BAN vs IND Ball by Ball Commentary

SIX! KL RAHUL SCORES THE WINNING RUNS AND INDIA ARE ON BOARD IN THIS CHAMPIONS TROPHY 2025. Sakib bowls it short and angles it towards the leg stump. KL Rahul is quick to read the length and transfers the weight on the back foot. Swivels and pulls it with no intention to keep it down. Hoists it over deep square leg for a huge six. Not the easiest of the chases for India as Bangladesh made them work really hard to get these runs.

Too full and on middle and leg, Shubman Gill clips it a bit aerially towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Pitched outside off on a length, KL Rahul rises with the bounce and slaps it through covers for a single.

On middle and on a length, worked across to mid-wicket.

Cannons in a yorker on the stumps, Shubman Gill jams his bat down in time and keeps it out.

Overpitched on off, Gill shovels it out on the pitch.

Length, outside off, punched through cover for one.

THERE'S THE MOMENT! ODI HUNDRED NUMBER 8 FOR SHUBMAN GILL! Back of a length, around off, Shubman Gill steers it past backward point for a single. Gets to the other end, removes his helmet and bows down toward the dressing room where his teammates are up in applause, and so is the crowd. Also, Ravi Shastri on-air mentions that this is the slowest ODI century by any Indian batter post the ICC ODI World Cup 2019. But, Gill has paced his innings masterfully, batting along challenging and slow conditions of Dubai. Held onto one end and is almost there to see his team through the winning line.

Beaten! Angling into the channel, and then just straightening up off the deck, around off, Shubman Gill pokes at it, plays inside the line and the ball zips past his outside edge.

Sakib slips in another full toss, this time around the waist level that dips on Rahul. He knocks it away but finds the fielder at cover. KL Rahul looks at the leg umpire for a No Ball, but the umpire is unmoved.

Across off on a length, Shubman Gill glides it down to deep third for a single.

FOUR! Moves onto 98 now, does Gill! Short in length, angling on the leg stump, Shubman Gill stands tall, uses the pace and just half-pulls it away to deep backward square leg for a boundary.

A knee-length full toss outside off, Gill hits it straight to cover.

SIX! Wow, what shot and Shubman Gill sprints into the 90s, just one shot away from a century. On a good length and angled into the pads, Gill just takes a step across to get inside the line and effortlessly whips it high and over deep mid-wicket fr a biggie.

On a length and outside off, taking pace off the ball here, Shubman Gill sets up to hammer it over mid off but ends up chipping it on the bounce to mid off.

Back of a length and aimed at the body, Gill just gets inside the line and pats it down to deep mid-wicket for a single. 9 off that over!

WIDE! An attempted slower one, bowled on a length and spilled down leg for a wide. Can't afford to do that at this stage.

Pitches it up again on off, Rahul leans on and eases it away square through the off side for a single.

Good-length delivery in the channel, Rahul taps it away into the off side.

FOUR! Beautiful from KL! Bowled a touch fuller and angled across the off stump, Rahul is quick to just get across and shift his weight onto the back foot before slashing it away through backward point for a boundary.

Bowled on a good length and around leg, Gill nudges it away off the pads through backward square leg for one more.

Pitches the ball up around the fifth stump line and angles it across, KL Rahul drives it away wide of covers where the fielder makes a good stop. Just a single then.

Good length, angled in at the stumps, punched off the front foot to mid on for an easy single. Bangladesh just keeping themselves in the mix for now but a couple of boundaries and it will all be blown away quickly.

Full and wide now, mixing it up nicely here Tanzim, KL Rahul squeezes it away to point.

Takes pace off the ball now and bowls it back of a length outside off, KL Rahul looks to force the cut in front of point but miscues it.

Mistimed but safe! Banged in a bit short and at the body, a heavy ball, Shubman Gill looks to pull but is late on it and gets it just over the mid-wicket region for a single. The 200 is up for India!

Goes full and straight, gets a bit of reverse going as well, Gill jams it out to mid on.

Oh, good fielding! Pitches the ball up on off, KL Rahul gets forward and pushes it to mid off and sets off for the single. Najmul Hossain Shanto is the fielder yet again who dives in and under-arms the throw at the bowler's end but just misses. That would have been a close call and the replays show that Rahul would have been short of his crease.

Slower delivery, bowled around leg stump and back of a length, Gill tries to make some room but not enough and has to just dab it down in front of point. Still, the boundaries are hard to come by.

