IND vs BAN Weather Report And Pitch Report Of Dubai- ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Match 2
Published - 20 Feb 2025, 01:39 PM | Updated - 20 Feb 2025, 01:45 PM
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The second match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will be played between two of the last edition's semifinalists India and Bangladesh. IND vs BAN game is scheduled to take place on Thursday (February 20) at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai.
India and Bangladesh faced each other in one of the semifinals of the 2017 Champions Trophy. The Men in Blue had inflicted a heavy 9-wicket defeat on Bangladesh in that game before losing the final against Pakistan.
India will start the upcoming game as favourites too and are expected to beat Bangladesh. The Men in Blue recently thrashed England 3-0 in the ODI series and will back themselves to beat Bangladesh who have struggled to do well in recent times.
In their last ODI assignment, Bangladesh was whitewashed by West Indies in a three-match series. Bangladesh will have to come up with something special to turn things around and stun India in the upcoming game.
So, with the match all set to get underway, we are taking a look at the weather and pitch report for the match.
IND vs BAN Weather Report And Pitch Report Of Dubai- ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Match 2:
IND vs BAN, weather report of Dubai:
The upcoming IND vs BAN match is unlikely to be interrupted by rain as there is no forecast for rain. The temperature is expected to be in the 20s throughout the game.
IND vs BAN Pitch report:
Here are the stats of the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai:
| Matches Played | 58 |
| Matches Won by Home Side | 6 (10.34%) |
| Matches Won by Touring Side | 8 (13.79%) |
| Matches Won by Neutral Side | 42 (72.41%) |
| Matches Won Batting First | 22 (37.93%) |
| Matches Won Batting Second | 34 (58.62%) |
| Matches Won Winning Toss | 28 (48.28%) |
| Matches Won Losing Toss | 28 (48.28%) |
| Matches Tied | 1 (1.72%) |
| Matches with No Result | 1 (1.72%) |
| Highest Team Innings | 355/5 (England) |
| Lowest Team Innings | 91 (Namibia) |
| Highest Run Chase Achieved | 287/8 (Sri Lanka) |
| Average Runs per Wicket | 27.25 |
| Average Runs per Over | 4.62 |
| Average Score Batting First | 219 |
The pitch at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium is expected to be slow and favor the spinners more than batsmen and fast bowlers. In the last 10 ODIs played at the venue, only one team managed to score more than 250 runs.
So, it won't be very surprising if the upcoming IND vs BAN game also turns out to be a match where batsmen struggle to play their shots.
During the 2018 Asia Cup, India and Bangladesh played two games against each other including the final at this venue, and in both games, the bowlers made a bigger impact. In the first game, Bangladesh were all out for just 173 runs and India chased down the total by losing 3 wickets.
In the final, Bangladesh scored 222 runs and India managed to cross the finishing line on the very last ball of the game.
Both the teams will also be looking to chase at this venue. Chasing teams have won 34 of the 58 ODIs played in Dubai.
Conclusion:
With no prediction of rain, a full match between India and Bangladesh is expected. The pitch is expected to be slow and the match is unlikely to be a high-scoring one. However, it can turn out to be a low-scoring thriller.
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