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India vs Bangladesh Highlights, AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers: Hamza Choudhury Shines, Chhetri Flops; India Held To 0-0 Draw By Bangladesh
India vs Bangladesh AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualifiers Highlights: Premier League star Hamza Choudhury starred on his international debut for Bangladesh, as India could not score a goal.
India vs Bangladesh AFC Asian Cup 2027© X & AIFF
India vs Bangladesh Highlights, AFC Asian Cup Qualifier Football: India have been held to a 0-0 draw by Bangladesh in their opening 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualifier third round match. Midfielder Hamza Choudhury - a man with 57 Premier League appearances for Leicester City - shone on his Bangladesh debut. India goalkeeper Vishal Kaith had a few nervy moments, but did not suffer a goal. Sunil Chhetri had a disappointing game, missing a couple of good chances. Liston Colaco and Subhasish Bose impressed for India. India will have to face Singapore and Hong Kong next in Group C of the third round.
Here are the Highlights of the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers 2027 Football Match between India vs Bangladesh, straight from the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong:
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- 21:15 (IST)India vs Bangladesh Football LIVE: Thank you!Thank you for tuning in to the LIVE coverage of the India vs Bangladesh game. It was a well-fought contest, with a lot of star quality, but sadly we did not get a goal.Stay tuned to NDTV Sports for all the live and latest sports coverage. IPL action is underway, follow the game there! Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings LIVEThat's a wrap from here. Goodnight!
- 21:12 (IST)India vs Bangladesh LIVE Score: India need to bounce back!India will be disappointed with this result. They're the highest-ranked team in the group, while Bangladesh are the lowest. Remember, only top spot goes through, and India will need to be excellent to find their way past Singapore and Hong Kong.Most importantly, they need to find a way to score more goals.
- 21:08 (IST)India vs Bangladesh Football LIVE: How did Hamza play?Overall, an impressive international debut for Hamza Choudhury. At times, you could tell he is a cut above the players on the pitch, particularly through his physicality and his reading of the game. Dictated things, won the ball back and made a few crucial interventions too!
- 20:57 (IST)India vs Bangladesh LIVE Score: FULL TIME!FT: India vs Bangladesh ends in a draw! A hugely-anticipated 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualifier match ends without a goal, despite good chances for both sides. Good news for both teams is that Hong Kong and Singapore have also drawn in the other Group C game.IND 0-0 BAN
- 20:54 (IST)India vs Bangladesh Football LIVE: Choudhury makes huge block!90+4' That might be it! Brison Fernandes looking to cut in from the right flank, trying to find 1 of 3 Indian men inside the box, but guess who's there. The man with 57 Premier League games and an FA Cup title - Hamza Choudhury!IND 0-0 BAN
- 20:45 (IST)India vs Bangladesh Football LIVE: Chhetri misses another83' Ball chipped in towards Chhetri, he didn't have to move for it either, but completely messes up the action. Not even on target, in fact, very very wide. And he is being substituted. Sahal Abdul Samad and Ashique Kuruniyan brought on.IND 0-0 BAN
- 20:43 (IST)India vs Bangladesh LIVE Updates: 10 minutes to go81' We are into the final 10 minutes of regulation time. The game is still goalless, despite chances at both ends. Can either team find a goal? India have brought on Naorem Mahesh Singh, Suresh Wangjam and Brison Fernandes.IND 0-0 BAN
- 20:32 (IST)India vs Bangladesh LIVE Updates: Subhasish with another effort!73' Subhasish is getting involved in the thick of things once more. Good, sharp header from a corner, but just wide yet again. Remember, Subhasish had the highest-scoring season of any defender in ISL history this campaign, and you can see why.IND 0-0 BAN
- 20:29 (IST)India vs Bangladesh LIVE Updates: Great effort!66' Subhasish Bose goes for a long shot from about 35 yards, and that was so close to greatness! On his weaker right foot, he slammed it with power and it goes just inches over the crossbar. Great effort. But the game is still tied.IND 0-0 BAN
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- 20:22 (IST)India vs Bangladesh Football LIVE: Vishal Kaith error again!61' Once again, Vishal Kaith is very sloppy with his footwork! No communication between him and the Indian defence. Bangladesh pounced on the loose ball, but the Indian defence somehow scramble and get it away.What has happened to Vishal Kaith today? He is usually so calm with the ball.IND 0-0 BAN
- 20:17 (IST)India vs Bangladesh LIVE Score: Hamza blocks Chhetri57' Great corner by India, Chhetri got the perfect connection this time, but Hamza Choudhury blocks it with his shoulder! Appeal by Chhetri for handball, but not called by the referee. Star players of both sides making their presence felt.IND 0-0 BAN
- 20:15 (IST)India vs Bangladesh Football LIVE: Chhetri can't connect!55' Oh, that was a superb cross by Liston Colaco, but Sunil Chhetri just couldn't connect. Good leap by the Indian talisman, and if he'd gotten a touch, it was surely a goal! Coach Manolo Marquez looks frustrated at the missed opportunity.IND 0-0 BAN
- 20:10 (IST)India vs Bangladesh LIVE Score: Powerful, Hamza!48' Liston Colaco thought he had some room on the left wing, but a superb run back by Hamza Choudhury. Strong tackle by the Premier League star, who dispossesses Liston with brute force. No foul given.Minutes later, Hamza showing his aerial presence, clearing an Indian attack.IND 0-0 BAN
- 20:06 (IST)India vs Bangladesh Football LIVE: SECOND HALF BEGINS46' We are back for the second half! India now attacking from right to left. Hamza Choudhury continues in central midfield for Bangladesh, while Sunil Chhetri will hope to have a better second half.Remember, this game is crucial, as only the team in top spot qualifies!
- 20:00 (IST)India vs Bangladesh LIVE Updates: How has Hamza played?Hamza Choudhury has had a decent first half for Bangladesh against India. The midfielder was great early on, taking corners and winning the ball back in the midfield. Slightly fell off after the half-hour mark, as India took control of the game.A good debut, but India have done well to control his influence.
- 19:50 (IST)India vs Bangladesh Football LIVE: HALF TIMEHT: No goals from either side, but this has been a good match so far. Errors by India early on, but Subhasish Bose made a great save. Bangladesh dominated things at the start, with Hamza Choudhury making his presence felt. India were the better team in the final 20 minutes, and had a couple of good chances, without a goal.IND 0-0 BAN
- 19:47 (IST)India vs Bangladesh LIVE Updates: Poor half by Chhetri45' Sunil Chhetri has not had a good game so far. Starting as the centre forward, he hasn't got many chances, and has also not been involved much in proceedings and build-up. India will expect a better second-half from their talisman.IND 0-0 BAN
- 19:44 (IST)India vs Bangladesh LIVE Updates: BIG SAVE KAITH!42' Bangladesh launch a terrific counter-attack, but Vishal Kaith comes to the rescue. Great awareness, times his rush off the line perfectly, and makes a crucial save. Looks like we're going to enter the first half goalless, but this has been a good game!IND 0-0 BAN
- 19:42 (IST)India vs Bangladesh Football LIVE: Another chance!40' India are making some neat little moves, but just lack the final cutting edge. Liston Colaco has been India's best player so far, and takes a GREAT CORNER! That one was going straight for goal, and somehow saved by the goalkeeper.IND 0-0 BAN
- 19:37 (IST)India vs Bangladesh LIVE Updates: Chhetri slips!35' India had launched a quick counter-attack, with Liston Colaco on the charge. But the winger had to take the shot by himself from an unideal position, with Sunil Chhetri slipping during the move. India slowly taking control of the game.IND 0-0 BAN
- 19:34 (IST)India vs Bangladesh Football LIVE: How have India not scored??32' Huge chance for India. Liston Colaco does some excellent work on the left flank, combines with Subhasish Bose, and puts in a lovely cross. First a header by Udanta Singh is off target, and then Farukh Chaudhary cannot score the rebound. Bangladesh survive.IND 0-0 BAN
- 19:31 (IST)India vs Bangladesh LIVE Updates: Great start by Bangladesh30' Hamza Choudhury has been great so far in the midfield for Bangladesh. He has been deployed as a deep-lying playmaker and midfield destroyer, and is dictating things well. India getting a few more chances, but Bangladesh have had the better chances so far.IND 0-0 BAN
