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India won by 87 runs Man of the match - Virendra Sehwag (175) India ICC Cricket World Cup, 2011 - India vs Bangladesh, Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Match 1Toss won by: Bangladesh Status : Innings Break Batted First : India Batted Second : Bangladesh India: 370 for 4 in 50.0 overs R/R: 7.4 India Batsman Status R B 4's 6's Virender Sehwag b Shakib Al Hasan 175 140 14 5 Sachin Tendulkar run out (Shakib Al Hasan) 28 29 4 0 Gautam Gambhir b Mahmudullah 39 39 3 0 Virat Kohli not out 100 83 8 2 Yusuf Pathan c Mushfiqur Rahim b Shafiul Islam 8 10 0 0 Yuvraj Singh MS Dhoni (C) (W) Harbhajan Singh Zaheer Khan Sreesanth Munaf Patel Extras :    20  (b - 1, w - 16, nb - 1, lb - 2, Penalty - 0) Fall of wickets: 1/69 (Sachin Tendulkar 10.5 ov.), 2/152 (Gautam Gambhir 23.2 ov.), 3/355 (Virender Sehwag 47.3 ov.), 4/370 (Yusuf Pathan 50 ov.) Bowler O M R Wkts W No Econ Shafiul Islam 7 0 69 1 2 1 9.86 Rubel Hossa

SOURCE - Espncricinfo.com Mahela Jayawardene will captain Team Kochi in the 2011 IPL. The former Sri Lanka captain was asked to lead the IPL franchise whose squad also includes his fellow Sri Lanka team-mates Muttiah Muralitharan and Thisara Perera, on Tuesday, and said he would be "thrilled" to do so. "Leading an IPL franchise will be a really exciting personal challenge for me," Jayawardene said. "The fact that Kochi is a new franchise with such a passionate and knowledgeable fan base in Kerala makes the captaincy even more exciting." Jayawardene was Kochi's big signing, who bought him for US$1.5 million at the IPL auction in January, and said he is pleased with the mix of players in the side. "We have a very interesting mix of Indian and overseas players in the squad including a lot of variety in the bowling, a key factor that is crucial in T20 cricket. We also have some fine batsmen and some useful all rounders. With the right preparation a