Rohit Sharma laughing after a drop catch (Source:@kuchbhi12341416/X.com)
The second game of Champions Trophy 2025 is turning out to be quite an interesting encounter with Bangladesh fighting hard in the second half. India have lost wickets at regular intervals and when India were 166 for 4 in the 37th over, they had a major scare with KL Rahul hitting the ball straight to Jaker Ali at deep square leg.
KL Rahul Gets Lifeline In A Crunch Champions Trophy Game Against Bangladesh
However, much to the delight of Indian fans and the management, the Bangladesh fielder dropped a straightforward catch. It was a length delivery on off from Taskin Ahmed and KL Rahul trying to up the ante, heaved it deep square leg. He did not time it and ended up hitting it to the fielder who made a complete mess of it.
As soon as the catch was dropped it brought contrasting emotions out from the two opposing camps. Rohit Sharma was seen smiling and was clearly relieved, while the bowler Taskin Ahmed was completely distraught.
After the catch drop, KL Rahul played with more freedom and hit some much needed boundaries taking off some pressure in a tense run-chase. In the first half, Bangladesh managed to score 228 courtesy a century by Towhid Hridoy and a brilliant fifty by Jaker Ali.
Shubman Gill is anchoring the Indian chase after Rohit Sharma came up with a rapid start in the first powerplay. Kohli could not make much of an impact with the bat again while Shreyas Iyer also ended up losing his wicket early. It has been a competitive game though, with good balance between bat and ball something that can be expected in the big game between India and Pakistan.
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