IND vs BAN Match Prediction : Who will win the today's 2nd ODI match of Champions trophy between India vs Bangladesh ?

In the second game of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, India will take on Bangladesh at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on February 20. Finishing as the runners-up in the previous edition in 2017, India are among the strongest contenders to lift the title this year and have a great record against Bangladesh in the 50-over format. However, Bangladesh can also be not taken lightly as they can stun anyone on their day.

Bangladesh also reached the semi-finals in the previous edition and will look to get a winning start in the Champions Trophy against India. On the other hand, India who recently won the T20 World Cup in 2024, will now look to get their hands on the ICC ODI title after 12 years and will look for a strong start in a match against Bangladesh. Let’s have a look at today’s cricket match prediction, pitch report, head-to-head and key players ahead of the 2nd match of the Champions Trophy 2025 between India and Bangladesh.

IND vs BAN Champions Trophy 2025 Match Details

Match	India vs Bangladesh, Match 1
Venue	Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Date & Time	Thursday, February 20, 2:30 pm (IST)
Live Broadcast & Streaming Details	JioHotstar (app and website) and Star Sports Network

Dubai International Stadium Today Match Pitch Report

It has been already confirmed that the Champions Trophy 2025 matches in UAE will be played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, so it won’t be easy to judge the nature of the pitch for the India vs Bangladesh clash on Thursday. However, in the previous encounters played at this ground, the spinners get more help and the team winning the toss prefer to chase the target.

IND vs BAN Head-to-Head in ODI

India and Bangladesh have faced each other 41 times in the ODI cricket, where India are in a lead with 32 wins while Bangladesh have defeated them on eight occasions. One game has also ended in a tie between India and Bangladesh in ODIs. The first meeting between both the teams in the 50-over was in Chattogram on October 27, 1988, where India defeated Bangladesh by nine wickets. The last ODI match between India and Bangladesh was played during the 2023 ODI World Cup in Pune on Octoberv 19 where India again come out victorious by seven wickets.

Matches played	41
India	32
Bangladesh	8
No Result/Tied	1

Probable Playing XIs

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav

Bangladesh: Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan, Nazmul Hossain Shanto (c), Mushfiqur Rahim, Jaker Ali (wk), Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman

Key Players to watch out for

Virat Kohli: Star Indian batter Virat Kohli has a great record in the ODI format against Bangladesh. The right-hander has two centuries in his last two ODI innings against Bangladesh and boasts an average of 75.83 against the neighbouring country. Recently, Kohli also looked in good touch with his half-century against England in Ahmedabad and is expected to play a big knock in India’s Champions Trophy 2025 opener against Bangladesh.

Mohammed Shami: Fast bowler Mohammed Shami has proved himself to be a man of big events for India and is set to play another 50-over tournament after a memorable ODI World Cup campaign in 2023. Shami could play a crucial role and is set to lead India’s fast bowling unit in Jasprit Bumrah’s absence.

Nazmul Hossain Shanto: Bangladesh skipper Nazmul Hossain Shanto will be among the top players to look out for in the opening clash against India in Champions Trophy 2025. Shanto has been consistent with his form in the ODI format from the last one years and is expected to play a big knock against India.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz: All-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz could turn out to be a dangerous player against India in the upcoming Champions Trophy clash. He also had a great record against India and played a crucial role in ODI series win against them in 2022. He will be looking to give some shocks to the strong looking Indian team and guide Bangladesh to a famous win.