Champions Trophy 2025: Match 5, IND vs PAK Match Prediction – Who will win today’s Champions Trophy match between IND vs PAK?
Champions Trophy 2025: Match 5, IND vs PAK Match Prediction – Who will win today’s Champions Trophy match between IND vs PAK?
𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇 : India vs Pakistan
𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 : February 23, Sunday
𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 : 2:30 PM (IST)
𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐔𝐄 : Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
𝐓𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 : 5th ODI 2025
Overview
India will take on Pakistan in the Match 5 of the Champions Trophy 2025 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on February 23. India are off to a good start after rollicking Bangladesh by six wickets in their first game of the tournament. On the other hand, Pakistan were decimated in the inaugural game and handed a hefty 60-run defeat by New Zealand.
This will be the second game of India at the venue and the team will take immense heart from their comprehensive victory. A win from here will see them almost sealing the semifinal spot. On the other hand, Pakistan will be under pressure to emerge victorious as a loss would send them out of the tournament.
Pitch Report
Mel Jones and Nasser Hussain had anticipated the pitch might get a bit tired and a bit dry towards the end. And it played out quite similar to the expectations. Moreover, India captain, Rohit Sharma had quipped after the Bangladesh game that the deck will be pretty much similar.
India vs Pakistan Predicted Playing 11
India:
Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav.
Pakistan:
Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan(w/c), Salman Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed.
Shubman Gill was the standout batter for India in the previous game against Bangladesh. The right-handed batter anchored the innings well and smashed an unbeaten 101 off 129 runs.
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