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India coast to victory

KL Rahul (41) bludgeoned Tanzim Hasan for a huge six over backward square leg to wrap up the win with 21 balls to spare. Although things tensed up in the middle over with Indian batsmen going for the big shots and holing out, Gill and Rahul, who survived once, completed the modest chase to start off their campaign with a good win.

Another Gill classic

Shubman Gill produced another dazzling display of calm and collected batting to help India draw ever closer to a fine start to their Champions Trophy campaign.

He struck his eighth ODI century off 125 deliveries cracking nine boundaries and a six. 

India 200 up

Shubman Gill and KL Rahul have propelled India past 200 and ever closer to the target of 229 runs as Bangladesh were running out of defending runs.

The duo shifted gears with safe boundaries and regular ones and twos in a crucial half-century partnership.

Rahul dropped off Taskin

Indian batsmen were still keen to try their luck with big shots as KL Rahul, on 9, slogged Taskin towards deep square leg. It was a straightforward catch for Jaker Ali right down his throat, but he managed to spill it.

The reprieve allowed the Indian batsmen to continue motoring along as they reached 174 for 4, only 52 runs away with 72 balls remaining.

Rishad lands another blow

Legspinner Rishad Hossain sent Axar Patel (8) back into the hutch after the batsman charged at the bowler only to sky the ball for a well-judged catch by the bowler himself, making the chase more interesting. 

Axar, who was promoted to 5, was employed in a pinch-hitter's role. In his first over at the wicket, he tried to slog-sweep Rishad but took an inside edge, before cracking a boundary off Tanzim Hasan. But his next slog brought about his end.

KL Rahul was the new batter for India, who were 144 for 4 in 30.1 overs.

Mustafizur slower gets Iyer

Shreyas Iyer (15) looked in good touch when he played a very late cut off Mustafizur for a boundary, but the wily left-arm seamer exacted revenge with a slower in the next delivery.

The bat in Iyer’s hand turned as the mishit went straight to skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto, who took a good catch looking over his shoulder.

Shubman Gill was joined by Axar Patel in the middle as India reached 134 for 3 in 28 overs in their chase.

Gill cracks another half-century

Shubman Gill struck a calm and composed half-century off 69 balls, registering his fourth 50-plus score in as many matches. Gill's scores in the last three matches are -- 87, 60 and 112 respectively.

The 25-year-old opener clubbed 5 fours and a six to keep his team sailing towards the target as India reached 122 for 2 in 25 overs, still 107 runs away from the coast.

Kohli fails at legspin again

Virat Kohli was looking uncomfortable against the legspin of Rishad Hossain before the bowler tossed it outside off, luring the batsman to cut off the backfoot. 

But Kohli failed to keep it down and was dismissed by legspin for the fifth time in five innings since 2024.

His 38-ball 22 contained just one boundary as India slumped to 112 for 2 in 23 overs, still needing 117 runs off 27 overs.

India reach 100

Bangladesh bowlers have been able to rein in the Indian scoring rate as India managed to reach 100 in the 20th over.

Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli scored only 32 runs in 10 overs.

Kohli was batting on 16 off 32 balls while Gill was still motoring on 42 off 52 balls as India needed 128 runs from 30 overs.

Taskin takes out Rohit

Seamer Taskin Ahmed snapped up the wicket of Rohit Sharma (41 off 36) who danced down the track to loft it over but ended up mistiming it and holed out Rishad Hossain.

Rohit and Shubman Gill scored a swift 69 off 58 balls in the first wicket, reaching the 50-run partnership in the eighth over.

India reached 72 for 1 in 12 overs with Gill and Virat Kohli in the middle for India.

Rohit joins 11,000 club

Rohit Sharma struggled a bit in the first over of Mustafizur Rahman, but retaliated in the next over with two boundaries. The second four took him past the 11,000-run milestone in ODIs.

Only Virat Kohli scored 11,000 runs in the 50-over game in fewer games than Rohit. Kohli needed 222 innings to reach the landmark while it took the Indian captain 261 innings.

Shami grabs five as Tigers 228 all out

Mohammad Shami (5-53) bagged a superb five-wicket haul and muted any chance of Bangladesh looking to end things on an aggressive note.

The seamer added Tanzim Hasan (0) and Taskin Ahmed (3) to his scalps at the death to ensure that India chase a less-than-imposing target for their Champions Trophy opener.

Harshit Rana (3-31) then took out Hridoy (100 of 118 balls) to snuff out the Bangladesh innings.

Hridoy ton lifts Bangladesh

Towhid Hridoy struck a scintillating century, his first in ODIs, in a gritty display of hard work and resolve, also becoming the ninth batsman to smash a ton in debut Champions Trophy innings.

