- India lock up their place in the T20 World Cup semi-final
- Jasprit Bumrah brilliant once again after 50 from Hardik Pandya
2nd over: India 23-0 (Rohit 12, Kohli 11). Spin to win? Shakib to bowl over number two – they’re all-in with this approach. Rohit sweeps for a second time, on this occasion nailing it forward of square for his second boundary. Kohli’s turn later in the over and he comes down the track to a ball angled in at leg stump, whipping it for SIX over midwicket! The perfect scenario for India today is not only winning the game but getting Kohli back in the runs along the way. 15 off the over – this pair are away.
1st over: India 8-0 (Rohit 7, Kohli 1). Mahedi does Rohit in flight first ball but he attacks it anyway with the field up, clearing the man at mid-off for a couple. Third ball he makes room to slap but he’s followed by an off-break, giving Kohli the strike with a single down the ground. He takes his tournament runs tally to 30 with a single from his second delivery, albeit not before a moment of indecision - but they’re through. Last ball here and Rohit sweeps, top-edging over the ‘keeper for four.
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