India hold their nerve to narrowly beat Bangladesh

India moved to the brink of a semi-final spot with a tense five-run victory over Bangladesh in a rain-affected Men's T20 World Cup match in Adelaide.

Bangladesh were 17 runs ahead of the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) par score but saw their target revised to 151 off 16 overs.

A furious Das slipped on the wet pitch and was run out shortly after the restart, with the Tigers then losing regular wickets in a faultless fielding display by India.

Needing 20 from the last over, Nurul Hasan hit a six and a four to take the game to the last ball.

A six would have made it a tie and a super over, but seamer Arshdeep Singh held his nerve and conceded just a single to leave the Tigers on 145-6.

India are now top of Group 2 and victory in their final game against Zimbabwe will guarantee their place in the semi-finals, while Bangladesh need to beat Pakistan and hope that other results go their way.

Earlier, KL Rahul's fifty and Virat Kohli's third half-century of the tournament helped India post 184-6.

Das' stunning knock of 60 off 27 gave Bangladesh real hope of an upset but the rain and their opponents' nerveless fielding ultimately ensured their 11th defeat in 12 T20s against India.

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Bangladesh frustrated by DLS controversy

India's total of 185 felt well beyond Bangladesh's reach at the halfway stage, but Das felt differently.

He played with little fear and little respect for India's pace bowlers, who have been prolific in the tournament so far.

It was a heroic effort from the opener to ensure his side were so far ahead of the par score after the powerplay, finding the boundary regularly with a combination of power and flair - a ramp over his shoulder for six off Bhuvneshwar Kumar the highlight.

But when it was confirmed that play would resume, Bangladesh needed 85 from the remaining nine overs. That meant scoring at a higher run-rate than they had been doing to get themselves into such a strong position.

Captain Shakib Al Hasan was visibly aggrieved, touching the wet ground and gesturing to the umpires that it was unsafe to resume yet.

And their fears soon became reality when Das slipped trying for a second run from the second ball after the delay. Rahul's immense one-handed pick up and throw may have dismissed Das anyway but his slip ensured the playing conditions will be a major talking point.

And Das' wicket was the key - it sparked a collapse of six wickets for 42 runs to severely dent Bangladesh's hopes as the run rate climbed.

The tournament has had four games abandoned by rain already, with South Africa and Zimbabwe finally called off after Zimbabwe players had slipped over.