Bowled into the pitch again, not all that short but at the body, Gill gets cramped up a bit and tucks it down to mid-wicket.

Short of a length and over leg, KL Rahul gets inside the line and pulls it away to deep square leg for a single.

Lovely shot on the up but a good chase as well! Good length on middle, sitting up, Rahul shows the full face of the bat and just punches it on the up back past the bowler. Najmul Hossain Shanto chases it down from mid off and saves a couple of runs for his side.

Pitches it up now and around off, KL backs away to go big downtown but miscues it badly and back to the bower.

Fizz returns and begins with a cutter. Bowls it a bit into the deck around leg and Rahul is just taken aback a bit but manages to block it down the pitch.

FOUR! Shubman Gill pounces on that one and spoils the figures for Rishad Hossain just a bit. Fractionally short over middle and leg, Gill rocks back and pulls it flat and well in front of square for a boundary. Both Bangladeshi spinners have now been bowled out.

Nicely floated up, quite full and around off, dipping as well, Gill watchfully blocks it off the front foot.

Drops the length short and bowls it outside off, KL Rahul backs away and taps it through the point region for one more.

This one is darted into the legs, fuller too, Rahul gets his hands out in front fo make the block.

Bowled shorter this time over middle, Gill stays back and compact before playing a cross-batted shot wide of mid-wicket for a single.

Tossed up, around middle, just drifted in a bit, Shubman Gill leans for ward to defend.

Much slower through the air, around middle, fuller, KL Rahul blocks it out.

Nagging length, around middle, Shubman Gill presses back and eases out to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Fuller again, around middle, Gill comes forward and clips it to mid-wicket.

Drags his length, around off, Gill goes back and nudges it to mid on.

Floated up, around middle, Rahul lunges and flicks it wide of mid-wicket for a single.

Tossed up, around off, Gill works it away to long on for a single. Good rotation of strike by both batters.

Nagging length, around middle, Shubman Gill presses back and knocks it wide of mid on for a quick single.

Flighted up, around off, Rahul strides forward and drives it towards deep cover for a single.

Slower through the air, fuller, around middle, Rahul pats it down to mid-wicket with soft hands.

Drags his length, outside off, KL Rahul goes back and cuts it towards deep point for a couple of runs.

SIX! BREAKS THE SHACKLES! Floated up, right in the slot and with long on inside the circle, KL Rahul clears out his front leg and thumps it over long on for a biggie.

Around off, tossed up, Gill nudges it to mid on and runs off a quick single.

Nagging length, around middle, Rahul punches it towards widish mid-wicket.

Drags the length, around middle, Gill swivels and pulls it along the ground to deep square leg for a single.

Floated up, around off, Shubman Gill knocks it towards mid-wicket.

Much slower, around middle, Rahul pushes it to long on for a single.

Tossed up, around middle, Gill uses his feet and drills it to long on for a single.

Full around off, Gill blocks it out.

On a good length, around off, Rahul dabs it towards point.

Much fuller, around off, Gill drills it to mid off and runs off for a quick single. Najmul Hossain Shanto picks it up and makes a throw at the batter's end but misses.

FOUR! DEFT TOUCH! Taskin bowls it down the leg side, on a good length, Shubman Gill waits for it and just tickles it towards deep fine leg for a boundary.

Goes fuller, around off, Rahul drills it to mid on for a quick single.

DROPPED! Jaker Ali has put down a sitter! Taskin Ahmed bowls on a good length, around off, KL Rahul pulls it unexpectedly and lofts it aerially towards deep square leg. Jaker Ali moves to his left a bit and gets underneath it but the ball bursts out through his hands as he looks to pouch it. How costly will it prove? Taskin is upset and is down on his haunches, with captain Najmul Hossain Shanto with a dull look on his face. This could have been a pricy wicket for Bangladesh. But a totally needless shot from KL Rahul there.

Around off, on a good length, Gill guides it to deep third man for a single.

Tossed up, around middle, KL Rahul lunges and nudges it with soft hands to the right of the bowler who tries to stop it but fails to collect it. The skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto makes a dive to his left from mid-wicket and stops the ball and restricts the batters for that single.

On a nagging length, around middle, Gill works it away wide of mid-wicket for a single.

Fuller again, around middle, Rahul knocks it down to long on for a single.

Floated up, around middle, KL comes forward and turns it towards mid-wicket.

Drops it short, around off, Gill cuts it off late towards deep point for a single.

