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Bangladesh bowl first against India

  Online Report 24 Sep 2025 , 3:15 PM Print Edition

Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field in their second match of the ongoing Asia Cup against India at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.

Regular captain Litton Das is sidelined after sustaining an injury during practice on Monday. In his absence, wicketkeeper-batsman Jaker Ali will lead the team.

The Tigers have made four changes to their playing eleven. Along with Litton, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, and Mahedi Hasan have been left out, making way for Parvez Hossain Emon, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, and Mohammad Saifuddin.

India, on the other hand, have retained the same squad from their previous match against Pakistan.

Bangladesh XI:
Saif Hassan, Tanzid Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon, Towhid Hridoy, Jaker Ali (captain & wicketkeeper), Shamim Hossain, Rishad Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mustafizur Rahman

India XI:
Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy