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India set 177-run target for Bangladesh

Invited to bat, India put on board a challenging 176 for three against Bangladesh in their Nidahas Twenty20 tri-series match at R Premadasa stadium, today.

Skipper Rohit Sharma produced a 89-run knock while Suresh Raina contributed 47 in India's innings.

India and Bangladesh have faced each other six times in Twenty20 Internationals. India have won each and every time.

STARTING XI

Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Liton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim (w), Mahmudullah (c), Sabbir Rahman, Mehidy Hasan, Rubel Hossain, Abu Hider Rony, Mustafizur Rahman, Nazmul Islam

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Suresh Raina, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik (w), Vijay Shankar, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal