Dubai, Feb. 21 -- Bangladesh's Jaker Ali played a crucial knock of 68 off 114 deliveries, guiding his team to a total of 228 after an early collapse against India in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. His innings, laced with four boundaries, provided stability alongside Towhid Hridoy as the duo forged a historic partnership of 154 runs for the sixth wicket in Dubai. This stand, which came when Bangladesh was struggling at 35/5, is now the highest for the sixth wicket or lower in Champions Trophy history.

Reflecting on the challenging situation, Jaker admitted that the early setbacks made the innings difficult to navigate.

"It was difficult in the beginning as we lost five wickets early. Towhid and I tried to get a good score, but we couldn'...