While India made their way to the final inspiringly after their opening loss to Sri Lanka, Bangladesh reached the summit clash with a couple of dramatic wins over hosts Sri Lanka.
Bangladesh won by two wickets, but the face-off was still in process as aggressive bodily contact, yelling, shouting and a shattered dressing room door, stained the aftermath of the Nidahas Trophy semifinal clash.
Shakib's role not only boosted the player's confidence, but also lead them to the finals which was highly unexpected, defeating the hosts in their own backyard.
Mahmudullah (43 not out) struck the winning hit to spark off the wild celebrations in the Bangladesh camp after tempers were frayed due to debatable decisions from the umpires.
The controversy erupted over a no-ball decision from the square leg-umpire which made the Bangladeshi skipper furious in a tense encounter against Sri Lanka in Colombo.
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It's always a great idea to relax in the pool after a gym session and that's exactly what Suresh Raina, KL Rahul, Vijay Shankar, Washington Sundar and Rishabh Pant did in Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka's recent record against Bangladesh, prior to the defeat last week, has been impressive. They have beaten Bangladesh in an away Test and T20I series besides the final of the ODI tri-series also involving Zimbabwe.
The two teams have registered just one win from the three matches they have each played and the winner will go on to face the Rohit Sharma led Team India in the summit clash.
While Sundar admitted that it is a challenge for a spinner to bowl in the powerplay, but the key to success is to face those challenges and overcome them.
Rohit returned to form to propel India to a competitive 176/3 and then young Sundar (3/22) blew away the top-order to help restrict Bangladesh to 159/6.
The off-spinner returned 3/22 to break the backbone of the Bangladeshi line-up helping India defend 176/3 and qualify for the final.
Rohit returned to form to propel India to a competitive 176/3 and then young Sundar (3/22) blew away the top-order to help restrict Bangladesh to 159/6.
Rohit Sharma roared back to form with a blazing 89 as India scored a competitive 176 for three against Bangladesh.
Bangladesh's inconsistency once again proved to be their bane as they found a target of 177 too hot to handle, having chased 215 in their previous encounter.
India (176/3) defeated Bangladesh (159/6) by 17 runs in Colombo to enter tri-series final. Washington Sundar took 3/22.
Shardul Thakur played an instrumental role in India's triumph against Sri Lanka in the fourth T20I of Nidahas Trophy.
India have not got good starts in the tournament despite Shikhar Dhawan's (153) blazing form as Rohit has been dismissed cheaply in all the matches.
Skipper Rohit Sharma led from the front with a fluent half century and teenaged off-spinner Washington Sundar scalped three wickets to help India beat Bangladesh by 17 runs in Colombo and guide the men-in-blue to the final of the Nidahas Trophy.
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