India beat Bangladesh by 7 wickets to seal their fourth staright ICC World Cup 2023 victory, at the MCA Stadium in Pune.
Virat Kohli notched up a century in 97 balls with the help of six boundaries and four maximums.
Chasing a target of 256, opener Shubman Gill scored a fifty, skipper Rohit 48 and KL Rahul remained not out at 34.
In the bowling department, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and Ravindra Jadeja scalped two wickets apiece.
Hardik Pandya had to leave the field of play after injuring his left foot.
India vs Bangladesh Live Score: Virat Kohli Ton Powers India To A 7-Wicket Victory!
Kohli begins the next over with a stunning boundary as he flicks the ball to deep mid-wicket. Woah! Another six in the same area!!! Virat Kohli has become the fastest player to notch 26,000 runs in international cricket. What a feat!
India need 7 runs for victory and Kohli, 8, to score a century. He runs two and now needs 6 for his ton. Brilliant support from KL from the other end. More running between the wickets and Virat steals two more. 4 needed now. He runs a single to face the first ball of the 42nd over. Woah!!! Virat smashes a mammoth six to score his century and seal a victory for India! What a finish!!!
India Win By 7 Wickets!
India vs Bangladesh Live Score: Maximum from Kohli
Hasan Mahmud is back into the attack. The batters at crease take singles to rate the strike on the first two balls. The next two are dots. On the 5th ball, Kohli notches up a gorgeous maximum over the long-on boundary. He runs a single on the last to keep the strike.
India – 238/3 after 39 overs.
India vs Bangladesh Live Score: Rahul Switches Gears
KL Rahul slams a flat six against Shoriful Islam and follows it up with a gorgeous boundary to deep mid-wicket. 14 runs come from the 37th over. The bowler has had a disastrous day with the ball.
After 38 overs, India need just 28 runs to secure their fourth straight win of the 2023 ODI World Cup.
India – 229/3 after 38 overs.
India vs Bangladesh Live Score: A Little Trivia
Both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli moved past Brian Lara(1225) and AB de Villiers(1207) today in the list of batters with most runs in ODI World Cups with 1243 and 1248* runs respectively.
India – 206/3 after 35 overs.