Both India and Bangladesh are well equipped with decent battling lineup, and a record partnership by Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmudullah against New Zealand in Cardiff would surely have given a further boost to Bangladesh. This is their fourth Champions Trophy final. India will now face Pakistan in the final at The Oval on Sunday.
The gulf in class was evident at Edgbaston as India achieved a nine-wicket semifinal victory with the minimum of fuss. Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2/53) and Jasprit Bumrah (2/39) bowled a fine opening spell to keep Bangladesh in check but the in-form Tamim Iqbal (70) and Mushfiqur Rahim (61) staged a fine recovery as the Tigers threatened to post a big score. They applied themselves really well.
Bangladesh were going good as they were 105 for the loss of two wickets after 20 overs. Kohli, who finished the match with a boundary, hit 13 of them in all.
But Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma adopted well. Bowlers might not have got any purchase from the pitch but a consistent line and length would have been sufficient.
It was all India needed to regain control.
Jadhav, who was handed the ball for the first time in the tournament, deceived Tamim with a straight delivery which the southpaw failed to read and instead lost his leg stump while attempting a cross-bat stroke.
Needing 265 for victory, India chased down the target with 59 balls to spare at the Edgbaston.
Apart from the skipper, the cameras have also caught the Indian coach having fun of Mushfiqur's wicket. He went on to score 46.He also became the first batsman to score 300-plus runs in two different editions of ICC Champions Trophy - 2013 and 2017.
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India were 31 for no loss after the first five overs.
Kohli's success on the drive provided an aesthetically pleasing compliment to Rohit's aggression and, though he fell short of three figures, it was the captain who brought up the winning runs by slashing Sabbir for four.
Bangladesh had reached the quarter-final of World Cup 2015.
16 Wickets for Ravindra Jadeja in the Champions Trophy - the most by an Indian. Tamim now seems set while Mushfiqur Rahim is inching closer to his fifty.
Rohit Sharma has been awarded the Man of the Match.
It was deja vu in October 2015 when Amla brought up his 6,000th career run in his 123rd innings - ironically against India in Mumbai - again comfortably breaking Kohli's mark of 136 innings set 12 months earlier.
Rohit Sharma, who scored his 11th one-day century, and Virat Kohli put on a commanding, unbroken 178-run (153b) partnership, ensuring India cantered to the target of 265 with almost 10 overs to spare.
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