ICC Champions Trophy 2017, India vs Bangladesh: 5 things that went wrong for Bangladesh

Modified Jun 15, 2017 22:36 IST

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - JUNE 15: Painted faces of Bangladesh and India supporters look on during the ICC Champions Trophy Semi-Final match between Bangladesh and India at Edgbaston on June 15, 2017 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) — What was expected to be a closely contested match turned out to be a rather one-sided affair

#3 Failure to get an early breakthrough

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - JUNE 15: Rohit Sharma of India bats during the ICC Champions Trophy Semi Final between Bangladesh and India at Edgbaston on June 15, 2017 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) — Rohit Sharma blazed to his 11th ODI hundred

With just 264 runs on the board on a batting pitch, Bangladesh needed their quick bowlers to step up and get early wickets. However, Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan, who were phenomenal right through the tournament, continued their golden run with another pompous stand and didn’t give Bangla bowlers a moment of peace.

Dhawan dug into a lacklustre Mustafizur Rahman with two boundaries in his first over while Rohit followed suit with three. The Mortaza led unit were flat upfront and barely bowled a wicket taking delivery all through the powerplay overs. The poor start with the ball did not stand them in good stead after a below-par total on board.

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