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<br>May 28 (Reuters) - India eased to a 95-run victory over Bangladesh in their final World Cup warm-up match on Tuesday after centuries from Lokesh Rahul and Mahendra Singh Dhoni helped them post a mammoth total of 359.<br> <br>Bangladesh won the toss and opted to field first but, despite removing openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma cheaply, they failed to take advantage of bowler-friendly conditions in the morning session in Cardiff.<br> <br>Indian skipper Virat Kohli scored 47 off 46 balls with five boundaries before Rahul and  [http://siliconvalleytalk.xyz/blogs/viewstory/29505 http://siliconvalleytalk.xyz/blogs/viewstory/29505] Dhoni added 164 runs in a fifth-wicket stand.<br> <br>The partnership came to an end with the dismissal of Rahul, who finished with 108 off 99 balls with 12 fours and four sixes.<br> <br>Rahul made the squad as a back-up opener but he is also competing for the number four spot alongside all-rounder Vijay Shankar and wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik.<br> <br>"The biggest positive from today was the way KL batted at number four," Kohli said.<br><br>"He is such a class player."<br> <br>Former captain Dhoni reached his century off 73 balls and went on to score 113 before losing his wicket to left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan in the final over.<br> <br>All-rounder Hardik Pandya made a 21-run cameo to take the total to 359-7.<br> <br>Bangladesh openers Liton Das and Soumya Sarkar made a steady start to the run chase before they were rattled by Jasprit Bumrah's double strike in the 10th over.<br><br>Sarkar was caught behind for 25 and Shakib perished to a perfect yorker for a first-ball duck.<br> <br>Das (73) and Mushfiqur Rahim (90) offered some resistance with a 120-run partnership for the third wicket but they failed to step up the scoring rate against India's wrist spinning duo of Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav in the middle overs.<br> <br>Das was dismissed by Chahal in the 32nd over, triggering a batting collapse as Bangladesh went from 169-2 to 216-8.<br> <br>Both Chahal and Yadav finished with three wickets each as Bangladesh were bowled out for 264.<br> <br>Kohli was pleased with his bowling unit ahead of their tournament opener against South Africa on June 5.<br> <br>"Bumrah got us the breakthrough and Chahal and Kuldeep got us six wickets," he said.<br> <br>"In the second half (in the coming matches), the ball might turn a little bit but initially the ball will swing and seam, which will be the most important phase." (Reporting by Hardik Vyas in Bengaluru Editing by Toby Davis)<br>