While Bangladesh is not really the greatest threat to the Men in Blue, the fact that India has only three games to decide their fate in the tournament and their next one is a high-octane, pressure-raising game against arch-rivals Pakistan, it was vital for India to start off well. Shami delivered a five-wicket haul, figures of 5/53, including two early wickets that dismantled the Bangladesh top-order and left them reeling at 35/5 before Towhid Hridoy and Jaker Ali performed some admirable repair work with their 154-run stand, taking the team to 228 runs.
Mohammed Shami: India’ underrated, undisputed champion of ICC ODI events
