India beat Bangladesh in first ODI

India defeated Bangladesh by 11 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the 3-match series. Having been put into bat by Bangladesh, India ended up with 245/8 in their allotted 50 overs. Kaif made 80 and Dravid made 53, after India were 45/3 at one stage. India started with 2 debutantes - Joginder Sharma and M.S. Dhoni. Irfan Pathan and Agarkar ensured that India got past 225 with good hitting in the final overs.

In reply, Bangladesh had slipped to 160/7 by the 42nd over, before some lusty rearguard hitting by Khaled Mashud ensured that BD did not lose by a huge margin. Mashud made 50 off just 30 balls, with Habibul Bashar being the other contributor with 65 off 96 balls.

Kaif was adjudged man of the match. The second ODI is on 26 December.