Bangladesh vs India Match-2 Results

Right then, the first set of fixtures from Group A are done and it is India and New Zealand who have the early lead in the race to the semis. It is now time to focus on Group B which features four more big names. First up, it will be Afghanistan taking on South Africa in Match number 3 at the National Stadium in Karachi. That game will be played on Friday, 21st February, and will begin at 9 am GMT. However, you can join us about an hour in advance for the build-up to that game. Cheers!

Rohit Sharma, the captain of India says that as the game goes on there are different emotions that go through, but says you got to be ready to handle any situation. Appreciates Gill and KL Rahul for batting very well. Thinks it is very hard to say about conditions being difficult, and thinks you play the conditions. Adds that as a team they did well. Also mentions that they were under pressure but that's where experience came into play. On Mohammad Shami, he says it has been a long time waiting for Shami and every time the ball is thrown at him, he has got a lot to offer. On Gill, he mentions that he is a class-apart batter and is batting brilliantly off late and showed that in this game as well. On him dropping the catch, he accepts that it was an easy one and he should have taken it, but also says that on odd days, these things happen. Credits Hridoy and Jaker Ali for forming a big partnership. On being asked about the expectations from the surface for the next game, Rohit says politely that he is not the curator but also reckons that might be similar to this game. Says a lot of games have happened in Dubai and they will look at how it works in their next fixture.

Najmul Hossain Shanto, the skipper of Bangladesh, says that the batting in the first powerplay cost them the game as they had lost five wickets there and it became tough for the lower-order batters to take on from there. He feels that they were somewhere around 30 runs short, but the way Hridoy batted is a great positive for the team. Mentions that on this kind of surface, the partnership between Tawhid Hridoy and Jaker Ali was amazing as the ball was spinning and he hopes that their batting continues to evolve in the next games. Further adds that Mahmudullah got injured so he didn’t play. Ponders that if they had picked two or three wickets early on in the powerplay in the second innings, things could have been different. Concludes that they played recently in Rawalpindi and they have an idea about the conditions over there.

Shubman Gill is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his masterful century. With a broad smile on his face, he mentions that this century was probably the most satisfying for him. Adds that when he and Rohit Sharma were batting, they decided to not cut the ball and decided to use their feet to get the ball over the circle as the ball was not easily coming onto the bat. Further tells that when Virat came to bat, they were planning to play more off the back foot. Says the first six gave him a lot of confidence and the second one helped him to get closer to his hundred. Expresses that at one point, the pressure was on them and the message was sent to him to stay till the end and finish the game.

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Earlier in the game, Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and opted to bat first which was contrary to what Rohit Sharma would have done but in the end, it feels that Shanto's decision was the right one as the pitch kept getting slower throughout the game, it's just that Bangladesh batted horribly to begin with and India capitalized with some fine bowling. Mohammad Shami was the wrecker-in-chief as his love affair with the ICC ODI tournaments continued and he finished with a five-fer and now has 60 wickets in the aforementioned competitions. The Bangladeshi top order was yet again under scrutiny as they played some reckless shots and in the middle phase, Indian spinners did what was expected of them. However, Tawhid Hridoy came to Bangladesh's rescue along with Jaker Ali and after having got a life each, the duo fought back hard. Hridoy went on to score a maiden ODI ton but it just wasn't enough.

Just after the 30th over, Rishad picked up Axar Patel and India were 144/4 at that stage, needing one proper stand whilst Bangladesh were probably one more wicket away from creating some real panic in the Indian camp. They almost got it as well but Jaker Ali dropped Rahul and from there on, the batters didn't look back. Gill went on to notch up a stellar ton, cementing his current place as the top-ranked ODI batter in the world. Rahul also fired towards the end and got into the 40s as the duo added an unbeaten stand of 87 runs and got their side over the line.

The middle phase was always going to be crucial and with dew not expected to play a factor, India did well to get those quick runs up top which Bangladesh didn't in their innings. The pitch just continued to get slower and Rishad Hossain bowled a lovely spell in which he snared Virat Kohli just when he started to have got a hold of the pace of the pitch and Mehidy Hasan Miraz gave him good company from the other end. India's scoring rate started to come down but Gill made sure that he played the anchoring role.