He walked in with the Tigers reeling on 35 for 5 and stitched a defiant 154 runs with Jaker Ali, thanks to three dropped catches by the Indians for both batsmen combined.

His century came under pressure, off 113 balls, and was laced with 6 fours and 2 sixes.

Jaker departs after splendid partnership with Hridoy

Mohammad Shami came back into the attack and bowled full and wide of offstump drawing a heave from Jaker who holed out long-on after adding 114-ball 68 to the score. 

Hridoy and Jaker stitched 154 runs in the sixth wicket, recording the highest sixth wicket partnership against India and helping Bangladesh pull out of the catastrophic top order failure.

Bangladesh were 189 for 6 after 43 overs and set up for a late over onslaught.

Tigers ride on cautious Jaker, Hridoy half-centuries

The pair have smashed patient fifties to put Bangladesh in a position where they can eye the final overs for a flourish.

Jaker got his second ODI fifty off 87 balls before Hridoy smashed his eighth half-century off 85 deliveries.

Bangladesh were 142 for 5 in 37 overs with the pair gradually looking to break free with their century stand.

Hridoy-Jaker stand pushes Tigers past 100

Towhid Hridoy and Jaker Ali have dug deep and inched past the 100-run mark as Bangladesh reached 103 in 29 overs.

Both the batsmen were unbeaten on 34 with Towhid playing out 62 balls and Jaker toiling off 70 balls so far.

Hridoy, Jaker in recovery stand

Towhid Hridoy and Jaker Ali have paired in a half-century stand to help Tigers recover from an early collapse, where they lost five wickets in 35 runs.

After Jaker was dropped in first slip in the first ball he faced, denying Axar Patel a hat-trick, Hridoy also survived on 23 a lob towards mid-on where Hardik Pandya grassed a simple catch. 

India also missed a stumping opportunity for Jaker on 23 as Bangladesh scooted to 86 for 5 in 23 overs.

Axar misses hat-trick

The wickets continued to fall like ninepins as Tanzid, who was looking good, ended up nicking Axar Patel back to the wicket-keeper after a run-a-ball 25 before Mushfiqur Rahim went back for a duck in similar fashion.

Mushfiqur’s wicket put Axar on a hat-trick and the spinner even managed to draw an edge from Jaker Ali but skipper Rohit Sharma dropped a simple catch in the first slip to provide reprieve to the batting side.

Tigers lose third as Miraz perishes

After losing two batsmen in the first 10 balls of the innings, Tanzid Hasan took the fight to India and clubbed three boundaries.

But Mehidy Hasan Miraz (5) flashed at one outside off and edged back to the wicketkeeper as Shami bagged his second scalp of the game. Tigers were reeling on 26 for 3 in seventh over.

Disastrous start

Opener Soumya Sarkar (0) displayed cold feet for four deliveries before swinging at a seamed-up one from Mohammad Shami and taking a faint edge back to the keeper.

Skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto (0) then drove a wide fuller delivery outside off and sent it to straight Virat Kohli at cover-point as Bangladesh were left tottering on 2 for 2 in the second over.

Mahmudullah, Nahid out for Bangladesh

Rohit seemed unfazed by the outcome of the toss as he said he was keen to field first, expecting batting to get easier under lights.

The fresh pitch is on the drier side with no anticipation for any dew.

Bangladesh included three seamers alongside Rishad Hossain and Mehidy Hasan Miraz on spin-bowling duties. They left out Nahid Rana and Mahmudullah.

India fielded Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja in for Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy and Washington Sundar from their last ODI.

Playing XI

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

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

No Shakib

The Tigers are featuring in an ICC event without allrounder Shakib Al Hasan for the first time since 2004. Bangladesh selectors also dropped top-order batsman Litton Das after a poor run of form in the format since the 2023 World Cup.

India, on the other hand, look set to force Bangladesh into a trial by spin. With five spinners in the squad, including three allrounders, India have plenty of seam options to employ against the Tigers as well.

Tigers bat first

Bangladesh have won the toss and opted to bat first against India in their Champions Trophy opener in Dubai.

The game is set to start at 3pm Bangladesh time at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday.

With Pakistan hosting the tournament, India are scheduled to play all their matches of the Champions Trophy, which returns to the calendar after eight years, in Dubai including the final should they make it.

Bangladesh fans will have their eyes on Tanzid Hasan at the top of the batting order.

The team played their last ODI in December 2024, losing a series 0-3 to the West Indies, who failed to qualify for the Champions Trophy.

Featuring in an allround imposing batting order, Shreyas Iyer has been a lynchpin in India’s lineup and can obliterate bowlers’ motivation.