Towhid Hridoy became the fifth Bangladeshi player to score a century in the ICC Champions Trophy.
In their opening match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 against India in Dubai on Thursday, Bangladesh were bowled out for 228 runs. The total was largely built on a crucial sixth-wicket partnership of 154 runs off 206 balls between Jaker Ali and Towhid Hridoy.
Bangladesh’s innings unfolded in three distinct phases. After opting to bat first, they were rattled early, losing their first five wickets for just 35 runs, with the Indian bowlers dominating the first powerplay.
Jaker and Hridoy then anchored the innings, batting sensibly through the middle overs to keep their wickets intact. Although India kept the pressure on throughout the middle overs, they couldn’t break the partnership.
However, Bangladesh couldn’t finish strongly, losing the remaining five wickets during the death overs, between the 40th and 50th overs.
Jaker made 68 runs off 114 balls, while Hridoy, with a far better strike rate, completed his century, scoring 100 runs off 118 balls, including six fours and two sixes.
Hridoy’s century made him only the fifth Bangladeshi player to score a hundred in an ICC Champions Trophy match. He is also the ninth player in history to score a century on his Champions Trophy debut, and the second Bangladeshi, after Tamim Iqbal, who had scored a century against England in the 2017 edition.
While the batting conditions weren’t too challenging, Bangladesh will regret missing a strong opportunity due to their top-order collapse. It was thanks to Hridoy and Jaker that Bangladesh stayed in the contest.
Netizens lavished praise on Towhid Hridoy for his fighting century:
HUNDRED FOR HRIDOY IN CHAMPIONS TROPHY AGAINST INDIA ⚡
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) February 20, 2025
– Bangladesh were 35 for 5 and then Hridoy smashed an iconic Hundred in Bangladesh ODI History. pic.twitter.com/5yLCWKV8q2
Well played Hridoy.
— Prayag (@theprayagtiwari) February 20, 2025
Walking in at 26-3, battling cramps & pressure, he delivers when Bangladesh needs him most. #IndvsBan pic.twitter.com/RGzKn2nZNd
A heroic inning from Towhid Hridoy. Bangladesh were 35/5 and then Hridoy scored this 100 in this extreme dubai heat with so much cramps, he is barely able to walk.
— Rajiv (@Rajiv1841) February 20, 2025
But since he is not from Eng, Ind or Aus so this ing won't get much hype. This is Bangladesh's greatest 100 ever! pic.twitter.com/utOb80YGPI
Hundred against India in Champions Trophy
— CricBeat (@Cric_beat) February 20, 2025
102* – Chris Cairs,2000
145 – Andy Flower,2002
116* – Herschalle Gibbs,2006
128 – Shoaib Malik,2009
114 – Fakhar Zaman,2017
100 – Towid Hridoy,2025*#INDvBAN pic.twitter.com/pRHypGN7dq
MAIDEN ODI HUNDRED👏🏾
— Guerilla Cricket #GCFromHome (@guerillacricket) February 20, 2025
Great show of character from Towhid Hridoy as he fixed a ramshackled innings in tandem with Jaker Ali and powered through pain to give the Bangladesh bowlers something to play with. https://t.co/0ALgOurguW pic.twitter.com/rwTCgTHedG
Respect For Bangladesh Player Hridoy and
— 𓄂،͜͡𝓢࿐𝐄-𝐇𝐢𝐧𝐝 (@X08T10) February 20, 2025
Our King Mohammad Shami 🫀🫶
The Way Towhid Hridoy Played and made century against Our bowler is mind blowing when it was 40/5
And #mohammedshami king 👑 for A reason Congratulations for one more 5 wicket houl #IndvsBan pic.twitter.com/ZHfuy4XdUk
HUNDRED BY TOWHID HRIDOY. 💯
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) February 20, 2025
– At one stage Bangladesh were struggling 35/5, Hridoy took the charge and played an excellent knock. 👌 pic.twitter.com/SGnJwMXN1M
Teams:
Bangladesh (Playing XI): Tanzid Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Najmul Hossain Shanto(c), Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Jaker Ali, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav