India v Bangladesh: Key Plays

MAN OF THE DAY – INDIA: JASPRIT BUMRAH

A constant threat with the new ball and supreme at the death. He’s quick through the air, bowls superbly around the wicket to the left-handers, and possesses a devilish yorker that was used to full devastating effect in the final overs. His 2-39 doesn’t tell the full story: he was tight up top, before applying the squeeze in his second spell, breaking a dangerous partnership by claiming a caught-and-bowled against Mosaddek Hossain and spearing in an inch-perfect blockhole ball to dismiss the last real dangerman Mahmudullah. India’s pace attack has become formidable, and Bumrah its leader.

MAN OF THE DAY – BANGLADESH: TAMIM IQBAL

Bangladesh’s finest ever batsman confirmed his greatness in this tournament, making 293 runs across four matches including a century against England, 95 against Australia and a cool 70 here, full of flourish and class and featuring a trademark in-to-out lofted drive off Ravichandran Ashwin. He will be kicking himself that he couldn’t go on to a 10th ODI century here.

SHOT OF THE DAY

Shikhar Dhawan’s violent hooked six against Taskin Ahmed, travelling 83 metres into the Edgbaston stands, was a statement of murderous intent that killed the mood in the Bangladesh camp.

BALL OF THE DAY

It may have been a gamble by Virat Kohli, but it was an inspired one. At 154-2 in the 28th over, Bangladesh had its sights squarely set on 300-plus. So the India skipper turned to his spinners, and in particular his round-arm part-timer Kedar Jadhav. His innocuous off-breaks befuddled Tamim and Mushfiqur Rahim, and with the former on 70 and looking to kick on but frustrated by continually hitting the fielders, he took an almighty swipe across the line and Jadhav had his man. The innings turned on that moment.

MOMENT OF THE DAY

That Rohit Sharma would move to a beautiful hundred felt inevitable from the moment he struck three boundaries from Mustafizur Rahman’s second over. The first was caressed through the covers, the second off the back foot past point, and the third, and the best of all, an immaculate on-drive with all the touch and timing we’ve come to expect from one of the most stylish batsmen around. His unbeaten 123 took his runs tally for the tournament to 304, just 13 behind the man at the top, his opening partner Dhawan.

STAT OF THE DAY

8000

Virat Kohli became the quickest man to 8,000 ODI runs, from just 175 innings, seven fewer than AB de Villiers and 25 fewer than the next name on the list, Sourav Ganguly.