Tossed up, around off, Rahul opens the face of the bat to push it to deep cover for a single.

An attempted yorker, fired in as a low full toss, on middle, carved out to the bowler.

Straight on the off stump, full in length, KL Rahul stays leg side, plays it with soft hands and taps it in front of cover-point for a quick single.

Half-tracker on off, Shubman Gill short-arm jabs it over the inner ring and gets a single at deep square leg.

Slows it up, outside off on a length, Gill waits for it and cuts it but finds the fielder at point.

Overpitched on the stumps, KL Rahul drills it to the left of mid on for a single.

Gets away with the freebie! Taskin slips in a low full toss on off, KL Rahul mishits it along the ground to cover.

On a length, on top of middle and leg, KL Rahul has enough time to hang back and punch it down to long on for the fourth consecutive single.

Fuller again in front of the stumps, Shubman Gill shimmies down a bit and drills it to long on for one more.

Full on the stumps, KL Rahul drives it along the carpet to long on for one.

Aims the sticks, does Mehidy, on a fuller length, Shubman Gill squats at it and short-arm jabs at it with the spin to deep square leg for a single.

Slower and spinning back on the pads, on a fuller length, turned away to mid-wicket.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz is back on. Full and quick, on off, Gill carves it out straight to cover.

Takes the pace off, on a length outside off, Gill slashes it to deep cover for an easy single. India need 75 more runs to win from 102 deliveries and 6 wickets in hand.

In-between length, outside off, guided off the back foot to backward point.

Full, on middle, KL Rahul pushes it gently to the right of mid off and sets off for a single. The fielder dives to his right and releases it in a motion with an underarm throw but has a shy at the non-striker's end. KL makes it home by the time.

Full and straight on, around off, KL Rahul taps his front foot out and drives it straight to mid off.

Pace off, length, on off, Shubman Gill waits for it and places it wide of cover for a single.

Taskin is back into the attack now, and bowls it on a hard length, outside off, Gill mistimes the jab to mid on.

Pitched on a good length, on middle, Shubman Gill plays with a straight bat and knocks it down to the left of mid on for a quick single.

Slower one on a length, outside off, Gill works it to mid-wicket.

Length, on the stumps, tucked across to mid on.

FOUR! A pressure-releasing boundary for India! Sakib hits the deck hard, just outside off, Shubman Gill waits for it and with a late adjustment, glides the ball towards deep third for a boundary. The 150 is up for India and they need 79 more runs to win.

Outside off on a good length, KL cuts it past backward point for a single.

Back of a length, on top of off, KL Rahul walks ahead and punches it to cover.

Off the mark, is KL Rahul! Full and on off, KL Rahul drills it down to long off for a single.

Dragged length again, around off, KL Rahul rocks back and punches it into the off side.

Back of a length, turning away from off, KL Rahul hangs back and eases it to point.

Same line and length, around off, KL Rahul leans on it and works it to cover.

Tossed up, full and on off, pushed away to cover.

OUT! HIGH UP IN THE AIR AND CAUGHT! Bangladesh keep chipping away with wickets and India are four down now! Rishad Hossain bowls it quite fuller and right in front of the stumps. Axar Patel sits down to access the slog sweep but does not quite get his bat under the ball and ends up top-edging it over the bowler. The ball hangs up in the night sky for a long, long time. Swirls and descends down around the mid-wicket region. Rishad Hossain calls for his catch, locks his eyes on the ball and snaffles a reverse cup catch right in above of his face. India still need 85 runs to win as Axar Patel departs on 8 (12). Not a straightforward chase by any means as many would've anticipated this to be.

On a good length, around middle, Axar turns it to square leg for a single.

FOUR! LOVLELY SHOT! EFFORTLESS! Short of a length, angling into the batter, around middle, Axar Patel transfers his weight to the back foot and pulls it aerially over mid-wicket for a boundary.

Hard length, on top of off, Axar chops it out to cover.

Slightly fuller, and around off, Axar dabs it down to cover.

Back of a length, from around the wicket, coming in with the angle, Axar Patel looks to keep it down with a horizontal bat but gets beaten on the inside edge and wears it on the body.

A bit slower and on a good length, on the fourth stump, Gill guides it to deep third man for a single.

Fuller again, and well outside off, Gill reaches out and drives it to sweeper cover for a single.

Slower through the air, around middle, Axar uses his feet and drills it to long on for a single.

