India has refused to play its Champions Trophy matches in Pakistan, which is hosting its first major global tournament in almost 30 years.

India kicked off their Champions Trophy campaign with a six-wicket victory against Bangladesh in a Group A match at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Electing to bat, Bangladesh slumped to 35-5 but went on to post 228 all out riding Towhid Hridoy's heroic 100 while battling cramps.

Shubman Gill's hundred and Mohammed Shami's 5/53 powered India to an 6-wicket win. Follow India vs Bangladesh live blog for real-time ICC Champions Trophy 2025 updates. Get ball-by-ball commentary, scores,

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India face Pakistan at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday, February 23 in the ICC Champions Trophy at 9am; watch the tournament live on Sky Sports

Pakistan are hosting an ICC event for the first time in almost three decades. The Champions Trophy provides a stage for an imperfect team to perform.

Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and Bangladesh decided to bat against India in their Group A match at the Champions Trophy.

Rohit Sharma led India won their CT 2025 opener with Shubman Gill, Mohammed Shami, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana and KL Rahul starring in the match.

A brilliant century by Shubman Gill and five-wicket haul by Mohammed Shami were the highlights as India defeated Bangladesh by six wickets in their ICC Champions Trophy campaign opener at Dubai on Thursday.