The Great Game Called Cricket...

The following are the statistical highlights of the tri-series cricket match between India and Bangladesh:

# Shakib's 85 off 97 balls is the highest individual innings by a Bangladesh captain against India. The said knock is his highest against India. It's his third half-century against India and his 13th overall.

# Raqibul Hasan, during the course of his 28, completed 1,000 runs in ODIs, aggregating 1018 (average 29.94) in 40 matches.

# Mushfiqur Rahim also completed 1,000 runs, aggregating 1,002 at an average of 22.26, including four fifties in 63 ODIs.

# Shakib and Mahmudullah were involved in a 106-run stand for the sixth wicket, which is Bangladesh's highest against India in Bangladesh.

# Mahmudullah, with an unbeaten 64 off 80 balls has recorded his career-best knock, bettering the 60 not out off 45 balls against India at Dhaka on January 7, 2010.

# Mahmudullah's second half-century against India is his fourth in ODIs. His runs' tally of 193 (average 193.00) is the best for Bangladesh in the present competition.

# Naeem Islam (22 not out) recorded his highest innings against India apart from registering his best bowling performance (2/35) against India.

# Tamim Iqbal, during the course of his 17, completed 2,000 runs in ODIs, amassing 2002 (average 28.60) in 70 matches. He became the fourth Bangladeshi player to make 2,000 runs or more in ODIs, joining Mohammad Ashraful, Habibul Bashar and Shakib Al Hasan.

# Virat Kohli is the top run-getter in the tri-nation series - 273 runs (ave.136.50), including one hundred and two fifties - his career-best batting performance in a series/competition.

# Kohli has been adjudged the Man of the Match for the second time in ODIs.

# Amongst the Indian batsmen with 500 runs or more, Kohli's average of 58.23 is the best - he has 757 in 13 innings, including two hundreds and five fifties.

# India, with 13 points, are on the top of the table with three wins out of four - the only team to have a net run-rate in the positive.

# Bangladesh have lost all four matches in the tri-series competition that they played.

# Kohli, for the first time, has posted his third consecutive fifty-plus innings. He has recorded three fifties and two hundreds in his last six innings.

# Kohli posted his first hundred against Bangladesh - his second in ODIs.