CT Points Table: Gill's Century and Shami's Five-Wicket Haul Secure India's First Points

India put on a strong performance in the second game of the Champions Trophy 2025, successfully chasing down the 229-run target set by Bangladesh. Shubman Gill played a brilliant unbeaten knock of 101*, guiding India to victory with six wickets in hand. Earlier, Mohammed Shami was outstanding with the ball, picking up five wickets as India bowled out Bangladesh for 228.

Opting to bat first at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, the Bangladesh side, led by Najmul Hossain Shanto, were in deep trouble early on in their innings as Indian pacers Mohammed Shami and Harshit Rana destroyed their top order.

Bangladesh's batting lineup kept falling apart one after another, just like a pack of cards. The pitch seemed a bit slow, making it tough for the batters. Shami struck early, removing Soumya Sarkar in the first over. Soon after, Rana sent their captain, Shanto, back for a two-ball duck.

Bangladesh had a bad start at 26 for 3 when Axar Patel came on to bowl. He took two wickets in back-to-back deliveries, first removing opener Tanzid Hasan and then dismissing the experienced Mushfiqur Rahim. This put Bangladesh in deeper trouble. However, on the next ball, which could have been a hat-trick, Jaker Ali got lucky. He edged the ball, but Rohit Sharma dropped the catch, giving him a lifeline.

After that, going forward, both batters Towhid Hridoy and Jaker Ali took control of the situation as they batted brilliantly for this sixth wicket partnership, bringing Bangladesh back into the game.

Bangladesh made a good comeback after a bad start at 35 for 5. Thanks to a 154-run partnership, they fought back and reached 189 before Jaker got out for 68.

Jaker played a good innings, scoring 68 runs, but the real hero of the match was Hridoy. He stayed at the crease till the end and scored his first-ever century against a strong Indian bowling attack. Towhid Hridoy made exactly 100 runs from 118 balls, hitting six fours and two sixes.

Shami took 5 wickets for 53 runs in 10 overs. Rana took 3 wickets, and Akshar bowled economically, giving away 43 runs and taking 2 wickets.

India, chasing a target of 229, got off to a good start Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill took charge. They confidently took on the Tigers with an aggressive and fearless approach.

The Indian team scored 50 runs by the eighth over. Captain Rohit Sharma played a solid innings, scoring 41 runs off 36 balls, with four boundaries. He was out on the last ball of the powerplay by Taskin Ahmed.

India was 69 for one after 10 overs when Virat Kohli walked into bat. The experienced batter found it tough against the bowlers and couldn’t score a run for his first nine balls. He finally got off the mark on his 10th delivery. Kohli struggled to find his rhythm and scored just 22 runs from 38 balls, hitting only one boundary. Trying to force the pace, he played a loose cut shot off Rishad Hossain, and Soumya Sarkar took a simple catch at point, bringing his difficult innings to an end.

After Kohli got out, India needed to steady their innings. Shreyas Iyer came in to join Shubman Gill, who was batting confidently. However, Iyer couldn’t stay for long and got out for just 15 runs. India was then 133 for three, still needing 96 runs to win.

While wickets kept falling at the other end, India's experienced opener, Gill, stood firm and reached his half-century in 69 balls. After Iyer got out, India needed someone to steady the innings, but things got worse when Axar Patel was dismissed. He played the ball straight back to the bowler, Hossain, who picked up his second wicket of the match.

India was 144 for four when KL Rahul joined Gill in the middle and played his part, doing what he was expected to do with the bat. Shubman with his classic brilliance went on to score 101* (129) while Rahul was outstanding with 41* to take India past the finishing mark in 46.3 overs with six wickets to spare as they registered a dominant victory.

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