India beat Bangladesh in 5th T20I to enter final of Nidahas Trophy

Mushfiqur Rahim played another blinder. In doing so, he became the only Bangladeshi to hit back-to-back fifties in T20Is but couldn’t avert Bangladesh’s defeat as they succumbed to a 0-7 scoreline against India in this format. India cruised to Nidahas Trophy 2018 final, which means the encounter between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka on Friday is a virtual semi-final.

The key architects of India’s win were Rohit Sharma, who bid goodbye to his off form and hit an 89, and the 18-year-old Washington Sundar, whose first spell turned out to be decisive at the end.

Brief scores

India 176 for 3 in 20 overs [Rohit Sharma 89 (61), Shikhar Dhawan 35 (27), Suresh Raina 47 (30); Rubel Hossain 4-0-27-2] beat Bangladesh 159 for 6 in 20 overs [Mushfiqur Rahim 72 (55)*; Washington Sundar 4-0-22-3] by 17 runs to advance to tournament final

Man of the Match: Rohit Sharma