Fifa World Cup qualifiers, India vs Bangladesh, as it happened: Chhetri brace seals India’s victory

FT: Bangladesh 0-2 India

FT: Bangladesh 0-2 India

FT: Bangladesh 0-2 India

FT: Bangladesh 0-2 India

FT: Bangladesh 0-2 India

FT: Bangladesh 0-2 India

INDIA WIN! An eleven match winless run is over. Sunil Chhetri’s brace doing the trick for India. It had to be him. India move to third spot in the table. Big three points

90+2’ Bangladesh 0-2 India

GOOOOOALLLLL! CHHETRI AGAIN! Receives a cutback from Suresh Wangjam and finds the top corner. Game Over!

90’ Bangladesh 0-1 India

Chhetri slips in Ashique through but his effort is saved. India looking good for a win

79’ Bangladesh 0-1 India

GOOOOOOOAAALLLLLLLLL! SUNIL CHHETRI! What a header from the Indian captain. Ashique’s deep cross finds the Indian captain free at the far post who squeezes his header quite brilliantly from a tight angle. Great finish.

73’ Bangladesh 0-0 India

Another set-piece, another chance! This time it’s Subhasish Bose who is totally unmarked inside the box but his glancing header is wide.

63’ Bangladesh 0-0 India

WHAT A CHANCE! A brilliant delivery from the free-kick by Brandon but Chhetri who is free inside the box heads it wide.

63’ Bangladesh 0-0 India

WHAT A CHANCE! A brilliant delivery from the free-kick by Brandon but Chhetri who is free inside the box heads it wide.

60’ Bangladesh 0-0 India

Stimac has thrown on Liston Colaco for Manvir Singh. That’s three changes already by the Croatian but India still struggling to create chances

46’ Bangladesh 0-0 India

Second half begins. Ashique Kuruniyan has come on for Bipin Singh

HT: Bangladesh 0-0 India

India with 74% ball possession but that hasn’t translated to threat on the Bangladesh goal.

HT: Bangladesh 0-0 India

No goals for India despite a fairly dominant performance. The final ball is lacking as the Blue Tigers have struggled to work the Bangladesh goalkeeper. There was a potential penalty denied for India when Chhetri was fouled and a Chinglensana header cleared off the line. Not bad from India but they need more.

35’ Bangladesh 0-0 India

CLEARED OFF THE LINE! India almost take the lead from a corner. Chinglensana Singh’s effort is cleared off the line and onto the bar. India are getting close in Doha.

29’ Bangladesh 0-0 India

CONTROVERSY! Chhetri is nudged down inside the box but the referee penalises Chhetri for a handball. Igor Stimac cannot believe it

15’ Bangladesh 0-0 India

CHANCE! Brandon brilliantly finds Manvir with a through ball but Manvir’s touch takes him slightly wide and his cross is poor. Good opening for India that.

9’ Bangladesh 0-0 India

Danger for India as Bangladesh’s long throw-in is flicked into the dangerous area. Luckily no Bangladesh player present to profit.

6’ Bangladesh 0-0 India

It’s been a midfield battle so far. Bangladesh closing down India very quickly and it has forced a few mistakes out of them. Good start to the match

2’ Bangladesh 0-0 India

First yellow card inside two minutes. A rash challenge from Rakib and he is in the book. Bangladesh need to be careful.

1’ Bangladesh 0-0 India

KICK OFF! India get the game underway in their changed white strip

7:20 pm: Adil Khan at the death for India vs Bangladesh in 2019

The Blue Tigers will hope they won’t be needing any late rescue acts this time around.

7:15 pm: Can India continue their dominance over Bangladesh?

7:10pm: Can India climb up the table?

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Here’s the pre-match press conference:

India’s playing XI: Brandon Fernandes comes into the team as coach Igor Stimac puts out an attacking looking line-up.

Gurpreet Singh, Subhasish Bose, Sandesh Jhingan, Chinglensana Singh, Glan Martins, Brandon Fernandes, Bipin Singh, Suresh Singh, Manvir Singh, Sunil Chhetri (C), Udanta Singh

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of India vs Bangladesh in the 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifiers (and more relevantly for India, the bid to qualify for 2023 AFC Asian Cup). Kick-off is at 7.30 pm IST. Sunil Chhetri and Co look to bounce back after a 1-0 defeat against Qatar.

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Here’s how the table stands in India’s group: