Thu Feb 20 09:42:21 UTC 2025: ## India Dominates Early in Champions Trophy Opener Against Bangladesh
**Dubai, UAE** – India made a strong start to their Champions Trophy 2025 campaign, dismantling Bangladesh’s batting lineup early in their opening match today. Winning the toss and electing to bat, Bangladesh suffered a disastrous start, losing two quick wickets in the first two overs. Mohammed Shami claimed two early scalps, while Harshit Rana added another, leaving Bangladesh reeling at 27/3 after just seven overs.
India, considered one of the tournament favorites, made a notable change to their playing XI, opting for the pace combination of Shami and Rana over mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy and pacer Arshdeep Singh. The decision proved effective in the early stages of the match.
The match continues with India in a commanding position. The full playing XIs were:
**India:** Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami.
**Bangladesh:** Tanzid Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, Jaker Ali, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman.
First Piper 