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CT 2025 UPDATES: Gill's century steers India to easy win

Thu, 20 February 2025

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21:55

Gill's century steers India to easy win

Shubman Gill celebrates after completing his century.

India 231-4 (46.3 ovs) vs B'desh 228 | Scorecard

Tanzim to bowl the 47th over.

Rahul and Gill pick a single each before the former pulls the pacer into the stands over square leg for a six to finish off things in grand style.

India win by six wickets with 21 balls to spare to start off with a confident victory in their opening match.

Gill starred with the bat, with an unbeaten 101 from 129 balls, with nine fours and two sixes. He had to apply himself in the middle overs and was made to work hard for his runs especially against the spinners.

But he didn't throw away the start and made sure he stayed till the end.

Rahul made most of a dropped catch as he stroked 41 from 47 balls, ending the match in style with a six.

Earlier, Mohammed Shami had picked up 5/53 as Bangladesh were bowled out for a below-par 228.

21:49

Gill hits century; India set for win

Shubman Gill

India 223-4 (46 ovs) vs B'desh 228 | Scorecard

Taskin back into the attack. Gill is beaten first ball before he taps the next into the off-side for a single to bring up his century from 125 balls -- his second in a row in ODIs.

Gill, who has risen to World No 1 in the ICC ODI batting rankings, continues his dream run in the 50-overs cricket.

This is his eighth century in ODIs, as he takes his average to 62, for 2600-plus runs in 51 matches.

Rahul picks one before Gill watchfully keeps out the last three balls.

India just six runs away from an emphatic victory.

21:45

India close in on victory

India 221-4 (45 ovs) vs B'desh 228 | Scorecard

Mustafizur continues as Rahul and Gill take a single each before the former cuts the short ball, getting it in the gap past point for a four.

Rahul gets the fifth ball in the gap at covers for one followed by a wide.

Gill retains strike as he clips the last ball in the gap at midwicket for a single.

India need 19 from six overs for victory.

Gill smashes his way into the 90s as he plays a cracking pick up shot off Tanzim for a six over midwicket.

The pacer goes short and this time Gill pulls it comfortably through square leg for a four to inch closer to the century as the target comes under 10.

He takes a single to thirdman before Rahul keeps out the last ball.

21:35

Gill, Rahul take India past 200

India 201-4 (43 ovs) vs B'desh 228 | Scorecard

Rishad to bowl his final over. Gill and Rahul take a single each before the former rocks back to pull the last ball over midwicket for a boundary.

That raises the 50-run stand for the fifth wicket from 65 balls as India close in on an easy victory.

Left-arm pacer Mustafizur comes back into the attack. Rahul hits the third ball straight back past the bowler for two runs followed by a single as he pulls the short ball to deep square leg.

Pace bowler Tanzim comes back for a new spell. Rahul takes a risky single off the first ball to mid-off and Gill pulls the pacer for one to deep midwicket to bring up India's 200, in the 43rd over.

A wide half-volley but Rahul is unable to find the gap with the cover drive before he takes one off the last ball.

21:23

India cruising towards easy victory

Shubman Gill

India 189-4 (40 ovs) vs B'desh 228 | Scorecard

Leg-spinner Rishad back into the attack. Rahul lofts the second ball and clears the long-on fence for a six -- the first boundary today against the leg-spinner.

That also brings the target under the 50-run mark.

He slaps the next ball square past the fielder at point for a couple of runs followed by a single on the off-side and Gill keeps strike with one from the last ball, to get 11 runs from the over.

Mehidy to bowl his final over. Gill easily gets the first ball down to long-on for one and Rahul nudges the next to midwicket for another run.

Gill flicks the fifth ball off his pads for another single, to make it three singles from the over.

India in control on 189/4 in 40 overs, needing another 40 runs for victory from the last 10 overs.

Gill has held the innings together, with 80 from 108 balls, while Rahul has made 21 from 29 balls.

21:17

Gill hits fifty; India in control

India 175-4 (38 ovs) vs B'desh 228 | Scorecard

India going for the safety first approach. Gill and Rahul continue to bat sensibly, looking to milk the bowlers in the gap for singles with the pitch not the easiest for stroke-making.

They easily collect four singles from Mehidy's eighth over.

A huge moment in the contest!

Rahul pulls Taskin over the leg side but straight to Jaker Ali at deep square leg who puts down a sitter. That was a pretty straightforward and the whole Bangladesh are stunned by that dropped catch.

A couple of balls later, Gill makes them feel more pain as he glances Taskin fine on the leg side for a four.

A crunchy drive to the left to mid-off gets Gill a single as Rahul, who was initially taking it easy has to put in the hard yards at the end.

Mehidy keeps things in check, giving away just three singles in his ninth over.

21:02

Gill hits fifty; India in control

India 161-4 (35 ovs) vs B'desh 228 | Scorecard

Mehidy comes back into the attack. Gill and Rahul pick two singles each to collect four runs from the spinner's seventh over.

Taskin continues. He starts his new over with a full toss as Rahul gently pushes it to mid-off to miss out on some easy runs before he takes a single next ball.

Gill pulls the fourth ball which goes on the bounce to square leg for one followed by another run to his partner.

India comfortably placed on 161/4 in 35 overs, needing another 68 runs from 15 overs for victory.

Gill has played sensibly, to score 66 from 93 balls as he looks to guide his team to victory.

20:56

Gill guides India past 150

India 154-4 (33 ovs) vs B'desh 228 | Scorecard

Pacer Tanzim continues as Rahul takes a single to deep point before Gill opens the face of the bat to guide the ball fine on the off-side for a four to bring up India's 150, in the 32nd over.

