Dhoni, Rahul’s tons crush Bangla by 95 runs

Cardiff, May 28

KL Rahul’s stylish hundred at No. 4 and a throwback to Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s days of yore were the big gains for India in their emphatic 95-run win over Bangladesh in their second World Cup warm-up game.

Rahul (108) took the attack to the opposition after early dismissals while Dhoni’s free-spirited approach also got him a century (113) as their 164-run stand powered India to 359/7 against a Bangladesh attack that went off the boil.

Liton Das (73) and Mushfiqur Rahim (90) added 120 runs for the third wicket partnership but Bangladesh were never in charge. They were all-out for 264 in 49.3 overs.

If Rahul and Dhoni were the biggest positives to have emerged from batting, Kuldeep Yadav (3/47) and Yuzvendra Chahal (3/55) also gained in much-needed confidence. 

Scoreboard

India

R Sharma b Rubel 19

S Dhawan lbw b Mustafizur 1

V Kohli b Saifuddin 47

KL Rahul b Sabbir 108

V Shankar c Mushfiqur b Rubel 2

MS Dhoni b Shakib 113

H Pandya c Sabbir b Shakib 21

D Karthik not out 7

R Jadeja not out 11

Extras: (lb-3, nb-1, w-26) 30

Total: (7 wickets in 50 overs) 359

Fall of wickets: 1-5, 2-50, 3-83, 4-102, 5-266, 6-325, 7-348

Bowling

Mustafizur Rahman 8-0-43-1

Mashrafe Mortaza 6-2-23-0

Mohammad Saifuddin 6-1-27-1

Rubel Hossain 8-0-62-2

Abu Jayed 3-0-41-0

Shakib Al Hasan 6-0-58-2

Mehidy Hasan Miraz 5-0-40-0

Mosaddek Hossain 3-0-32-0

Sabbir Rahman 5-0-30-1

Bangladesh

L Das st Dhoni b Chahal 73

S Sarkar c Karthik b Bumrah 25

S Al Hasan b Bumrah 0

M Rahim b Kuldeep 90

M Mithun lbw b Chahal 0

Mahmudullah b Kuldeep 9

S Rahman b Jadeja 7

M Hossain st Karthik b Kuldeep 0

M Saifuddin c Kuldeep b Chahal 18

MMiraz run out 27

R Hossain not out 0

Extras: (lb-10, nb-1, w-4) 15

Total: (all out in 49.3 overs) 264

Fall of wickets: 1-49, 2-49, 3-169, 4-169, 5-191, 6-216, 7-216, 8-216, 9-262, 10-264 

Bowling

Mohammed Shami 4-0-22-0

Jasprit Bumrah 5-0-25-2

Bhuvneshwar Kumar 5-0-19-0

Kuldeep Yadav 10-0-47-3

Vijay Shankar 6-0-46-0

Yuzvendra Chahal 10-0-55-3

Ravindra Jadeja 9.3-0-40-1

WI beat Kiwis by 91 runs

Bristol: Shai Hope smashed his way to a blistering 101 while Andre Russell scored a quickfire 54 down the order to set up a 91-run win for West Indies in their warm-up game against New Zealand.

Brief Scores: WI: 421 all out in 49.2 overs (S Hope 101, A Russell 54, E Lewis 50; T Boult 4/50); NZ: 330 all out in 47.2 overs (T Blundell 106, K Williamson 85; C Brathwaite 3/75) — Agencies

World Cup Bulletin

• South Africa will be without experienced pace bowler Dale Steyn for Thursday’s World Cup opener against England at The Oval after failing to shake off a recurring shoulder problem. But they are hoping he will be fit to face India on June 5. 
• The Pakistan Cricket Board has decided not to renew chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq and coach Mickey Arthur’s contracts, which end with the conclusion of World Cup. Former captain Aamir Sohail is already being considered as the chief selector.
• Lasith Malinga said he was ready to help anyone on how to bowl the slower delivery, after he was seen sharing tips with Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis after their warm-up tie. On Monday, Sri Lanka lost to the Aussies by five wickets in their final warm-up game. But what caught everybody’s eye was Malinga sharing tips with Stoinis about how to send down a slower ball. “I wanted to give him tips — that’s how cricket moves forward. Whoever wants to know, I will help them. I’ll share tricks on how to bowl slow balls, which situation you will use it, why you want to use the slow one,” the 35-year old said. — Agencies