India vs Bangladesh: Who Have The Better Batting Line Up For Champions Trophy 2025?

Rohit Sharma and Najmul Hossain Shanto [Source: @saifahmed75, @imAashutoshh/x.com]

India will be looking to re-establish its authority as a cricketing nation during the upcoming Champions Trophy. Under Rohit Sharma's leadership, the Indian team suffered a humiliating defeat in the recently concluded Border Gavaskar Trophy. They will now try their best to win the tournament.

The Indian team will start its campaign against Bangladesh on February 20th. This game will kickstart the journey of both Asian teams in the tournament. As both teams gear up for the epic clash, this article will take a deeper look at their batting lines and try to analyse who has a better set-up of batters. 

We have a probable lineup in mind that the teams might use for this game and will analyse it on that basis.

India vs Bangladesh Openers

Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill vs Tanzid Hasan, Soumya Sarkar

India vs Bangladesh Stats Of Openers In ODIs [Credit: @DataWrapper]

Notably, this is the culmination of the stats of the individuals involved in the partnerships. The figure shows that the Indian opening pair of Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma is more consistent and impactful than the Bangladeshi pair of Tanzid Hasan and Soumya Sarkar. While the Sarkar and Hasan score runs at a faster rate, the Indian pair has delivered more impactful performances more often. 

India vs Bangladesh: Middle Order

Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya vs Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mehidy Hasan Miraz

India vs Bangladesh Stats Of Middle Order Batters In ODIs [Credit: @DataWrapper]

India have one of the greatest in ODI history ever, Virat Kohli. Besides Kohli, it is expected that Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya. On the other hand, the Bangladesh skipper, Najmul Hossain Shanto, will form the backbone of the Bangladesh middle order. Besides Shanto, there will be the likes of Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim and Mehidy Hasan Miraz in the middle-order. 

When we compare the middle-order of these two teams, then we see that India have a more impactful and consistent line-up. In all the metrics that have been considered in this article, India seem to be way ahead. So, it is safe to conclude that India’s middle-order is way stronger than that of Bangladesh.

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India vs Bangladesh: Lower Order

Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar vs Mahmudullah, Rishad Hossain

India vs Bangladesh Stats Of Lower Order Batters In ODIs [Source: @DataWrapper]

In case of the lower-order batters, the experience of Mahmudullah becomes a huge factor in this face-off. While the Indian batters have scored runs at a better scoring rate, the Bangladeshi lower-order has been more consistent and impactful. In this case, the balance of the face-off tilts in favour of Bangladesh. 

India vs Bangladesh: Tail Ender

Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami vs Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Tazmin Hasan Sakib

India vs Bangladesh ODI stats of tail-enders [Credit:@DataWrapper]

While comparing the batting stats of the tail-enders of India and Bangladesh, we see that none of the players have a fifty plus score in ODIs. However, the Bangladeshi tail-enders have been a bit more consistent than the India tail-enders. But when it comes to scoring runs quickly, the Indian tail-enders take the lead. So, the face-off is balanced in this case.

Conclusion

In this article, we have compared the Indian and Bangladeshi batting-order in four areas. In two cases India have the balance in their favour, while Bangladesh have it in one case and one of the face-off ended in a draw. So, the overall comparison helps us conclude that India have the better batting line-up than that of Bangladesh.

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