DHAKA: Leg-spinner Amit Mishra continued his awesome form as India roared into the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 with an eight-wicket demolition of hosts Bangladesh in Dhaka on Friday. Mishra finished with three for 26 as Bangladesh were restricted to 138-7 in the group two match of the Super-10s. India surpassed the modest target with nine deliveries to spare to record their third successive win and book a semi-final berth even before their last league match against Australia on Sunday. Rohit Sharma made 56 and Virat Kohli remained unbeaten on 57, the pair sharing a 100-run stand for the second wicket. The victory marks India’s first semi-final appearance in the tournament since winning the inaugural title in South Africa in 2007, but Dhoni ruled out any celebrations. “No celebrations at all because the next few games are going to be extremely tough,” the Indian captain said.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 29th, 2014.
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