Match Details
Date: February 20, 2025
Time: 2:30 PM IST
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium
Live Score: SportsTiger
Preview
The match number two of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will be played between India and Bangladesh at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on February 20. The tournament is coming back after eight years and the runners-up of the previous edition, India will look to get to a winning start in the tournament. On the other hand, Bangladesh also reached the semi-final in the last edition in 2017 and will look to produce some big upsets in the upcoming edition.
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 versus Bangladesh clash, sheduled on Thursday. However, in the previous encounters played at this ground, the spinners have got more help and the team winning the toss prefers to chase the target. The average first innings score at this ground is 218 runs in the ODI format.
Team Analysis
India
India are coming after whitewashing England by 3-0 in the recently ended ODI series at home. The Men in Blue are looking like a strong side with key players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill coming back to form. On the other hand, fast bowler Mohammed Shami’s presence will play a key role for India in Jasprit Bumrah’s absence along with young pacers like Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana. Spinners like Varun Chakravarthy and Kuldeep Yadav could turn out as match-winners on Dubai pitch, while India have star all rounders like Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja and Hardik Pandya.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh are likely to be mostly dependent on players like skipper Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mustafizur Rahman and Taskin Ahmed. Talking about their recent form, Bangladesh are coming after losing back-to-back ODI series against Afghanistan and West Indies, wher they won just one out of their last six ODI matches.
Squads
India: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill (Vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), Rishabh Pant (WK), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohd. Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakaravarthy.
Bangladesh: Nazmul Hossain Shanto (c), Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan, Tawhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmud Ullah, Jaker Ali Anik, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Parvez Hossain Emon, Nasum Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Nahid Rana
Who will win today’s match?
Conclusion:
India have a strong record against Bangladesh in the ODI format and are likely win their Champions Trophy 2025 opener against them in Dubai.
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