In the Champions Trophy 2025, Rohit Sharma’s dropped catch off Axar Patel’s bowling prevented Patel from achieving a hat-trick against Bangladesh. Following the match, Patel reflected on the incident, noting he had initially begun celebrating when the ball was heading to Sharma, only to be disappointed by the drop, acknowledging that such moments are common in cricket. Bangladesh struggled early but recovered to post 228 all out, thanks to Towhid Hridoy’s century and Jaker Ali’s significant contribution. Mohammed Shami excelled with a five-wicket haul, marking his 200th ODI wicket. India will look to build on this in the tournament.
Champions Trophy 2025: Rohit Sharma responds after preventing Axar Patel from achieving a hat-trick.© X/Twitter
In the Indian bowlers’ stunning performance against Bangladesh during their first match of the Champions Trophy 2025, one particular moment is bound to be remembered. This occurred when Rohit Sharma dropped a catch from Bangladesh’s Jaker Ali off Axar Patel’s delivery. While dropped catches are commonplace in cricket, this instance held significance as it meant Axar Patel missed out on a potential hat-trick. After Bangladesh’s all-out score of 228, the left-arm spin all-rounder commented on the situation.
“Honestly, I started celebrating when the ball went toward Rohit Sharma. But then I realized he had let it slip. What can you do? Sabke saath hota hai (it happens to everyone). When it happened, I didn’t react much; I simply turned around and walked away,” Axar Patel shared on Star Sports.
Pacer Mohammed Shami made his return to an ICC tournament memorable by taking five wickets, while Bangladesh relied on Towhid Hridoy’s first international century to recover from a dismal start and finish at 228 all out against India in their opening Champions Trophy match in Dubai on Thursday. On this day, Shami also reached a milestone by collecting his 200th ODI wicket.
Choosing to bat first, Bangladesh faced a catastrophic start, collapsing to 35 for five as Shami and left-arm spinner Axar Patel (2/43) caused early troubles.
Axar would have secured a hat-trick had Rohit Sharma not dropped a straightforward catch off Jaker Ali’s bat (68 off 114 balls) at first slip.
The technically proficient Hridoy, alongside Ali, stabilized the Bangladeshi innings with a sixth-wicket partnership of 154 runs. Notably, Hardik Pandya also dropped Towhid when he was on 23, at mid-off.
Brief scores: Bangladesh: 228 all out in 48.4 overs (Towhid Hridoy 100, Jaker Ali 68; Mohammed Shami 5/53, Harshit Rana 3/31) vs India.
With inputs from PTI
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