- IND vs BAN: The Indian team started their campaign for ICC Champions Trophy 2025 brilliantly. Rohit Sharma and company clashed with Bangladesh at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on 20 February. After winning the toss, Nazmul Shanto Hussain chose to bat first…
IND vs BAN: The Indian team made a great start to their campaign for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. On 20 February, Rohit Sharma and company clashed with Bangladesh at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. After winning the toss, Nazmul Shanto Hussain chose to bat first, after which the team was all out after scoring 228 runs in 49.4 overs. In response, Team India scored 231 runs on the scoreboard in 46.3 overs and won the match (IND vs BAN) by 6 wickets.
Bangladesh have a bad start
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Bangladesh team ( IND vs BAN ), which came to bat first after winning the toss, did not have a good start at all. The team lost five wickets at a score of 35 runs. Mohammad Shami and Arshdeep Singh broke the back of Bangladesh’s batting order by showing their bowling prowess. Soumya Sarkar, Nazmul Shanto, and Mushfiqur Rahim returned to the pavilion without opening their account. Mehdi Hasan Miraz managed to score 5 runs and Tanzid Hasan 25 runs. Tauheed Hridoy, who came to bat at number five, handled the innings and played a stormy century.
Tauhid Hriday’s bat caused havoc
While thrashing the Indian bowlers, Tauheed Hridoy scored 100 runs in 118 balls, hitting six fours and two sixes. During this, he got the support of Zaker Ali. There was a partnership of 154 runs between the two for the sixth wicket, due to which Bangladesh (IND vs BAN) was successful in setting the target of 229 runs. For India, Mohammed Shami took the maximum of five wickets. Harshit Rana took three and Axar Patel took two wickets. While Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, and Kuldeep Yadav had to return empty-handed.
India got victory
Team India (IND vs BAN) , which came to bat in the reply innings, had a good start. Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma laid the foundation of victory by making a strong partnership for the first wicket. There was a partnership of 69 runs in 59 balls between the two. Taskin Ahmed gave the first blow to Rohit Sharma in 9.5 overs. He scored 41 runs with the help of seven fours in 36 balls. Virat Kohli returned to the pavilion after scoring 22 runs in 38 balls. Shreyas Iyer also could not do anything special and lost his wicket on a personal score of 15 runs.
Shubman Gill’s bat created a stir
While Team India’s (IND vs BAN) wickets kept falling on one end, Shubman Gill continued to score runs on the scoreboard by playing a stormy innings. During this, he got the support of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul. He had partnerships of 69 runs, 49 runs, and 87 runs respectively with these players. He scored 101 runs in 129 balls. Due to this performance, India scored 231 runs on the scoreboard for the loss of 4 wickets in 46.3 overs and won by six wickets. For Bangladesh, Rishad Hussain took two wickets for 38 runs in 10 overs. He took the wickets of Virat Kohli and Axar Patel. Taskin Ahmed and Mustafizur Rahman took one wicket each.
Gautam Gambhir’s move: Gautam Gambhir made a wise move by giving Harshit Rana a chance in this match, as his variations proved to be very effective on the Dubai pitch. Harshit took 3 important wickets shoulder-to-shoulder with Mohammad Shami.