India vs Bangladesh, 5th match, Nidahas T20 Tri-series

Catch all the updates here from the 5th match between India and Bangladesh being played in Colombo.

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Good evening to all of you and welcome to the live blog of Zeenews.com for the 5th game of the Nidahas T20 Tri-series being played in Colombo.SCORECARD On Wednesday, India will take on Bangladesh with an aim to reach the final. India, buoyant after beating Sri Lanka by six wickets in the previous game, will look to put a dominating show. Bangladesh, on the other hand, too find themselves on a high after beating Sri Lanka in a record chase. Mushfiqur Rahim headlined the 215-run chase coupled with crucial contributions to power Bangladesh towards the victory. It was Bangladesh's highest run chase and it also marked the best in Sri Lanka. 

While India seems to have found the balance in all the three departments, Bangladesh struggle with their bowling, especially seam bowling. With bowlers such as Mustafizur Rehman, Rubel Hossain and Taskin Ahmed at their disposal, Bangladesh will hope that the trio put up an improved show on Wednesday. In terms of batting, India's only concern though will be the form of their skipper Rohit Sharma, who hasn't managed to get going since the beginning of the series. 

14 March 2018

22:16 IST

Siraj to bowl the last over. Concedes a single. Out!! Siraj gets Miraj. suresh Raina pouches a simple catch at long-off as he miscues the pull. Getting tougher now for Bangladesh ats they require 27 off 4 balls. Four!! Mushfiqur clears the third-man this time, slices it over the infield. He is bowling really short, this time he bowls a bouncer which is too high. A wide. Four!! Mushfiqur milks it through cover for a boundary. Knew Siraj will bowl up now. Siraj has given away 50 runs. This is expensive bowling. But India win by 17 runs to reach the final of the Nidahas T20 Tri-series. Mushfiqur stays unbeaten on 72 off 55 balls.   

22:12 IST

Thakur to bowl the penultimate over. Mushfiqur starts with a double at cover. This is good bowling by the Mumbai lad. Knuckle ball deceives Mushfiqur. Slight fumble there the next ball but it is only one. Bangladesh have made this chase interesting with their resilience. even they end up falling short of India's total, they will be richer on the run-rate. Which means the next game could become a virtual semifinal. Thakur has filled in big boots in the death overs, concedes just five in it. Bangladesh 149/5, need 28 in 6 balls.