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.

Check all the details given below regarding the match:-

IND vs PAK 5th Match Details

Match: IND vs PAK 5th Match of Champions Trophy

Captains:

Rohit Sharma is going to lead India Cricket Team

Mohammad Rizwan will lead Pakistan Cricket Team

When: Sunday, February 23rd, 2025

Match is going to start at 02.30 p.m. (IST)

Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

Head to head of these two teams: Both teams have played 115 matches against each other. Out of which Pakistan has won 73 matches and India cricket team has won 57 matches with zero ties and 5 ended up in no result.

Likely playing XI

India:

Rohit Sharma©, 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.

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.

Best players from both of the teams

Best Batsman: Shubman Gill

Best Bowler: Mohammed Shami

Weather forecast for today in Dubai

Maximum temperature: 27°C

Minimum temperature: 19°C

Wind speed: 6km/h

Chances of rain: 0%

Capacity of stadium: 25, 000

Prediction to win: Team bowling first is most likely to win the match

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