INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
India started their Champions Trophy campaign with a six-wicket triumph against Bangladesh after opener Shubman Gill anchored their nervy
chase with a stylish hundred in the Group A contest on Thursday.A success target of 229 looked insufficient to evaluate India’& rsquo; s
vaunted batting but Rohit Sharma’& rsquo; s males faltered in their chase and owed their tense triumph, even if it included 21 balls to
extra, largely to Gill’& rsquo; s unbeaten 101
Gill & rsquo; s ton exceeded Towhid Hridoy’& rsquo; s brave 100 while fighting cramps that helped Bangladesh, who were 35-5 at one stage,
reach 228 before being all out with two deliveries left in their innings.Seamer Mohammed Shami declared 5-53, signalling he was ready to
lead India’& rsquo; s rate attack in the absence of the injured Jasprit Bumrah.“& ldquo; We have remained in that sort of circumstance
many a time,” & rdquo; India captain Rohit Sharma said of their chase.“& ldquo; There & rsquo; s a great deal of experience in that
dressing room to handle that & hellip; KL (Rahul) and Gill at the end were rather composed.”& rdquo; Najmul Hossain Shanto was left to
regret his decision to bat as Bangladesh lost the top half of their batting half inside nine overs.While India’& rsquo; s new ball pair of
Shami and Harshit Rana (3-31) struck in their first overs, spinner Axar Patel nearly declared a hat-trick
The left-arm spinner eliminated Tanzid Hasan (25) and Mushfiqur Rahim –-- both caught behind –-- off succeeding deliveries.Axar’&
rsquo; s next shipment produced an edge from brand-new guy in Jaker Ali (68) but Rohit spilled a basic catch in the slip and was seen
apologising to Axar for denying him a hat-trick
Jaker likewise survived a missed out on baffling chance while Hardik Pandya dropped Hridoy to let Bangladesh off the hook.The batters forged
a 154-run stand however Hridoy developed cramps and was virtually batting on one leg towards the end of his excellent hundred that included
six fours and two sixes.Rohit (41) and Gill got India off to a flying start adding 69 runs for the opening stand.Rohit could not at first
middle the ball but limits quickly began to flow from his bat as he crossed 11,000 runs in ODIs.Taskin Ahmed removed Rohit in the 10th over
and suddenly the border flow stopped.Virat Kohli (22) might not convert the start while Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel fell cheaply as
Bangladesh fought back with their spinners.Jaker dropped Rahul when the Indian was on nine and it showed a pricey error as the batter went
on to make 41 not out and sealing India’& rsquo; s victory with a six.India next face defending champions Pakistan in a Sunday hit in
Dubai.In the third match of Champions Trophy, Afghanistan will deal with South Africa in Karachi on Friday
The match will start at 1:30 p.m.Cricket fans throughout the country can watch all Champions Trophy matches reside on Ariana Television.For
updates, fixtures and schedules make certain to follow Ariana Television and Ariana News’ & rsquo; digital platforms
(With inputs from Reuters)The post Gill and Shami assist India edge past Bangladesh in Champions Trophy initially appeared on Ariana News.
