Batting star Virender Sehwag turned an unlikely bowling hero as India whipped Bangladesh by six wickets in the Asia Cup on Wednesday.
Sehwag grabbed four wickets for six runs with his off-spin as Bangladesh were shot out for 167 in 34.5 overs, losing their last six batsmen for just 12 runs.
India cantered past the modest target in the 31st over, with Gautam Gambhir smashing 82 off 101 balls.
Sehwag managed only 11 with the bat and Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan removed Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma off successive balls, but India were never in trouble.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (38 not out) put on 78 with Gambhir, who fell leg-before to Mashrafe Mortaza when just 10 runs remained for victory.
Bangladesh made a flying start as openers Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes hammered 35 from the first 17 deliveries.
After Tamim fell for 22 off 12 balls, caught in the covers off Praveen Kumar, Kayes and Mohammad Ashraful added 46 for the second wicket.
Bangladesh were 81-1 in the 14th over before three wickets fell for 19 runs, two of them to seamer Ashish Nehra who removed Kayes (37) and Ashraful.
Mushfiqur Rahim (30) and Mohammad Mahmudullah (23) put on 55 for the fifth wicket, before India dented the innings.
Sehwag bowled a superb spell, having Rahim caught at the wicket, trapping Suhrawadi Shuvo and Shafiul Islam lbw and ending the innings by bowling Syed Rasel.
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