By Kaif - Feb 20, 2025 11:49 AM
ICC Champions Trophy 2025: The 2nd match of the CT 2025 league is going to be played between India vs Bangladesh. This match will start on 20th February 2025 at 02:30 PM
| Match | India vs Bangladesh (IND vs BAN) |
| League | ICC Champions Trophy |
| Date | Thursday, 20th February 2025 |
| Time | 02:30 PM (IST) - 09:00 AM (GMT) |
The Champions Trophy 2025 has started with the match between Pakistan and New Zealand. India is going to play its first match against Bangladesh on 20 February. Group-A includes Pakistan, Bangladesh and New Zealand along with India.
India played a 3-match ODI series against England before the Champions Trophy. In which India clean swept England. Let's know which players you can give a chance to in your Dream XI team.
India's opener batsman Shubman Gill is in great form. He scored 2 half-centuries and 1 century in the ODI series against England. Gill's record in ODIs is very good. Therefore, Gill can be given a place in the Dream XI team. Apart from this, Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer are also in good form.
KL Rahul and Mushfiqur Rahim can be given a place in the Dream XI team as wicketkeepers. Both have a lot of amazing experience. Hardik and Mehdi Hasan Miraz also make a place as all-rounders.
In the same Dream-11 team, Mohammed Shami or Harshit Rana and Kuldeep Yadav can be given a place in bowling. Apart from this, Bangladesh's experienced fast bowler Taskin Ahmed can also trouble the Indian batsmen.
Who will win today CT 2025 match?: Coming into the Champions Trophy 2025, Rohit Sharma and his troops comprehensively defeated England in the recent ODI series. Without Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladesh will face a big challenge but they will remain competitive. The conditions in Dubai are favourable for batsmen and spinners, which suits both teams. While Bangladesh has the ability to pull off an upset, India's experience and recent form make them the favourites to win this competition. Looking at the records, the Indian cricket team has an 89 percent chance of winning while Bangladesh has only an 11 percent chance.
Bangladesh (BAN) Possible Playing 11: 1. Tanzid -Hasan, 2. Soumya Sarkar, 3. Najmul Hossain-Shanto(C), 4. Mushfiqur Rahim(WK), 5. Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 6. Mahmudullah, 7. Jaker Ali(WK), 8. Rishad- Hossain, 9. Tanzim Sakib, 10. Mustafizur Rahman, 11. Taskin Ahmed
India (IND) Possible Playing 11: 1. Rohit Sharma(C), 2. Shubman Gill, 3. Virat Kohli, 4. Shreyas Iyer, 5. Lokesh Rahul(WK), 6. Hardik Pandya, 7. Axar Patel, 8. Ravindra Jadeja, 9. Harshit Rana, 10. Mohammed Shami, 11. Arshdeep Singh
The second match of the Champions Trophy to be played between the Indian team and Bangladesh is to be played at the Dubai International Stadium. Usually the pacers get a lot of help on the Dubai pitch, but this time due to the French pitch, a proper balance between bat and ball is expected here.
The sky will be cloudy in Dubai today, due to which the fast bowlers will also be seen getting help. Dew will play an important role here, due to which the team winning the toss will prefer to bowl first. Let's take a look at the ODI stats of Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
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