He keeps strike with a quick single from the last ball to mid-on.

Pacer Taskin comes back into the attack. Gill steps down the track to punch the pacer into the off-side for one and Rahul drives the next ball straight to be stopped by the bowler.

He plays the next towards the fielder at mid-off for a single and Gill again keeps strike with one from the last ball.

20:45

Axar out for 8; India 4 down

India 145-4 (31 ovs) vs B'desh 228 | Scorecard

Another wicket given away by India. Axar looks to slog sweep Rishad but gets the top edge which goes high and is caught by the bowler himself.

Axar walks back for eight as Bangladesh keep chipping away at the wickets.

India reduced to 144/4 in the 31st over. Another wicket or two could make things really interesting.

K L Rahul walks in at No 6 with India needing one good partnership to seal the deal.

Rahul watchfully keeps out four balls in a row before taking a single off the last ball to retain strike.

20:40

Shreyas out for 15; India 3 down

India 144-3 (30 ovs) vs B'desh 228 | Scorecard

Rishad continues as Axar and Gill keep the scoreboard moving along, with four singles off the 29th over.

Pacer Tanzim comes back for a new spell. Gill steers the first ball to thirdman for a single before Axar misses the clip and is struck high on the pads.

Gill picks a single followed by three dots in a row to Axar, who then pulls the short ball over midwicket for a four.

He flicks the last ball, full on the stumps, to deep square leg for a single to retain strike.

India are 144/3 in 30 overs, needing another 85 runs from 20 overs for victory.

Gill has eased his way to 56 from 78 balls, while Axar is on eight from 11 balls.

20:40

Shreyas out for 15; India 3 down

India 144-3 (30 ovs) vs B'desh 228 | Scorecard

Rishad continues as Axar and Gill keep the scoreboard moving along, with four singles off the 29th over.

Pacer Tanzim comes back for a new spell. Gill steers the first ball to thirdman for a single before Axar misses the clip and is struck high on the pads.

Gill picks a single followed by three dots in a row to Axar, who then pulls the short ball over midwicket for a four.

He flicks the last ball, full on the stumps, to deep square leg for a single to retain strike.

India are 144/3 in 30 overs, needing another 85 runs from 20 overs for victory.

Gill has eased his way to 56 from 78 balls, while Axar is on eight from 11 balls.

20:34

Shreyas out for 15; India 3 down

India 134-3 (28 ovs) vs B'desh 228 | Scorecard

Shreyas loves to bat positively. He finds the boundary as he hits Mustafizur behind point for a four as the targets goes under the 100-run mark.

However, the pacer gets revenge off the very next delivery.

Shreyas looks to loft the pacer down the ground but holes out a simple catch to the fielder at mid-off.

A poor shot from Shreyas to throw his wicket away as he makes his way back for 15.

Axar Patel promoted to No 5. He gets off the mark with a single from the last ball of the over.

20:26

Kohli out for 22; India lose 2nd wicket

India 126-2 (27 ovs) vs B'desh 228 | Scorecard

Gill clips leggie Rishad through midwicket for a single to complete a hard-earned half-century from 69 balls.

He looked in full flow during the first 10 overs of Powerplay but since then had to work hard against the spinners in the middle overs.

Infact, this is the slowest half-century for Gill in ODIs -- the 23rd time he has gone past the 50-run mark.

This is the fourth successive innings that Gill has gone past the 50-run mark in ODIs: 112, 60 and 87 before this.

India are 122/2 in 25 overs at the halfway mark, needing another 107 runs for victory.

Mustafizur bowls a tidy over, giving away just two singles in the 26th over.

Leggie Rishad starts his new over with three dots in a row to Shreyas, who then takes one to long-off and Gill plays the lofted shot over the covers for another run.

20:17

Kohli out for 22; India lose 2nd wicket

India 118-2 (24 ovs) vs B'desh 228 | Scorecard

Rishad revives Bangladesh's hopes with the wicket of Kohli. The India No 3, who made 22 from 38 balls, cuts the leg-spinner straight into the hands of Sarkar at point.

This is the fifth time that Kohli has fallen to leg spin in five innings in ODIs since 2024.

New batter Shreyas Iyer watchfully keeps out the last two balls from Rishad, who does well to give away just a single while making the breakthrough.

Pacer Mustafizur is back into the attack. Shreyas has a close shave as Gill pushes the ball straight to the fielder at mid-off and sets for a quick single.

He takes a couple of steps down before sending back Shreyas, who is nearly half down. Shanto at mid-off misses the direct hit at the non-striker's end allowing the batter to recover his ground.

Gill hits the fourth ball through the covers for one before Shreyas gets the edge off the slower ball for a boundary as the ball goes between the wicketkeeper and the fielder at wide slip, followed by a single from the last ball.

20:09

Gill, Kohli put India in control

India 111-1 (22 ovs) vs B'desh 228 | Scorecard

The pitch is not very easy against spinners, with the ball not coming on the bat.

Rishad continues to keep things tight, giving away just three singles in his third over.

Bangladesh will need to pick up a wicket and not let Kohli and Gill just build the total with regular singles.

Kohli finally gets the boundary as he pulls the short ball from Mehidy past short fine leg for a four -- the first for India after a long wait of 46 balls.

That will release the pressure for the Indians. Bangladesh will have to bring some fielders inside the circle and stop the singles.

20:03

Gill, Kohli keep Bangladesh at bay

India 101-1 (20 ovs) vs B'desh 228 | Scorecard

Kohli and Gill won't be rushed as they look to keep the scoreboard ticking along against the spinners in the middle overs.

Mehidy bowls another quiet over, conceding just three singles in his fourth over.

Leggie Rishad also does the same in the following over, conceding just three singles.

Bangladesh playing on India's patience by drying up the boundaries.

Will India be content to play in the same fashion for another 10 overs?

Kohli clips Mehidy off his pads for one and Gill does the same a few balls later.

Kohli gets a couple of runs off the last ball to deep square leg to take India past the 100-run mark, in the 20th over.

Bangladesh have kept things tight, as India have managed just one boundary in the last 10 overs.

Gill has made 42 from 52 balls while Kohli is on 16 from 32 balls.

19:53

Gill, Kohli keep Bangladesh at bay

Shubman Gill

India 91-1 (17 ovs) vs B'desh 228 | Scorecard

After just nine runs were scored in the last four overs, Gill breaks the shackles. He runs down the track to launch the full ball from Tanzim over the covers for a boundary.

Gill hits the fifth ball on the leg side for a single and Kohli pushes the last ball to the fielder in the covers.

Mehidy is doing a good job with checking the flow of runs. He give away four singles in the 16th over, having conceded just nine runs in his first three overs.

India's asking rate has creeped over four courtesy of Bangladesh's tight bowling in the last few overs.

Bangladesh make a change as leg-spinner Rishad Hossain comes into the attack. The first ball turns sharply and also bounces as Kohli is beaten by a long way trying to cut before he clips the next to midwicket for a single.

Gill pushes the spinner through midwicket for one and Kohli takes another run to long-on.

19:42

Rohit out for 41; India lose 1st wicket

India 78-1 (14 ovs) vs B'desh 228 | Scorecard

Bangladesh looking to build some pressure following the departure of Rohit. Kohli is taking his time to get adjusted to the pace of the pitch as he looks to pick singles.

Pacer Sakib bowls another tidy over, giving away just three singles, in the 13th over.

India have slowed down since Rohit's wicket, scoring six runs from the last 19 balls, out of which Kohli has made 3 from 12 balls.

Gill has also mellowed down his approach as India look to string together a partnership in the middle overs.

Mehidy does well to concede just three singles in his second over, including four dots in a row to Gill.

19:36

Rohit out for 41; India lose 1st wicket

India 72-1 (12 ovs) vs B'desh 228 | Scorecard

Gill clips pacer Sakib through square leg for a single before Virat Kohli goes for the pull shot and is early into the shot as it goes off the back of the bat but falls safely.

Kohli leans forward to defend the bowler on the off-side followed by another confident block.

He plays five dots in a row as Sakib bowls a tight over, giving away just a single.

Off-spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz comes into the attack. Gill nudges the second ball off his pads for a single before Kohli again plays three dots in a row, struggling to find the gap.

He finally gets off the mark from the 10th ball faced with a single to long-on from the last ball of the over.

19:30

Rohit out for 41; India lose 1st wicket

India 69-1 (10 ovs) vs B'desh 228 | Scorecard

Tasking back into the attack. Rohit top edges the pull shot as it goes fine on the leg side for two runs before he glances the next for two more.

Taskin brings Bangladesh some relief with the key wicket of Rohit, who is caught by Rishad after a quickfire 41 from 36 balls.

The India captain uses his feet and tries to loft the pacer down the ground but skies the ball high.

He has given India the perfect start, putting on 69 runs for the opening wicket from 59 balls.

19:22

Rohit, Gill take India past 50

India 65-0 (9 ovs) vs B'desh 228 | Scorecard

Pacer Tanzim Hasan Shakib comes into the attack, to bowl the ninth over. Gill defends the first ball before he clips the next off his pads for two runs followed by a wide.

Sakib bowls a short ball as Gill plays a thumping shot over midwicket for a boundary followed by another wide down the leg side.

Gill uses his feet as he lofts the pacer over the off-side for a four as 14 runs come from the over.

19:18

Rohit on the attack; India off to flier

Rohit Sharma

India 51-0 (8 ovs) vs B'desh 228 | Scorecard

Taskin bowls full but drifts on the pads as Gill flicks in the gap through midwicket for a boundary.

He runs the third ball down to thirdman for a single and Rohit blocks the next with a straight bat before taking a single.

A cracking sound of the bat as Rohit smashes Mustafizur between the two fielders at point and backward point for a boundary.

He watchfully clips the next ball off his pads for a quiet single and Gill takes one two balls later.

Width from Mustafizur and this time Rohit uses his wrists to good effect to thread ball in the gap between the two fielders stationed closed to each other at point for another four.

India race past the 50-run mark, in the eighth over.

19:07

Rohit goes past 11,000 runs in ODIs

India 35-0 (6 ovs) vs B'desh 228 | Scorecard

Taskin continues as Rohit is beaten trying to loft the pacer over the off-side and he nudges the next to the fielder at short fine leg.

Rohit clips the fourth ball for a single before Gill plays a nicely-timed drive but the fielder at mid-on puts in the dive to save some runs.

Rohit on the attack! He backs away to slash the pacer over the off-side for a boundary and lofts the next down the ground over mid-off for back to back fours.

Two balls later, Rohit swings across the line but gets it off the inside half past short fine leg for the third four of the over.

India off to a flier as they race to 35 for no loss in six overs, with Rohit on 27 and Gill on eight.

19:03

Rohit goes past 11,000 runs in ODIs

Rohit Sharma

India 22-0 (4 ovs) vs B'desh 228 | Scorecard

Mustafizur drifts on the pads as Rohit plays a nice glance behind square on the leg side for a four.

