Champions Trophy: India vs Bangladesh today

KATHMANDU: The second match of the ICC Champions Trophy will see 2017 runners-up India take on Bangladesh at the Dubai Cricket Stadium, UAE, on Thursday at 2:45 PM Nepal time.

Hybrid Model for India’s Matches

As India refused to play in Pakistan, all their matches in the tournament will be held in the UAE under the hybrid model.

India’s Champions Trophy History

India, the 2023 ODI World Cup finalists and 2022 T20 World Cup champions, lost the 2017 Champions Trophy final to Pakistan.

• Champions Trophy Titles: Joint winners with Sri Lanka in 2002 and outright champions in 2013, defeating England.

Bangladesh’s Champions Trophy Journey

Bangladesh has played in six editions of the tournament, with their best performance in 2017, when they reached the semifinals but lost to India.

Recent Form: India vs. Bangladesh

• India: Won their recent ODI series 3-0 against England and secured victory in 3 of their last 5 ODIs.
• Bangladesh: Has not played any cricket since December after a 3-0 ODI series loss to West Indies. Before that, they lost 2-1 to Afghanistan in a UAE ODI series in November.

First ICC Event Without Shakib for Bangladesh Since 2004

Bangladesh will play an ICC tournament without Shakib Al Hasan for the first time since 2004.

Last India-Bangladesh ODI in Dubai

The teams last played an ODI in Dubai in the 2018 Asia Cup final, where India won by 3 wickets.

Squads for the Match

India

Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakravarthy.

Bangladesh

Najmul Hossain Shanto (C), Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Zakir Ali, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Parvez Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Nahid Rana.

Champions Trophy Format

• The top 8 teams from the 2023 ODI World Cup are competing.
• Group A: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, New Zealand.
• Group B: Australia, Afghanistan, England, South Africa.
• Top 2 teams from each group qualify for the semifinals.
• Final on March 9 (Falgun 25).

Previous Match

New Zealand defeated hosts Pakistan by 60 runs in the tournament opener on Wednesday.