Shorter length, around off, Gill waits for it and plays a short-arm jab at it to long on for a single.

Floated up, around middle, Axar goes on his knee and sweeps it out to deep square leg for a single.

Drags his length, around off, Axar Patel goes back and looks to cut it but gets an inside edge back to the bowler.

Tossed up, around off, Axar Patel clears out front leg and looks to loft it but manages to toe-ends it to mid-wicket.

Hard length, around off and middle, Axar Patel turns it wide of mid-wicket for a single to get off the mark.

On a good length, around off, Axar nudges it to mid-wicket.

OUT! CAUGHT! Bangladesh are making it back into the game! Fizz bowls on the fuller length and touch outside off, from over the wicket, with pace off, Shreyas Iyer comes forward and looks to loft it down the ground. He completely mistimes it because of the lack of pace as his left hand gets off the handle. The ball goes in the air towards mid off where Najmul Hossain Shanto backtracks a bit and moves to his right to catch it with both hands. India are 133/3.

FOUR! THERE COMES THE BOUNDARY! On a good length, and touch outside off, Shreyas Iyer waits for it and opens the face of the bat to find the gap towards backward point for a boundary.

Goes fuller but same line, on leg, Shreyas Iyer leans on and flicks it wide of deep square leg for a couple of runs.

On a good length but on the pads, easy for Gill to works it away towards square leg for a single to rotate the strike.

Drags his length, and around off, Shreyas Iyer goes back and cuts it off late to backward point. Just two runs off it.

Flighted up, and outside off, Shubman Gill goes for an inside out shot but mistimes it aerially but well ahead of the deep cover fielder for a single.

Fuller, around off, Iyer extends his arms to reach out and drives it to long off for a single.

Similar line and length, around off, Shreyas drives it straight to cover point.

Floated up, around off, Iyer lunges and blocks it off.

Tossed up, around off, Iyer comes forward and drives it towards cover point.

Goes fuller, and well outside off, Shreyas Iyer sees the width and slashes it hard but straight to deep cover and only for a single.

Hard length, on top of off, Iyer moves across to cover the line and dabs it to backward point.

Back of a length, around middle, Gill gets on the top of the bounce and clips it towards deep square leg for a single.

On a good length, around off, Shubman Gill skips down the track and looks to loft it down the ground but only manages to get a thick inside edge onto the thigh pads.

A bit slower and fuller, around off, Gill comes forward and drops it down to cover.

On a good length, around middle, Gill turns it to mid-wicket.

ANOTHER FIFTY FOR SHUBMAN GILL! A composed one from the right-hander. A wrong'un around off, on a length, Shubman Gill reads the googly off the hands and turns it wide of mid-wicket for a single. He has looked unfazed at one end and has paced his innings nicely without any risky shots so far. Quite uncharacteristic of him to get there in 69 deliveries, but he has adapted according to the need of the situation for his team.

Wide of off on a length, Gill reaches for it and cuts it to backward point.

Length, outside off, holds a bit and turns away. Shreyas Iyer adjusts his shot and punches it off the back foot past cover for a single.

Fuller outside off, Gill spreads across and drives it along the ground to deep cover for a single.

Drags the length back, on middle, Shreyas Iyer hangs back and taps it with soft hands towards mid-wicket for a single.

Nice and full, on off, pushed to the off side.

Length around off, Iyer rises with the bounce and works it across to mid-wicket for one.

EDGED AND FOUR! A slower cutter, outside off on a fractional fuller length, Shreyas Iyer pokes at it and gets a thick outside edge. The ball goes between the third slip and the keeper for a boundary.

Good length on the middle. Gill works it to deep cover for a single.

Fuller and on the stumps, Gill defends it nicely.

RUN OUT CHANCE, MISSED! Full and around off, Shubman Gill opens the bat face and drives it crisply to the mid off fielder. Gill walks a few steps ahead looking for a single, but the ball zips towards Najmul Hossain Shanto at mid off. Looking at Gill, Shreyas charges to get to the other end but the former sends him back with Iyer halfway through. NHS has a shy at the non-striker's end with Iyer out by a country mile. A direct hit at the bowler's end would have been curtains for Shreyas. Gill straightaway offers an apology to his partner.

Hits the deck hard, on top of middle, stabbed on the surface by Gill.

Full again, around off, pushed gently to cover. A successful over for Bangladesh and Rishad Hossain.

Flat and full, on off, Shreyas Iyer presses forward and blocks.

OUT! CAUGHT! GONE! Curtains for a patient knock from Virat Kohli as India lose their second wicket! Rishad Hossain offers some flight on it and lands it on a good length, around off. Turns away very sharply from the right-hander after pitching and skids a bit off the deck. Virat Kohli uses the depth of the crease as he goes back and across, creating room for himself to access the cut shot. But fails to keep it along the ground and offers a dolly of a catch to Soumya Sarkar at backward point. Rishad Hossain strikes gold for Bangladesh as Virat Kohli perishes on 22 (38).

BEATEN! Tossed up, lands it around off and full, sharply turns away from the batter. Virat Kohli gets lured and looks to drive inside-out to cover, but plays inside the line and gets beaten on the outside edge.

Nice and full, quick and straight on off, driven straight to the bowler.

Pushed through, full and on middle, Shubman Gill lunges forward and works it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Shot! A real drag-down from Mehidy, spinning down the leg stump line, Virat Kohli waits for it, hangs back and pulls it wide of short fine to his left for a boundary. First boundary for Kohli in 35 balls.

Too slow, turning on the pads, on a fuller length. Shubman Gill strides forward and turns it wide of mid-wicket for a quick single.

Tossed up, full and on middle, flicked away to mid-wicket.

Slow, on middle and on a length, Gill hangs back and works it to mid-wicket.

Pitched fuller around off, Virat Kohli takes a huge stride forward and drives it to long on for one more.

Length-delivery, on top of middle, Shubman Gill knocks it down to long on for one.

Overpitched on off, Shubman Gill carves it out to deep point for a single to end the over.

Nice and full, on the stumps, Gill pushes it straight to cover.

Not too full, not too short, around off, Shubman Gill leans back and slices it straight to deep third, where Mehidy Hasan Miraz stops it with his left hand on the dive.

Rishad drags the length back, on off, Virat Kohli is quick to get deep inside the crease and punch it away to deep cover for a single.

Tossed up, full and around off, Shubman Gill gets ahead and drives it past covers for a single.

Flat, full on off, Gill leans ahead and pushes it gently to cover.

This is darted in on the pads, and keeps low as well, Virat Kohli goes back and across to the leg side before swatting the pull wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

On a slightly dragged length on the pads, wristed away to deep backward square leg for a run.

Pushed through flat again and on a length around off and middle, Gill can't quite get forward and blocks it off again.

This is bowled flatter and on off, Gill stays in his crease and defends it off.

Good running! Fractionally short around middle, Kohli waits back and just tucks it in between square leg and mid-wicket for a quick single.

Flighted up around the pads, Kohli comes forward and flicks it straight to square leg for no run.

Nagging length around middle, slanting in, Gill hops back and plays it to the on side.

Angled in on the legs, clipped away in front of square leg this time for just another single.

Floated up on the stumps, Shubman Gill sweeps it away towards deep square leg and rotates the strike once again.

On a good length and angled into the pads, Kohli nudges it down well behind square leg and picks up a single.

Fuller this time and around off, VK gets nicely forward and pushes it out to covers.

Darted in a bit, on a fullish length and onto middle and leg, Kohli presses back to just block it off.

Keeps it nice and full, in line with the stumps, clipped way to mid-wicket off the front foot.

Fuller this time and on off, stroked away down the ground to long off for a single.

Beaten for the lack of pace! Nagging length on middle and leg, Kohli looks to work it off the back foot but the ball comes really slow and goes on to hit the pads.

Flatter and on off and middle, Kohli rocks back and hits it across to mid-wicket.

Drops the length short over middle and leg, turned off the back foot towards deep mid-wicket for one more.

Flighted up, turning down leg, Virat Kohli with a slight nudge down to fine leg for a single. They think about the second run but decide against it.

A risky but good leave! Pushed through a bit quicker and fuller around off, Gill plants his front leg ahead and makes a leave. The ball goes on straight and just misses the off stump by a whisker.

Short again, this time over middle, Kohli has all the time to just rock back and tap it down to long on for yet another single.

Way too short and around leg, tucked away neatly off the back foot and through square leg for another single.

Tosses this one up, a bit fuller and around off, Gill blocks it off the front foot.

On the shorter side again and angled into the batter, Kohli camps back and half-pulls it away in front of mid-wicket for a single.

Turn and bounce! Bowled at a brisk pace, a tad short and wide but this one grips and turns away quickly. Virat Kohli looks to play at it but is well beaten.

