LATEST UPDATES: Dinesh Karthik hits the winning runs as India win by 7 wickets. At the other end captain Rohit Sharma remained unbeaten on 83. Catch all the live scores from the Asia Cup 2018 match between India and Bangladesh through our live blog. This is a good chance for Rohit Sharma Ahmed-led Team India to score third consecutive win in the tournament and impose their authority further. Bangladesh on the other hand have their task cut out against India, after a drubbing from Afghanistan on Thursday. Play in the heat of Abu Dhabi, get thrashed by Afghanistan, travel 140 kilometres to Dubai, and take on India in the first game of the Super Four stage the very next day. That's what Bangladesh will have to do on Friday (September 21), even as they rue the hectic schedule. Bangladesh had Afghanistan reeling at 160 for 7 in the 41st over, but things changed rapidly soon. Rashid Khan smashed an unbeaten 57 off 32 balls which, along with Gulbadin Naib's unbeaten 42, took Afghanistan to 255 for 7. Bangladesh didn't even score half of that and were bowled out for just 119 in 42.1 overs, having no answers to Rashid, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Co. That's definitely not ideal preparation for a crucial game against India, but Bangladesh have no option but to move on. They can take confidence from the fact that Mushfiqur Rahim, who scored a superb century against Sri Lanka, will be back for the India game after being rested for the inconsequential match against Afghanistan. Mustafizur Rahman too will be back to bolster the bowling, particularly in the death overs where they struggled last night. The others, however, still have to step up, especially with Tamim Iqbal ruled out with a fractured wrist. Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmudullah got starts against Afghanistan, and they'll look to do more to relieve pressure off Mushfiqur. It won't be easy against an Indian attack that found its feet against Pakistan after a poor game against Hong Kong. India were nearly stunned in their opening game, with the Hong Kong openers adding 174 and threatening to chase down the 286-run target. That didn't happen, but India did get a wake up call. India corrected their mistakes in the next game, shooting out Pakistan for just 162 before striding to an easy eight-wicket win. The key to the improved performance was Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who hit the right lengths with the new ball along with Jasprit Bumrah. Between them, they got five wickets, while the wily Kedhar Jadhav bagged three with his off-spin. Jadhav's bowling form adds depth to the side, but India were hit by the injury to Hardik Pandya. The all-rounder has been ruled out with a back injury he sustained against Pakistan. Axar Patel and Shardul Thakur too have been ruled out with injuries, with Deepak Chahar, Ravindra Jadeja and Siddarth Kaul coming in as replacements. The conditions and schedule are perhaps already taking a toll, but it will be interesting to see if any of them get a go immediately for they joined the side only on Thursday. India will be confident given the form of their openers - Shikhar Dhawan scored a century against Hong Kong, while Rohit Sharma seemed in superb hitting touch when he scored a half-century against Pakistan. India still have their middle-order woes to address. The batsmen added just 48 runs in the last 10 overs against Hong Kong , and the middle-order wasn't needed in the small chase against Pakistan. If Bangladesh can get through the top three early, they could put India under pressure. For that, though, they'll have to recover from the tough schedule and the relentless heat in UAE. India: Rohit Sharma(capt), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Ambati Rayudu, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni, Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Deepak Chahar, Siddarth Kaul, K Khaleel Ahmed. Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, Mashrafe Mortaza(capt), Mohammad Mithun, Liton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim, Ariful Haque, Mahmudullah, Mosaddek Hossain, Mehidy Hasan, Nazmul Islam, Rubel Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Abu Hider Rony, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Mominul Haque<doc-sep>| DUBAI: It was in the last over of the powerplay that Shakib Al Hasan had driven and swept Ravindra Jadeja four two consecutive boundaries. A Bangladesh recovery from 16/2 looked to be taking off with Shakib and Mushfiqur Rahim - two of their most established batsmen. Jadeja's return to white-ball cricket after a hiatus of 15 months too was graced rudely.That was the time MS Dhoni decided to intervene. He went up to Jadeja and the duo decided to move Shikhar Dhawan , at single-saving mid-wicket, a little squarer. Jadeja darted one in, the ball slowed down off the pitch and Shakib's adrenaline gave in. A repeat of the sweep off the previous ball ended in the hands of Dhawan at square-leg.The moment literally set up India's dominance for the rest of the match as they chased down 174 with seven wickets and 13.4 overs to