- 19:24 (IST)India vs Bangladesh LIVE Updates: Injury for Bangladesh21' Bangladesh suffer an injury, and a player has to be stretched off. India get a free-kick, beautiful curling ball in by Liston Colaco, and a Bangladesh defender kicks it over the bar. First corner for India.IND 0-0 BAN
- 19:20 (IST)India vs Bangladesh Football LIVE: Huge chance Bangladesh!18' Bangladesh are in complete control at the moment. Get their third corner, some good build-up before a great cross from the right wing. Free header, two men unmarked in the box, but it misses the goal narrowly. Poor defending by Sandesh Jhingan, who lost his man.IND 0-0 BAN
- 19:14 (IST)India vs Bangladesh LIVE Updates: GOALLINE CLEARANCE!11' Shubhasish Bose clears it off the goalline! What is Vishal Kaith doing? Kicks it straight to a Bangladesh player. Complete mess by the Indian goalkeeper, but he is bailed out by his Mohun Bagan captain.Meanwhile, boos for Hamza Choudhury as he prepared to take Bangladesh's first corner.IND 0-0 BAN
- 19:11 (IST)India vs Bangladesh Football LIVE: Big cheers from the crowd!9' 'India, India' roars all across the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Shillong. The stadium is filling up, and the passion of the north-east in unquestionable. Oh, and a headed chance for Bangladesh! Energetic start for the men in red, who are enjoying most of the early possession.IND 0-0 BAN
- 19:08 (IST)India vs Bangladesh LIVE Updates: Skills by Farukh!6' Sweet turn by Farukh Chaudhary in the midfield, dancing away from the Bangladesh players. Spreads it wide to Liston Colaco but nothing comes off it. Good pressure being put by the Indian forwards on the Bangladesh defence.IND 0-0 BAN
- 19:05 (IST)India vs Bangladesh LIVE Updates: First action for Hamza4' Hamza Choudhury now in the thick of things. Powerfull wins the ball back in the opposition half, Bangladesh try to attack through the right wing, but the Indian defence gets it clear. End-to-end stuff early on.IND 0-0 BAN
- 19:00 (IST)India vs Bangladesh Football LIVE: All set for kick-off!The players are out on the pitch. Sunil Chhetri up front for India, Hamza Choudhury in midfield for Bangladesh. A lot of star quality on the pitch, for a game with a lot at stake. 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers 3rd round begins!
- 18:53 (IST)India vs Bangladesh LIVE Updates: 7 minutes to kick off!We are just 7 minutes away from kick-off. India vs Bangladesh, 2027 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier. Sunil Chhetri, Hamza Choudhury. This game is a huge one, and one carrying a lot of hype with it. The players are entering the pitch!
- 18:52 (IST)India vs Bangladesh Football LIVE: Top international goalscorersSunil Chhetri's return to international football, at the young age of 40, has reignited the race for international scorers. Here's the Top 4:1. Cristiano Ronaldo - 1362. Lionel Messi - 1123. Ali Daei - 1084. Sunil Chhetri - 95
- 18:41 (IST)India vs Bangladesh LIVE Updates: More on Hamza ChoudhuryHere is a list of achievements of Hamza Choudhury, who makes his debut for Bangladesh vs India tonight!- Played over 100 times for Premier League side Leicester City- 57 Premier League games (1 goal, 2 assists)- Crucial part of the Leicester side that finished 5th in 2019/20 and 2020/21- Won the FA Cup in 2021- Represented England at U21 level
- 18:28 (IST)India vs Bangladesh LIVE Score: Hamza Choudhury starts!And we have official confirmation! Hamza Choudhury will make his international debut vs India! The 27-year-old will start in central midfield for Bangladesh, where he will be up against the likes of Apuia and Ayush Dev Chhetri.
- 18:18 (IST)India vs Bangladesh Football LIVE: India Playing XIIndia head coach Manolo Marquez announces his playing XI vs Bangladesh:
Here's how India line up for the #ACQ2027 opener against Bangladesh
— Indian Football Team (@IndianFootball) March 25, 2025
@JioHotstar & @StarSportsIndia 3#INDBAN #BlueTigers #IndianFootball pic.twitter.com/Aabo9Lk1YU - 18:10 (IST)India vs Bangladesh Football LIVE: Hamza Choudhury for Bangladesh!Midfielder Hamza Choudhury, a man who has more than 100 games for former Premier League champions Leicester City, and currently plays for Sheffield United, who are 2nd in the EFL Championship, will make his Bangladesh debut.The 27-year-old, once an England U21 international, has declared for Bangladesh and will be making his first appearance against India!
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