Just milking the singles now. Good length on off stump, Kohli hits it away down to long on once again for a run.

Drags the length back, bowling it quite slow, Gill waits back and punches it down to long off for another single.

Nicely flighted up, a bit full and outside off, Gill leans on and pushes it back to the left of the bowler who makes the stop.

Flatter delivery on off and middle, hit away across and through wide mid on for a single.

Pushed through quicker and a bit fuller into the legs, Kohli hops back and clips it to square leg.

Bowled into the deck, flat and angled into middle, Gill plays a checked-punch almost down to long on and picks up a single.

A good shot for no run! Pitched up full and outside off, Virat Kohli leans across and creams the drive but finds the fielder at covers.

Just clears the infield! Short ball at the body, Shubman Gill looks for the stylish pull shot but gets into a bit of a tangle and ends up jamming it up and wide of Soumya Sarkar at mid on before picking up a single.

Just back of a length and wide of the off stump line, Gill reaches out to cut but ends up chopping it down towards point.

Pitched up around off stump, Gill gets forward and punches it up the off but straight to mid off.

FOUR! And just like that, Gill is back up and running! Good length around off, Gill steps out of his crease and just plays a checked lofted drive over extra cover and picks up a boundary.

A well-directed short ball over middle, right around the helmet, Virat Kohli swivels as he pulls it down to deep square leg for a single.

Gill looks to break the shackles and tries something different here. Slow and short over middle and leg, Gill gets a bit low and across to the off side before shoveling the ball wide of deep backward square leg for a couple of runs.

On the shorter side and angled into the legs, nudged away to mid-wicket.

Pushed through a bit quicker and at the stumps, Gill jams it out on the leg side for another dot ball.

Keeps the length on the shorter side and Eagles this one into the pads, tucked away straight to mid-wicket.

On a dragged length around middle, Gill punches it away to mid on for no run.

Floated up, quite slow and a bit short on leg, Virat Kohli hangs back and gets across a bit before dabbing it down to fine leg for a single.

This is tidy bowling now from Bangladesh after picking up that wicket. Sakib takes pace off and bowls it on a hard length outside off, Gill waits well and taps it in front of covers.

Back of a length again but the line is quite tight around off stump, Shubman Gill stands tall and jams it out towards cover.

On a hard length and in the channel around off, Gill plays it off the front foot but straight to covers.

Wrong line but it will only be a single. Slower bumper down leg, Virat Kohli is once again quick on the pull and the ball comes slower and the shot is mistimed down to fine leg for a run.

Back of a length and wide outside off, punched away off the back foot to deep covers for a single by Gill.

Back of a length and on a tight line around off, Kohli stands upright to punch but gets an inside edge past the stumps to backward square leg for a single.

Pushed through flatter again on middle, Virat Kohli backs away and swats it down to long on for a single and finally, gets off the mark on the 10th delivery.

Slows it up again and bowls it flatter at the stumps, Kohli backs away and just about manages to hit it away to mid-wicket. Hasn't quite got the pace of the pitch yet has Kohli.

Slower and shorter, turning onto the pads, Virat Kohli gos onto the back foot and mistimes the flick to backward square leg.

Nice and full, sliding it into middle and leg, Kohli leans on and clips it straight to short mid-wicket.

Drops it well short now and at the bodyline, Gill turns it off the back foot through square leg for one.

Nicely flighted, not all that full and angled in from off, Gill leans on and works it away towards mid-wicket.

Five dots on the trot and just a single off the over. Around the top of the stumps, on off and middle, Kohli stays in his crease and blocks it off.

Similar line and length, this time the ball doesn'[t bounce extra and Kohli just presses back to defend.

Back of a length now and around off, this one rises up a bit, Kohli gets on his toes and keeps it down to covers.

Hard length, right around the top of off, Virat Kohli nonchanlantly blocks it off.

Oh, that could have gone anywhere and the smile on Kohli's face says it all. A slower bumper, banged in well down the track and angling down leg, Virat Kohli is early on the pull and the ball almost goes off the back of his bat and lands well short of the keeper and first slip.

A bit shorter in length, slants it in towards the ribs, Gill gets his hands out in front and nudges it past square leg for one.

On a good length, around middle, Virat blocks it out.

