Champions Trophy: India lose another toss, script this unique record
What's the story
The Indian cricket team is up against Bangladesh in their first match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The much-awaited game is being played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, a venue where India has a stellar record. Meanwhile, Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and elected to bat first. Team India has now lost 11 tosses in a row in the ODI format. They have hence equaled a world record.
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The streak of India losing tosses
The streak of India losing tosses started in the 2023 ICC World Cup final. India, under KL Rahul's leadership, then lost all three tosses in the away ODI series against South Africa later that year. Rohit Sharma lost three tosses in India's only ODI assignment in 2024, the away series against Sri Lanka. India lost all three tosses in the recent home series against England. The CT match against Bangladesh hence marked their 11th successive toss loss.
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India equal Netherlands's record
As per Cricbuzz, India losing 11 back-to-back tosses in ODIs is now the joint most such sequence for a team alongside Netherlands. The Dutch lost 11 tosses between March 2011 and August 2013.
Record
How did India fare during this period?
The 2023 WC final is still a nightmare for Indian fans as Australia recorded a six-wicket triumph in Ahmedabad. Rahul's team however scripted a 2-1 against hosts South Africa in India's succeeding ODI assignment. While the opener of the aforementioned SL series ended in a tie, the Men in Blue lost the other two games. India whitewashed England 3-0 in the recent home ODI series.
Past encounters
India's historical dominance over Bangladesh in ODIs
Meanwhile, India and Bangladesh have clashed 41 times in ODI cricket history, with India winning 32 of those matches. Bangladesh have won eight, while one game ended without a result. In their only previous clash in the Champions Trophy, in the 2017 event's semi-final, India registered a convincing nine-wicket win over Bangladesh. India and Bangladesh have clashed twice in ODIs at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, both during the 2018 Asia Cup. India won both the matches.
Player performance
Key players to watch in India vs Bangladesh clash
As per ESPNcricinfo, Virat Kohli is India's leading run-scorer against Bangladesh in ODIs, scoring 910 runs at 75.83. Rohit Sharma is not far behind with 786 runs at 56.14. For Bangladesh, captain Najmul Shanto has been in phenomenal form since 2024, scoring 286 runs at an average of 71.50. Mustafizur Rahman has taken 25 wickets against India at an average slightly over 21.
XIs
Here are the playing XIs
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav. Bangladesh (Playing XI): Tanzid Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Jaker Ali, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman.