India beat Bangladesh by six wickets in its ICC Champions Trophy 2025 campaign opener at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday.
The Men in Blue overhauled the 229-run target with 21 balls to spare to get its campaign off to a winning start. The win helped India move to the second spot in the Group A standings.
New Zealand had beaten Pakistan by 60 runs in the tournament opener on Wednesday to claim the top spot in the Group A points table.
The next Group A match in the ongoing tournament will be the marquee clash between archrival India and Pakistan, which will be held in Dubai on Sunday.
The top two teams from each of the two groups will advance to the semifinals, to be held on March 4 and 5.
The final is scheduled for March 9.
ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY 2025 POINTS TABLE
Group A
Team Played Won Lost Points NRR New Zealand 1 1 0 2 +1.200 India 1 1 0 2 +0.408 Bangladesh 1 0 1 0 -0.408 Pakistan 1 0 1 0 -1.200
Group B
Team Played Won Lost Points NRR Afghanistan – – – – – Australia – – – – – England – – – – – South Africa – – – – –
(Updated after IND vs BAN match on February 20)