spare. The first match of the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup followed the expected lines as India's clarity of thought and superiority kept Bangladesh on the mat right through the evening. After the bowlers, led by Jadeja and supported by Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, restricted Bangladesh to 173 to give the batsmen another low target to chase down for the second time in a row.Skipper Rohit Sharma , at his imperious best, took his team past the target, remaining unbeaten on 83 with MS Dhoni, coming out at No. 4, to give the crowd a glimpse of his powers with a 37-ball 33 after Ambati Rayudu had edged Rubel Hossain to Mushfiqur for 13 and Dhawan was trapped in front by Mehidy Hassan for 40 off 47 balls. If Dhoni's famed game awareness triggered the romp for India, it was only apt that he laid the finishing touches to the game as he has admirably done for the best part of his career. With four runs remaining, Dhoni tried to finish off the proceedings with a big hit off Mashrafe Mortaza only to find Mohammad Mithun at the extra-cover boundary. Dinesh Karthik had to spend three balls in the middle to finish the job.And if Bangladesh fans thought their team had got over the disappointment of a heavy defeat against Afghanistan the preceding night and the grudge against schedule that supposedly favoured India, they were emptying the stadium disappointed by the 20th over of the chase.India's approach deviated refreshingly from the one of Bangladesh. Rohit Sharma shelved all inhibitions to tamper with the team combination and played an extra-spinner in Jadeja alongside the limited-overs wrist-spinners in Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal . As Jadeja cashed in gleefully with figures of 4/29, a spell of perplexing batting by Bangladesh's middle-order saw them sink to 65/5.Predetermined slog-sweeps and reverse-sweeps from Shakib, Mushfiqur and Mosaddek Hossain let Jadeja a smooth reentry to limited-overs cricket. A flicker of fight did come at 101/7 when captain Mashrafe Mortaza (26) and Mehidy Hasan (42) as the duo added a tinge of maturity to their spirited and maturity batting to add 66 runs. But when Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah backed up their usual immaculate opening spells with final figures of 3/32 and 3/37 respectively, Mortaza would have known his batsmen had dug a big hole for their bowlers to pull the team out of it.Rohit and Dhawan, like they did against Pakistan two nights ago, were not going to let go of the opportunity to capitalize on the best batting conditions. They had realized batting under lights was better prospect to prosper when the two Hong Kong openers dragged them all the way in their opening game. And they started the march towards the inevitable result in the most dominant fashion.<doc-sep>Rohit Sharma said that it was a team effort that led to India’s comfortable victory over Bangladesh. (Source: AP) Rohit Sharma said that it was a team effort that led to India’s comfortable victory over Bangladesh. (Source: AP) Rohit Sharma hailed the Indian team’s “clinical performance” after their comprehensive seven-wicket win over Bangladesh. “It was a clinical performance from the start,” said the Indian captain in the post-match presentation ceremony. “We bowled very well and we always knew it was going to be better batting under the lights. Very good from everyone. It was important on a pitch like that to rotate the bowlers and now allow the batsmen to settle.” India managed to bowl out Bangladesh, who batted first, for a paltry 173. The performance was led by Ravindra Jadeja, who was making his limited overs comeback after 15 months. The spinner took four wickets for 29 runs in his 10 overs and was adjudged man of the match. “We wanted to rotate the bowlers in shorter spells. It was a challenge for us, but I think they responded well. We always knew if we stuck to tight lines, the wickets would come. Jadeja, playing an ODI after a long time, to come out and bowl like that was a great effort from him. Great effort from everyone, I don’t want to single out anyone,” said Rohit, who scored an unbeaten 83 during India’s chase. Jadeja said that he worked in tandem with Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav, both of whom ended the match wicketless. “Kuldeep and Chahal were putting pressure on the batsmen and I was getting the wickets. I need to play my role in every match and look forward to doing well against Pakistan and the other crucial matches,” he said. India’s next match is against arch-rivals Pakistan on Sunday. This is the second time in the tournament that the two sides are facing each other. “We got to go back and recover. Tomorrow is a day off. Hope to repeat the same performance against Pakistan,” said Rohit.