OUT! CAUGHT! BANGLADESH OPENS UP THEIR ACCOUNT! They get the much-needed wicket and that too of the skipper of India, Rohit Sharma. Taskin Ahmed runs in from over the wicket and bowls it on a hard length, and outside off, Rohit Sharma dances down the track and looks to loft it inside out over cover. He doesn't reach the pitch of the ball and the face of the bat is turned at the point of contact. The ball goes high in the air towards cover point. Rishad Hossain backtracks a bit from the inner ring and keeps his eyes locked on the ball as he stays low and catches it at his waist height. India are 69/1. Rohit Sharma departs on a quickfire 41 (36).

Bangs in short of a length, and well outside off, Rohit Sharma looks to pull it at first but then decides to withdraw his bat as he sees the extra bounce. He looks at the umpire to give it a wide and shows his disappointment.

Hard length, around off, Rohit moves across and drops it down to backward point.

Back of a length, around middle, Rohit Sharma uses his wrists to turn it wide of mid-wicket and calls for two immediately and complete it too.

In the air... but falls safe! Back of a length, around middle and leg, with an extra bounce and comes later than expected, Rohit Sharma is early in his pull shot as he gets top edge that flies over the inner circle towards deep fine leg. Tanzim Hasan Sakib gives it a chase and restricts the batter for just a couple.

Nagging length, around middle, Gill pushes it to cover.

FOUR! TOP SHOT! On a good length and outside off, Shubman Gill uses his feet to get to the pitch of the ball and lofts it inside out over cover for a boundary. India are looking in a hurry here.

WIDE! Again a down the leg side line, and fuller length, Shubman Gill looks to flick it but misses. Called a wide.

SIX! WHAT AN AUTHORITATIVE SHOT! Tanzim bowls on the back of a length and around middle, with medium pace, Shubman Gill just transfers his weight to the back foot and pulls it over deep mid-wicket for a massive six. The skipper Rohit Sharma appreciates it.

WIDE! Tanzim errors in line as he bowls it down the leg side and on a good length, Shubman Gill tries to pull it but misses. Called a wide.

Drags his length and changes his line to the off stump, Shubman Gill blocks it out.

Tanzim serves it on the pads, fuller, Shubman Gill comes forward and flicks it with soft hands wide of mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

On a good length, around middle, Gill defends it back to the bowler.

FOUR! PURE TIMING! On a good length from Fizz and outside off, Rohit Sharma lets the ball come to him and then opens the face of the bat to pierce the gap between backward point and cover point for a boundary. Soumya Sarkar from deep third man ran in to his right but couldn't save the boundary. 50 comes up for India.

Back of a length, around middle, Gill works it away wide of mid-wicket for a quick single.

Goes slightly fuller, and around middle, Gill blocks it out.

Back of a length, around middle, Rohit uses his wrists to turn it towards square leg with soft hands for a single.

FOUR! CRUNCHED! WHAT A SOUND! On a good length, and outside off, Rohit Sharma gets room as he extends his arms and absolutely thrashes it in the gap towards backward point for a boundary.

Back of a length, around off, Rohit stays on the back foot and drops it down to mid off.

On a good length, around off, with an extra bounce, Shubman Gill looks to defend it with the full face of the bat but gets hit high on the bat because of that extra bounce and he gets surprised with it.

Similar line and length, around middle, Rohit tickles it to short fine leg and runs off for a quicks single.

On a good length, around middle, Rohit presents the full face of the bat to defend it.

A bit slower in pace, and wide outside off, on a good length, Shubman Gill extends his arms to reach out and opens the face of the bat to guide it to deep third man for a single.

Nagging length, around middle, Gill tucks it to mid-wicket.

FOUR! FLURRY OF BOUNDARIES FOR INDIA! Taskin serves it fuller but on the pads, too easy for Shubman Gill to pick it up as he transfers his weight to the front foot and whips it in the gap towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

On a good length, around middle, Rohit drops it down to mid-wicket.

FOUR! STREAKY BUT ROHIT WON'T MIND IT! Fizz comes around the wicket and bowls on a good length, around leg, coming in with the angle, Rohit Sharma clears out his front leg and looks to swipe it across the line but gets it through the inner half of the bat as the ball races away to the boundary at deep backward square leg.

Hard length, around middle, Rohit gets squared up and knocks it down to mid-wicket.

FOUR! WOW! PURE AGGRESSION! Fizz goes fuller, and keeps the line the same, outside off, Rohit Sharma skips down the track to get to the pitch of the ball and lofts it inside out over cover for another boundary.

FOUR! THUMPED! Back of a length from Fizz, and outside off, Rohit Sharma makes room by going to the leg side and hammers it aerially over cover for a boundary. TOP SHOT!

