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June 22, 2015
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Bangladesh win India series

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP):

Bangladesh secured its first ever series win against India yesterday and a berth in the 2017 Champions Trophy with a comfortable six-wicket victory in the second one-day international.

Left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman returned figures of 6-43, his second consecutive five-for, as India was bowled out for 200 in 45 overs.

The match was reduced to 47 overs after a two-hour rain delay with Bangladesh set a winning total of 200 under the Duckworth-Lewis calculation. Shakib Al Hasan smashed 51 not out to help Bangladesh reach 200-4 in just 38 overs. Litton Das made 36 while Soumya Sarkar scored 34.

With an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series, Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza said it was a "great moment," adding that "to be playing in the Champions Trophy is a big achievement for us."

For India, which won the toss and chose to bat, opener Shikhar Dhawan top-scored with 53 and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni struggled on his way to a valuable 47.

Mustafizur, who claimed 5-50 on debut for Bangladesh in its 79-run win in the first ODI, again confounded the Indian batsmen with his lethal offcutter.

He became only the second ODI bowler after Zimbabwe's Brian Vitori to claim five-for in his first two matches.

"If you have 200 on the board, it is quite easy for the other teams to chase so I won't blame the bowlers for this game," India captain Dhoni said. "We as batsmen got starts, but we didn't make it big."

The third and final ODI is on Wednesday at the same stadium.

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