Virat Kohli hits classy century as India brush Bangladesh aside

Virat Kohli starred as India made it four wins from four at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, with the number three reaching his century with the winning runs to wrap up a convincing seven wicket win.
Kohli held the chase together after a strong start from the India openers, finishing 103* from 97 balls and reaching his hundred with a six to wrap up the win.

Kohli’s role wasn’t just limited to the match-defining contribution with the bat, as he also made a rare appearance with the ball, sending down three medium-pace deliveries after Hardik Pandya suffered an injury.

Victory for India leaves them joint top of the table with New Zealand, with both teams having won all four of their games to date.

Match 17: India beat Bangladesh by 7 wickets
India made a rapid start in search of their target of 257, hitting 63 without loss in the first powerplay, with Rohit looking in particularly excellent form as he raced to 37 from his first 33 balls.

Hasan Mahmud helped relieve some of the pressure when he dismissed the Indian skipper just short of a half-century, with Rohit caught for 48.

But Virat Kohli’s arrival did little to slow the scoring, with the number three slamming two early boundaries to ramp up the run rate.

Shubman Gill reached a classy half-century before departing for 53 to Mehidy Hasan Miraz.

But Shreyas Iyer and Kohli steadied the ship to help India to 161/2 at the midway point of their allocated overs, well in control of the chase.

Kohli became the second Indian batter to reach a half-century as he dominated the Bangladesh attack, with KL Rahul joining him out in the middle after Iyer was caught off the bowling of Mehidy Hasan Miraz.

How India restricted Bangladesh to 256
Earlier, Bangladesh's stand-in skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto called it right at the toss and chose to bat first, revealing that his side were without two key players, with both Shakib Al Hasan and Taskin Ahmed ruled out through injury.

But a weakened Tigers team got off to an impressive start thanks to openers Tanzid Hasan and Litton Das.