Rohit again comes down the track and swipes across the line but fails to connect.

He is hurried into the pull shot for a couple of runs on the leg side before he lofts the fifth ball over mid-on for a four to complete 11,000 runs in ODIs in grand style -- in his 269th match.

Rohit becomes the fourth Indian after Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, and Sourav Ganguly to go past 11,000 runs in ODIs.

Even though it didn't come off the middle it had enough power to reach the boundary.

He takes a single off the last ball to make it 11 runs from the over.

18:53

Shami takes 5; B'desh 228 all out

India 11-0 (3 ovs) vs B'desh 228 | Scorecard

Left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman from the other end. The first ball strikes Rohit on the pads as Bangladesh appeal for LBW but the umpire is not interested. The ball seems to have pitched outside the leg stump as they decide against the review.

Rohit comes down the track to defend the pacer on the off-side. The next ball beats the Indian on the outside edge as he pokes away from his body.

Another slower ball which jags away sharply to beat Rohit on the outside edge. He again uses his feet and attempts a big swing but fails to connect.

He mistimes the pull shot off the inside half for a single on the leg side off the last ball, to end a superb first over from Mustafizur.

In the next over, Rohit offers no shot to the first ball from Taskin before throwing his bat at the next, but only for a single to thirdman.

Gill keeps out the next two balls before he chips down the track to drive the full delivery from Taskin inside out over the covers for a lovely boundary.

He inside edges the next ball trying to cut and again it is away from the stumps.

18:44

Shami takes 5; B'desh 228 all out

India 5-0 (1 ov) vs B'desh 228 | Scorecard

Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill are the two openers for India, the duo enjoy a good record as openers in the 50-overs format.

Taskin Ahmed bowls the first over for Bangladesh, who need a few early wickets to get themselves back in the contest.

The first ball is back of length as Rohit gets an inside edge which misses the stumps for a single to get the India captain off the mark.

Gill leaves the next ball before he swats the third ball through midwicket for a four to get off the mark in grand style.

He is then beaten chasing a wide delivery away from his body followed by a leave. Gill cuts the last ball but straight to the fielder on the off-side.

18:14

Shami takes 5; B'desh 228 all out

B'desh 228-all out (49.4 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Mohammed Shami bagged five wickets to bowl out Bangladesh for 224 in the ICC Champions Trophy Group A match in Dubai.

Shami, who recently came back to the Indian team after a long injury lay-off, sizzled with superb figures of 5/53.

Harshit Rana also impressed with the ball as he took 3/31, while Axar Patel claimed 2/43 narrowly missing out on a hat-trick after Rohit Sharma dropped a simple catch in the slips.

India's bowlers had Bangladesh reeling on 35/3 before Hridoy saved them with a superb knock of 100. He was instrumental in Bangladesh's fine recovery in the middle overs, putting on 154 runs for the sixth wicket with Jaker, who chipped in with a vital 68.

18:10

Shami takes 5; B'desh 228 all out

B'desh 228-all out (49.4 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Harshit Rana to bowl the final over. Hridoy hits the first ball to deep midwicket but doesn't take the single before he inside edges the next on to his pads.

The third ball is a slower ball as Hridoy again swings and misses. He miscues the fourth ball high on the leg side as Shami at fine leg runs in and completes a good catch.

Hridoy walks back after a good hand of 100 from 118 balls to rally Bangladesh to 228.

18:07

Shami takes 5; Bangladesh 9 down

Mohammed Shami

B'desh 228-9 (49 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Kuldeep to bowl the 48th over. Hridoy gets the ball off his pads to deep square leg for a single and Taskin Ahmed takes one on the off-side.

Hridoy again clips the spinner off his pads for one before Taskin mistimes the slog for another run to long-on.

Hridoy defends the fifth ball before he has to rush across to complete a single off the last ball. He is struggling to run across but somehow puts in the dive and makes the crease to take his score to 99.

Hridoy is struggling with cramps on his leg. He pushes Shami square on the off-side for a single to complete his century from 114 balls.

Hridoy, who was dropped on 23 by Pandya off the bowling of Kuldeep in the 20th over, has held the Bangladesh innings together in the middle overs.

Taskin misses the pull shot before driving the next into the covers for a dot as Hridoy is unable to run the quick singles.

Shami completes his five-wicket haul as Taskin flicks the slower ball straight to Shreyas Iyer at deep midwicket.

Mustafizur Rahman defends the first ball he faces before he is beaten off the last ball.

Shami finishes with wonderful figures of 5/53 in 10 overs.

17:56

India's middle overs woes!

India's middle overs woes

'This is only the fourth time India have gone wicketless between overs 11-40 in the last 10 years in ODI cricket (where they have bowled the full 30 overs). The last instance was in the World Cup final against Australia in 2023,' tweets @cricvizanalyst

17:55

Shami takes 4; Bangladesh 8 down

B'desh 221-8 (47 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Shami continues his wicket ways. Hridoy hits the first ball for a single before Tanzim Hasan Sakib ends up dragging the ball back on to his stumps, attempting to slog, to be bowled for a duck.

That is Shami's fourth wicket of the innings as he continues his fine form in ICC tournaments.

Taskin Ahmed gets off the mark with a single before Hridoy goes down in pain after tapping the ball on the off-side.

He is up on his feet after some treatment, before smashing the full delivery from Shami through the covers for a four. He pushes the last ball on the leg side for a single as he hobbles across to the other end.

17:48

Rana strikes; Bangladesh 7 down

B'desh 214-7 (46 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Bangladesh got the 100-run mark in 28.1 overs as they had to rebuild after a few early wickets.

But Jaker and Hridoy put on a good partnership, with the next 100 runs coming from 16.3 overs as Bangladesh managed to get some momentum.

Pacer Rana comes back into the attack. He checks Bangladesh's charge with the key wicket of Rishad, who tries the upper cut but ends up slicing the slower short ball straight to Pandya at short thirdman.

Rishad boosted Bangladesh's total with a quick cameo of 18 from 12 balls.

No 9 Tanzim Hasan Shakib can't get a run off the last three balls as Rana bowls a wonderful over, giving away just two singles, while picking up a wicket.

17:41

Shami fastest Indian to 200 ODI wkts

B'desh 212-6 (45 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Kuldeep back into the attack. He has a confident appeal for leg before wicket turned down against new batter Rishad Hossain before Rohit takes the review.

The right-hander missed the flick shot off the googly which turned the other way. The ball has pitched a long way outside the line of leg stump as the review is lost.

Hridoy takes a single before Hossain attempts the big heave off the last ball but misses.

Good bowling from Kuldeep as he gives away just three runs including a leg bye.

Axar is back into the attack. Hridoy cuts the first ball behind point for a couple of runs before he takes a quick single next ball and has to dive. He seems to be suffering from cramps because of the heat as the physio comes out.

Rishad attempts a big slog but gets the thick outside edge which flies fine on the off-side for a four.

The next ball is pitched up and this time Rishad gets it off the middle, smacking it over long-on for a six.

Axar looks to bowl quick but bowls short and this time the right-hander rocks back to pull it over midwicket for another six. He slaps the last ball to sweeper cover for a single to make it 20 runs from the Axar over.

17:30

Shami fastest Indian to 200 ODI wkts

B'desh 189-6 (43 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

India need a breakthrough as Bangladesh have been making some good progress in the last few overs.

Hridoy goes right back in his crease to swat the back of length through midwicket as Harshit Rana dives over the ball to concede a four to raise the 150-run stand -- the highest partnership for Bangladesh against India in ODIs for any wicket.

He pulls the next ball but Rana reacts quickly to stop the ball on the bounce and keep it down to one.

Shami makes the breakthrough as Jaker top edges the slog and is caught by Kohli at long-on.

Jaker walks back after a good knock of 68 from 114 balls, after putting on 154 runs from 206 balls for the sixth wicket with Hridoy.

Shami, with figures of 3/44, becomes the second fastest bowler to complete 200 wickets in ODIs -- from 104 games. He is level with Saqlain Mushtaq, who also got there in 104 matches, behind Mitchell Starc, who is the fastest to 200 wickets from 102 games.

17:21

Jaker, Hridoy rally Bangladesh

B'desh 183-5 (42 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Shami comes back into the attack. The first ball is short as Jaker pulls it through square leg for a four as Axar fails to stop the ball using his feet.

Hridoy continues his charge in the last few overs as he takes full toll of another short ball from Shami, smashing it over midwicket for another four.

Singles off the last two ball makes it 11 runs from the 41st over.

Good slower bouncer from Pandya as Hridoy mistimes the pull shot but still gets two runs to deep midwicket.

The yorker goes wrong as Pandya slips it down the leg side for a wide.

Another slower bouncer which Hridoy pulls for one followed by two more singles off the last two balls.

17:12

Jaker, Hridoy hit 50s to rally B'desh

B'desh 165-5 (40 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Finally, Bangladesh seem to be making a move. Hridoy makes room to loft Kuldeep inside out over the covers for a six and picks a single next ball to bring up India's 150, in the 38th over.

In the next over, Hridoy slog sweeps Jadeja for another six as the Bangladesh fans find their voice in the stands.

The two batters do well to pick singles from the remaining five deliveries to make it 11 runs from the over.

Pacer Pandya, who has bowled two overs so far, is back into the attack. He starts with two dot balls to Jaker, who picks the third for a single on the leg side.

Hridoy comes down and looks to loft it over the off-side but ends up miscuing it as it falls safely.

Jaker takes a single off the last ball hitting it straight back past his partner as Pandya concedes just three runs.

Bangladesh are 165/5 in 40 overs, with Jaker on 60 and Hridoy on 70. They have upped the tempo with 33 coming from the last five overs.

17:01

Jaker, Hridoy hit 50s to rally Bangladesh

B'desh 142-5 (37 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Jaker glides Kuldeep fine off his pads for two runs to complete his fifty from 87 balls. He has been instrumental in Bangladesh's recovery but still a lot of work needs to be done.

A single each to the two batters as four runs come from the Kuldeep over.

Hridoy completes his fifty from 85 balls as he edges Jadeja with the ball flying past wicketkeeper fine on the off-side for a four.

With the two batters going past 50, Bangladesh will now look for some momentum.

A few boundaries in the next few overs could put the pressure back on India.

It has been a good recovery from 35/5 but the run rate of 3.84 is still a big issue.

16:53

India's bowlers keep Bangladesh in check

Bangladesh's Towhid Hridoy and Jaker Ali

B'desh 132-5 (35 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Spin from both ends now as Kuldeep comes back into the attack. Hridoy taps the first ball into the off-side for a single before Jaker is beaten by the googly which goes straight on, past the edge as he misses the flick.

He is beaten again next ball by the googly which turns the other way.

Jaker finally makes good connection as he hammers Kuldeep in the gap through midwicket for a four before keeping out the last two balls.

Jadeja back into the attack in place of Axar. He rushes through his seventh over, conceding just four singles.

Bangladesh are 132/5 in 35 overs, with Jaker on 49 and Hridoy on 48, with the duo having added 97 from 160 balls for the sixth wicket.

The last 10 overs have produced 40 runs as Bangladesh continue to bat watchfully.

They will need to take a few risks and score some boundaries in the last 15 overs. A total of under 250 won't be enough to challenge India's strong batting line-up.

16:43

Bangladesh struggle past 100

B'desh 123-5 (33 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Axar, who took 2/17 in six overs in his first spell, comes back into the attack. Jaker drives the first ball to long-off for a single before Hridoy again struggles to rotate the strike. He plays four dots in a row before taking a single off the last ball as Axar concedes just two runs in the over.

Pacer Rana continues as Hridoy and Jaker take a single each off the first two balls.

Hridoy drives the third ball in the gap through the covers for two runs before he flicks the last ball in the gap at midwicket for another couple of runs.

The two players showing some urgency. Hridoy clips Axar through square leg and calls his partner for the second run as they have to rush at the end.

He nudges the fifth ball off his pads for one followed by a dot ball.

16:33

Bangladesh struggle past 100

B'desh 111-5 (30 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Shami continues as Jaker guides the first ball to thirdman for a single as Bangladesh struggle past 100, after 28.1 overs.

Bangladesh will need to take a few chances and score a few boundaries to get back the momentum.

Hridoy cuts the next to thirdman for one before Jaker pulls the pace for a single to midwicket and the former pulls the last ball for one more.

Pace from both ends as Harshit Rana comes back for his second spell. Singles from the first three balls before Jaker plays a nicely-timed straight drive past mid-on for a four.

A single from the last ball makes it eight runs from the over.

Bangladesh are 111/5 in 30 overs, with the duo having put on 76 runs for the sixth wicket from 130 balls.

The run rate is still under four and one of the two batters will need to start taking a few chances.

16:28

Hridoy, Jaker steady Bangladesh

B'desh 99-5 (28 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Kuldeep Yadav continues. Hridoy keeps the first ball downno run. He pulls the next one towards backward point for a single.

Jaker Ali follows up with a steer towards long-off for another single. Hridoy leaves the next delivery alone before pushing one to long-on for an easy single. Ali defends the final ball of the over. Just three runs off it-Bangladesh 95-5 after 26 overs.

Bowling change! Mohammed Shami is brought into the attack.

Hridoy plays the first ball straight to midwicket-no run. Shami follows up with a well-directed slower bouncer that sails over his shoulder, safely collected by KL Rahul. Hridoy manages a single towards fine leg. Ali joins in with a flick for another single. Hridoy defends the remaining deliveries. Another tight over-just three runs from it.

Kuldeep Yadav continues from the other end. Jaker Ali stays solid in defense, carefully negotiating the spin. After seeing off five dot balls, he finally manages a single off the last delivery. Just one run from the Kuldeep over.

16:26

Hridoy, Jaker steady Bangladesh

Towhid Hridoy

B'desh 92-5 (25 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Hridoy clips Kuldeep off his pads for a single and Jaker sweeps the spinner for another run.

The former cuts the fourth ball to deep point for another run before Jaker heaves the last ball to deep midwicket for just one as Shreyas does a good job in the deep.

Jadeja strays down the leg side as Jaker sweeps it fine for a couple of runs. He is bowling on the stumps not giving the batters anything to work with.

Bangladesh are 92/5 in 25 overs at the halfway mark.

16:12

Hridoy, Jaker steady Bangladesh

Towhid Hridoy

B'desh 92-5 (25 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Hridoy clips Kuldeep off his pads for a single and Jaker sweeps the spinner for another run.

The former cuts the fourth ball to deep point for another run before Jaker heaves the last ball to deep midwicket for just one as Shreyas does a good job in the deep.

Jadeja strays down the leg side as Jaker sweeps it fine for a couple of runs. He is bowling on the stumps not giving the batters anything to work with.

Bangladesh are 92/5 in 25 overs at the halfway mark.

16:08

India in control; Bangladesh struggle

B'desh 86-5 (23 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Change of ends for Jadeja as he takes over from Axar. He continues to keep things tight, giving away just four singles in his fourth over.

Jaker misses the sweep off Kuldeep as the ball passes over the stumps before he misses the same shot again next ball.

He picks a single off the fifth ball for the only run from Kuldeep's second over.

In the next over, Jaker gets a lifeline as Rahul misses an easy stumping after the right-hander was dragged out of his crease by Jadeja, who got some turn.

Jaker drives Jadeja down to long-off to raise the 50-run stand for the sixth wicket.

Hridoy keeps out the next three balls before slapping Jadeja to sweeper cover one, as Jadeja gives away just two singles in his fifth.

16:00

India in control; Bangladesh struggle

B'desh 79-5 (20 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

The trend continues as Axar concedes just four singles in his sixth over, he has given away just 17 in his six overs.

Change in the bowling as Kuldeep Yadav replaces Jadeja, who bowled just three overs in his first spell.

Jaker drives the first ball straight for a single before the spinner oversteps for a no-ball which Hridoy makes most of as he heaves Kuldeep's free hit ball over midwicket for a four.

Kuldeep unlucky not to strike in his first over. Hridoy, on 23, gets a lifeline as he smashes the spinner straight but Pandya puts down a simple catch at mid-off.

Both the batters have got a lifeline each as India have put down two easy catches.

Bangladesh are struggling on 79/5 in 20 overs, with Jaker on 21 and Hridoy on 24.

15:52

Bangladesh struggle after early wkts

B'desh 66-5 (18 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

It's rebuilding time for Bangladesh as India's spin duo run through their overs quickly.

Jadeja takes no time to send down his second over, conceding just three singles.

Axar giving it some air as Jaker stays leg side to defend the spinner watchfully on the off-side.

Axar's line is immaculate -- just on and around the off-stump as the right-hander is happy to defend and play out a maiden over.

The pressure starting to build. Hridoy manages just a single after playing two dots off Jadeja before Jaker tries the reverse paddle but can't make proper connection and he blocks the last ball, as just a single comes from the over.

Just four runs from the last three overs.

15:44

Bangladesh struggle after early wkts

B'desh 62-5 (15 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Axar bowls his third over. Jaker hits the first ball through the covers for a single to bring up Bangladesh's 50, in the 13th over.

After a couple of flighted deliveries to Hridoy, Axar bowls the quicker delivery which skids in straight on with the arm.

The right-hander is struck on the pads but the leg before shout is turned down before he is again beaten next ball. The ball again comes in with the arm, beating the inside edge and goes off the pads to Rahul, who fails to gather the ball.

Hridoy blocks the last ball watchfully as Axar concedes just a single in his third over.

Spin from both ends as Ravindra Jadeja comes into the attack. Jaker drives the first ball to long-off for a single before Jadeja gets some sharp turn as Hridoy gets the outside edge which falls on the off-side.

The next ball again turns away to beat Hridoy outside the off-stump and he taps the next on the leg side for one.

Jaker brings out the sweep to hit Jadeja to deep square leg for a couple of runs.

In the next over, Hridoy clips Axar through square leg for a couple of runs followed by a single to midwicket.

Jaker defends the next two balls from Axar before he gets the outside edge off the fifth ball which goes fine on the off-side for a boundary and takes a single off the last ball.

Bangladesh are struggling on 62/5 in 15 overs at the drinks break. Jaker has made 15 from 19 balls, while Hridoy is on 14 from 28 balls with the two batters adding 27 runs so far to steady Bangladesh.

15:34

Axar's double strike rocks Bangladesh

B'desh 49-5 (12 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Hardik Pandya comes into the attack in place of Rana. Jaker Ali takes a single to mid-off from the second ball before the pacer bowls two wides in a row.

Hridoy defends the next couple of balls before he makes an awkward attempt to pull the short ball from Pandya, getting it off the bottom edge.

India have made a dream start as Bangladesh are struggling on 39/5 in 10 overs.

Axar continues as Jaker clips the second ball to fine leg for a single and Hridoy picks one through the off-side.

Another single off the last ball as Axar bowls another tidy over, conceding just three runs.

Pandya trying a lot of slower balls as Jaker gets the inside edge for a single followed by one to his partner.

Jaker picks one before Hridoy makes most of some width to slash Pandya for a boundary.

15:20

Axar's double strike rocks Bangladesh

B'desh 36-5 (9 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Rana appeals for catch down the leg side as Hridoy misses the flick but wicketkeeper Rahul is not interested as he dives to his left to gather the ball. He indicates to captain Rohit that there is no edge and avoid the DRS, while some of the close in fielders were interested.

Rana overpitches as Hridoy flicks it in the gap through midwicket with Rohit chasing the ball all the way to the boundary for three runs.

Tanzid continues to attack as he uses his feet to loft Rana over mid-off for a boundary followed by a single.

Spin introduced as Axar Patel comes into the attack to bowl the ninth over, replacing Shami, who bowled a good first spell of 2/20 in four overs.

Axar takes just two balls to strike. Tanzid is beaten trying to cut the spinner and wicketkeeper Rahul immediately starts celebrating.

The bowler is not sure indicating that he hasn't heard anything but umpire Paul Reffeil raises the finger to signal it out.

Tanzid doesn't take the review as he walks back after scoring 25 from as many balls as Bangladesh lose their fourth wicket in the Powerplay.

Bangladesh struggling on 35/4 in the ninth over.

Axar strikes again off the next ball. He gets the ball to turn as Mushfiqur Rahim leans forward to defend but gets the edge and Rahul grabs another sharp catch.

Axar unlucky to miss out on the hat-trick! Jaker Ali edges it straight to Rohit at first slip, who puts down a simple catch. Rohit is unhappy with the drop as he reacts in anger by hitting the ground with his hands.

A dream start for Axar even if he missed the hat-trick as he picks up two wickets in his first over while conceding just a single.

15:09

Shami strikes again; B'desh 3 down

B'desh 27-3 (7 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Tanzid keen to dominate. He smacks the back of length delivery from Shami over the fielder at mid-on for a boundary. The next ball is an effort ball from the pacer, as the short ball hurries Tanzid, who pulls it to fine leg for one.

Shami overpitches as Mehidy plays a nice drive through the covers for a four to get off the mark and blocks the last ball.

Rana continues as Tanzid leaves the first ball before defending the next and inside edges the third for a single.

Mehidy gets a thick outside edge for one to thirdman before Tanzid fails to time the lofted shot down the ground, clearing mid-on for two runs.

Shami leaves Bangladesh in further strife with the wicket of Mehidy. The right-hander flashes hard trying to smash the length ball pitch wide but only manages the edge and Shubman Gill completes a superb catch to his right at slip,

Mehidy walks back for five as Bangladesh are reduced to 26/3 in the seventh over.

The ball was travelling and Gill reacted quickly to snap up the ball with barely any time to react.

New batter Towhid Hridoy defends the full delivery first up followed by another block.

He gets off the mark with a single off the last ball of the over.