Needing 229 for the win, India would have been confident coming into bat and it showed as the opening duo of Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill got those early boundaries away. Rohit was the aggressor as usual as Gill played a few delightful shots of his own. They added 69 runs before Rohit fell on the brink of the first Powerplay ending. Taskin Ahmed was the one who got that breakthrough and slowly but surely, Bangladesh started to crawl back into the game.

India are up and running in the Champions Trophy! Not quite an emphatic win but just comfortable enough. As for Bangladesh, it was a spirited effort with the ball but they had already lost the game in those opening 10 overs of their innings.

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to KL Rahul, Six!SIX! KL RAHUL SCORES THE WINNING RUNS AND INDIA ARE ON BOARD IN THIS CHAMPIONS TROPHY 2025. Sakib bowls it short and angles it towards the leg stump. KL Rahul is quick to read the length and transfers the weight on the back foot. Swivels and pulls it with no intention to keep it down. Hoists it over deep square leg for a huge six. Not the easiest of the chases for India as Bangladesh made them work really hard to get these runs.

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Shubman Gill, 1 run.Too full and on middle and leg, Shubman Gill clips it a bit aerially towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to KL Rahul, 1 run.Pitched outside off on a length, KL Rahul rises with the bounce and slaps it through covers for a single.

Taskin Ahmed to Shubman Gill, No run.On middle and on a length, worked across to mid-wicket.

Taskin Ahmed to Shubman Gill, No run.Cannons in a yorker on the stumps, Shubman Gill jams his bat down in time and keeps it out.

Taskin Ahmed to Shubman Gill, No run.Overpitched on off, Gill shovels it out on the pitch.

Taskin Ahmed to KL Rahul, 1 run.Length, outside off, punched through cover for one.

Taskin Ahmed to Shubman Gill, 1 run.THERE'S THE MOMENT! ODI HUNDRED NUMBER 8 FOR SHUBMAN GILL! Back of a length, around off, Shubman Gill steers it past backward point for a single. Gets to the other end, removes his helmet and bows down toward the dressing room where his teammates are up in applause, and so is the crowd. Also, Ravi Shastri on-air mentions that this is the slowest ODI century by any Indian batter post the ICC ODI World Cup 2019. But, Gill has paced his innings masterfully, batting along challenging and slow conditions of Dubai. Held onto one end and is almost there to see his team through the winning line.

Taskin Ahmed to Shubman Gill, No run.Beaten! Angling into the channel, and then just straightening up off the deck, around off, Shubman Gill pokes at it, plays inside the line and the ball zips past his outside edge.

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to KL Rahul, No run.Sakib slips in another full toss, this time around the waist level that dips on Rahul. He knocks it away but finds the fielder at cover. KL Rahul looks at the leg umpire for a No Ball, but the umpire is unmoved.

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Shubman Gill, 1 run.Across off on a length, Shubman Gill glides it down to deep third for a single.

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Shubman Gill, Four!FOUR! Moves onto 98 now, does Gill! Short in length, angling on the leg stump, Shubman Gill stands tall, uses the pace and just half-pulls it away to deep backward square leg for a boundary.

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Shubman Gill, No run.A knee-length full toss outside off, Gill hits it straight to cover.

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Shubman Gill, Six!SIX! Wow, what shot and Shubman Gill sprints into the 90s, just one shot away from a century. On a good length and angled into the pads, Gill just takes a step across to get inside the line and effortlessly whips it high and over deep mid-wicket fr a biggie.

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Shubman Gill, No run.On a length and outside off, taking pace off the ball here, Shubman Gill sets up to hammer it over mid off but ends up chipping it on the bounce to mid off.

Mustafizur Rahman to Shubman Gill, 1 run.Back of a length and aimed at the body, Gill just gets inside the line and pats it down to deep mid-wicket for a single. 9 off that over!

Mustafizur Rahman to Shubman Gill, Wide!WIDE! An attempted slower one, bowled on a length and spilled down leg for a wide. Can't afford to do that at this stage.

Mustafizur Rahman to KL Rahul, 1 run.Pitches it up again on off, Rahul leans on and eases it away square through the off side for a single.

Mustafizur Rahman to KL Rahul, No run.Good-length delivery in the channel, Rahul taps it away into the off side.

Mustafizur Rahman to KL Rahul, Four!FOUR! Beautiful from KL! Bowled a touch fuller and angled across the off stump, Rahul is quick to just get across and shift his weight onto the back foot before slashing it away through backward point for a boundary.

Mustafizur Rahman to Shubman Gill, 1 run.Bowled on a good length and around leg, Gill nudges it away off the pads through backward square leg for one more.

Mustafizur Rahman to KL Rahul, 1 run.Pitches the ball up around the fifth stump line and angles it across, KL Rahul drives it away wide of covers where the fielder makes a good stop. Just a single then.

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to KL Rahul, 1 run.Good length, angled in at the stumps, punched off the front foot to mid on for an easy single. Bangladesh just keeping themselves in the mix for now but a couple of boundaries and it will all be blown away quickly.

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to KL Rahul, No run.Full and wide now, mixing it up nicely here Tanzim, KL Rahul squeezes it away to point.

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to KL Rahul, No run.Takes pace off the ball now and bowls it back of a length outside off, KL Rahul looks to force the cut in front of point but miscues it.

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Shubman Gill, 1 run.Mistimed but safe! Banged in a bit short and at the body, a heavy ball, Shubman Gill looks to pull but is late on it and gets it just over the mid-wicket region for a single. The 200 is up for India!

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to Shubman Gill, No run.Goes full and straight, gets a bit of reverse going as well, Gill jams it out to mid on.

Tanzim Hasan Sakib to KL Rahul, 1 run.Oh, good fielding! Pitches the ball up on off, KL Rahul gets forward and pushes it to mid off and sets off for the single. Najmul Hossain Shanto is the fielder yet again who dives in and under-arms the throw at the bowler's end but just misses. That would have been a close call and the replays show that Rahul would have been short of his crease.

Tanzim Hasan Sakib is back on. He is 6-0-36-0 so far, with India needing 31 runs off 48 balls remaining.

Mustafizur Rahman to Shubman Gill, No run.Slower delivery, bowled around leg stump and back of a length, Gill tries to make some room but not enough and has to just dab it down in front of point. Still, the boundaries are hard to come by.

Mustafizur Rahman to Shubman Gill, No run.Bowled into the pitch again, not all that short but at the body, Gill gets cramped up a bit and tucks it down to mid-wicket.

Mustafizur Rahman to KL Rahul, 1 run.Short of a length and over leg, KL Rahul gets inside the line and pulls it away to deep square leg for a single.

Mustafizur Rahman to KL Rahul, 2 runs.Lovely shot on the up but a good chase as well! Good length on middle, sitting up, Rahul shows the full face of the bat and just punches it on the up back past the bowler. Najmul Hossain Shanto chases it down from mid off and saves a couple of runs for his side.

Mustafizur Rahman to KL Rahul, No run.Pitches it up now and around off, KL backs away to go big downtown but miscues it badly and back to the bower.

Mustafizur Rahman to KL Rahul, No run.Fizz returns and begins with a cutter. Bowls it a bit into the deck around leg and Rahul is just taken aback a bit but manages to block it down the pitch.

Rishad Hossain to Shubman Gill, Four!FOUR! Shubman Gill pounces on that one and spoils the figures for Rishad Hossain just a bit. Fractionally short over middle and leg, Gill rocks back and pulls it flat and well in front of square for a boundary. Both Bangladeshi spinners have now been bowled out.

Rishad Hossain to Shubman Gill, No run.Nicely floated up, quite full and around off, dipping as well, Gill watchfully blocks it off the front foot.

