Champions Trophy 2025: Match 2, IND vs BAN | Fantasy Tips, Prediction & Preview

India will play against Bangladesh in the second game of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at the Dubai International Stadium in Dubai on Thursday, February 20. While the Indian team won their last ODI series, the Bangladesh side has not had a great time in the 50-over format where they lost their last two series.

India had their hands on the trophy back in 2013 under the captaincy of MS Dhoni. They lost to their arch-rivals Pakistan in the last edition which was held in 2017. India is set to miss Jasprit Bumrah due to a back injury. Harshit Rana has been called into the squad as his replacement. India whitewashed England in the ODI series at home recently. Rohit Sharma’s century in the second ODI followed by Virat Kohli’s half-century in the last ODI were the key takeaways for India from the series. The Men in Blue will be looking to start the tournament with a win.

On the other hand, Bangladesh is currently going through a rough patch in the ODIs. They lost 3-0 against the West Indies. They had lost to Afghanistan 2-1 in the series before the West Indies tour. Bangladesh played a practice game yesterday against the Shaheens. Batting first, they were bowled out to 202. Mehidy Hasan Miraz scored 44 runs in the first innings. Pakistan Shaheens won the game with 7 wickets in the 35th over of the game. The Tigers will want to get some wins to prove themselves as a top international side.

Match Timings

Match Toss Time - 02:00 PM IST (08:30 AM GMT)

Match Start Time - 02:30 PM IST (09:00 AM GMT)

Match Venue - Dubai International Stadium, Dubai

Head to Head

Matches Played - 41

India won - 32     Bangladesh won - 08

No Result - 01

Last 5 meetings

India won - 02     Bangladesh won - 03

Pitch Report

The surface at the Dubai International Stadium provides a good balance for both bowlers and batters. Bowlers can benefit from the pitch in the early stages, which offers a nice bounce. As the game goes on and the pitch gets older, batters can play their shots comfortably.

Weather Report

The weather forecast is expected to be partly cloudy. There are no chances of rain during the game. The temperature is likely to be around 26°C with 50% humidity. 

Probable Playing XI  

India (IND) - Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(wk), Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh

Bangladesh (BAN) - Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Shanto(c), Soumya Sarkar, Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahim(wk), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mustafizur Rahman, Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Tanzim Sakib

Must Picks

IND - Shubman Gill, Axar Patel

ENG -  Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mustafizur Rahman

IND vs BAN Fantasy Team

Wicket-Keeper : KL Rahul

Batters : Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer

All-rounder : Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mehidy Hasan Miraz

Bowlers : Mohammed Shami, Mustafizur Rahman

Captain and Vice-Captain picks

Captain : Axar Patel

Vice-Captain : Shubman Gill

Prediction

Looking at the current form of both the sides in the 50-over format, India are favorites to win this clash. Though Bangladesh has three wins in the last five ODIs against India, history has shown India outperforming Bangladesh in big tournaments. 

Sportco predicts India to beat Bangladesh in the 2nd game of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.

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