Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and Bangladesh decided to bat against India in their Group A match at the Champions Trophy on Thursday. India will be playing its group games and potential knockout matches in the United Arab Emirates after the Indian government prevented its team from traveling to Pakistan owing to past regional conflicts.

With the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy now underway, tournament favourites India will begin their Group A campaign against Bangladesh under overcast skies at the Dubai International Stadium on Thursday.

Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and chose to bat against India to launch the teams’ Champions Trophy campaigns on Thursday in Dubai. India are playing their matches in the 50-over tournament in the United Arab Emirates after refusing to tour hosts Pakistan over political tensions.

New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner won the coin toss and elected to field against Bangladesh in their Group A game at the Champions Trophy.

Mohammad Rizwan-led Pakistan crashed out of ICC Men's Champions Trophy 2025 after New Zealand defeated Bangladesh by five wickets in a Group A encounter at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Monday. After losing against India in a do-or-die encounter in Dubai,

New Zealand moved into the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy taking India along with them after a five-wicket win over Group A opponents Bangladesh on Monday. Chasing 237 for victory, New Zealand shrugged off the loss of two early wickets and rode Rachin Ravindra's classy 112 and Tom Latham's 55 to get home in 46.

Rachin Ravindra steered New Zealand into the Champions Trophy semi-finals after hitting his fourth ODI century in a five-wicket victory over Bangladesh. Ravindra lit up the Group A clash in Rawalpindi,