CHAMPIONS TROPHY 2025: Gill’s Ton Powers India To 6-Wicket Win

Ray Sportz Web Desk: India have kicked off their 2025 Champions Trophy campaign with a win against Bangladesh. Shubman Gill continued to hold one end and scored an unbeaten 101 off 129 balls. It was a difficult wicket to bat on and Shubman scored his slowest century in ODIs. He and KL Rahul added a match-winning 87-run partnership for the 5th wicket. Rahul, who was dropped for 9, capitalised on it and remained unbeaten on 41 off 47 balls. Not to forget Rohit Sharma’s quick 41 off 36 balls. Virat Kohli got a decent start but he departed for 22. Mohammed Shami made a memorable return to ICC events and took a five-fer.

Both sides will rue missed opportunities in their Champions Trophy opener. Bangladesh won a crucial toss on a tired pitch with no dew expected to make chasing easier, but they got off to such a poor start that they needed three dropped catches and a superlative fighting hundred from Towhid Hridoy to stay in the contest. India had Bangladesh down at 35 for 5, Axar Patel was on a hat-trick, and Rohit Sharma dropped a sitter, and that was followed by two more lives for the record-breaking sixth-wicket pair. It allowed Bangladesh to get to a total that denied India a net-run-rate boost, which can prove crucial if they happen to lose one of their three matches.