Pakistan, who are hosting an ICC tournament for the first time since 1996, would be eliminated if they lose to India in their upcoming match in ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
Team India defeated Bangladesh by a commanding 6 wickets on Thursday to begin their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 campaign. India chased down the target 229 with 21 balls remaining, and vice-captain Shubman Gill got the ‘Player of the Match’ award for his match-winning innings of 101* (129 balls).
Bangladesh had previously been restricted to a meager 228 runs by Indian bowlers under the leadership of Mohammed Shami. With just two balls remaining, Bangladesh was bowled out. Shami finished with 200 ODI wickets and dismissed five batsman throughout his time in the game. In terms of balls bowled, the bowler also surpassed Mitchell Starc’s world record for the fastest 200 ODI wickets.
In terms of matches, Shami also became the fastest Indian to reach 200 ODI wickets. With his 103 bowling essays, he surpassed the record of 200 wickets in 133 innings held by current BCCI chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar. As the second-fastest batter to reach 11,000 ODI runs, Indian captain Rohit Sharma also added a feather to his cap during the game. After Virat Kohli’s 11831 balls, Rohit needed 11,868 balls to reach 11,000 runs.
The ‘Men In Blue’ will play against their bitter rivals and reigning champions, Pakistan. Pakistan’s defense of the tournament championship has not gone as well as they had hoped. At the National Stadium in Karachi on February 19, the hosts lost to New Zealand by 60 runs in the opening match of the ICC Champions Trophy.
Pakistan, who are hosting an ICC tournament for the first time since 1996, would be eliminated if they lose to India.
Here is everything you need to know before the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 encounter between India and Pakistan.
Champions Trophy 2025, IND vs PAK: Date, Time And Venue
On February 23, India and Pakistan will play their Group A encounter at Dubai International Stadium in Dubai. Toss will happen at 1:30 p.m PST, while the first ball in the match will be bowled at 2:00 p.m PST.
India vs Pakistan: Head To Head Record In ODIs
In ODIs, India and Pakistan have faced one another 135 times. Pakistan has won 73 matches and India has won 57, while five games have resulted in a draw. Both teams have faced each other 5 times in the ICC Champions Trophy out of which India has won 2 and Pakistan has won 3 matches including the final of the Champions Trophy in 2017
Injury Updates:
India will be playing without their match winner Jasprit Bumrah who is not part of the Indian squad due to ‘lower back injury,’ while Pakistan has just faced a setback when their explosive opening batsman Fakhar Zaman was ruled out of the remaining Champions Trophy matches due to ‘oblique injury’.
Players to watch out for:
Pakistan
- Shaheen Shah Afridi (No 5 ODI Bowler)
- Babar Azam (No 2 ODI Batsman)
- Salman Ali Agha (No 48 ODI Batsman)
India
- Shubman Gill (No 1 ODI Batsman)
- Virat Kohli (No 6 ODI Batsman)
- Kuldeep Yadav (No 4 ODI Bowler)
ICC Champions Trophy 2025: How To Watch IND vs PAK Online?
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India Champions Trophy 2025 Squad:
Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill (VC), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), Rishabh Pant (WK), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohd. Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakaravarthy.
Pakistan Champions Trophy 2025 Squad:
Mohammad Rizwan (C), Babar Azam, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Tayyab Tahir, Faheem Ashraf, Khushdil Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Usman Khan, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi.