14:53

Shami, Rana strike; B'desh 2 down

B'desh 13-2 (4 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

Shami from round the wicket to Tanzid, who defends the first two balls before he is beaten trying to play the cut shot.

The left-hander smashes the fourth ball, hitting it powerfully over the covers for a four -- the first boundary of Bangladesh's innings.

He shows intent as he chips down the track to hammer Shami again through the covers for another boundary and takes a quick single off the last ball, to get nine runs from the over.

Rana starts his second over with a good delivery angled across, as Tanzid is beaten pushing at it. He nearly drags the next ball back on to the stumps as he looks to smash it powerfully but only manages to inside edge it on to his pads.

Rana switches to round the wicket and also changes his pace with Tanzid adjusting well to block it.

The left-hander has to hurry as he steals a risky single to Kuldeep at mid-on, who fails to gather the ball.

Bangladesh playing with fire despite the early wickets. Mehidy inside edges it to square leg as non-striker Tanzid is halfway before he is sent back. Shreyas swoops in quickly to his right and misses the stumps by a narrow margin with Tanzid struggling to make his crease.

Rana tries the short ball which is down the leg side and ruled a wide as Mehidy misses the pull. He watchfully blocks the last ball to end a good over from Rana.

14:46

Shami, Rana strike; B'desh 2 down

India's players celebrate after Mohammed Shami took the wicket of Bangladesh Soumya Sarkar.

B'desh 2-2 (2 ovs) vs India | Scorecard

The young Harshit Rana from the other end, playing in his first ICC event. Tanzid pushes the first ball into the off-side before he guides the next to thirdman for a single.

The third ball is angled across left-hander Najmul Shanto, who opts to leave.

Rana also strikes in his first over. Shanto drives the fourth ball straight into the hands of Virat Kohli in the covers to perish for a duck.

Two batters out for ducks to leave Bangladesh reeling on 2/2 in the second over.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz misses the clip and struck high on thigh pad before he nearly finds himself in a spot, miscuing the pull shot but it falls well short of the slip fielder.

14:38

Shami strikes in first over!

B'desh 1-1 (1 ov) vs India | Scorecard

Left-handers Tanzid Hasan and Soumya Sarkar are the two openers for Bangladesh, while Mohammed Shami will open the bowling for India.

Shami from round the wicket to left-hander Tanzid, who gets it off the inside half for a single on the leg side to get Bangladesh off the mark.

The next ball moves away as Sarkar is beaten as he pushes away from the body followed by a leave to a similar delivery.

Another leave from the left-hander before he watchfully blocks the fifth ball close to the pitch on the off-side.

Shami strikes off the last ball as Sarkar is caught behind off the inside edge. He looks to drive on the up but a little bit of inswing sees him getting the inside edge as K L Rahul completes an easy catch.

An early blow for Bangladesh as Shami gets a wicket in the very first over.

14:12

India include Kuldeep, Harshit

India have made a couple of changes as Kuldeep Yadav is preferred ahead of Varun Chakravarthy, while the young Harshit Rana is the second seamer along Mohammed Shami, while Arshdeep Singh is left out.

Check out the playing XIs:

India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, K L Rahul (w/k), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav.

Bangladesh: Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Tanzid Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim (w/k), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Jaker Ali, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman

14:04

Bangladesh win toss; elect to bat vs India

Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto has won the toss and elected to bat against India in the ICC Champions Trophy match in Dubai.

'We have gone in with three seamers and two spinners,' says Shanto at the toss.

Meanwhile, India skipper Rohit Sharma says they were looking to field first.

'I would have fielded first as well, it gets a little better to bat under lights,' he says.

13:48

Bat first pitch: says Hussain

Former England captain Nasser Hussain in his pitch report says that it might get a bit dry, while adding that few might not be a factor.

The scores might be a little lower here in Dubai than in Pakistan.

The teams winning the toss must bat first, he reckons.

13:42

India eye winning start vs B'desh

Team India

Welcome to the coverage of the ICC Champions Trophy match between India and Bangladesh at the Dubai International Stadium on Thursday.

A confident India will aim to hit the ground running when they face Bangladesh in their opening game. A strong start is crucial for India in the eight team tournament, with tougher challenges ahead against Pakistan and New Zealand.

India will be buoyed by their dominating performance in the 3-0 series whitewash against England. Bangladesh suffered a similar fate when they were trounced 0-3 in the West Indies in December.

Despite the absence of premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah, India remain among the tournament favourites.

India's batting looked formidable against England with Rohit Sharma back in form with a smashing century while Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer continued their consistency in the 50 overs format.

Virat Kohli's form remains a talking point. While he managed a fifty in the third ODI in Ahmedabad, he didn't look that convincing. That was his first 50-plus score after eight successive failures at the international level.

The other two batters in the India middle order have also been reliable in ODIs -- with Shreyas Iyer averaging 48.18 in 65 games and K L Rahul averaging 47.59 in 80 matches.

Despite the absence of premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah, India remain among the tournament favourites.

Bumrah's withdrawal leaves a big void in India's bowling attack. Mohammed Shami, coming back from a long injury lay-off, is yet to hit top form while Arshdeep Singh has played only nine ODIs and Harshit Rana made his debut in the England series.

Spin could be India's key weapon on Dubai's dry surfaces. Varun Chakravarthy impressed in the England T20I series while Jadeja and Axar were effective in the middle overs.

India have dominated Bangladesh in ODIs, winning 32 of 41 encounters played against them. Their only previous Champions Trophy meeting was in the 2017 semi-final in Birmingham, where India cruised to a nine wicket win.

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