<doc-sep>The 32-year-old completed the catches of Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan, Mehidy Hasan and Mustafizur Rahman as Bangladesh faltered to 173 runs. (Photo: AFP) Dubai: India remained unbeaten in the ongoing Asia Cup 2018 tournament after easing past Bangladesh in their first Super Four encounter, beating them by seven wickets. While stand-in skipper Rohit Sharma played a captain’s knock of 83 runs, Shikhar Dhawan too played his part by contributing 40 runs. However, early on during the Pakistan innings, Dhawan achieved a unique feat after he claimed four catches in the match, becoming the seventh Indian fielder to do so in an ODI. The 32-year-old completed the catches of Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan, Mehidy Hasan and Mustafizur Rahman as Bangladesh faltered to 173 runs. In terms of this achievement, this list includes the likes of Sunil Gavaskar ( vs Pakistan, 1985), Mohammad Azharuddin (vs Pakistan 1997), Sacxhin Tendulkar (vs Pakistan, 1998), Rahul Dravid (vs West Indies 1999), Mohammad Kaif (vs Sri Lanka, 2003) and VVS Laxman ( vs Zimbabwe , 2004). India will once again lock horns with Pakistan on Sunday, this time in the Super Four stage. Their upcoming match comes just days after a dominant Men in Blue team outclassed Sarfraz Ahmed’s men by eight wickets in their Group A encounter.<doc-sep>
READ ALSO: Teams (From): India: Pakistan: DUBAI: Favourites India have no grounds for complacency as they wait to see 'which' Pakistan turns up in the Asia Cup here on Sunday, well aware of the unpredictable arch-rivals' penchant for surprising not just opponents but themselves, too.India are eyeing a place in the final after three wins in as many matches, while Pakistan will look to step up their game in the Super Four match, after a scare against Afghanistan.India walloped Pakistan by eight wickets in the group game three days ago but if history is any indication, the Men in Blue will take their traditional rivals lightly at their own peril.After being made to work hard by minnows Hong Kong in their tournament opener, India got their act together in the much-awaited group game against Pakistan and produced a clinical display to make short work of Sarfraz Ahmed's team.Chasing a small target, India were hardly tested as a half-century from skipper Rohit Sharma ensured that the team was home with as many as 21 overs to spare.Even without their talismanic captain Virat Kohli, the Indian batting looked formidable and lived up to the billing by scoring freely on surfaces that are not really perfect for stroke-play.Opening the innings, Rohit was at his fluent best against Pakistan and followed that up with another fine knock of 83 in the seven-wicket win over Bangladesh, more than making up for the failure against Hong Kong.Rohit's opening partner, Shikhar Dhawan found himself amongst the runs after a torrid time in England's seaming conditions, scoring in all three matches, including a century against Hong Kong.The middle-order duo of Ambati Rayudu and Dinesh Karthik will again look to grab the opportunity with both hands by making useful contributions in the big game.Rayudu missed out against Bangladesh after making an unbeaten 31 in the group game against Pakistan.Veteran Mahendra Singh Dhoni managed to spend some time in the middle on Friday, remaining unbeaten on 33 off 37 balls. Then there is Kedar Jadhav, who has often proved his worth with the bat besides his bowling.Coming back to the ODI side after more than a year, Ravindra Jadeja marked the occasion with a fine four-wicket haul against Bangladesh, and he seemed hungry for more. Pakistan will be wary of the threat posed by the left-arm spinner, who is also a handy bat lower down the order.India will look to the pace duo of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah to make the initial breakthroughs and put Pakistan on the backfoot before the spinners are introduced.Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav are the two mainline spinners, but it was Kedar, who picked up the most number of wickets among the slow bowlers in the last game against Pakistan.Pakistan will look up to their seasoned campaigner Shoaib Malik for inspiration. All-rounder Malik made 43 against India and saved his team the blushes with a crucial knock against a spirited Afghanistan Friday night.Opener Fakhar Zaman, who made a name for himself with a match-winning hundred against India in the final of Champions Trophy last year, flopped in their first game here.Fakhar will look to make amends and so will be the likes of batsmen Babar Azam, Sarfraz and Iman-ul-Haq.Pakistan's another cause of concern is the form of their strike bowler Mohammad Aamir, who has not been among the wickets in recent time.While the left-arm pacer failed to deliver against India in the group game, he was not played against Afghanistan. The likes of Hasan Ali and Usman Khan will have to step up their game if their team is to do well.Rohit Sharma (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Ambati Rayudu, Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Khaleel Ahmed, Siddharth Kaul, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak ChaharFakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Shan Masood, Sarfraz Ahmed(captain), Shoaib Malik, Haris Sohail, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Junaid Khan, Usman Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Asif Ali, Mohammad Amir.