Rishad Hossain to KL Rahul, 1 run.Drops the length short and bowls it outside off, KL Rahul backs away and taps it through the point region for one more.

Rishad Hossain to KL Rahul, No run.This one is darted into the legs, fuller too, Rahul gets his hands out in front fo make the block.

Rishad Hossain to Shubman Gill, 1 run.Bowled shorter this time over middle, Gill stays back and compact before playing a cross-batted shot wide of mid-wicket for a single.

Rishad Hossain to Shubman Gill, No run.Tossed up, around middle, just drifted in a bit, Shubman Gill leans for ward to defend.

Powerplay 3! Into the final 10 overs of the game we go then and Bangladesh are now allowed five fielders outside the 30-yard circle.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to KL Rahul, No run.Much slower through the air, around middle, fuller, KL Rahul blocks it out.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Shubman Gill, 1 run.Nagging length, around middle, Shubman Gill presses back and eases out to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Shubman Gill, No run.Fuller again, around middle, Gill comes forward and clips it to mid-wicket.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Shubman Gill, No run.Drags his length, around off, Gill goes back and nudges it to mid on.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to KL Rahul, 1 run.Floated up, around middle, Rahul lunges and flicks it wide of mid-wicket for a single.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Shubman Gill, 1 run.Tossed up, around off, Gill works it away to long on for a single. Good rotation of strike by both batters.

Rishad Hossain to Shubman Gill, 1 run.Nagging length, around middle, Shubman Gill presses back and knocks it wide of mid on for a quick single.

Rishad Hossain to KL Rahul, 1 run.Flighted up, around off, Rahul strides forward and drives it towards deep cover for a single.

Rishad Hossain to KL Rahul, No run.Slower through the air, fuller, around middle, Rahul pats it down to mid-wicket with soft hands.

Rishad Hossain to KL Rahul, 2 runs.Drags his length, outside off, KL Rahul goes back and cuts it towards deep point for a couple of runs.

Rishad Hossain to KL Rahul, Six!SIX! BREAKS THE SHACKLES! Floated up, right in the slot and with long on inside the circle, KL Rahul clears out his front leg and thumps it over long on for a biggie.

Rishad Hossain to Shubman Gill, 1 run.Around off, tossed up, Gill nudges it to mid on and runs off a quick single.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to KL Rahul, No run.Nagging length, around middle, Rahul punches it towards widish mid-wicket.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Shubman Gill, 1 run.Drags the length, around middle, Gill swivels and pulls it along the ground to deep square leg for a single.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Shubman Gill, No run.Floated up, around off, Shubman Gill knocks it towards mid-wicket.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to KL Rahul, 1 run.Much slower, around middle, Rahul pushes it to long on for a single.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Shubman Gill, 1 run.Tossed up, around middle, Gill uses his feet and drills it to long on for a single.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Shubman Gill, No run.Full around off, Gill blocks it out.

Taskin Ahmed to KL Rahul, No run.On a good length, around off, Rahul dabs it towards point.

Taskin Ahmed to Shubman Gill, 1 run.Much fuller, around off, Gill drills it to mid off and runs off for a quick single. Najmul Hossain Shanto picks it up and makes a throw at the batter's end but misses.

Taskin Ahmed to Shubman Gill, Four!FOUR! DEFT TOUCH! Taskin bowls it down the leg side, on a good length, Shubman Gill waits for it and just tickles it towards deep fine leg for a boundary.

Taskin Ahmed to KL Rahul, 1 run.Goes fuller, around off, Rahul drills it to mid on for a quick single.

Taskin Ahmed to KL Rahul, No run.DROPPED! Jaker Ali has put down a sitter! Taskin Ahmed bowls on a good length, around off, KL Rahul pulls it unexpectedly and lofts it aerially towards deep square leg. Jaker Ali moves to his left a bit and gets underneath it but the ball bursts out through his hands as he looks to pouch it. How costly will it prove? Taskin is upset and is down on his haunches, with captain Najmul Hossain Shanto with a dull look on his face. This could have been a pricy wicket for Bangladesh. But a totally needless shot from KL Rahul there.

