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#4 India vs Bangladesh, 8th Match, Group B, ICC World Cup at Port of Spain, Mar 17 2007

Bangladesh produced a magical bowling performance

India, the runners-up from the previous World Cup in 2003, were considered by many to be pre-tournament favourites to reach the semi-final. In their first encounter of the World Cup, they played minnows Bangladesh. The skipper, Rahul Dravid, won the toss and India set out to bat first.

India had a nightmare start as they lost early wickets and could never really control the momentum of the game. They were reduced to 21/2 within the first seven overs. The batsman were patchy and the recovery was not strong as they ultimately struggled to 72/4 in the 25th over.

A good partnership between Sourav Ganguly and Yuvraj Singh saw India recover and they looked set for a decent total, given the conditions. A dramatic collapse followed as India went from 157/4 to 159/9 in a span of 15 deliveries. Zaheer Khan and Munaf Patel did extremely well with the bat to get India to a respectable score of 191.

Tamil Iqbal provided Bangladesh a fiery start as he scored a brisk half-century to set the chase ablaze. Fifties from Mushfiqur Rahim and Shakib Al Hasan ensured that Bangladesh were well on track to complete the win. It seemed like a difficult pitch to bat on but Bangladesh always looked in control as they chased down India's total in the 49th over.

The result was disappointing for India as they were ultimately knocked out of the tournament after losing to Sri Lanka in their final league game. This win paved the way for Bangladesh's qualification to the Super 8 stage and finish 7th, their best ever in World Cups.