Champions Trophy 2025: Shubman Gill scores century to power IND to 6-wicket win
New Delhi, February 21, 2025. Shubman Gill showed just why he is the World No 1 ODI batter in the world, after scoring a fighting century off 125 balls to guide India’s chase of 229 runs against Bangladesh in their Champions Trophy opener. India defeated Bangladesh by six wickets. After India lost their top order batters, KL Rahul joined Shubman out in the middle and steadied the innings to held the Men in Blue get the target with 21 balls left. India had lost the wickets of Virat Kohli (who needed 38 balls for his 22), Rohit Sharma (41 off 36 balls), Shreyas Iyer (15) and Axar Patel (8).For India in the first innings, Mohammad Shami got a five-wicket haul. Meanwhile, Towhid Hridoy scored his maiden century, despite battling cramps that needed him to receive treatment at least twic...
