Watch cricket video highlights of Champion’s Trophy 2025 second Match 2025. Between India and Bangladesh. Venue of the match will be Dubai.
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Dubai, the host for all of India’s games in the Champions Trophy, is not a typical location for ODI matches featuring top teams. In fact, the most recent 50-over match in this venue was in March 2024, when Scotland faced Canada. There have only been four instances of teams reaching 300 or more runs in the 58 matches played there. The weather looks promising, and both teams anticipate a pitch that is somewhat on the drier side. A few recognizable players are missing from this Bangladesh squad, particularly Shakib Al Hasan and Litton Das.
However, seasoned veterans like Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah continue to play vital roles. Tanzid Hasan, opening the batting, comes in with strong recent form, having ended the BPL as the second-highest scorer. There were some worries regarding Rishabh Pant after he took a hit to the knee during training, but he isn’t included in India’s strongest ODI XI, as KL Rahul is the favored wicketkeeper batter. Mohammed Shami has regained fitness, but his speed appears to be slightly below his usual standards.
Arshdeep Singh is expected to secure the spot for the second seamer over Harshit Rana. Nahid Rana truly revealed his potential in Pakistan, and although he won’t be starting his Champions Trophy campaign there, he will draw confidence from the disruption he caused on two unresponsive Rawalpindi pitches just three months ago. His following tour to India didn’t go well, but now he has another opportunity, with the stakes even higher this time.
Bangladesh has never benefited from the type of explosive talent he adds to the team, and they will aim to make the most of his capabilities. As he connected with a hook shot off Mark Wood and observed the ball soar into the stands, Shreyas Iyer paused to celebrate with both fists in the air. He wasn’t marking a personal achievement or a team win. In many ways, that moment held even greater significance. Early in his career, Iyer was labeled as a player who struggled against fast-paced short balls.
That delivery was aimed for his head at 145 kph, and he struck it well enough to earn six runs. He will perceive it as validation. Others will view it as an indication of his progress, which serves him well too. It can seem like the middle part of an ODI is not particularly significant. Mahela Jayawardene came to the crease at precisely this moment in the final of an ODI World Cup and scored a century. However, that match, or even his innings, isn’t the highlight of the memories associated with it.
More often than not, the overs between 11 and 40 feel like the unwelcome filling in a sandwich that could have otherwise been enjoyable, because there’s always a sense of excitement at the beginning of every innings and curiosity about how it will conclude. India – particularly this 15-member squad – are in Dubai to defy this perception. In their latest ODI series, they demonstrated that their batters could accumulate runs quickly while minimizing risk, and their bowlers showed they could consistently induce mistakes.
This was not merely a practice run for their strategy to succeed in the Champions Trophy, but also a test of how to prevail in the absence of their star player. Jasprit Bumrah, whose abilities allow him to influence every phase of the match, seems to come with a cost, as his body is currently bearing the burden. Bangladesh may be better equipped to handle a spin challenge than England were. Many of their batters are emerging from a high-scoring Bangladesh Premier League season, possibly indicating that the players’ concerns regarding home pitches being too spin-centric and inadequate for preparation for flatter conditions abroad have been acknowledged.
This could lead to the evolution of various types of bowlers, resulting in a more versatile attack that no longer relies solely on slowing the pace of the ball. The only drawback is that Bangladesh’s last ODI was played in December 2024, which formed part of a series they lost 3-0 to West Indies, a team that did not qualify for this Champions Trophy. Furthermore, in their most recent meeting with India, they conceded 285 runs in 34.4 overs in a Test match and 297 runs in significantly less time in a T20I.
