With Shubman Gill’s century while chasing a 229-run target at the Dubai International Stadium on Thursday, India defeated Bangladesh by six wickets to win their opening match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. . Rishad Hossain takes two wickets, while Mustafizur Rahman and Taskin Ahmed each take one each.
With a 69-run partnership between captain Rohit Sharma and Gill, which ended with the former’s dismissal on the penultimate delivery of the batting power play, India got off to a respectable start in the chase.
Sharma used seven boundaries to score 41 off 36 deliveries.
Virat Kohli, who scored 22 off 38 deliveries, then joined Gill in a 43-run partnership for the second wicket.
India’s Shubman Gill and KL Rahul shakes hands with Bangladesh players after winning the match. — Reuters
India’s Shubman Gill and KL Rahul shakes hands with Bangladesh players after winning the match. — Reuters
India then lost two more wickets in quick succession and had consequently been reduced to 144/4 in 30.1 overs.
After back-to-back blows, wicket keeper batter KL Rahul joined Gill in the middle and anchored the run chase.
To cross the finish line, the pair recorded an undefeated 87-run partnership.
With two wickets, Rishad Hossain was Bangladesh’s most impressive bowler. Taskin Ahmed and Mustafizur Rahman each claimed one wicket.
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto’s decision to bat first appeared to have backfired as Indian bowlers ran through their top order and reduced them to 35/5 in 8.3 overs.
Bangladesh’s Towhid Hridoy celebrates with Taskin Ahmed after reaching his century. — Reuters
Bangladesh’s Towhid Hridoy celebrates with Taskin Ahmed after reaching his century. — Reuters
Following the slump, Jaker joined Hridoy in the middle and the duo batted sensibly to launch recovery.
Jaker and Hridoy had brought Bangladesh into the hunt and were starting to take the attack back to the Indian bowlers by hitting boundaries at regular intervals.
Mohammed Shami eventually broke the threatening 151-run stand by getting rid of Jaker in the 43rd over.
Jaker scored 68 off 114 deliveries with the help of four boundaries.
His dismissal sparked a brief lower-order collapse, which saw Bangladesh losing two more wickets in quick succession, but Towhid Hridoy stood his ground firm despite battling through the cramps and scored a valiant century.
India’s Mohammed Shami celebrates after taking the wicket of Bangladesh’s Tanzim Hasan Sakib.
India’s Mohammed Shami celebrates after taking the wicket of Bangladesh’s Tanzim Hasan Sakib.
He remained the top-scorer for Bangladesh with 100 off 118 deliveries, comprised of six fours and two sixes.
Shami was the standout bowler for India, registering brilliant bowling figures of 5/53 in his 10 overs, followed by Harshit Rana with three wickets, while Axar Patel bagged two.