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Bangladesh stunned India by five runs during the second one-day international (ODI) of the series on Wednesday in Mirpur.
With the win, the Tigers took an unassailable 2-0 in the three-match series.
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma’s heroics were in vain as India failed to chase down a target of 272 runs.
It must be noted that Rohit Sharma injured his hand while taking a catch and went off the field for scans. He was later seen with a heavily bandaged thumb in the dressing room.
However, Sharma came out all guns blazing to play an impressive unbeaten knock of 51 runs in 28 balls. Although, his innings was not enough to take his side over the line.
India were restricted to 266-9 in their allotted 50 overs with Ebadot Hossain claiming figures of 3-45.
Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel also scored fifties for the visitors.
Earlier, Mehidy Hasan Miraz hit his maiden ODI century to help Bangladesh recover and post 271-7 against India.
The all-rounder was unbeaten on 100, adding 148 runs for the seventh wicket alongside former captain Mahmudullah (77) after the Indian bowlers left them reeling on 69-6.
Mehidy hit eight fours and four sixes in his 83-ball knock, reaching his hundred on the final ball of the innings.
India´s Mohammed Siraj led the attack after he removed the openers and fellow quick Umran Malik, who also took two, soon joined forces to push Bangladesh onto the backfoot.
Mystery spinner Washington Sundar struck three times in seven deliveries including the key wickets of Shakib Al Hasan (eight) and Mushfiqur Rahim (12).
But Mehidy, who went past his previous ODI best of 81 not out with two successive fours off Umran, joined Mahmudullah to thwart the opposition attack and rebuild the innings.
Mehidy hit a couple of sixes en route to his third ODI fifty and soon after Mahmudullah got his 27th half-century. The duo then shifted gears with regular boundaries.
The partnership was the highest seventh-wicket stand against India by any team in 50-over matches and was finally broken when Umran, a tearaway quick, got Mahmudullah caught behind.