On a good length, around off, Rohit Sharma covers the line and defends it back to the bowler.

An attempted yorker from Taskin now, angling on the leg stump. Shubman Gill shimmies down a bit and carves it out to mid on. The fielder there makes a sharp interception to his left.

Outside off on a good length, Shubman Gill covers the stumps and slashes it away to point.

On top of off, on a good length, Rohit Sharma steers it towards deep mid-wicket for one.

Hard length, angling on the pads, Rohit Sharma works it to short fine.

BEATEN! Hurls it outside off on a fullish length, Rohit Sharma tries to loft it straight down the ground but misses as the ball nips away after pitching.

Full and on the stumps, pushed back straight.

Hard length, on the pads, glanced away to deep square leg for a single.

FOUR! Just over the in-field! Serves it up into the slot on the stumps, Rohit Sharma gets under the ball, but doesn't quite time it well again. Hits it more of the inner half of the bat, but still clears mid on for a boundary. 11,000 ODI RUNS FOR ROHIT SHARMA! He becomes the fourth Indian batter to get past this milestone! Just behind Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, and Ganguly!

Didn't quite time it well, but Rohit gets away with it. Back of a length, around off, Rohit Sharma picks it up and swivels to pull. Gets it off the lower part of the bat but still manages to loft it behind mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Big swing across and a miss! Hits the deck hard, does Rahman, on top of middle. Rohit Sharma charges down to the pitch and goes for a heave across but misses.

Pitched fuller and on off, Rohit Sharma presses forward and blocks it off.

FOUR! Delicate! Sprayed on the pads from Mustafizur, on a hard length, Rohit Sharma just helps it away. Uses his wrists and glances it towards the deep backward square leg region for a boundary. He is just 5 more runs away from getting to 11,000 ODI runs.

Oh, nearly dragged on! Outside off on a hard length, Shubman Gill attempts to punch it into the off side, but inside edges it. The ball rolls close past the stumps and trickles back to the keeper.

FOUR! WOW! Taskin bowls full and slightly outside off, Shubman Gill charges down the ground and presents full face of the bat. Lofts it over cover for a cracking boundary on the bounce.

Short of a good length, around off, punched away to cover.

Aims the sticks now, does Taskin. Good length, on middle, Shubman Gill gets behind it and blocks.

Back of a length, outside off, nibbling away, Rohit Sharma rises with the bounce and cuts it uppishly towards deep backward point. The fielder from deep third cuts it off and picks on a couple of bounces. A single only then.

An away shape from outside off, on a length, Rohit Sharma leaves it alone.

Back of a length around leg, Rohit goes for the pull shot, but gets a thick inside edge on his thigh pad. The ball is deflected towards short fine and they cross.

SWING AND MISS! Across off on a fullish length, Rohit Sharma shimmies down the track, creates some room to go up and over the in-field on the off side, but Rahman slants the ball away from the right hander and beats him up on the outside edge.

BEATEN AGAIN! Rahman holds his line, slanting it across off and this one angles away further off the deck. Rohit Sharma brings his bat in front to block, but the ball zips past the outside edge.

BEATEN! Slanting across off on a good length, Rohit Sharma stays rooted to the crease and tries to stab it away but misses.

Length, around off, punched away to cover.

A sharp appeal for LBW, but the umpire Adrian Holdstock denies! Rahman runs in from over the stumps and lands it on a good length, in the corridor of middle and leg, Rohit Sharma is cramped up for space and is beaten all ends up, as the ball hits on his pad. Height probably is the factor. And pitched outside leg as well according to the Ball Tracking.

Pitched on a good length, fairly outside off, Shubman Gill punches it away to cover. 5 off the first over then.

Back of a length, outside off, at 136.8 kph, Gill leaves this harmless delivery.

Swing and a miss! Outside off on a length, nibbling away from the right-hander. Shubman Gill does not move his feet and goes for a slash but gets beaten.

FOUR! That's his favorite shot! The first boundary of the chase! Short and on the stumps, Shubman Gill stands tall, and pulls it along the ground past the right of square leg for a boundary.

Goes straight on, nagging length and outside off, Gill shoulders arms.

The skipper and India are underway, in a streaky fashion. Just like how Bangladesh began! Taskin bangs it on the deck, around off, nipping away a shy bit. Rohit Sharma inside edges it past the stumps to short fine and gets a single.