EXPLAINED: How India Can Qualify For Champions Trophy 2025 Semi-Final After Victory Vs Bangladesh
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India started their Champions Trophy 2025 campaign on a high as they defeated Bangladesh by a margin of x wickets, thus registering a convincing win. The Men in Blue thus had a good start to the campaign as they look to clinch their record third Champions Trophy title. For that, India need to qualify for the semi-final first. The victory against Bangladesh has made things easy for Team India in their path to the semi-final.
How India Can Qualify For Champions Trophy 2025 Semi-Final
With the win against Bangladesh, India have two points on the board. The Men in Blue next face off against Pakistan in a mega encounter on Sunday (February 23). This will be followed by the final group stage encounter against New Zealand on March 2 (Sunday).
If India win both of these games, then they will be guaranteed to qualify for the semi-final. However, even if they lose one of their two remaining games, they have the chance to qualify for the final four. They will have to ensure that they have a better net run rate than the two teams who will be behind them in the points table.
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However, if they lose both their games, then they can be virtually knocked out of the tournament.
Mohammed Shami Five-Fer, Shubman Gill Century Guide India To Win Vs Bangladesh
Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat first. They got off to a horrific start, as India picked up five wickets in the first 9 overs with just 35 runs on the board. Jaker Ali and Towhid Hridoy then pulled things back for Bangladesh with a 154-run stand. Hridoy went on to score his maiden ODI hundred, with Bangladesh being bundled out for 228. Mohammed Shami was the star of the show as he picked up a five-fer in his first Champions Trophy match.
India were involved in a tricky chase on a wicket which was difficult to bat on. They got off to a fast start, but lost four wickets in the middle. It was Shubman Gill who stood his ground on one end, as he slammed his second consecutive ODI hundred. At the end, India comfortably chased the target down with 6 wickets in hand.
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