A stellar century from Shubman Gill and Mohammed Shami's five-wicket haul were instrumental as India secured a six-wicket victory against Bangladesh in their ICC Champions Trophy opener at Dubai on Thursday.

Follow live coverage of Bangladesh vs India from the ICC Champions Trophy today. The ICC Test Championship sees nine teams compete across a two-year cycle of matches before a two-team final decides the winner. The inaugural competition was won by New Zealand after a thrilling victory over India in June 2021.

Al Jazeera takes a close look at favourites India against Bangladesh in their Champions Trophy opener on Thursday.

India faced a challenging match at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, where they had to work hard to adapt to the conditions.

Dubai: Shubman Gill walked out to chase a tricky target, knowing the weight of India’s expectations rested on his shoulders. As wickets tumbled around him and Bangladesh’s bowlers made scoring difficult,

Shubman Gill helped himself to a second successive one-day international century as India started their Champions Trophy campaign with a comfortable win over Bangladesh in Dubai on Thursday. The dapper opener rose to No 1 in the ODI batting rankings on the back of two half-centuries and a ton in the three-match series against England earlier this