Tri series: Virat Kohli century sets up India win over Bangladesh by 6 wickets

India beat Bangladesh by six wickets in the sixth match of the tri-series in Mirpur on Monday.

Chasing a target of 248 runs to win, Indian openers got off to a good start in the sixth match of the tri-series against Bangladesh in Mirpur.

India first restricted the hosts to 247 for six and then chased down the target with seven overs to spare.

Dinesh Kartik (34) and Gautam Gambhir (41) gave India another brisk 64-run start before Kohli took over to complete the formality in Suresh Raina’s (18) company.

Part time Yuvraj Singh (1/33), Sudeep Tyagi (1/24) and S Sreesanth (1/53) also chipped in with good performance for India.

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Virat Kohli to replace injured Gambhir in Sri Lanka

Delhi batsman Virat Kohli will replace injured Gautam Gambhir in the Indian team for the ongoing tri-series in Sri Lanka.

"The All India Selection Committee has decided to send Virat Kohli as the replacement batsman to Sri Lanka for the tri-series," BCCI secretary N Srinivasan said in a statement.

"Kohli will join the team at the earliest," he added. Kohli was hurriedly drafted in after Gambhir was ruled out of the event a day before India plays its first match against New Zealand.

Gambhir strained his groin muscle and was subsequently advised 10 days' rest which ruled him out of the tri-series, also featuring hosts Sri Lanka. He will return home.

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