India and Bangladesh will face off in a Group A ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday.
Both teams will look to get their campaigns off to a winning start and bag two crucial points. The Indian team, led by Rohit Sharma, is coming off a 3-0 series win at home against England and will hope to keep the momentum going.
On a pitch that could aid the spinners, India could play three spinners – with Kuldeep Yadav partnering all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel. While Mohammed Shami will lead the pace attack in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh is likely to pip Harshit Rana in the race to be India’s second seamer in the playing XI.
With India preferring KL Rahul over Rishabh Pant as wicketkeeper in the ODI format, the Indian top-six will comprise only right-handed batters, which could give Bangladesh’s spinners a slight advantage.
The Najmul Hossain Shanto-led Bangladesh team is likely to field three frontline seamers, who will be supported by the spin duo of Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Rishad Hossain.
INDIA PREDICTED PLAYING XI
Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill (vc), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh.
BANGLADESH PREDICTED PLAYING XI
Tanzid Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Nahid Rana, Mustafizur Rahman.
IND vs BAN DREAM11 FANTASY TEAM
Wicketkeeper: Mushfiqur Rahim
Batters: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer
All-rounders: Hardik Pandya, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel
Bowlers: Mohammed Shami, Taskin Ahmed
Team Composition: IND 8:3 BAN | Credits Left: 7.5
THE SQUADS
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohd. Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakaravarthy.
Bangladesh: Nazmul Hossain Shanto (c), Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan, Tawhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, MD Mahmud Ullah, Jaker Ali Anik, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Parvez Hossain Emon, Nasum Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Nahid Rana.
LIVE STREAMING INFO
The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match between India and Bangladesh will be aired LIVE on Star Sports Network and Sports18 Network from 2:30 PM IST. The match will also be streamed LIVE on the JioHotstar app and website.