Bangladesh Playing 11 vs India- ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Match 2

Bangladesh will be facing favorites India in their first game of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The clash will be the second of the tournament and is set to take place at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday (February 20).

Bangladesh have not done well in ODIs in recent times. They have managed to win just one of their last five ODI series. Last year, they lost the ODI series against Afghanistan and West Indies and will need something special to beat in-form India.

As Bangladesh looks to cause an upset in the Champions Trophy, we are taking a look at Bangladesh Playing 11 for their game against India.

Bangladesh Playing 11 vs India- ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Match 2:

Openers: Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Soumya Sarkar

Tanzid Hasan and Soumya Sarkar are expected to be the openers in the Bangladesh Playing 11 for the upcoming game. Both the players will look to counter India's formidable attack and give their team a good start with the bat.

Tanzid had a good outing in the three-match ODI series against West Indies in December. He began the series with knocks of 60 and 46 before registering a duck in the final game.

Unlike Tanzid, Sarkar struggled for runs against the Caribbean outfit early on but managed to finish the series on a good note.

The left-handed batsman registered scores of 19 and 2 in the first two ODIs before scoring 73 runs in the third game. Sarkar is more experienced than Tanzid and Bangladesh will be hoping that he delivers with the bat at the top of the order.

Middle-order batsmen and allrounders: Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali (wk), Rishad Hossain

Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto will be keen to lead his side from the front in the upcoming game. He missed the series against West Indies and recently struggled with the bat in the Bangladesh Premier League. Shanto will be eyeing a better display with the bat in the Champions Trophy.

In Shanto's absence, Mehidy Hasan Miraz had led Bangladesh against the West Indies. Even though Bangladesh lost the series, Mehidy managed to impress with the bat. He registered knocks of 74, 1, and 77 in the series and will look to contribute with the bat against India as well.

Highly-rated batsman Towhid Hridoy will also be a key player in the Bangladesh Playing 11. Hridoy has played 33 ODIs so far and scored 877 runs with the help of seven half-centuries.

Veteran batsman Mahmudullah will be another key member in the Bangladesh Playing 11. The right-handed batsman was in sublime form against West Indies and finished the three-match series as the highest run-scorer. In three games, he scored 196 runs and will look to deliver with the bat against India as well.

While former captain Mushfiqur Rahim is in the squad, Jaker Ali could get the nod ahead of him in the Bangladesh Playing after his impressive display against West Indies. He had scored 113 runs against West Indies in the three-match series. Rishad Hossain is expected to be the allrounder in the Bangladesh Playing 11.

Bowlers: Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Nasum Ahmed

Bangladesh are likely to play the game with two fast bowlers and a spinner. Taskin Ahmed and Mustafizur Rahman are set to be the two frontline pacers while Nasum Ahmed is expected to be the sole specialist spinner in Bangladesh Playing 11.