Taskin Ahmed to Shubman Gill, 1 run.Around off, on a good length, Gill guides it to deep third man for a single.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to KL Rahul, No run.Tossed up, around middle, KL Rahul lunges and nudges it with soft hands to the right of the bowler who tries to stop it but fails to collect it. The skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto makes a dive to his left from mid-wicket and stops the ball and restricts the batters for that single.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Shubman Gill, 1 run.On a nagging length, around middle, Gill works it away wide of mid-wicket for a single.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to KL Rahul, 1 run.Fuller again, around middle, Rahul knocks it down to long on for a single.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to KL Rahul, No run.Floated up, around middle, KL comes forward and turns it towards mid-wicket.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Shubman Gill, 1 run.Drops it short, around off, Gill cuts it off late towards deep point for a single.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to KL Rahul, 1 run.Tossed up, around off, Rahul opens the face of the bat to push it to deep cover for a single.

Drinks break! Time for the final official drinks break of the game and to be honest, no one would have expected things to get as close as they have right now. Bangladesh have done extremely well yet again to pull things back but it is still India's game as they have a set Shubman Gill at the crease and still have a couple of proper batters to come. 68 needed now off 15 overs and it will come down to whether Bangladesh can pick up quick wickets before the finishing line is in sight for India. Let's see how this one unfurls.

Taskin Ahmed to Shubman Gill, No run.An attempted yorker, fired in as a low full toss, on middle, carved out to the bowler.

Taskin Ahmed to KL Rahul, 1 run.Straight on the off stump, full in length, KL Rahul stays leg side, plays it with soft hands and taps it in front of cover-point for a quick single.

Taskin Ahmed to Shubman Gill, 1 run.Half-tracker on off, Shubman Gill short-arm jabs it over the inner ring and gets a single at deep square leg.

Taskin Ahmed to Shubman Gill, No run.Slows it up, outside off on a length, Gill waits for it and cuts it but finds the fielder at point.

Taskin Ahmed to KL Rahul, 1 run.Overpitched on the stumps, KL Rahul drills it to the left of mid on for a single.

Taskin Ahmed to KL Rahul, No run.Gets away with the freebie! Taskin slips in a low full toss on off, KL Rahul mishits it along the ground to cover.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to KL Rahul, 1 run.On a length, on top of middle and leg, KL Rahul has enough time to hang back and punch it down to long on for the fourth consecutive single.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Shubman Gill, 1 run.Fuller again in front of the stumps, Shubman Gill shimmies down a bit and drills it to long on for one more.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to KL Rahul, 1 run.Full on the stumps, KL Rahul drives it along the carpet to long on for one.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Shubman Gill, 1 run.Aims the sticks, does Mehidy, on a fuller length, Shubman Gill squats at it and short-arm jabs at it with the spin to deep square leg for a single.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Shubman Gill, No run.Slower and spinning back on the pads, on a fuller length, turned away to mid-wicket.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz to Shubman Gill, No run.Mehidy Hasan Miraz is back on. Full and quick, on off, Gill carves it out straight to cover.

Taskin Ahmed to Shubman Gill, 1 run.Takes the pace off, on a length outside off, Gill slashes it to deep cover for an easy single. India need 75 more runs to win from 102 deliveries and 6 wickets in hand.

Taskin Ahmed to Shubman Gill, No run.In-between length, outside off, guided off the back foot to backward point.

Taskin Ahmed to KL Rahul, 1 run.Full, on middle, KL Rahul pushes it gently to the right of mid off and sets off for a single. The fielder dives to his right and releases it in a motion with an underarm throw but has a shy at the non-striker's end. KL makes it home by the time.

Taskin Ahmed to KL Rahul, No run.Full and straight on, around off, KL Rahul taps his front foot out and drives it straight to mid off.

Taskin Ahmed to Shubman Gill, 1 run.Pace off, length, on off, Shubman Gill waits for it and places it wide of cover for a single.