier than being disregarded through Sabbir Rahaman's part-time spin in the 44th over.
Dhoni then took over and the closing overs produced 91 runs with the veteran taking Rubel Hossain (2/62 in eight overs) to the duty in the 45th and 47th overs, scoring 25 runs. In between, the 46th over from Sabbir fetched India 15 runs.
His century got here with a signature Dhoni six -- a down the ground shot off a period supply from Jayed.
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Rahul (108 off 99 balls) took the attack again to the opposition after early dismissals whilst Dhoni's free-spirited approach additionally got him a century (113 off 78 balls) as their 164-run stand powered India to 359 for 7 in opposition to a Bangladesh attack that went off the boil.
Bangladesh batsmen barring Liton Das (73) and Mushfiqur Rahim (90), who added 120 runs for the third wicket, were never in rate. They were all-out for 264 in 49.three overs.
If Rahul and Dhoni were the biggest positives to have emerged from batting, Kuldeep Yadav (three/47 in 10 overs) and Yuzvendra Chahal (three/55 in 10 overs) additionally received in much-needed self belief going into the tournament correct.
It used to be a stroll in the park for India, whose pacers Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled simplest 14 out of the 49.three overs.
For skipper Virat Kohli and trainer Ravi Shastri, the biggest pleasure has to be Rahul's efficiency at No four. His technique used to be easiest and the risk-free attacking batting as in step with Shastri's lingo used to be "just what the doctor ordered".
And what may just make Rahul's case even stronger is the fact that Vijay Shankar had a forgettable sport (2 off 7 balls and nil/46 in 6 overs) in both departments.
Rahul and Dhoni had contrasting approaches of their batting, which yielded beneficial effects for the name contenders. Dhoni used the platform created through Rahul to launch a brutal assault in the final overs to take the ranking past 350.
While Shikhar Dhawan (1) used to be again in the hut after being adjudged plumb in-front through Mustafizur Rahaman, Rohit Sharma (19 off 42 balls) struggled for the easier part of his stay, even as skipper Kohli (47 off 46 balls) regarded solid at the different end.
Rahul regarded solid from the beginning and located the gaps with ease, hitting 12 limitations and 4 sixes. Dhoni's innings had 8 limitations and as many as seven sixes.
With the composed Dhoni dealing with the singles and the occasional boundary, Rahul used to be in his flowing self all over his stay at the crease. However, after the first 25 balls through which Dhoni scored 24, he abruptly changed gears, attacking younger off-spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraj and Bangladesh were left ducking for protection.
Rahul began with a bring to an end Abu Jayed adopted through an off-drive. Jayed repeatedly supplied him width and he beat the off-side cordon with ease.
When Shakib bowled brief, he used to be dispatched over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum.
The rusty Shakib (2/58 in 6 overs) used to be taken to the duty through both Rahul and Dhoni, who got simple runs off the world's No. 1 ranked all-rounder. Rahul hit Mustafizur (1/43 in eight overs) for 2 sixes over square leg earlier than being disregarded through Sabbir Rahaman's part-time spin in the 44th over.
Dhoni then took over and the closing overs produced 91 runs with the veteran taking Rubel Hossain (2/62 in eight overs) to the duty in the 45th and 47th overs, scoring 25 runs. In between, the 46th over from Sabbir fetched India 15 runs.
His century got here with a signature Dhoni six -- a down the ground shot off a period supply from Jayed.
WC Warm-up: Rahul, Dhoni fashion India's big win over Bangladesh
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