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27-Mar-2014 09:08:00 GMT
Bangladesh v India, World T20, Group 2, Mirpur

India Eye Semis Against Bangladesh

Dhaka - India will target a place in the semis in their match against Bangladesh in Mirpur after four day's rest in World Twenty20 on Friday.

On paper, it will be a 'David versus Goliath' contest as Bangladesh are no match for an Indian team who are now being considered as serious contenders for the title.

But the fickleness of the shortest format means that a gritty fight from the Tigers can't be ruled out against some of the biggest names in world cricket.

On current form too, there has been a big difference between the two teams as they get ready to lock horns at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.

The Indian team's confidence has certainly shot up after their wins against quality opposition like Pakistan and defending champions West Indies.

In both matches, it was only one team that was in total control and that was Team India.

For Bangladesh, the campaign has gone haywire since their loss to Hong Kong in Chittagong in the qualifying phase. The batsmen haven't been able to score runs and the fielding had been awful at times. In such a situation, it becomes all the more difficult for a team to just go ahead and compete.

Opener Tamim Iqbal has played some good knocks against India in the ODIs but has looked completely out-of-sync in the last few games.

Skipper Rahim has been getting starts but has not been able to convert them into big scores. Therefore, a lot of pressure is on Shakib.

In all, India is overwhelming favourites going into Friday's match.

Teams from

Bangladesh - Mushfiqur Rahim (Captain & wk), Tamim Iqbal, Anamul Haque Bijoy, Mominul Haque, Shakib Al Hasan, Sabbir Rahman, Mahmudullah Riyadh, Ziaur Rahman, Sohag Gazi, Al-Amin Hosain, Mahrafe Mortaza, Abdur Razzaq, Nasir Hossain, Shamsur Rahaman, Farhad Reza.

India - Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Captain & wk), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Amit Mishra, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma, Stuart Binny, Ajinkya Rahane, Varun Aaron.

Match facts
Friday March 28, 2014 (day/night)
Start time 1930 local (1330 GMT, 9pm IST)


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Series/Tournaments:
ICC World Twenty20, 2014
Match:
Bangladesh vs India - 24th Match, Group 2
Team:
India | Bangladesh
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