Bangladesh thrashed by India in semifinals

Bangladesh lost to India by nine wickets in men's cricket event of the Hangzhou Asian Games in a low-scoring first semifinal at Zheijng University of Technology Pingfen cricket ground today.

However, Bangladesh have still another opportunity to retain the bronze medal they grabbed in Incheon Asian Games in 2014 when they take on the losers of the second semifinal between Pakistan and Afghanistan on Saturday.

The India team, participating first time in the Games, stormed to the victory target of 97 runs losing only one wicket and with 10.4 overs to spare after restricting Bangladesh to 96 for nine in 20 overs.

Ripon Mondal dismissed opener Yashasvi Jaiswal in the very first over but captain Ruturaj Gaikwad and one-down Tilak Varma made it to a one-sided affair with unbeaten scores of 40 and 55 respectively.

After being invited to bat first, Bangladesh batters surrendered against some disciplined bowling from India.

Opener Parvez Hossain Emon (24), middle-order Jaker Ali (24) and lower-order Rakibul Hasan (14) were only three batsmen to touch the double-digit figure.

Bangladesh will play the losers of the second semifinal between Pakistan and Afghanistan for a bronze-medal match tomorrow.