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Dhaka: Gautam Gambhir slammed a sparkling 101 as India inflicted a 46-run defeat on Bangladesh to clinch the three-match one-day cricket series by taking an unassailable 2-0 lead here on Saturday.
The 25-year-old Gambhir, making a comeback to the national team, notched up his second ODI hundred to power India to an imposing 284 for eight before the bowlers restricted the hosts to 238 for nine in what turned out to be a rather lopsided contest at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium.
Opting to bat first in the rain-truncated match which was reduced to 49 overs a side, the left-handed Gambhir turned the spotlight on himself with some audacious strokes during his 113-ball knock while captain Rahul Dravid (42 not out) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (36) were the other notable contributors for the visitors.
While the Indians were a little scrappy in their first match, they were far more convincing today to settle score with their World Cup nemesis Bangladesh.
It was India's first ODI series win abroad in 15 months since the 4-1 verdict against Pakistan in February 2006.
Chasing the daunting target, none of the Bangladesh batsmen could really get going though Aftab Ahmed (40) and captain Habibul Bashar (43) got starts but could not make it count.
The margin of defeat could have been much bigger for the home team had it not been for some lusty hitting by Mashrafe Mortaza, who struck a blistering 42 off just 22 balls and took the score beyond the 230 mark which looked doubtful at one stage.
Mortaza picked up Dinesh Mongia for special treatment clobbering him for four consecutive sixes, much to the delight of the home crowd, which suddenly found its voice. Young Piyush Chawla, playing his first ODI, was the pick of the Indian bowlers with three wickets for 37 runs off his 10 overs.
The Uttar Pradesh leg-spinner was drafted into the team in place of an injured S Sreesanth.
The two teams will now travel to Chittagong for the inconsequential third and final game to be played on Tuesday.
The Bangladesh reply began on a wrong note as they lost regular wickets in the early overs. The promising Tamim Iqbal, who struck a belligerent half-century in the series opener, edged past gully off Munaf Patel to pick up a boundary, but it was curtains for him in the fourth over.
The 20-year-old drove Zaheer Khan to mid-off and set off for a single, but there followed a series of yes-nos with partner Javed Omar before the latter sent him back. However, it was too late for Tamim (7) to regain the crease as Piyush Chawla sent in a precision throw to Dhoni, who did the rest.
Omar, who played in his characteristic gritty style, put on 33 for the second wicket as Aftab Ahmed let loose some wonderful strokes that brought the crowd to its feet.
A carpet-kissing boundary of Zaheer, and a six off Patel, followed by back-to-back fours off the Baroda left-arm pacer, gave the crowd some fleeting moments of celebration.
But Omar (11) fell to a slower delivery from Zaheer as he committed himself to a stroke too early and Kaarthick made no mistake in taking the offering in the covers. Zaheer then saw the back of Saqib Al Hasan (5), who edged behind the wicket, as Banlgadesh were in trouble at 60 for three.
However, Indians lost wickets one after the other in the slog overs and a 300-plus score, which looked a distinct possibility at one stage, remained unattainable.
Vice captain Mohammad Ashraful also did not last long as he was foxed by a Piyush Chawla googly to give the delighted teenager his first international scalp on debut. Ashraful got 12.
Powar finally dismissed Aftab (40) in the 20th over when the batsman tried to force the pace but saw his stumps uprooted. Aftab faced 41 balls and picked up five boundaries and a six. Skipper Habibul Bashar and wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim tried to delay the inevitable as they saw the score past the 100 mark in the 23rd over.
The Indian openers initially could not break loose against a tight bowling performance by Mortaza and Syed Rasel. Sehwag and Gambhir had to wait for the loose balls to pounce upon on a flat track.
The pair put on 43 runs, before Sehwag (21) yet again fell prey to a mad rush of blood in the eighth over. The Najafgarh player lofted Rasel over long-off for a six. He went in for another big heave getting a couple, but perished trying the same exercise two balls later in the same over.
Rasel pitched it on the full, and Javed Omar took the catch running across mid-off Dhoni again promoted in the batting order was a trifle lucky even before opening his account as he edged Mashrafe, but the ball fell wide of wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim.
Gambhir, whose first two scoring shots were boundaries, played solidly, using his feet well as Bangladesh skipper Habibul Bashar introduced the first of his three left-arm spinners Abdur Razzak after 14 overs.
Dhoni picked up a couple of fours in the 17th over, the first one being a cheeky stroke past the slip, as the 50 of the partnership came off 66 deliveries.
But Dhoni seemed to be riding his luck, as Razzak dropped a difficult caught and bowled chance in the next over, with the Indian on 26. Maintaining a steady run rate of over five an over, the Indians reached the three-figure mark in 19.5 overs. The Delhi left-hander got to his half-century of 65 balls soon after.
India were cruising at 129 for one at the half way stage, but the 87-run stand ended in the next over, with Dhoni trying to cut a Mohammad Rafique delivery that pitched wide and Rahim took a great catch behind the wicket.
Dhoni's 36-run knock of 54 balls, had four boundaries. Yuvraj Singh then joined Gambhir and played a 22-ball cameo, scoring 24, and put on 44 for the third wicket.
Bashar opted for the third powerplay after the fall of Dhoni's wicket but Yuvraj hit a few big shots to take advantage of the restrictions. The third powerplay taken in the 27th over cost 39 runs with the bulk coming from Yuvraj's bat.
The highlight of Yuvraj's innings was two beautifully timed sixes over mid-on. Rafique, however, had the last laugh in his next over as Yuvraj played his shot a bit early and perished to a return catch.
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