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India thrashed Bangladesh by 30 runs in the third and final Twenty20 International match to win the series 2-1 at Nagpur on Sunday.
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India's win was set-up by Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul and Deepak Chahar. And one of the highlights of the match was Iyer's five sixes, including three on the trot against off-spinner Afif Hossain.
Watch: Chahar Reduces Bangladesh To Rubble
In the 15th over, Iyer hit the 20-year-old spinner for sixes off the first, second and third balls. Watch all the sixes here:
After Bangladesh won the toss and put in to bat, the hosts lost both the openers - Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan inside the sixth over.
But Iyer (62) and Rahul (52) stitched a 59-run stand for the third wicket to help India post 174/5. Despite a 98-run stand between Mohammad Mithun (27) and Mohammad Naim (81), Bangladesh were bundled out for 144 in 19.2 overs with pacer Chahar claiming six wickets in a spell of 3.2 overs.
India took the three-match series 2-1. Bangladesh won the opener at Delhi, but India hit back to level the series at Rajkot.
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