Bangladesh captain Nazmul Hossain Santo won the toss and elected to bat in the opening match of the Champions Trophy 2025. The match began on Thursday, with both teams eager to start their tournament with a win.
Two changes in the Indian team
There have been two changes to the Indian team since the ODI against England earlier this month.
- Arshdeep Singh and Varun Chakravarthy lost their place in the team.
- Mohammed Shami and Ravindra Jadeja came into the final squad in their place .
Bangladesh bowling line-up
- Bangladesh has taken three pacers and two spinners .
- Nahid Rana was not selected, giving place to Tanjim Hassan .
Teams – Final Team Details
Indian team
- Rohit Sharma (Captain)
- Shubhman Gill
- Virat Kohli
- Shreyas Iyer
- KL Rahul (wicketkeeper)
- Hardik Pandya
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Axar Patel
- Kuldeep Yadav
- Harshit Rana
- Mohammed Shami
Bangladesh team
- Tanjid Hassan
- Gentle government
- Nazmul Hossain Santo (Captain)
- Tawheed Hriday
- Mushfiqur Rahim (Wicketkeeper)
- Zaker Ali
- Mehdi Hassan Miraj
- Rishad Hussain
- Taskin Ahmed
- Tanzim Hassan
- Mustafizur Rahman
Predictions for the match
- If the Indian bowlers can dismiss the Bangladesh top order quickly, they can gain the upper hand in the match .
- Mehidy Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim will be key in Bangladesh’s batting .
- It is very important for India’s batting that Rohit, Kohli and Shubman Gill score big .
- It will be interesting to see how the match goes!
