DHAKA: Suresh Raina and Sanju Samson helped India A to set a 298-run target for Bangladesh A in the third and series decider match at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday.
The hosts scored 297 runs for six in 50 overs as Raina struck a brilliant century off just 91 balls while Samson scored 90 runs with 10 boundaries and one over boundary.
The two batsmen have constructed a good partnership for the third wicket though Bangladesh bowler Shaiful Islam managed to dismiss India A opener Mayank Agarwal early.
Shafiul Islam bagged two wickets while Nasir, Al-Amin, Rubel, and Arafat Sunny picked one wicket each.
Earlier, India A skipper Unmukt Chand won the toss and elected to bat against Bangladesh A in the final ODI of the series.
The IND A vs BAN A match started at 9:30am Bangladesh Time (BDST).
The three-match unofficial ODI series is currently leveled at 1-1.
India A won the first match by 92 runs courtesy a brilliant all-round show by Gurkeerat Singh Mann, who slammed a half-century an followed it up with a five-wicket haul.
Bangladesh A’s Nasir Hossain went one step further in the next match as he hit a century before taking a fifer and guiding the hosts to a series leveling win.
India A Squad: Unmukt Chand (Captain), Mayank Agarwal, Manish Pandey, Suresh Raina, Kedar Jadhav, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Sreenath Aravind, Dhawal Kulkarni, RB Kalaria, Gurkeerat Singh, Karn Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav, Jayant Yadav, Rishi Dhawan, Karun Nair
Bangladesh Squad: Mominul Haque Mominul Haque (Captain), Nasir Hossain, Soumya Sarkar, Anamul Haque, Liton Das (Wicketkeeper), Rubel Hossain, Rony Talukdar,Sabbir Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Shafiul Islam, Arafat Sunny, Jubair Hossain, Al-Amin Hossain, Shuvagata Hom,Saqlain Sajib
BDST: 1150/1427 HRS, SEP 20, 2015
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