India, Sept. 24 -- Guwahati: After beating Pakistan, India convincingly defeated Bangladesh on Wednesday to make it to the Asia Cup final.
It had to be a one-sided game with India finding it easy.
Bangladesh won the toss and decided to field first.
Opener Abhishek Sharma hammered a 37-ball 75 but the rest of the batters failed to produce a big score as India settled for a par 168 for six against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup Super 4s match here on Wednesday. Abhishek shared a blistering opening-wicket stand of 77 runs in 6.2 overs with Shubman Gill (29) that gave India a strong start.
But once Gill and Abhishek departed, Indian middle-order failed to sustain the momentum. Hardik Pandya (38 off 29 balls) made some cavalier blows at the bus...