Live Cricket Score: India vs Bangladesh, 5th T20I, Colombo, Nidahas Trophy 2018 - India beat Bangladesh by 17 runs to enter final

1.3: N Islam to R Sharma, Shortish on off, cut towards point. Rohit wanted a run but is rightly sent back by Dhawan.

1.2: N Islam to R Sharma, FOUR! First of the match! Very slow and on the shorter side on the stumps. Rohit Sharma has all the time in the world to rock back and whip it through wide mid on for a boundary.

1.1: N Islam to R Sharma, Slower through the air on off, Sharma who is quite watchful guides it to point.

Nazmul Islam will bowl the second over.

0.6: Abu Hider to S Dhawan, Another slower ball on off, defended to point. A couple off the first over, a good one by the bowler.

0.5: Abu Hider to R Sharma, Sharma is off the mark! He taps this length ball on off, towards cover for a quick run.

0.4: Abu Hider to R Sharma, The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

0.3: Abu Hider to R Sharma, Fuller in length on off, Sharma defends it.

0.3: Abu Hider to R Sharma, WIDE! First run for India and it is courtesy an extra. Short and wide outside off, Rohit walks ahead and tries to cut but misses it.

0.2: Abu Hider to R Sharma, A good second delivery. The bowler comes running in and bowls it on a length around off, it comes back in sharply. Sharma is done in by the swing and tries to defend it with bat close to pad. The Bangladeshis make a muted appeal but the umpire stays put. Replays however, show it was pad first. It would have been close had the fielding side taken a review.

0.1: Abu Hider to R Sharma, The left armer starts around the wicket and bowls it short, a slower one outside off. Rohit goes after it but mistimes it to cover-point. It was a loosener but Rohit could not make full use of it.

We are done and dusted with the national anthems and now we are all set for the first ball to get underway. Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan will open the batting for the Indians. Abu Hider Rony will bowl the first over for Bangladesh. He has a slip in place. Here we go...

The players are out for their respective national anthems. The Indians will sing their first followed by the Bangladeshis.

India (Playing XI) - Rohit Sharma(c), Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Suresh Raina, Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik(w), Vijay Shankar, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Bangladesh (Playing XI) - Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Liton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Mahmudullah(c), Sabbir Rahman, Mehidy Hasan, Rubel Hossain, Abu Hider Rony, Mustafizur Rahman, Nazmul Islam.

Indian skipper, Rohit Sharma, says they would have batted first as they want to prepare for both the situations. He feels the wicket is not going to change a lot and he hopes they bat well. He is happy with the way his team performed in the last game, both with the ball and the bat. Admits it is a new game and they have to start from scratch. (On his own form) He adds he just has to spend a little time in the middle but the performance of the team matters more. States he wants to lead by example but unfortunately he has been lackluster till now. Informs they have one change as Mohammed Siraj comes in for Jaydev Unadkat.

Bangladesh skipper, Mahmudullah, says the wicket looks dry. He feels the spinners might come into play and thy would look to use the condition. Reckons the wicket gets better as the game progresses. Informs they motivated themselves before the chase in the last game and they are looking forward for this game. Ends by saying they have one change for today as Abu Hider Rony comes in for Taskin Ahmed.

Toss - Bangladesh win the toss and they opt to bowl first.

PITCH REPORT - Brett Lee says there is no light grass on the surface. Informs there are a couple of cracks which have started to open up in the good length area. Further adds it is a lot drier and mentions it is the third time the wicket has been used. Reckons there will be something for the fast bowlers and later on, there will be something for the spinners. He feels 170-180 will be a good score on this wicket.

India on the other hand, are back to regular business after a surprise defeat in the first game. After two back-to-back victories, they will look to seal their spot in the final with a win here. Their players are firing on all cylinders and Rohit Sharma will hope for the same. The last time these two sides met, we saw a lop-sided affair with the Men in Blue coming out victorious. One though would predict a better show from the Bangladeshis tonight. Let us hope for an equal display between bat and ball. Stay tuned for the toss and the line-ups.

Hello and welcome to the 5th game of the Tri-Series in Sri Lanka between India and Bangladesh. We are now at the business end of the tournament with India sitting at the top of the table and the Bangla Tigers down at the bottom. The latter now can't afford any slip-ups as it would further dent their chances of making it to the finals. They though will be high in confidence heading into this game as they are coming on the back of a brilliant performance. However, their bowling is an issue and they might make some changes to their bowling attack.

1 Tamim Iqbal, 2 Soumya Sarkar, 3 Liton Das, 4 Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), 5 Mahmudullah (capt), 6 Sabbir Rahman, 7 Mehidy Hasan, 8 Mustafizur Rahman, 9 Taskin Ahmed/Abu Jayed, 10 Rubel Hossain, 11 Nazmul Islam

1 Rohit Sharma (capt), 2 Shikhar Dhawan, 3 KL Rahul, 4 Suresh Raina, 5 Manish Pandey, 6 Dinesh Karthik (wk), 7 Vijay Shankar, 8 Washington Sundar, 9 Shardul Thakur, 10 Jaydev Unadkat, 11 Yuzvendra Chahal