Nagpur T20I: Shreyas Iyer, Rahul power India to 174/5

Shreyas Iyer smashed a 33-ball 62 while Rahul scored 52

shreyas-iyer-afp Shreyas Iyer in action during the third T20I match between Bangladesh and India at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur | AFP

Brilliant half-centuries from Shreyas Iyer and K.L. Rahul guided India to 174/5 against Bangladesh in the third and final T20I, at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, in Nagpur.

Shreyas Iyer continued in his rich vein of form, smashing a 33-ball 62, while Rahul made 52 off 35 balls. Manish Pandey chipped in with an unbeaten 22 to take India's score past 170.

Al-Amin Hossain was the most economical of the Bangladeshi bowlers, taking 1/22 in his four overs. Shafiul Islam and Soumya Sarkar took two wickets each.

Earlier, Bangladesh captain Mahmudullah won the toss and opted to bowl first. India made one change to their playing XI, bringing in Manish Pandey in place of Krunal Pandya. Bangladesh, too, made a change by playing Mohammed Mithun instead of Mosaddek Hossain.

The two teams are tied 1-1 in the three-match series. The visitors won the opener in New Delhi by seven wickets, while India thrashed them by 8 wickets in the Rajkot T20I.