India emerged because the dominant victors of their Champions Trophy 2025 opener by claiming victory towards Bangladesh with six wickets and 21 deliveries to spare on the Dubai Worldwide Cricket Stadium, in Dubai.
The Indians had been fully on prime of the opposition within the first powerplay, decreasing Bangladesh to 39/5. A 154-run stand for the sixth wicket by Towhid Hridoy and Jaker Ali offered an important reprieve by steadying the ship. Nonetheless, glorious bowling from Mohammed Shami, first with the brand new ball after which on the loss of life, restricted Bangladesh to 228 in 49.4 overs. Shami ended up securing a five-wicket haul.
Coming to the run-chase, India began off fairly briskly. Shubman Gill carried on after Rohit Sharma’s dismissal. Though Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, and Axar Patel had been dismissed inside a brief span of time, KL Rahul joined palms with Gill to steer the crew to victory. Gill ended up amassing a ton, whereas Rahul scored an unbeaten 41*.
Speaking Factors from Match 2 of Champions Trophy 2025:
1. Mohammed Shami smashes milestones with five-for
Shami’s sixth five-wicket haul in ODIs was accompanied by the premier pacer surpassing a bunch of information. He turned the quickest bowler to the 200-wicket milestone in ODIs (when it comes to innings). Within the course of, he additionally surpassed Zaheer Khan’s tally of 59 wickets in ICC tournaments.
2. Indian openers duo present one other dynamic begin
The second innings began off with a bang with Rohit and Gill setting the tempo for the run-chase. Though Rohit departed within the remaining over of the powerplay, the 2 had already set the tone for the rest of the innings, very similar to they’ve within the 50-over format within the current previous.
3. Shubhman Gill extends purple patch
Coming off a blistering ODI collection towards England, Gill continued his high-quality nick with a mature ton to trace down the goal together with the opposite batters. The 129-ball knock comprised 9 fours and two sixes.
Who Stated What?
Dropping skipper, Najmul Hossain Shanto
Dropping 5 wickets within the powerplay value us the sport. I believe so. Hridoy and Jaker batted brilliantly however we nonetheless made errors on the sphere. Dropped catches and some run-outs missed, the outcome might have been completely different. Spectacular batting from Hridoy and Jaker towards their spinners. I hope they’ll proceed doing the identical. I do not assume so (if he thought the crew wanted an additional spinner within the XI). If we acquired wickets with the brand new ball, it might have been completely different. We have now performed Pakistan there just lately and I’m certain the boys will adapt to situations in Rawalpindi.
Successful skipper, Rohit Sharma
Earlier than you come and play, you’ve got to be assured. As the sport goes on, there are completely different feelings that come by. However there may be loads of expertise in that dressing room. Gill and KL performed rather well. Very exhausting to say that (on pitch taking part in sluggish) after only one recreation. You play the situations and try to take into consideration what you do. We assessed the situations nicely as a crew. You might be sure to be underneath strain in a event like Champions Trophy. Very completely happy for him (Shami), very long time ready. We all know what he brings to us. We want guys like him to face up once we want. Gill, we all know the category that he has, Should not shock anybody. It was good to see him bat until the top. Could take him (Axar) for dinner tomorrow (smiles). No, that was a simple catch, I ought to have taken that catch with the requirements I’ve set for myself. However I do know this stuff are sure to occur. Credit score to Hridoy and Jaker, they stitched a pleasant partnership. (Requested if he expects the pitch to play comparable within the subsequent recreation as nicely) Unsure, however it will likely be just about comparable I assume. I’m not the curator right here to let you know how precisely it should play however seems to be prefer it with the way in which the video games have been performed right here.
Participant of the Match, Shubman Gill
Positively one among my most satisfying innings that I’ve performed and my first century in ICC occasions. Very satisfying and really proud of the way in which I carried out. When me and Rohit bhai went on the market, we thought chopping the ball wasn’t simple as a result of the balls which had been exterior the off-stump weren’t coming onto the bat that properly. So I considered utilizing my toes to even the quick bowlers and tried to go over the circle. When the spinners got here on, me and Virat bhai had been speaking within the center that it is not simple to attain singles off the entrance foot, so we’ll attempt to rating singles off the again foot. And it is not simple to hit down the bottom, so we simply maintain rotating the strike. At one level, there was a little bit of strain on us. The message was despatched from exterior that I’ve to attempt to bat until the top and that is what I attempted to do. (On his two sixes) The primary one gave me loads of confidence and the second helped me come nearer to my hundred, so each had been very satisfying.
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