March 16, 2012 5:03 PM

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Asia Cricket Cup: India 272 for 5 in 49 overs

In the Asia Cricket Cup 2012 tournament, defending champions India were 272 for 5 in 49 against Hosts Bangladesh when reports last came in. Sachin Tendulkar wrote history by scoring a brilliant century to become the first player to score 100 international centuries. This is Tendulkar's 49th century in one-day cricket.Earlier Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium at Mirpur in Dhaka. Buoyed by the victory against Sri Lanka by a margin of 50 runs in their first match on Tuesday, India is looking to confirm a berth in the finals by defeating Bangladesh today ahead of their next high voltage encounter with arch rivals Pakistan. Bangladesh, on the other hand, desperately needs to win against India to keep themselves in contention, following their loss to Pakistan in the inaugural match.

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