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Live reporting: Team India ends drought, beat Bangladesh in Asia Cup opener

Fatullah (Bangladesh):  Captain Virat Kohli hit a swashbuckling century as Team India opened its Asia Cup campaign with a convincing six-wicket win over Bangladesh, ending a drought it encountered in New Zealand and South Africa.



7:0 : Ban 22/1 after 7 overs

6:5 : Kumar to Mominul, 1 run

6:4 : Mominul square cuts Kumar, FOUR

6:3 : Good length delivery pushes Mominul to backfoot, no run

6:1 : Kumar to Mominul, short pitched delivery, Mominul ducks and lets it go to the keeper

6:0 : Bangladesh 17/1 after 6 overs

5:5 : Shami to Anamul, no run, goes on backfoot and defends

5:4 : Mominul cuts Shami for a single

5:3 : Shami bowls on off, no run

5:2 : Mominul facing Shami, no run

It was a short pitched delivery, took thick edge and went up, Shami took a simple catch though collided with Ambati

5:1 : Shami to Shamsur, OUT

5:0 : Kumar completes his maiden over

4:4 : Kumar feeding Anamul on off

4:3 : Kumar bowling to Anamul, not giving him any room to play his strokes

4:0 : Bnagladesh 16/0 after four overs

3:4 : Shami to Shamsur, no run, lets it go to keeper

3:2 ; Shami to Anamul, he plays it towards short mid on, no run

3:1 : shami to Anamul, defends, no run

3:0 : Bnagladesh 15/0 after 3 overs

2:1 : Kumar to Anamul, plays on on side, 3 runs

2:0 : Bangladesh 10/0 after 2 overs

1:4 : Shami to Anamul, 2 run

1:3 : Shami to Shamsur, no run

1:2 : Shami to Shamsur FOUR

1:1 : Shami to Shamsur, wrapped on pads, no run, mild appeal by Shami

Shami to start the attack from other end

1:0: Bangladesh 4/0, 1 over

0:5: Kumar to Anamul, out side off, lets it go to keeper

0:4: no run

0:3 : Kumar to Anamul, left to WK

0:2: Anamul snicks kumar, FOUR

0:1: Kumar to Anamul, no run

1:32 PM: Bangladeshi openers Anamul Haque and Shumsur rahman walk in the middle

1:30 PM: India take to field, huddle in a group before the play

1:08 PM: Kohli says that the pitch eased out yesterday, so it would be easier to bat on later. Also, he says India are better chasers. Rival captain Mushfiqur says the pitch should remain the same for batting.

1:03 PM: India  won the toss decided to bowl first

1:00 PM : According to Arun Lal since there was no dew yesterday team winning the toss should bat first. His fellow commentator Wasim Akram would disagree with the last point - he repeatedly mentioned yesterday that there was enough dew in the evening to cause problems for the bowlers.

The stage is all set for the second ODI of Asia Cup here as five time Champion India takes on host Bangladesh