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Team India will face Bangladesh today (24-09-25) and will aim to continue their winning streak in ongoing Asia Cup 2025. Spirited Bangladesh on other hand will look to upset India. Match will begin at 08:00 AM , IST.
In the first match of Super 8 stage Bangladesh beat Srilanka in last over thriller and India beat arch rivals Pakistan by 6 wickets. With the current form it will be tough for Bangladesh to beat India. Since the start of 2024, India won 32 matches and lost only 3.
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In the group stage Bangladesh finished second to Srilanka and India finished as group toppers. India were not at their best during the match against Pakistan but still able to beat them comfortably. Especially in the fielding India dropped catches which allowed Pakistan to score 171.
Team News India
No change is expected in team India unless there is an injury issue. They will continue with 3 spinners , Bumrah as main fast bowler along with Hardik and Dube.
India Probable XI:- Abhishek Sharma , Shubman Gill , Suryakumar Yadhav , Tilak Varma , Sanju Samson (wk) , Hardik Pandya , Shivam Dube , Axar Patel , Kuldeep Yadhav , Jasprit Bumrah , Varun Chakravarthy.
Team News – Bangladesh
Bangladesh captain Litton Das suffered a back strain during the training worries them. But he will be ok to play. They may bring in Tanzim Hasan in place of Shoriful Islam.
Bangladesh Probable XI:- Saif Hasan , Tanzid Hasan , Litton Das ( c & wk ) , Towhid Hridoy , Shamim Hossain , Jaker Ali , Mahedi Hasan , Nasum Ahmed , Tanzim Hasan , Mustafizur Rahman.
Pitch Details
Dubai pitch will offer more assistance to spinners. So it will be tough to score runs in the middle overs. Dew may play a crucial role and captain winning the toss will prefer chasing.
Weather
Skies will be clear and no rain is expected.
Head to Head
India and Bangladesh so far played 17 T20Is in which India won 16 times and Bangladesh once.
Time
Match will begin at 08:00 AM , IST.