Gambhir ton sets up series-win for India

May 12, 2007

Virender Sehwag set the ball rolling as the openers got India off to a sound start. However he perished trying to hit out after scoring just 21•AFP

Mahendra Dhoni Singh, coming in again at No. 3, added 87 with Gambhir before he was caught behind off Mohammad Rafique for 36•AFP

....and won the praise of his captain•AFP

But it was evidently a day to be an Indian fan•AFP

Aftab was snagged by Ramesh Powar when he played forward and missed a delivery pitched outside off stump moving back onto his stumps•AFP

Gautam Gambhir made amends for missing out in the first match with a well-paced knock•AFP

Yuvraj Singh played out in front of his pad, closing the bat face awkwardly, and presented Mohammad Rafique with the easiest of caught-and-bowled chances - just popped back to his palms. Yuvraj stood there, shook his head, and ambled off while Rafique gleefully savoured the wicket with the rest•AFP

Rahul Dravid remained unbeaten on 42 as India posted 284, though they looked good for more after a steady fall of wickets in the end •AFP

Tamim Iqbal made a hash of the chase getting himself run out for seven in the fifth over. He drove a full toss to mid-off and called for one. After some no-no-wait business, a confused Omar sent him back, but even a despairing dive couldn't save Tamim from Chawla's excellent throw to Dhoni•AFP

A memorable ODI debut for Piyush Chawla with 3 for 37 in India's 46-run win•AFP

Gambhir fought humidity and cramps to register his second ODI century•AFP

As this match was a must-win for Bangladesh to keep the series alive, their fans flocked the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium on Saturday morning intent on cheering hard for their team•AFP

Aftab Ahmed, in at No. 3, tried to keep the scoreboard ticking with his 41-ball 40 but was hard-pressed to find partners who stuck around for long•AFP

The victory also sealed the series 2-0 in favour of India with a match to go•AFP