IND vs BAN: India won the World Cup, defeated Bangladesh by 7 wickets; Virat Kohli scored a century
The 17th match of ICC World Cup 2023 was played between India and Bangladesh. In this match played in Pune, India won by defeating Bangladesh by 7 wickets. Virat Kohli scored the 48th century of his ODI career by hitting a winning six. Bangladesh had given India a target of 257 runs, which India achieved in 41.3 overs.
The Weekly Mail Post 
India hit a four to win in the World Cup 2023. In the 17th match played in Pune, India defeated Bangladesh by 7 wickets. Batting first, Bangladesh scored 256 runs at the loss of 8 wickets. India achieved the target by scoring 261 runs losing three wickets in 41.3 overs. Virat Kohli played a brilliant unbeaten inning of 103 runs.
In the absence of Shakib Al Hasan, Nazmul Hasan Shanto won the toss and decided to bat first. Bangladesh made a great start. Tanjeed Hasan and Liton Das made a partnership of 93 runs for the first wicket. Tanjeed became the victim of Kuldeep Yadav after scoring 51 runs. Whereas, Liton Das played an inning of 66 runs. Indian bowlers made a comeback after falling two wickets.
Bowlers made India's comeback
Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah together once again took charge of Bangladesh's innings. Mushfiqur Rahim scored 38 runs and Mahmudullah scored 46 runs. For India, Bumrah, Siraj and Jadeja got two wickets each. Whereas, Kuldeep and Shardul Thakur got 1-1 wicket.
Rohit-Gil gave a stormy start
While chasing the target, Rohit and Shubman Gill batted brilliantly. Both added 88 runs for the first wicket. Rohit was out after scoring 48 runs. At the same time, Shubman Gill completed his first half-century in the World Cup. He was out after scoring 53 runs. Shreyas Iyer failed to play a big innings. He was out after scoring 19 runs. However, Kohli played cautiously and maintained one end.
'The Kohli' show finally shown
Virat Kohli made an unbeaten half-century partnership with KL Rahul. Virat led the team to victory by hitting the winning six. Apart from this, he also completed the 48th century of his ODI career. Kohli hit 6 fours and 4 sixes during his unbeaten inning of 103 runs. Whereas, Rahul scored 34 unbeaten runs.
