Abhishek, spinners sparkle as India enter Asia Cup final
Kolkata, Sept. 25 -- India rode on a scintillating fifty from Abhishek Sharma and crafty bowling from Kuldeep Yadav (3/18) and Varun Chakravarthy (2/29) to beat Bangladesh by 41 runs and qualify for the final of the T20 Asia Cup in Dubai on Wednesday.
History tells us that Bangladesh get too excited for their own good, especially in chases. And even though they had taken down a similar score against Sri Lanka - who have now been knocked out - a few days ago, this Indian bowling attack is far superior. Opener Saif Hassan tried holding one end with a resilient 51-ball 69, but apart from a 19-ball 21 from Parvez Hossain, no other Bangladesh batter could reach double figures.
It was in stark contrast to how India started, raising 77 runs for th...
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